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Why the Blues Are Blue

When you listen to a lively Mozart piece in a major key, what colors do you see? If bright yellows and oranges swirled in your mind, it wouldn't surprise a group of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley. Full story

Mexico cuts growth outlook from 3.5 to 3.1 percent

The Mexican government says it has cut its economic growth forecast for 2013 from 3.5 percent to 3.1 after exports stagnated and first-quarter GDP figures came in weak. Full story

Plaintiffs in Mexico Yahoo case say will appeal court ruling

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two Mexican firms embroiled in a contractual dispute with Yahoo Inc will appeal a court ruling that overturned an earlier $2.75 billion judgment in their favor, a director of the companies said on Friday. Full story

Transocean chairman voted out, $2.24/share dividend backed

ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - Transocean Ltd <RIG.N> shareholders voted out Chairman Michael Talbert at the annual meeting on Friday and backed a nominee of activist investor Carl Icahn to replace him on the board of the world's largest offshore drilling contractor. Full story

Move Over US, BRICS ... TIMPs are New Stars: Pro

   Bob Turner, Turner Investment Partners, explains why he is bullish on Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico and the Philippines.

Mexican general sent to quell drug violence in new strategy

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican general took over all police and military operations in a chaotic western state on Thursday in a test run of President Enrique Pena Nieto's new security strategy to tame raging drug violence. Full story

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Ex-BP engineer claims feds withheld evidence

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Mexico arrests 2 men in Malcolm X grandson's death

Couple Fights to Save Dream Tree House

Mexico must tread carefully on new swaps rules: regulator

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  Volcano in Mexico has towns on alert

Activity at Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico increased over the weekend. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Recycled bottles used to create floating island

A man living in Mexico has built a floating island with recycled plastic bottles. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Clinton: US needs to stay younger thank competitors

NewsNation’s Tamron Hall shares some highlights from the fiscal summit sponsored by The Peterson Foundation. Hall moderated the keynote conversation between Bill Clinton and Bill Gates.

  Hottest Google searches: Cinco de Mayo, Cher

Google technologist Daniel Sieberg breaks down the hottest Google searches of the weekend, from Cinco de Mayo to Cher’s recent appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

  Is it the beginning of the end of the War on Drugs?

Former circuit court judge William "Billy" Murphy, a former circuit court judge for the city of Baltimore and current criminal defense attorney, Reason Magazine Editor Matt Welch, documentary director Eugene Jarecki, and author Kathleen Frydl join Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss the history behind A

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