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Mexico's Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth

Enrique Lima is a co-founder of Publish 88, a Mexican startup that develops software for publishing companies. Mónica Ortiz Uribe for NPR hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Mexico's Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth

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In the past decade, Mexico's tech industry has flourished, growing three times faster than the global average. Most of that growth has been fueled by demand from the United States. But as Mexico's startups strive to make it in foreign markets, they say they need more engineers and ways to finance their growth.

Mexico's Tech Startups Look To Overcome Barriers To Growth

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Mass Kidnapping Puts Mexican Legal System On Trial

Images from posters made by relatives show 10 of the 12 young people kidnapped in broad daylight from a bar in Mexico City on May 26. No one has claimed responsibility for the brazen abduction. Marco Ugarte/AP hide caption

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Parallels

Mass Kidnapping Puts Mexican Legal System On Trial

Mexico City has largely been spared the drug violence in other parts of the country. But a brazen daylight abduction of 12 young people from a Mexico City bar is putting the spotlight on one of the capital's roughest neighborhoods, and putting the popular mayor on the defensive.

Mass Kidnapping Puts Mexican Legal System On Trial

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Arizona Mom Released From Mexican Jail

Yanira Maldonado talked to reporters late Thursday after her release from a prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico. Cristina Silva/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Arizona Mom Released From Mexican Jail

Yanira Maldonado of Goodyear, Ariz., was taken into custody last week after 12 pounds of marijuana were found under her seat on a bus in Mexico. Her case drew international attention. She was released late Thursday after a judge saw video of her boarding the bus without the drugs.

Yanira Maldonado expresses her thanks

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As Stigma Eases, Single Motherhood In Mexico Is On The Rise

Maria Carlotta Santa Maria is a single mother in Mexico and is the sole wage earner in her household. Women like her are becoming more common there, and the stigma once associated with having children out of wedlock is fading. Carrie Kahn/NPR hide caption

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As Stigma Eases, Single Motherhood In Mexico Is On The Rise

Single moms have faced a tough time in Mexico for generations. But as in the U.S., the number of households headed by a woman has been rising, and now accounts for a quarter of all families in Mexico.

As Stigma Eases, Single Motherhood In Mexico Is On The Rise

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Gas Tanker Explosion Kills At Least 20 Near Mexico City

Burned cars sit on a highway in Ecatepec near Mexico City, where a gas tanker truck exploded Tuesday. The explosion caused at least 20 deaths and widespread damage in the area. Victor Rojas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Gas Tanker Explosion Kills At Least 20 Near Mexico City

A tanker truck carrying gasoline exploded on a highway near Mexico City Tuesday morning, reportedly killing at least 20 people. The explosion, which early reports indicate was an accident, occurred after 5 a.m. local time.

Death Toll Rising In Mexico; At Least 32 Dead After Explosion, More Than 100 Hurt

Rescue workers are searching the debris in Mexico City, where an explosion Thursday rocked the headquarters of the state-owned oil company, Pemex. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Death Toll Rising In Mexico; At Least 32 Dead After Explosion, More Than 100 Hurt

Rescuers continue to search the rubble at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, where several floors were damaged. The blast's cause has not yet been determined.

Mexico Aims To Save Babies And Moms With Modern Midwifery

Infants used to be born at home to traditional midwives. Mónica Ortiz Uribe hide caption

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Shots - Health News

Mexico Aims To Save Babies And Moms With Modern Midwifery

At a new school for midwives, students learn old arts, like massaging bellies, while also studying gynecology, obstetrics and nursing. Officials hope a new generation of professional midwives will help reduce the pressures on Mexican hospitals overwhelmed by births that, in the past, would have taken place at home.

Mexico Aims To Save Babies And Moms With Modern Midwifery

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Why Mexico Is The World's Biggest Exporter Of Flat-Screen TVs
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Planet Money

Why Mexico Is The World's Biggest Exporter Of Flat-Screen TVs

There's more to Mexico than drug-related violence. The country's economy is actually doing well, due in part to solid exports to the U.S.

Why Mexico Is The World's Biggest Exporter Of Flat-Screen TVs

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In Mexico: Cartel Leader May Be Dead, Key Lieutenant Captured

Sept. 1, 2010: Police stood guard by a truck containing some of the bodies of immigrants killed by members of the Zetas drug cartel in Tamaulipas state. Jorge Dan/Xinhua /Landov hide caption

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The Two-Way

In Mexico: Cartel Leader May Be Dead, Key Lieutenant Captured

Heriberto Lazcano, "The Executioner," was reportedly killed Sunday in a battle with Mexican marines. Salvador Alfonso Martinez Escobedo, known as "Squirrel," was captured hours earlier.

Tomato Wars Ahead? U.S. Dubious On Extending Mexico Trade Deal

A worker separates tomatoes at a market in Mexico City. The Commerce Department says it might act to end a 16-year-old trade deal governing fresh Mexican tomatoes sold in the U.S. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Tomato Wars Ahead? U.S. Dubious On Extending Mexico Trade Deal

Talk of a Tomato War is simmering, after the U.S. Commerce Department recommended ending an agreement on how fresh tomatoes grown in Mexico are sold in the United States. The issue could create an expanding trade conflict; Mexican officials have promised to retaliate.