Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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Man in a city government jacket putting a seal on a fenced gate to a hotel in Bacalar, Mexico. The seal says "Clausurado" (shut down)

QR authorities close hotel after its van plunges into Bacalar Lagoon

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The hotel's van plunged into the lagoon Monday due to employee error. Officials are now investigating whether it caused any environmental damage.
Side by side photos of an unidentified man with his eyes blocked out by a black redaction mark and of an elderly man with dark hair and wearing a blue Hugo Boss shirt, staring at the camera.

Mexico arrests pilot who may have flown Sinaloa Cartel’s ‘El Mayo’...

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Mexican officials have arrested a pilot who may have flown jailed Sinaloa Cartel leader "El Mayo" Zambada from Mexico to Texas, a flight Zambada says was against his will.
Pochovera dancer at Dance of El Pochó

‘The world’s strangest Carnival’: Tenosique and the dance of the Pochó

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Every year, wooden men, priestesses and jaguars ritually overcome an evil god in the Dance of El Pochó, the highlight of Carnival celebrations in Tenosique, Tabasco.
Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard with a chart detailing steel trade between the U.S. and Mexico

Mexico to fight ‘illogical’ steel tariffs, citing trade surplus in US’s favor

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Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard will present Mexico's case against the 25% tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum to U.S. officials next week.
A crowd of migrants with backpacks wait in front of a wall reading "INM Secretaría de Gobernación," representing the reason why Mexico had to increase the INM budget

Immigration agency sees nearly 500% budget increase in preparation for Trump deportees

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The government's immigration institute has had its budget quintupled as it prepares for a wave of deportees from the U.S.
A memorial at the site of the fatal bus crash in Campeche.

Bus accident in Campeche kills 41

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Officials from the neighboring state of Tabasco said recovery work is continuing, including efforts to identify those killed in the crash.
México state authorities close a barbershop in an anti-crime raid

Anti-crime sweep shutters over 300 barbershops in México state

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Hundreds of hair stylists marched in protest in the capital on Monday, alleging that security agents planted drugs in their establishments to justify the closures.
Mexican exports to the US

Mexico captured 15.5% of US import market in 2024

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Mexico's exports to the United States were worth US $505.85 billion last year, a 6.4% increase compared to 2023.
President Claudia Sheinbaum submitted the constitutional reforms to Congress on the 108th anniversary of the Mexican Constitution.

Sheinbaum marks Constitution Day with reforms to end political reelection, nepotism in Mexico

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The reforms would prohibit reelection to any public office (consecutive or nonconsecutive) and the succession of family members within the same public office.
U.S. troops and a tank at a San Diego Border Patrol station in late January.

US to pursue ‘total elimination of cartels;’ Sheinbaum says they should start at home

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"Border czar" Tom Homan said Trump won't hesitate to use the U.S. military against Mexican cartels, if deemed necessary.
Mazatlán, Sinaloa beachside cliffs

As Carnival approaches, Mazatlán seeks to reactivate its tourism sector

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Sinaloa's security crisis is strangling the beach town's tourist economy. Can Carnival 2025 change that?