Members phkrause Posted March 7, 2023 Members Posted March 7, 2023 What we know about the 4 Americans kidnapped in Mexico CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Four Americans who traveled to Mexico last week to seek health care got caught in a deadly shootout and were kidnapped by heavily armed men who threw them in the back of a pickup truck, officials from both countries said Monday. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-americans-kidnapped-gulf-drug-cartel-2700637729e8f3a5065005231aa8d4d3? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted March 7, 2023 Author Members Posted March 7, 2023 Survivors of deadly Mexico abduction return to America CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A road trip to Mexico for cosmetic surgery veered violently off course when four Americans were caught in a drug cartel shootout, leaving two dead and two held captive for days in a remote region of the Gulf coast before they were rescued from a wood shack, officials said Tuesday. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-kidnapped-americans-killed-eaed854f1b16cd61fb79edcb5b87cfe6 Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted March 8, 2023 Author Members Posted March 8, 2023 Suspect arrested in death of Mexico ‘tummy tuck’ tourists as US vows ‘justice will be done’ The FBI and Mexican authorities have made an arrest in the deaths of two American citizens killed in the state of Matamoros. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/americans-kidnapped-suspect-arrest-matamoros-mexico-b2295921.html Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted March 10, 2023 Author Members Posted March 10, 2023 Letter claims cartel handed over men who killed Americans CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-missing-americans-cartel-e35e8c6fcda926e5c2fb8f896aa91f4e? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted October 26, 2023 Author Members Posted October 26, 2023 Hitmen Just Murdered 13 Police Officers in Mexico’s Heroin Heartlands The attack was unexpected, according to the authorities in Guerrero, which has long been wracked by drug-related violence. https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3mgma/hitmen-just-murdered-13-police-officers-in-mexicos-heroin-heartlands Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 13, 2023 Author Members Posted December 13, 2023 Thousands gather to honor Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe on anniversary of 1531 apparition MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people sang the traditional Mexican birthday song “Las mañanitas” at Mexico City’s Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe Tuesday to honor the virgin on the 492nd anniversary of her apparition in 1531. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-virgen-of-guadalupe-basilica-pilgrimage-5a17a2d09d37c1364cf0cb13ffdec95b? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 17, 2023 Author Members Posted December 17, 2023 Mexico’s president inaugurates first part of $20 billion tourist train project on Yucatan peninsula MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president on Friday inaugurated the first part of the pet project of his administration, a tourist train that runs in a rough loop around the Yucatan peninsula. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-maya-train-tourist-rail-yucatan-81d827ff51589fe43ed608ffb309be4a? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 29, 2023 Author Members Posted December 29, 2023 Mexico says a drug cartel kidnapped 14 people from towns where angry residents killed 10 gunmen MEXICO CITY — A drug cartel in central Mexico has kidnapped 14 local residents, including four children, in apparent retaliation for an uprising by angry farmers earlier this month that killed 10 cartel gunmen, officials said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna131482 Mexico says a drug cartel kidnapped 14 people from towns where angry residents killed 10 gunmen MEXICO CITY (AP) — A drug cartel in central Mexico has kidnapped 14 local residents, including four children, in apparent retaliation for an uprising by angry farmers earlier this month that killed 10 cartel gunmen, officials said. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-killing-kidnappings-drug-cartel-4e02b7fe137419ed50c827fabb2a6ef1? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted December 31, 2023 Author Members Posted December 31, 2023 Mexican president inaugurates centralized ‘super pharmacy’ to supply medicines to all of Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president inaugurated a huge “super pharmacy” Friday in a bid to end the woes of patients throughout the country who are often told they need a specific medicine — but the hospital in question doesn’t have it. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-pharmaceutical-distribution-shortages-drugs-bc4e8f0a000b79f712c74b7fa92cf8e4? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 16, 2024 Author Members Posted January 16, 2024 Wave of transgender slayings in Mexico spurs anger and protests by LGBTQ+ community MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico said at least three transgender people were killed in the first two weeks of 2024, and rights groups were investigating two additional such cases. The slayings marked a violent start to the year in a country where the LGBTQ+ community is often targeted. