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Meet Manchas, the leak-detecting dog saving Saltillo’s water supply
Manchas is trained to detect the exact spot of a leak in a 400-meter stretch of pipeline, whereupon he lies down, telling water authorities exactly where to start digging.
Rifle-wielding DogBot joins Zacatecas’ US $53M security arsenal
The state of Zacatecas unveiled a new 1-billion-peso police command center last week and announced the acquisition of a DogBot that can carry an assault weapon.
Mexico finally bans DDT, along with 34 other pesticides
That Mexico waited so long after its hazards were exposed to ban DDT has bewildered even Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegué, who called the delay "a Ripley's tale."
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10 killed in bus-train collision northwest of Mexico City
Ten people were killed and 41 others were injured when a freight train slammed into a double-decker passenger bus in México state on Monday morning, the México state Civil Protection chief said.
Culiacán residents march for peace as cartel infighting reaches one-year mark
On Sunday, an estimated 50,000 people marched along Álvaro Obregón Avenue in Culiacán, Sinaloa, to demand greater action from authorities to quell the violence that has killed nearly 2,000 people in one year.
Members of Mexico’s Navy among 14 arrested in major fuel smuggling crackdown
Attorney General Alejandro Gertz and Security Minister Omar García Harfuch announced the apprehensions on Sunday, with Gertz adding that additional arrests were forthcoming, potentially including government officials.
Mexico’s week in review: Bilateral tension and cooperation on display as Mexico welcomes its new judiciary
Other headlines included canceled Mexican Independence celebrations in the US, a new Mexican unicorn startup and a win for jaguar conservation.
Maya Train gets final approval for a new freight terminal in Cancún
The green light from the Environment Ministry means land-clearing can begin on the new freight teminal, which will involve removing 260 hectares of jungle.
Threat of US immigration raids forces cancellation of Chicago’s Mexican Independence Day celebration
The Trump administration has threatened major anti-immigrant action in Chicago, the city with the third-largest Mexican and Mexican American population in the U.S.
Federal forces quickly rescue 2 security agents kidnapped by gang members
Three suspects were arreted in the kidnapping that took place in the state of Michoacán, with one reportedly confessing to be a member of the CJNG cartel.
Heavy rains and flood risk continue in much of Mexico after Lorena veers away from Baja
The remnants of Hurricane Lorena together with the monsoon are setting up large swaths of the country for a rainy, stormy weekend.
