The discovery of scores of clandestine graves, high levels of violent crime and the closure of several morgues have overwhelmed forensic services.
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Vehicles, real estate, jewelry on block to aid poor communities, addiction centers
68 luxury vehicles, including Porsches, Corvettes, a Shelby Mustang and a silver Lamborghini Murciélago with scissor doors, will be auctioned Sunday.
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Woman to stand trial for beating that left neighbor a paraplegic in Playa del Carmen
Two years after the fact, María Fernanda Salcedo faced a judge yesterday for the first time to answer for a beating that left a neighbor a paraplegic.
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Big Pacific swell causes minor flooding in Acapulco
A big swell on Mexico’s Pacific coast caused minor flooding in Acapulco, Guerrero, yesterday afternoon.
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Unhappy citizens tie mayor to a post in Chiapas town
A working visit to several towns in the municipality of Siltepec, Chiapas, became a hostage situation yesterday when residents tied the mayor to a post.
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French-trained detectives go to work as Mexico City violence at ‘crisis’ levels
The attorney general declared the situation is critical, while revealing that murder investigations have been deemed ineffective by French investigators.
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Mexico, UN economic commission present regional development plan
The government and the UN presented a plan designed to improve economic and social conditions in southern Mexico and Central America and stem migration.
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After just 11 days, new refinery gets environmental approval: energy secretary
Construction of the new oil refinery in Tabasco will start on June 2, the energy secretary said, stating that environmental approval has been granted.
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Roma star Aparicio is ambassador of Oaxaca’s Guelaguetza this year
The government of Oaxaca has appointed Roma star Yalitza Aparicio as the festival’s ambassador to the world.
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Union won’t allow ‘ideal’ teachers hired on merit to enter classrooms
Teachers hired by the government have been fighting for two years with the CNTE teachers’ union, which is preventing them from taking their posts.
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13 states are sources of fentanyl, which is shipped through Tijuana to US
Mexican cartels ship fentanyl-laced drugs to the United States from 13 states, according to the federal government.
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Crime gangs watched over Reynosa with 62 hidden cameras
Tamaulipas police removed 62 hidden surveillance cameras from highways around the city of Reynosa over the weekend, and not for the first time.
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Confiscated crime gang assets will be given to Mexico’s poorest municipalities
Money raised by selling off assets seized from organized crime will be given to Mexico’s poorest municipalities, President López Obrador said yesterday.
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Cartel leaders captured in Guanajuato, Morelos
State and federal officials in Guanajuato and Morelos dealt a blow to two criminal organizations on the weekend with the arrest of two leaders.
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Four killed when train strikes car in Mexicali
An accident involving a freight train and a car on Saturday night in Mexicali, Baja California, killed all four occupants of the vehicle.
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Mexico City announces 20-million-peso fund to aid top athletes
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has announced the creation of a trust to support high performing athletes and foster community sports.
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After Tabasco wins a break on electricity tariffs, other states want one too
Now that the southern state of Tabasco has been given a break on electricity bills, others are lining up to demand equal treatment.
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Job creation numbers lowest in six years; April was down 65%
Job creation numbers in April — at 30,419 — were down a whopping 65% compared to last year, according to the Mexican Social Security Institute.
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No money for Quintana Roo beach rehabilitation projects
A two-year old plan to carry out four separate projects to rehabilitate eroded beaches in Quintana Roo can’t go ahead due to a lack of funding.
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Urban, tourism infrastructure improvements coming in Progreso, Yucatán
The Yucatán government will spend 60 million pesos on improvements in the port city this year, and more is planned for 2020.
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Jalisco search yields 20 mutilated bodies, three captives
Military personnel have secured a safe house in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga where they found the remains of about 20 people.
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US agrees to lift metal tariffs, opening the door to ratifying trade agreement
The US will lift its tariffs on Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminum, removing a major obstacle to ratification of the North American trade deal.
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Giant fans to relieve CDMX pollution? Old idea resurfaces but is rejected again
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out a proposal to install fans to disperse pollution, saying the possibility had been seriously considered.
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Kingpins: suspect judge suspended; ex-Nayarit governor defends his record
A federal judge accused of collusion with drug cartels has been suspended after he was placed on the United States Kingpin List.
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High-pressure system abates, Mexico City lifts Environmental Contingency
The Environmental Commission lifted the Extraordinary Environmental Contingency on Friday after ozone and PM2.5 pollution levels fell.