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Intruder Raises Questions About Mexican President's Security
An intruder burst into Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s daily morning news conference, approached him and spoke with the leader for a while before an aide accompanied the man into a back office to listen to his complaint.
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Mexican Singer, Composer Armando Manzanero Dies at 85
Mexican ballad singer and composer Armando Manzanero has died at the age of 85
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Mexico's President Sends Late, Somewhat Chilly Letter Congratulating Biden
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he sent a letter of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, becoming one of the last world leaders to do so
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Mexico, Brazil Leaders Silent as World Congratulates Biden
There were two notable holdouts among the world leaders who rushed to congratulate Joe Biden on his victory in the U.S. elections: the leaders of Latin America’s two biggest countries, both of whom have been seen as friendly to President Donald Trump.
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Trump Forgoes Insults of Past, Calls Mexico Cherished Friend
President Donald Trump has in the past denigrated Mexican migrants and threatened the U.S. ally with crippling tariffs.
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About That Border Wall, Mr. Presidents … Who's Paying?
President Donald Trump has made building some 450 miles of wall on the U.S.-Mexico border a defining issue of his presidency, and vowed that Mexico would pay for it.
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Mexican President's Plan to Meet With Trump Draws Criticism
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he plans to travel to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, and his announcement has been met with a storm of criticism in Mexico.
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Mexico Leader Urges Calm After Jump in Reported COVID Deaths
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is urging the country to remain calm as Mexico registers the second straight day ofescalating coronavirus death numbers rivaling those coming out of Brazil or the United States
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Mexico: More Social Spending, No Business Bailout for Virus
Mexico’s president says there will be no huge economic stimulus program as the country faces the threat of coronavirus-induced crisis almost certainly unlike any it has seen in the past century.
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Mexico President Ties Shootout Dead to Drug Consumption
Mexico’s president has suggested without offering evidence that most of those killed in the country’s cartel- and gang-fueled firefights are high on drugs or intoxicated.
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Mexico President Says ‘El Chapo' Had Same Power as President
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador closed out 2019 with a parting shot at his predecessors, saying imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera had had the same power as the country’s president.
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Death Toll Put at 20 for Mexico Cartel Attack Near US Border
Mexican security forces on Sunday killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said, putting the overall death toll at 20. The Coahuila state government said in a statement that lawmen aided by helicopters were still chasing remnants of the force that arrived...
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In Many Parts of Mexico, Government Ceded Battle to Cartels
The Mexican city of Culiacan lived under drug cartel terror for 12 hours as gang members forced the government to free a drug lord’s son, but in many parts of Mexico, the government ceded the battle to the gangs long ago. The massive, rolling gunbattle in Culiacan, capital of Sinaloa state, was shocking for the openness of the government’s capitulation...
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Failed Raid Against El Chapo's Son Leaves 8 Dead in Mexico
Mexican security forces aborted an attempt to capture a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman after finding themselves outgunned in a ferocious shootout with cartel henchmen that left at least eight people dead and more than 20 wounded, authorities said Friday. The gunbattle Thursday paralyzed the capital of Mexico’s Sinaloa state, Culiacán, and left the streets littered...
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Mexico Finds Rumors, Bodies, But Not 43 Missing Students
Five years after 43 students were kidnapped by police and turned over to a drug gang, Mexican authorities hunting for them say they have found dozens of clandestine graves and 184 bodies, but none of the missing students. Alejandro Encinas, the administration’s top human rights official, said Thursday that searches based on tips continue at two points, one of them...
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Gloria Steinem Crosses North-South Korea Border
Female activists including Gloria Steinem on Sunday were denied an attempt to walk across the Demilitarized Zone dividing North and South Korea, but were allowed to cross by bus and complete what one of them called a landmark peace event.
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Milwaukee Man Pronounced Dead, Then Moves Limbs
A man pronounced dead after collapsing at his Milwaukee apartment began to move his limbs as he was about to be taken to the morgue, authorities say.
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“The Pure Joy of It”: Celebrities React to Ireland's Vote to Legalize Gay Marriage
Ahead of the official announcement, celebrities took to Twitter to share their reactions.
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Mexico Declares Success Slowing Migrant Flow as US Border Crossings Decline
Mexico says the number of migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border has fallen by 56 percent since an agreement with U.S. officials three months ago to reduce the flow. Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard declared the measures a success Friday. He also said the deployment of the National Guard has generated few complaints about human rights violations.