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Medical illustration of drug-resistant, nontyphoidal, Salmonella sp. bacteria

135 doctors sickened by salmonella outbreak at Mexico City’s General Hospital

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Authorities reportedly ignored doctors' initial complaints of food poisoning symptoms, adding to the seriousness of the outbreak. The problem has since been traced to an in-hospital eating facility run by outside contractors.
Infrared satellite imagry tracks the intensity of Hurricane Marie

Marie, now a Category 2 hurricane, brings rain and flooding to...

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The storm has already hit Los Cabos, causing flooding and damaging some businesses, including the famous Cabo Wabo Cantina, owned by rocker Sammy Hagar.
A person walks holding an umbrella in the rain

Mexico City’s Cutzamala water supply system hits 81%, highest level in...

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Three dams along the Balsas River basin supply 5 million Mexico City Metropolitan Area residents with water. After several years of near-crisis conditions, their reservoirs are almost full again.
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Aerial view of a beach in Puerto Vallarta.

MND Local: From Puerto Vallarta to Punta de Mita, 4 stories of a region...

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As Puerto Vallarta continues to grow, several issues are front and center. MND Local contributor Charlotte Smith tells us more.
United States and Mexican passports on American flag background, dual citizenship and international travel concept

Born in the USA to a Mexican parent? There’s help for clarifying your dual...

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Baja California's relatively large foreign-born population and daily cross-border traffic can create headaches for Mexicans born on the U.S. side but without official documents verifying their dual nationality. The "Soy México" program provides help.
Molly

Mexico’s National Search Commission for Missing Persons has a new canine comrade

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"Molly" extends a Mexican tradition of dogs helping not ony with police work, as is common, but for search and rescue, as exemplified by Frida, who gained fame for her assistance in rescue work after the 2017 earthquake in Mexico City.
Trans activists responded immediately to the Attorney General's classification of the charge against Arturo "N" as a homicide on Sept. 1

Suspect arrested in the murder of Paola Buenrostro, a landmark case that made transfemicide a crime

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The case of Paola Buenrostro in 2016 is emblematic for members of the trans community in Mexico, as it was the first to be recognized as a transfemicide by the Mexico City Human Rights Commission.
An aerial view of Guadalajara.

MND Local: Gorillaz, mariachi festival, immersive dining and more in Guadalajara

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Meet Guadalajara’s new U.S. consul general, plus a mariachi festival, Gorillaz performance and immersive "Amélie" dinner.
Sheinbaum at second annual report

In second annual report to the nation, Sheinbaum hails a stronger, safer and more prosperous Mexico

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One month shy of completing her second year in office, President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday delivered her second annual report in a 67-minute speech covering government achievements across areas including the economy, security, infrastructure and healthcare.
Tren Maya

The Maya Train reports a ‘track-related incident.’ Was it another derailment? 

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Media reports indicate there was a partial derailment of the last car on the train just 50 meters outside the Campeche station, but there has been no official report confirming or denying it.
pesos

Remittances increase for sixth straight month, but strong peso blunts the benefit

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Mexican families receiving remittances from abroad are finding themselves in the same situation as dollar earners, Social Security recipients and tourists — a strong local currency doesn't always benefit local spenders.