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Egg prices in the U.S. have reached all-time highs

Eggmergency at the border: CBP cracks down on egg smuggling from...

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data showed a 29% increase in egg detentions at U.S. ports of entry from October 2024 to February 2025.
Men in suits stand in front of an electric semi-trailer

Are electric semi-trailers the future of shipping? This Mexican company thinks...

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A Mexican shipping company is partnering with Chinese manufacturer BYD to make international shipping more sustainable.
Mexican sculptor Enrique Carbajal González, born in Chihuahua in 1947, has received numerous awards for his sculptures, including several high honors in Japan.

Sculpture artist Sebastián to design new science museum in Monterrey

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Sebastián sought advice from scientists working at the Hadron Collider in Switzerland for the museum's design.
An aerial view of semitrailers waiting in long lines for customs at a US-Mexico border crossing, which are facing delays this week

System maintenance provokes customs chaos at Mexico-U.S. border

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Importers and exporters are facing long lines at the U.S. border while Mexico's online customs portal remains out of action.
A military plane

Pentagon’s 18 spy plane missions near US-Mexico border spark surveillance concerns

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The U.S. military spy plane missions — many of which flew close to the U.S.-Mexico border — were conducted over a period of 10 days in late January and early February.
Sergio Ramos signing for Monterrey

Spanish soccer icon Sergio Ramos signs with Monterrey 

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The former Real Madrid and Spanish national player is the most high-profile signing for the Mexican league in recent history.
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.
Members of Mexico's National Guard waiting with their belongings outside a troop carrier plane that has the name Guardia Nacional and the logo of Mexico's armed forces on it. The top half of the plane is painted olive drab and the bottom half of the plane is cream colored. It is early morning, just after dawn.

Mexican troops are deploying to the US border: Here’s where they are going

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Troops from around Mexico have already arrived in Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana and are headed to more border cities as part of Mexico's tariff deal with the U.S.
A calf with an ear tag stands in a field of cattle, like those waiting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border after a screwworm infection shut down exports for three months

Mexico resumes cattle exports to U.S. after screwworm scare

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Over 200,000 cattle are waiting at the U.S. border, which has been closed to cows since a flesh-eating cattle parasite was found in southern Mexico last November.
firearms retrieved by CBP at Eagle Pass in Jan. 2025

Texas man charged with trafficking dozens of firearms into Mexico

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found 40 rifles, six shotguns, one pistol, 80 magazines and two rifle scopes in an inspection at Eagle Pass, Texas. 
Texas

Como la flor: Adventures at the southern tip of Texas

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In a rare and daring escape from Mexico, Sarah DeVries explores her home state of Texas and ponders the relationship between Mexico and the U.S.
Clay figures of women in a museum display case

‘Goddesses, warriors and governors’: Exhibition on power of women in ancient Huastec society opens...

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When it first opened in Chicago, the show made headlines for a rare life-size statue of a female ballplayer holding a decapitated head.
Victoria’s Undersea World was organized by Javier Bredée, who is considered the premier event-planner in northern Mexico.

Inside the Coahuila quinceañera that reportedly cost 65 million pesos

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You read that right: one Coahuila debutante hosted a 15th birthday party to the tune of 65 million pesos (US $3 million) in early January.