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-transgender-killings-lgbtq-violence-samantha-gomez-266056d1f8a811b30ce69ef69741c26a? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 23, 2024 Author Members Posted January 23, 2024 Benito the giraffe goes on a 40-hour road trip to find warmth, and maybe a mate, in central Mexico CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — A giraffe named Benito started a 40-hour road trip Monday to leave behind the cold and loneliness of Mexico’s northern border city of Ciudad Juarez to find warmth — and maybe a mate — in his new home 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) to the south. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-benito-giraffe-moving-new-home-16d95ea812e141ce32ec3a5e414b3be1? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted January 23, 2024 Author Members Posted January 23, 2024 Mexico demands investigation into US military-grade weapons being used by drug cartels MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico wants an urgent investigation into how U.S. military-grade weapons are increasingly being found in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, Mexico’s top diplomat said Monday. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-military-weapons-drug-cartels-united-states-659fecf40efc9977e8b127aed3ee5254? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted February 29, 2024 Author Members Posted February 29, 2024 Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other MARAVATÍO, Mexico (AP) — Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-election-candidates-killed-mayor-66e20fe665a25a4974637d8369c7a740? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted March 3, 2024 Author Members Posted March 3, 2024 Mexico is about to have its biggest election ever. Here’s what to know MEXICO CITY (AP) — Campaigning formally starts on Friday for the biggest election in Mexico’s history. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-elections-2024-what-to-know-d104184b02bf5bcf9e08f570a5ba37e2? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted April 22, 2024 Author Members Posted April 22, 2024 Mexico’s leading presidential candidate stopped by masked men who ask for help in stemming violence TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Masked men stopped a vehicle carrying Mexico’s leading presidential candidate while she was traveling between campaign stops Sunday to ask that she address the violence in the southern state of Chiapas if she wins the June 2 election. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-claudia-sheinbaum-election-violence-355df098b5c88a297f5a2600144c2e83? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted April 25, 2024 Author Members Posted April 25, 2024 Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much water As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City. Read more. Why this matters: After a year in which Mexico received only about half its normal rainfall, residents became desperate last week and ripped out pumps and hoses for an avocado orchard. In a sign of how seriously the local government is taking the potential threat, the group was accompanied by the mayor of Villa Madero, who blamed outsiders for the problem. A potential conflict looms with avocado growers, who are often sponsored by — or pay protection money to — drug cartels. Drug cartels often make money from illegal logging and extorting money from avocado growers in Michoacan. Activists around Villa Madero have suffered threats, kidnappings and beatings. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A study links climate shocks to inflation Colombia rolls out new incentives to cut electricity consumption as dry weather persists Mexico City drought causes rainwater catchment basin to catch fire and burn for a day Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted May 8, 2024 Author Members Posted May 8, 2024 How a beach trip in Mexico’s Baja California turned deadly for surfers from Australia and the US MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two Australians and an American were doing what they loved on the stunning, largely isolated stretch of Baja California’s Pacific coast. Their last images on social media showed them sitting and gazing at the waves, contemplating the breaks. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-missing-foreigners-australian-american-surfers-685cbe3faba195be35b4b28b1cfb3acf? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted May 28, 2024 Author Members Posted May 28, 2024 A woman could be Mexico’s next leader. Millions of others continue in shadows as domestic workers MEXICO CITY (AP) — Concepción Alejo is used to being invisible. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-election-women-domestic-workers-c617636b5d3ef6125a3b036ff557265f? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted May 28, 2024 Author Members Posted May 28, 2024 Mexican government says the arm of a 19th century mummy came off after mishandling by museum staff MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s federal archaeology agency on Monday accused the conservative-governed city of Guanajuato of mistreating one of the country’s famous mummified 19th century bodies. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-mummies-mistreatment-lost-arm-1f268720e46264b533b8eb62bdcbd377? