Thursday, May 15, 2025

MND_NEWS

Young man with hat in front of a pyramid in Mexico

MrBeast’s Chichén Itzá video scrutinized by Mexican public, officials

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MrBeast's YouTube video “I Survived 100 Hours In An Ancient Temple” has amassed more than 55.7 million views in four days.
Weather map

Temperatures in Mexico are rising faster than the global average

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Temperatures in Mexico have risen by 1.8 degrees Celsius since the pre-industrial period to 2024, more than the global average of 1.5 degrees.
Dollars

Mexico condemns proposed 5% tax on remittances from US

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The president and Senate spoke out against the measure on Tuesday, highlighting that 80% of immigrants' earnings "stays in the United States economy, improving the well-being of those who live there."
A drug bust in Janos, Chihuahua, resulted in the seizure of 100 packages containing nearly 500 kilograms of methamphetamine.

Security Ministry seizes US $99.5M in drugs during latest border operation

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Operation Northern Border is intensifying, with Mexican authorities dealing increasingly big financial blows to the country's drug trafficking networks.
Sheinbaum signing the PACIC May 2025

Sheinbaum renews pact to freeze prices on essential grocery items

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Under the agreement, Mexico’s major food and grocery companies will cap a "basket" of the 24 most common grocery items at 910 pesos (US $46.8) for the next six months. 
The 17 family members of El Chapo were carrying more than $70,000 in cash and several suitcases.

Ex-wife and 16 family members of drug lord ‘El Chapo’ surrender to FBI

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According to crime journalist Luis Chaparro, the family members' decision to turn themselves in was likely linked to the plea agreement El Chapo's son is negotiating with U.S. authorities.
view of Monterrey

Atypical earthquake jolts Monterrey metro area

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The estimated 4.6 tremor was an unusual (but not unheard of) experience for area residents, despite geologic patterns including major folds and thrust faults. 
The distribution of funding comes days after thousands of family members of Mexico's disappeared marched in protest on Mother's Day.

Federal government allocates US $30M to state search commissions

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The search commissions of Zacatecas, Sinaloa and Michoacán, some of Mexico's most violence-stricken states, will receive 15% of the total funding.
A white cow (livestock) with an ear tag looks through a fence

US suspends livestock imports from Mexico over screwworm infestations

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The USDA suspended imports after the pest was detected in Oaxaca and Veracruz, drawing protests from Mexican officials.
Yesenia Lara

Mayoral candidate and 3 supporters killed in Veracruz

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Morena and Green Party mayoral candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez Lara was vying to win the mayorship of Texistepec, in southern Veracruz, on June 1.
President Trump displays a recently signed bill renaming the Gulf of Mexico

Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ renaming

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Sheinbaum said the U.S. can only rename places within its own territorial waters — a 12-mile-wide strip along the U.S. coastline.