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Military helicopter shot down as drug violence surges in western Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Gunmen shot down a Mexican military helicopter Friday in the western state of Jalisco, killing three soldiers, and set fire to buses, blocked roads and attacked banks and gas stations in a sharp escalation of anti-government violence.

Grooveshark once had 35 million users; now, the music-streaming service is dead

Say goodbye to Grooveshark, an online music-streaming service that once boasted 35 million users who listened to songs for free. The site surrendered following a series of massive lawsuits filed by major record labels.

New Costa Rica-Nicaragua border crossing to open this weekend

With the new border facility, the Costa Rican government expects about 40 percent of the traffic that currently flows through Peñas Blancas to shift over the next 10 years to Las Tablillas, which is located 120 kilometers closer to the Caribbean coast.

Something’s coming: ‘West Side Story‘ brings Broadway to Costa Rica

The show has 23 performers, 123 costumes, and should run two and a half hours. If it’s successful, Luciérnaga Producciones may usher in a whole new genre of theater.

President Solís appoints 3 new ministers, new head of National Insurance Institute

Solís' Cabinet remake — and reshuffling – comes after five ministers and 16 high-level officials have either resigned or been asked to leave during the president's first year in office.

Enrique Iglesias, Raphael, and other happenings around Costa Rica

A roundup of events taking place May 1 – 7.

Meet the guy trying to turn emoji into a legitimate, usable language

Fred Benenson is raising funds for an online tool that could translate even complex English sentences into emoji. Unlike other efforts in this vein, Benenson's "Emoji Translation Project" won't just match keywords to their equivalent symbols and sub the symbols in. Instead, it will work much like Google's high-powered translation engine.

With current rate of climate change, 23 percent of species in South America could face extinction, study finds

The study, published Thursday in journal Science, found that extinction risks were highest in South America, Australia and New Zealand, and risks did not vary by taxonomic group. In South America, the most vulnerable region, 23 percent of species may face extinction.

Nature and Luxury at Playa Cativo Lodge in Costa Rica

The sounds of nature are the only sounds at Playa Cativo Lodge. No honking horns, no music from a neighbor’s house, no braking trucks...

La Ley will reschedule concert after FIAsco

Culture Minister Elizabeth Fonseca told La Nación that 3,400 tickets to the rescheduled show would be distributed free among the residents of Aserrí, Desamparados and Acosta — the three communities where the 2015 International Arts Festival's main events were supposed to take place. Another 1,800 will be put up for sale, the daily reported.

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