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Disappearances Rise on Mexico's ‘Highway of Death' to Border
As many as 50 people in Mexico are missing after they set off on simple highway trips between the industrial hub of Monterrey and the border city of Nuevo Laredo
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Elite US Climber Gobright Dies Rappelling Down Rock Face
California rock climber Brad Gobright reportedly reached the top of a highly challenging rock face in northern Mexico and was rappelling down with a companion when he fell to his death. Climber Aidan Jacobson of Phoenix, Arizona, told Outside magazine he was with Gobright, and said they had just performed an ascent of the Sendero Luminoso route in the El...
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Rebuffed by US, Migrants Forced to Dwell in Lawless Mexican State
The gangsters trawling Nuevo Laredo know just what they’re looking for: men and women missing their shoelaces. Those are migrants who made it to the United States to ask for asylum, only to be taken into custody and stripped of their laces — to keep them from hurting themselves. And then they were thrust into danger, sent back to the...
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900 Asylum Seekers Returned to Wait in Mexican Border City
The United States government has sent about 900 mostly Central American and Cuban migrants back to this northern Mexico border city since expanding its controversial “remain in Mexico” program to the easternmost point on the shared border two weeks ago, Mexican authorities say. They are among nearly 3,000 people with pending U.S. immigration proceedings who have been sent back to...
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Confusion, Fear Reigns on Mexico Border With New US Policy
Asylum-seekers gathered in Nuevo Laredo, across the border from Texas, grappled to understand what a new U.S. policy that all but eliminates refuge claims by Central Americans and many others meant for their bids to find a better life in America amid a chaos of rumors, confusion and fear. The policy went into effect Tuesday and represents the most forceful...
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Jenni Rivera Biopic in the Works With Her Family's Support
The late Mexican-American singer and activist Jenni Rivera always dreamed of a biopic about her turbulent and inspirational life. Now, seven years after her untimely death, that dream is coming true. A feature film based on Rivera’s life is officially in the works from Jenni Rivera Enterprises, Mucho Mas Media and De Line Pictures, who announced the project in a...
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Telenovela Actress Edith González Dies After Battle With Ovarian Cancer
Mexican actress and dancer Edith González, who was an icon of telenovelas worldwide, died Thursday, according to a statement from her family.
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‘Release Yourself': Woman Claiming Abuse by San Diego Priest Urges Others to File Reports
A San Diego woman who says she was abused by a clergy member as a girl is urging other local sexual abuse victims to file reports with the state so religious leaders may be held accountable.
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Small Jet Carrying 13 Crashed in Mexico; No Survivors Seen
Local media reported that the passengers were returning from a weekend trip that included seeing the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight.
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Analysis: Trump Says Wall Will Stop Drugs, Facts Differ
In his demands that Congress set aside $5.7 billion for a border wall, President Donald Trump has insisted that a new physical barrier would stop heroin entering the U.S. from Mexico.
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Mexico Accepts Housing Migrants, Seeks US Development Aid
As Mexico wrestles with what to do with more than 5,000 Central American migrants camped out at a sports complex in the border city of Tijuana, President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s government signaled Tuesday that it would be willing to house the migrants on Mexican soil while they apply for asylum in the United States — a key demand of...
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Migrant Caravan Groups Arrive by Hundreds at US Border
Migrants in a caravan of Central Americans scrambled to reach the U.S. border, catching rides on buses and trucks for hundreds of miles in the last leg of their journey Wednesday as the first sizable groups began arriving in the border city of Tijuana. Authorities in Tijuana were struggling to deal with a group of 357 migrants who arrived aboard...
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Philips to Send 100 Fall River Jobs to Mexico
Philips Lighting says it is laying off 160 people in Fall River and sending 100 jobs to Mexico.