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted May 30, 2024 Author Members Posted May 30, 2024 🇲🇽 Mexico chooses between two women Supporters of ruling party presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum arrive at the Zócalo, or main square, in Mexico City yesterday for her closing campaign rally. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP Mexicans on Sunday are likely to elect their first woman president in a historic election that has centered around surging violence, Axios Latino co-author Marina E. Franco writes. Why it matters: The new leader of Mexico, America's biggest trading partner, could make or break programs that have helped stem the flow of migration toward the U.S. border. The frontrunner: Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist who formerly led Mexico City's government and was mentored by the popular but term-limited incumbent. The opposition candidate, Xóchitl Gálvez, is focusing on the current "hugs not bullets" policy of not confronting the drug cartels. 🔎 Zoom in: 6 in 10 adults in Mexico consider it unsafe to live in their city, due mostly to fear of theft or armed violence, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Mexico has tallied more than 188,000 murders in the last six years. The murder rate has very slightly fallen from a record high in 2018. Extortion from armed groups remains common nationwide. Official data shows reports of forced disappearances increased during the six-year presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Keep reading. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted May 31, 2024 Author Members Posted May 31, 2024 Still hurting from violence, Mexican priests and families hope for peace ahead of elections Organized crime has long controlled swaths of Mexico through violence and corruption. Since the murder of two Jesuit priests in 2022, Catholic Church leaders have echoed the voices of victims still hurting from extortion, forced displacement and the killings of their loved ones. Now, ahead of the June 2 election, religious leaders and families yearn for peace and the government's acknowledgment of their grief. Read more. Why this matters: Ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum have strongly rejected any criticism of the governing party's security strategies. López Obrador’s “hugs, not bullets” policy has drawn extensive criticism from faith leaders, human rights organizations and journalists while Sheinbaum said she did not share the bishops’ “pessimistic evaluation” of the current situation. Bishops from the Pacific coast state of Guerrero have met with Mexican drug cartel bosses in a bid to negotiate a peace accord. The meeting highlights how the government’s policy of not confronting the cartels has left ordinary citizens to work out their own separate peace deals with the gangs. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ What to know about Mexico’s historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power A woman could be Mexico’s next president. But in some Indigenous villages, men hold the power Mexicans choose between continuity and change in upcoming election Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted June 4, 2024 Author Members Posted June 4, 2024 Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female president in the country’s 200-year history. https://apnews.com/article/mexico-elections-president-governorships-lopez-obrador-d7fef5c7ac964072401ba6d9809dd7d4? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted June 4, 2024 Author Members Posted June 4, 2024 🇲🇽 Mexico's next president Claudia Sheinbaum, of the ruling party Morena, is projected to become Mexico's first woman president after a landslide victory yesterday, Axios Latino co-author Marina E. Franco writes from a quick count by the country's electoral commission. Why it matters: Mexico is America's largest trading partner and a key ally, especially when it comes to migration. Sheinbaum, a scientist and former head of Mexico City's government, beat opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, a businesswoman and former senator. Sheinbaum has proposed policies similar to those of her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Go deeper. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted June 4, 2024 Author Members Posted June 4, 2024 Mexico election Mexico will elect its first woman president after millions headed to the polls Sunday. Claudia Sheinbaum from the leftist Morena party is projected to win the country's largest election, defeating Xochitl Gálvez from the opposition coalition. More than 20,000 government positions are also set to be filled after a campaign cycle marred by violence. Since June 2023, at least 34 political candidates or applicants have been killed by criminal organizations seeking to influence those with power. The vote also comes just months before the US presidential election, where immigration is a key topic. Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
Members phkrause Posted June 5, 2024 Author Members Posted June 5, 2024 A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum? MEXICO CITY (AP) — Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be Mexico’s first woman leader in the nation’s more than 200 years of independence, captured the presidency by promising continuity. https://apnews.com/article/claudia-sheinbaum-mexico-presidential-election-profile-5f61250aaccb9f397f74ff6c7cfe9cc0? Quote phkrause Obstinacy is a barrier to all improvement. - ChL 60
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