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Mexico president approval rate rises to 67 percent

Approval for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rose from 62.7 percent to 67.1 percent in his first three months in office, a surge enjoyed by...
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Mexican Senate approves quasi-military National Guard

Mexico’s Senate has unanimously approved a watered-down version of the militarized National Guard the government wants to use to combat a rising wave of crime....
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Mexico to close island prison off the coast of Riviera Nayarit

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he will close a famed island penal colony off the country’s Pacific coast. Lopez Obrador says the federal...
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Armed bar attack kills 5, wounds 5 more in Mexico’s Cancun

Gunmen burst into a bar in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun and opened fire, killing five people and wounding five more, authorities said Saturday....
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Locals find monarch colony in Mexico after yearslong search

For years, park rangers and conservationists working around Mexico’s Nevado de Toluca volcano chased rumors of a monarch butterfly colony that wintered high in a...
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Mexican Church suspended 152 priests across 9 years for alleged abuse

At least 152 Catholic priests in Mexico have been suspended in the past nine years for sexual abuse against minors, Mexico’s Archbishop for Monterrey said,...
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The Robert Ross Fishing Tournament Now Open for Registration

Offering a Grand Prize of USD $20K+, the Robert Ross Fishing Tournament is open for registration. The Tournament is scheduled for May 17th-19th at the...
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As opium poppies bloom, Mexico seeks to halt heroin trade

In the mountains of Mexico’s tropical sierra, an ever-growing expanse of pink poppy flowers has pushed prices so low for opium paste, the gummy raw...
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Mexican president launches ambitious forestry, orchard plan

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched an ambitious forestry program Friday to plant fruit and timber trees, as well as cacao and coffee, on...
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American anarchist, marijuana aficionado killed in Acapulco

An American anarchist who went by the name John Galton was shot dead at his home in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, sending shivers through...
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As U.S. starts deportations, asylum-seekers face perils in Mexico

Central Americans who fled violence for refuge in the United States risk kidnapping or death under a new U.S. plan to deport them to murderous...
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Earthquake hits southern Mexico, sways buildings in capital

A strong earthquake jolted southern Mexico on Friday, rattling nerves and swaying tall buildings hundreds of miles away in the capital, but there were no...
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