Carrie Kahn

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Violence Breaks Out At Protest For Missing Mexican Students

Friday, November 21, 2014

Marchers took to Mexico City' streets to protest the government's handling of the disappearance and presumed murder of 43 students. Mexico's president has been criticized for his handling of the case.

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To Quell Controversy, Mexico's First Lady Will Sell Mansion

Thursday, November 20, 2014

She says she'll divest herself of the villa after her ownership became clouded by questions of corruption and conflict of interest. It's the latest challenge to her husband, President Pena Nieto.

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Apparent Mass Murder Of 43 Students Hurts Mexico's Tourism

Monday, November 17, 2014

The economy in the Mexican state of Guerrero, where 43 students were kidnapped and found dead, is hurting. Tourists have stopped coming to that state and others.

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In Mexico, Protests Over Missing 43 Students Continue

Friday, November 14, 2014

The apparent mass murder of 43 student-protesters near the town of Iguala has provoked national outrage over the investigation into their disappearance. Political leaders are taking heat for their handling of the case.

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U.S. Spy Program Targeted Cellphones Of U.S. Citizens

Friday, November 14, 2014

In the search for criminals, the government has been scooping up data from thousands of Americans through their cellphones. Audie Cornish talks to Devlin Barrett, who broke this news in The Wall Street Journal.

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Confirmation Of Mexican Students' Deaths Touches Off Protests

Monday, November 10, 2014

Violent protests broke out over news that the students had been killed, burned and their remains tossed in a river. The announcement that the case was solved didn't quelled public outcry.

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Mexico Attorney General Says Missing Students Believed Dead

Friday, November 07, 2014

The 43 missing students were kidnapped in Iguala, Guererro. Suspects in the disappearance say the students were killed and their bodies burned in a large dump.

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Mexican Mayor, Wife Arrested In Connection With Missing Students

Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Authorities in Mexico have arrested the former Mayor of Iguala and his wife. The two are charged in the case of the forced disappearance of 43 students in September.

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With Mexican Students Missing, A Festive Holiday Turns Somber

Friday, October 31, 2014

The Day of the Dead is a time when Mexicans remember loved ones with grand floral tributes. But the atmosphere is downbeat in the state of Guerrero, where 43 students are still missing.

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Families Of Missing Students Meet With Mexican President, Demand Answers

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto met with relatives of the 43 missing students. For more than six hours, he listened to the families' frustrations over the slow pace of the investigation.

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Criticized Over Missing Mexican Students, Governor Of Guerrero Will Step Down

Thursday, October 23, 2014

The governor of the Mexican state of Guerrero, where 43 students were kidnapped and disappeared last month, says he will leave office.

Angel Aguirre had been under growing pressure to step down as the investigation of the student's disappearance dragged on.

Speaking before reporters on Thursday evening, Aguirre defended his ...

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Mexican Prosecutor Says Mayor, Wife Ordered Attack On Students

Thursday, October 23, 2014

The mayor of Iguala and his wife, accused of being connected to the disappearance of 43 students, are now fugitives. Thousands of protesters marched in Mexico City demanding justice.

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The Slide Rule: A Computing Device That Put A Man On The Moon

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Before the smartphone, the laptop and the pocket calculator, there was a powerful mechanical computer. Our new series, Tools of the Trade, begins with a look at the slide rule.

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In 'Perfect Dictatorship,' Mexican Viewers May Struggle To Decipher Fact From Fiction

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

A new film in Mexico opens this week about corruption and collusion with drug traffickers in Mexican politics. In 'The Perfect Dictatorship,' the plot of political corruption and media collusion is close to reality.

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Citigroup's Mexican Unit Fined $2.2 Million For Shoddy Oversight

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Mexico's banking regulator has slapped a nearly 30 million peso ($2.2 million) fine on the Citigroup subsidiary Banamex, for failing to provide sufficient accounting controls. The regulator said the lack of oversight allowed the Mexican firm Oceanografia to allegedly dupe the bank out of $400 million.

Banamex had lent the ...

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6 More Graves Found Near Mexican Town Where 43 Students Vanished

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Six more clandestine graves have been found in Mexico near the town where 43 students allegedly were abducted by local police working for a drug gang. Relatives and supporters of the students have vowed to hold a week of protests to pressure authorities into finding the disappeared.

According to the ...

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Capturing The 'Humans Of New York,' And The World

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Brandon Stanton has a way of getting strangers to open up to him.

He routinely stops strangers on the streets of New York to take their photograph, and ask them questions — often deeply personal — about their lives.

He then posts those photographs, along with snippets from the interviews, ...

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Bodies In Mexico Mass Grave Apparently Not Those Of Missing Students

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of 43 students last month has deepened. Mexican authorities say remains found in a mass grave outside the town of Iquala are not those of the students.

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43 Missing Students, 1 Missing Mayor: Of Crime And Collusion In Mexico

Friday, October 10, 2014

The town at the center of the students' disappearance has a history of political and police corruption. The mayor's own mother-in-law said he was on a drug gang's payroll, earning $155,000 a month.

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Families Want To Know What Happened To Missing Mexican Students

Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Officials say those responsible for the disappearance of 43 students will be brought to justice. The students went missing after a confrontation with police, who authorities say work with a drug gang.

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