 And seven students in Mexico have drowned as they tried to tow a boat out of a river swollen by torrential rains. Their pickup truck was dragged into the fast-flowing waters in the eastern state of Veracruz. The students were all in their early 20s. I'm Rich Preston at the BBC in London. And I'm Erwin Gratz, Maine Public Radio News. It's been a year since a new state law took effect, toughening the penalties for violence committed against health care workers.