Ruiz, Mexico News http://www.topix.com/mx/ruiz http://www.topix.com/rss/mx/ruiz.xml Local news for Ruiz, Mexico continually updated from thousands of sources on the web. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Mexican national arrested for smuggling millions in stolen wedding dresses http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/11/mexican-national-arrested-for-smuggling-millions-in-stolen-wedding-dresses?fromrss=1 Seven months after suspicious customs agents pulled over a semi with a trailer full of stolen wedding dresses, U.S. authorities have arrested a Mexican national living in Arizona for his part in a scheme that ... via The Voice

]]> The Voice Sat, 10 Nov 2007 17:45:44 GMT 071110V7J6V8 0 Mexican insurers: Flood damage claims estimated to reach nearly US$700 million http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/11/mexican-insurers-flood-damage-claims-estimated-to-reach-nearly-us-700-million?fromrss=1 "One hundred percent of all the crops and agricultural fields have been lost because of the flooding"

OSTUACAN, Mexico : The floods that forced hundreds of thousands from their homes in Tabasco have also wiped out agricultural production in the Gulf Coast state, one of Mexico's main producers of everything from ... via International Herald Tribune

]]> International Herald Tribune Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:19:47 GMT 07110886D5O4 0 Missing Texas teen found OK in Mexico http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/11/missing-texas-teen-found-ok-in-mexico?fromrss=1 "Overall, she's OK. We need to talk to her, see what happened."

By JOSE BORJON The Brownsville Herald BROWNSVILLE - A Texas teen that her family feared was kidnapped has been found just across the border, "OK" and working at a Mexican strip club, Cameron County Sheriff's ... via Valley Morning Star

]]> Valley Morning Star Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:39:14 GMT 0711087TV3HF 0 Man charged with trying to smuggle stolen wedding gowns http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/11/man-charged-with-trying-to-smuggle-stolen-wedding-gowns?fromrss=1 A man has been charged with trying to smuggle about $3 million worth of stolen wedding gowns into Mexico. via The Arizona Daily Star

]]> The Arizona Daily Star Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:33:00 GMT 0711076C8AUS 0 Type 2 diabetes increasing throughout U.S.-Mexico border area http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/11/type-2-diabetes-increasing-throughout-u-s-mexico-border-area?fromrss=1 "Poor disease management and control produce higher rates of complications from diabetes, leading to lowered quality of life, physical disability and earlier mortality"

Diabetes has become the leading cause of death in Mexico and the third-leading cause of death among those living along the U.S. side of the border, health officials from the United States and Mexico said in ... via News-Medical.Net

]]> News-Medical.Net Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:54:15 GMT 071106U5OB6O 0 October in Review http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/11/october-in-review?fromrss=1 "This is a surprisingly aggressive and definitely welcome set of tax cuts"

An M777 Artillery gun in Afghanistan. Canada's military exports have tripled in the last five years, and military spending is now higher than at any point during the cold war. via The Dominion

]]> The Dominion Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:43:53 GMT 071104BF68FU 0 Immigrant families pass the torch http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/11/immigrant-families-pass-the-torch?fromrss=1 "People here are not too interested in remembering the dead people, I think"

Though Joaquin Jimenez and Margarita Ruiz have lived in Half Moon Bay for 15 years, they recall the Day of the Dead from growing up in the Mexican states of Jalisco and Oaxaca respectively. via The Half Moon Bay Review

]]> The Half Moon Bay Review Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:20:01 GMT 071102ADBOIC 0 Main Hed http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/main-hed?fromrss=1 CARSON TAHOE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MILLER: To William and Melanie of Carson City, a son, Oct. via Reno Gazette-Journal

]]> Reno Gazette-Journal Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:49:12 GMT 071031IQISLJ 0 Event honors Iowa's Mexican immigrants http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/event-honors-iowas-mexican-immigrants?fromrss=1 "My sister, Evelyn Munoz, keeps our family tree, and we now have 250 family members."

