The Supreme Court, which gave the green light to Mexico City's abortion law, is mulling whether its gay weddings infringe the constitution.

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And in Israel, doctors are running tests on a man who recently returned from Mexico with light flu symptoms.

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The relevant union in Mexico city, the one whose members threw the light-bulbs, is firmly against.

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Mr Sicilia has called for the "Tower of Light", an existing monument built for the bicentennial of Mexico's independence, to be turned into a "Tower of Peace", in memory of the victims of the drug war.

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Last month, in conjunction with Shawn-Yu Lin of the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, the group showed that photonic crystals can guide light on a far smaller scale than was previously possible.

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Six months ago, when Frank Thoms and his wife, Kathleen Cammarata, moved into their new home designed by Mr. and Ms. House in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Ms. Cammarata then awoke to a bright light in the middle of the night.

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"I'd love to say that this is a partisan issue and that if this administration changes, it's going to be all sweetness and light, " said Caren Cowan, a Tombstone native who now heads the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association.

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