Federal Police have arrested the wife of a mayor on suspicion of petroleum theft in a crackdown against fuel thieves in Venustiano Carranza.
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Body of kidnapped Puebla mayor found
The body of Genaro Negrete was found in a garbage dump in Tulancingo. Local media reports said he had been shot and killed about 10 days before.
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Court absolves ex-teachers’ union boss Esther Gordillo of corruption charges
Former SNTE union head Elba Esther Gordillo has been released from house arrest after a court absolved her of charges of embezzlement and organized crime.
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State, federal forces take over policing in Guaymas, Sonora
More than 200 federal and state security personnel assumed policing functions in the Sonora municipality of Guaymas to reinforce security.
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Drivers beware: rainy season can bring enormous potholes
The rainy season can be hard on roads, and hard on vehicles too when enormous potholes suddenly appear without warning, sometimes swallowing vehicles whole.
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López Obrador wants new Security Secretariat in place December 1
AMLO pledged that the new secretariat will be in place December 1 and reiterated that all options are on the table in the quest to for peace.
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Baja winery makes Mexico’s first certified organic wine
Organic wines are now being made at two Mexican wineries, one in Valle de Guadalupe, Baja California, and San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.
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Ex-governor accused of crimes against humanity seeks PRI leadership
The former governor of Oaxaca, Ulises Ruiz Ortíz, has announced that he wishes to seek the leadership of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
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In Baja California, 18 victims of homicide found in 24 hours
The assassinations were reported in the municipalities of Tecate, Ensenada and Tijuana, and also cost the life of a seven-year-old child.
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Heat wave has caused 6 deaths and becoming unbearable for many in Sonora
Two jornaleros, or day laborers, three elderly people and one migrant have died due to heat-related illnesses in the state.
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8 alleged gang members arrested in Ciudad Juárez massacre case
Three women and five men were arrested yesterday in connection with the homicide of 11 people on Friday.
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Residents attack police in Playa del Carmen, claiming they shot innocent man
Angry residents in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, attacked police and set fire to a mobile police unit last night after a local man was shot and killed.
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Quintana Roo set to install containment barriers to halt sargassum invasion
The government of Quintana Roo is installing a system of containment booms to keep the weed off beaches as more is on the way.
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New evidence indicates drought led to the collapse of the Mayan civilization
Researchers have quantified rainfall, relative humidity and evaporation at the time by developing a method to measure isotopes of water trapped in gypsum.
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Los Zetas cartel finance chief gets 36 years
The man suspected of having managed the financial operations of the Zetas cartel was sentenced to 36 years in jail yesterday.
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López Obrador presents plans to engineers; has warm words for Carlos Slim
The president-elect said Mexico’s richest man is an example for the country while speaking at an engineers’ summit where he outlined a 25-point plan.
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January-to-June exports to US rise 9% to reach record high
Trade between Mexico and the US reached record highs in both directions in the first six months, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Wind and rain in six states due to tropical storm, hurricane off Pacific coast
Some windy and wet weather is forecast for parts of six states due to a tropical storm and a hurricane but neither is forecast to make landfall.
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Attackers on motorcycles assassinate Guanajuato journalist
The body of the photojournalist was found yesterday in Valle de Santiago. He had been shot to death by four attackers.
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López Obrador revisits Chiapas to refine tree-planting project
The president-elect said 400,000 jobs will be generated during his administration through a plan to plant trees on one million hectares of land.
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5 houses on a hill in Tijuana deemed at risk of collapse
The five homes have been declared unsafe after the ground at the foot of a hillside was destabilized, presumably by an excavation.
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Michoacán blockades triggered by security operation against gang
Groups of armed civilians blocked highways and burned vehicles in the Tierra Caliente region yesterday in an attempt to obstruct a security operation.
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6-year-old’s arm amputated after reattachment rejected
The six-year-old boy whose left arm was reattached in Nuevo León had to undergo surgery again late last week to remove the limb after his body rejected it.
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10 bodies uncovered so far in Guadalajara hidden grave
Ten bodies have been recovered from a clandestine grave in a house in Guadalajara since Friday after the owner alerted authorities of foul odors.
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Nudes in the seaweed is Spencer Tunick’s latest photography project
The masses of sargassum that have washed up on Caribbean coast beaches inspired an impromptu nude photoshoot by renowned photographer Spencer Tunick.