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U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command, conduct the M320 grenade launcher lane as part of the 2026 U.S. Army Best Squad Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia, Sept. 14, 2026. The annual competition tests squads’ proficiency in warrior tasks and battle drills to identify the most cohesive, highly trained, disciplined and physically fit team ready to fight and win, while demonstrating a commitment to the Army Values and Warrior Ethos.

139 US troops cleared to enter Mexico for joint training in...

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Among the simulated combat exercises U.S. and Mexican military personnel will conduct are the destruction of sniper positions; the seizure of an airfield; an air assault; the destruction of a fuel-supply point; and the capture and extraction of a target using live fire.
Colorado River

New US-Mexico water agreement means reduced allotments but a heathier Colorado...

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Mexico, still in water debt to the United States, will have its Colorado River share reduced, but so will three U.S. Lower Basin states: Nevada, Arizona and Colorado.
Manolo Jiménez Salinas

In latest national survey, Coahuila is ranked the safest state in...

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Just over one quarter of Coahuila residents — 27.8% — consider their state unsafe due to crime, allowing Coahuila to replace Baja California Sur as the state with the lowest proportion of residents with security concerns.
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Maps shows temperatures across Mexico on Sept. 10; yellow polygons indicate rain warnings in northwest Mexico while in the Pacific, Tropical Storm Norbert heads out to sea

While Mexico’s northern border states deal with a heat alert, monsoon conditions drench the...

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Mexican states not baking from the combined effects of low-pressure troughs and Tropical Wave 37 are likely getting drenched from monsoon conditions. A few states — such as Sinaloa and Guanajuato — are experiencing both.
Luis Ángel Robles Morales

500 Chihuahua farmers are benefitting from a 20-year-old Tec student’s prize-winning filtration invention

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Luis Ángel Robles Morales, an engineering student from a farming family, was honored with a 2026 Garza Sada Award for his water-use-extending filtration system, which has already proved its worth where it counts: out in the fields.
officer holding anti drone equipment

US, Mexico carry out ‘High Eagle’ operation to ground cartel drones along border

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The stage of the operation currently underway involves the deployment of forces in the border region of each country, supported by fixed and mobile anti-drone equipment.
U.S. President Donald Trump launched a social media campaign on Sunday featuring different maps of New Mexico labeled as "New America."

After renaming the Gulf and a Great Lake, Trump proposes a ‘more prestigious and...

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U.S. President Trump would apparently like to rename New Mexico "New America," even though he has no legal authority to change the name of a U.S. state.
Downtown Monterrey in Nuevo León

Baja California Sur, Nuevo León and Querétaro lead new foreign investment in first half...

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Three states defied a slowdown in new foreign investment: BCS rode a tourism boom, Nuevo León nearly tripled new FDI and Querétaro surged 158%. See what's fueling each state's growth.
President Sheinbaum at her morning press conference

Defense minister responds to US anti-drone border operations: Friday’s mañanera recapped

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President Sheinbaum traveled to Zacatecas for her Friday presser, where officials touted security gains, addressed US drone takedowns and reported on the killing of a well-known musician and his family.
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Nuevo León invests in 3 new bridges to boost trade via Laredo

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On Friday, Governor Samuel García announced the construction of two new bridges at the Colombia-Laredo Port of Entry and reiterated plans for a viaduct connecting the Salinas Victoria industrial zone in Monterrey with Anáhuac and Nuevo Laredo.
firearms bust near Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León

Mexico stops 2 tractor-trailers at northern border hauling hundreds of firearms

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Federal agents intercepted three gun-runners just south of the U.S. border, resulting in the seizure of 195 long guns, 15 short guns and an undisclosed amount of magazines.
Sheinbaum

Cattle trade with US reopens as Sheinbaum weighs in on Rocha’s status in Sinaloa:...

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On Monday, President Sheinbaum celebrated bilateral efforts to eliminate the New World screwworm in cattle and made it clear that she does not believe Rubén Rocha Moya should be at the helm of the Sinaloa government while he faces drug trafficking charges abroad.
heat wave

Deadly Sonora heat wave expected to intensify over next 3 days

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The dangerous heat wave, which has lasted more than six weeks, has already caused 22 deaths and sickened 350 as of Tuesday morning.