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    Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, and former Mexican Defense Secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda during an honor cordon at the Pentagon in 2017. Mexico cleared Cienfuegos of all charges related to drug trafficking on Thursday.
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    Mexico Will Not Charge Former Defense Chief With Drug Trafficking

    Jan 15, 2021
    Retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was arrested in October at Los Angeles International Airport by U.S. law enforcement, outraging Mexican officials who demanded and obtained his extradition.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Many Americans are visiting Mexico's beaches during the pandemic. Above, fishing boats are docked at a marina in Los Cabos, Mexico, on June 2.
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    'We Feel Safe': Americans Keep Visiting Mexico Despite Pandemic Risks

    Dec 25, 2020
    U.S. tourists aren't welcome in most countries because of the surging coronavirus. But Mexico lets them in, with no quarantine or test requirements.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    Ricardo Leon Luna, 74, lowers his mask as Doctors Delia Caudillo, right, and Monserrat Castaneda, prepare to take throat and nasal swabs as they conduct a COVID-19 test in his home in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City, on Thursday.
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    Mexico Surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 Deaths

    Nov 19, 2020
    The milestone comes just two days after the country reported one million confirmed coronavirus infections. Mexico is only the fourth country to surpass 100,000 COVID-19 deaths.
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    Law
    Mexican defense secretary Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, pictured in a court sketch, had been accused of  helping the H-2 Cartel, an extremely violent Mexican drug trafficking organization, traffic thousands of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, methampheta
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    U.S. Moves To Drop Drug Trafficking Charges Against Mexico's Former Defense Minister

    Nov 17, 2020
    Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda was accused of working on behalf of one of Mexico's deadliest cartels. On Tuesday, Attorney General Barr said the former general will be investigated by Mexican authorities.
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    Live Updates: Presidential Transition
    Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, here last week in Mexico City, joins a small group of foreign leaders who have remained silent after Joe Biden's election win.
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    Mexico's President Is Not Sending Biden Congrats — Just Yet

    Nov 09, 2020
    Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he won't congratulate the president-elect until the U.S. formally certifies the winner.
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    Live Updates: 2020 Election Results
    Russian dolls with the likenesses of Russia's President Vladimir Putin, President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at a gift shop in Russia. While many world leaders have congratulated President-elect Joe Biden, Russia and China have held off.
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    Russia And China Among Countries Holding Off On Congratulating Biden

    Nov 09, 2020
    Leaders in the Kremlin and Beijing, as well as in Mexico and Brazil, have conspicuously not congratulated the president-elect, instead waiting for legal challenges to be resolved.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    The U.S.-Canada border at Pittsburg, N.H., in 2017. The U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico will stay closed to nonessential travel through Nov. 21.
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    U.S. Borders With Canada And Mexico Will Stay Closed Another Month

    Oct 19, 2020
    "The situation in the United States continues to be of concern. So we're going to make sure we're keeping Canadians safe as best as we can," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
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    Code Switch
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    Colonialism, Eugenics And Downright Terror In 'Mexican Gothic'

    Sep 24, 2020
    This week, Code Switch is talking about the books that are getting us through the pandemic. Today's conversation is with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of the creepy and engrossing Mexican Gothic.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    A person buys soda at a convenience store in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on April 13. The country has high levels of obesity and medical conditions that health authorities warn are related to a diet high in soda and processed foods.
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    'We Had To Take Action': States In Mexico Move To Ban Junk Food Sales To Minors

    Sep 14, 2020
    "The damage of this kind of diet is even more visible because of the pandemic," says a Oaxaca legislator who spearheaded a law against the sale of junk food and soda to minors. The idea is spreading.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Relatives of those who have died from COVID-19 visit graves in the special area of the Municipal Pantheon of Valle de Chalco, Mexico. The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on the country, especially its poorest citizens.
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    'If Coronavirus Doesn't Kill Me, Hunger Will': Mexico's Poor Bear Brunt Of Pandemic

    Jul 30, 2020
    Low earners have been doubly hit: They make up the highest share of virus-related deaths and lack the funds to stay afloat as the pandemic plunges Mexico deeper into recession.
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    World
    Allen Heath surveys the damage to a private marina in Corpus Christi after it was hit by Hanna, the hurricane that was later downgraded to a tropical storm, on Sunday. Heath's boat and about 30 others were lost or damaged.
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    Deaths And Missing People Reported From Tropical Depression Hanna In Mexico

    Jul 27, 2020
    Mexican media reported several deaths from the storm, including children who were swept away by currents during flooding.
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    Latin America
    Police officers guard a crime scene following an assassination attempt on Mexico City's chief of police Omar García Harfuch, in Mexico City last month.
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    As Mexico's Dominant Cartel Gains Power, The President Vows 'Hugs, Not Bullets'

    Jul 23, 2020
    The Jalisco New Generation Cartel dominates fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking and is linked to various assassinations. But President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says, "We will not declare war."
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    National
    A Border Patrol agent walks along a border wall separating Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego, in March 2020.
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    Migrant Mother Given A Choice: Leave Her Newborn In U.S. Or Return To Mexico Together

    Jul 13, 2020
    As the Trump administration has effectively shut down the asylum system at the border during the pandemic, one mother was given the choice to go to Mexico with or without her newborn, a U.S. citizen.
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    World
    Gurmeet Singh holds a photo of his granddaughter, Gurupreet Kaur, who died of heatstroke in Arizona in June 2019. The 6-year-old and her mother had just crossed into the U.S. from Mexico.
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    The Long, Perilous Route Thousands Of Indians Have Risked For A Shot At Life In U.S.