Crowds gather to examine the Day of the Dead altar Sunday at the Des Moines Art Center. via Des Moines Register

]]> Des Moines Register Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:24:54 GMT 071029OFPEB0 0 Wildfires in northern Mexico destroying more than 60 homes http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/wildfires-in-northern-mexico-destroying-more-than-60-homes?fromrss=1 Two wildfires have destroyed more than 60 homes in northern Mexico, across the border from the deadly blazes raging in California, Mexican officials said Wednesday. via WHDH

]]> WHDH Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:17:36 GMT 071024LBPBD3 0 "U" Visas Being Issued to Illegal Aliens http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/u-visas-being-issued-to-illegal-aliens?fromrss=1 "If they are here illegally, they broke the law"

Cross The Border and Get Mugged? Jackpot! This "U" visa has been instituted by Homeland Security in hope that the testimony of illegals, targeted as crime victims in an effort to help solve crimes. via Crime

]]> Crime Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:11:51 GMT 071023EUOH84 0 Mexichem Poised for 40 Percent Gains on Acquisition Formula, Building Boom http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/mexichem-poised-for-40-percent-gains-on-acquisition-formula-building-boom?fromrss=1 Mexichem SAB investors who cashed out amid the subprime mortgage scare may miss out on substantial gains in the next year as the maker of industrial solvents and PVC pipe expands through acquisitions and ... via Bloomberg Business News

]]> Bloomberg Business News Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:27:15 GMT 0710213K44BD 0 New US Visas Offered to Crime Victims http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/new-us-visas-offered-to-crime-victims?fromrss=1 "The fear is being stirred up everywhere - the fear of racial profiling, the rumors, the raids. I have people for the first time coming into my office and saying they are giving up and leaving."

Eleuterio Rodriguez Ruiz poses in his Sacramento, Calif. apartment Friday, October 12, 2007. via HendersonvilleNews.com

]]> HendersonvilleNews.com Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:14:41 GMT 071019UCUGBV 0 Getting stuck atop a mountain http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/getting-stuck-atop-a-mountain?fromrss=1 Four Byng women joined a traveling group from First Baptist Church, Ada, last week and found travel to an international balloon fest at Albuquerque, N.M., provided unparallel sight-seeing and an unexpected ... via AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

]]> AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:27:09 GMT 0710170B1EVS 0 Armed standoff along U.S. border http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/armed-standoff-along-u-s-border?fromrss=1 "When you're up against mounted machine guns, what can you do? Who wants to pull the trigger first? Certainly not us."

By Sara A. Carter and Kenneth Todd Ruiz, Staff Writers Mexican soldiers and civilian smugglers had an armed standoff with nearly 30 U.S. law enforcement officials on the Rio Grande in Texas Monday afternoon, ... via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

]]> Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:26:38 GMT 071016MNUOIM 20 Cheaters thwart the very point of sports http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/cheaters-thwart-the-very-point-of-sports?fromrss=1 "I got up with a lot of energy this morning."

Roberto Madrazo, who finished third in the 2007 presidential election in Mexico, crossed the finish line in the Berlin Marathon with his arms in a victory pose Sept. via The Facts

]]> The Facts Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:23:46 GMT 0710142GI95R 0 Border cities share health concerns, report says http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/border-cities-share-health-concerns-report-says?fromrss=1 "Obesity, too, is a serious problem affecting the population along the border ... it is estimated 5.3 million adults on the Mexico border are overweight or obese"

Communities on the U.S.-Mexico border share similar health problems and the top causes of death - heart disease, diabetes and cancer - the Pan American Health Organization's "Health in the Americas" 2007 report ... via El Paso Times

]]> El Paso Times Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:11:03 GMT 071013BR08E1 0 EchoStar Launches TeleF rmula http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/echostar-launches-telef-rmula?fromrss=1 The launch represents one of a few new launches on Dish Latino this year and puts TeleF rmula in front of Latinos across the United States. via Digital Post Production

]]> Digital Post Production Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:58:39 GMT 071011K9SHSG 0 Albor Ruiz http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/albor-ruiz?fromrss=1 "In New York, it has taken place since 1999"

This year, more than ever before, undocumented Mexicans in New York are hoping for a miracle from Our Lady of Guadalupe, their country's beloved patron saint. via New York Daily News

]]> New York Daily News Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:03:24 GMT 07100993VPTQ 0 Former Mexican president addresses community at BizTalk '07 http://www.topix.net/mx/ruiz/2007/10/former-mexican-president-addresses-community-at-biztalk-07?fromrss=1 "You never know how someone is going to be perceived"

Concerns that detractors of former Mexican President Vicente Fox might mar the BizTalk '07 business conference at the Visalia Convention Center Friday were unfounded, as protesters stayed away. via Visalia Times-Delta

]]> Visalia Times-Delta Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:54:08 GMT 071007AORMUK 0