    Jul 09, 2020
    The journey from India can zigzag to Russia, the Mideast, the Caribbean and Central America. U.S. Border Patrol figures show more than 7,600 Indians were detained on the U.S.-Mexico border last year.
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    Latin America
    The earthquake along the coast of the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico, on Tuesday caused several deaths and damaged property.
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    Deadly Earthquake Rattles Southern Mexico

    Jun 23, 2020
    The 7.4-magnitude quake struck mid-morning off the Pacific coast near the beach resort of Huatuco. The quake was felt in several states and triggered seismic alarms in Mexico City.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Commuters wait to board buses in Mexico City on Monday.
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    Mexico's President Touts Reopening With The Country Mostly In Coronavirus Red Zone

    Jun 01, 2020
    Mexicans are left with mixed messages of a national lifting of social distancing measures but a government map showing most of the country still unready to reopen.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Guatemalan immigration officials use protective equipment as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus as they receive Guatemalan migrants deported from the U.S., at the Air Force base in Guatemala City on March 12.
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    Migrant Advocates Call For More Testing Before Deportations

    May 02, 2020
    At least 100 Guatemalans infected with the coronavirus were deported from the U.S. from mid-March through mid-April. And advocates say Mexico has not been testing Central American deportees.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Mexican <em>lucha libre</em> wrestler Hijo del Soberano sews face masks since his matches have stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    A Mexican 'Lucha Libre' Wrestler Is Sewing Masks To Fight Coronavirus

    Apr 30, 2020
    Hijo del Soberano was already designing lucha libre costumes on the side. Since his wrestling venue shut amid Mexico's lockdown, he's turned to making masks. "I just altered my skills a bit," he says.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates

    U.S. And Mexico Extend Coronavirus Border Restrictions For Another Month

    Apr 20, 2020
    Officials from both countries say the temporary closure to nonessential travel is critical to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. The U.S. has reached a similar agreement with Canada.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Felipe Samaniego officiates at a Roman Catholic Mass, streamed via Facebook from the Santo Tomás Moro church on Palm Sunday, in Monterrey, Mexico.
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    Mexico's Virtual Catholic Passion Plays Get Creative

    Apr 10, 2020
    With the country shut down for the month of April, Roman Catholic churches are bringing their Holy Week celebrations online to continue rituals and reach the faithful.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at a news conference at the presidential palace in Mexico City, on March 24.
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    Mexico's President Greets El Chapo's Mom And Lawyer, Ignoring Coronavirus Rules

    Mar 30, 2020
    Andrés Manuel López Obrador drew criticism for failing to model good social distancing by shaking hands with the drug boss' mother, even after telling Mexicans to stay home to avoid COVID-19.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Gateway to the Americas Bridge connecting Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been nearly empty. On a normal day, about 10,000 people cross from Nuevo Laredo into Laredo. This week, it's barely a trickle.
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    Life On The U.S.-Mexico Frontier Dramatically Altered By Partial Border Shutdown

    Mar 28, 2020
    The coronavirus outbreak led President Trump to close U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico last week. At the southern border, the closure is affecting life on both the U.S. and Mexico sides.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A security guard stands at the El Chapparal Port of Entry on the U.S.-Mexico Border in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, late last month. The two countries are said to be working out a deal to close their border to non-essential crossings.
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    U.S., Mexico Planning To Restrict Border Crossings To Stem Pandemic

    Mar 20, 2020

    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet that he is working with his Mexican counterpart "on travel restrictions that balance protecting our citizens from further transmission of #COVID19."

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    National
    Clothing hangs to dry at a makeshift migrant camp for asylum seekers in Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico, on earlier this month. About 60,000 migrants live in filthy and dangerous conditions as they await their day in U.S. immigration court.
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    U.S. Supreme Court Allows 'Remain In Mexico' Program To Continue

    Mar 11, 2020
    The high court will allow the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy to stand across the entire southern border. The decision marks another immigration victory for the White House.
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    Latin America
    Male students attend to class during at the Universidad Autonoma de Baja California in Tijuana. Women were largely absent from classes in photos posted on social media.
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    Mexican Women Stay Home To Protest Femicides In 'A Day Without Us'

    Mar 09, 2020
    Women across Mexico skipped school, work and social activities Monday to demonstrate against the staggering levels of violence women face in the country. About 10 women are killed in Mexico each day.

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