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Mexican Kid's Comic Xavier López, ‘Chabelo,' Dies at 88
His best-known work, the Sunday variety show “En Familia con Chabelo”, ran for an astonishing 48 years from 1967 to 2015.
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The Number of Monarch Butterflies Wintering in Mexico Dropped 22% This Year
Frost and “extreme temperatures” in the United States may have played a role in the butterfly’s decline during the most recent winter season.
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US Warns About Counterfeit Pills Being Sold in Mexico That Often Contain Fentanyl
The U.S. State Department has issued a travel warning about dangerous counterfeit pills being sold at pharmacies in Mexico that often contain fentanyl.
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SoCal Woman Kidnapped in Mexico
The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward after a Southern California mother and grandmother was kidnapped in Mexico. Robert Kovacik reports March 16, 2023.
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14-Year-Old Nicknamed ‘El Chapito' Arrested in Mexico for Murder of 8 at a Birthday Party
Mexican authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy nicknamed “El Chapito” for the drug-related killing of eight people near Mexico City, the federal Public Safety Department said Thursday.
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FBI Seeking LA Woman Thought Kidnapped in Mexico
Federal authorities in Los Angeles are offering a reward in an effort to find a U.S. citizen who they believe was kidnapped in Mexico last month.
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Mexican President Says His Country Is ‘Safer' Than US, Claims Reports of Violence Are a GOP ‘Conspiracy'
His comments come after two U.S. citizens were killed and two kidnapped and later rescued in the border city of Matamoros.
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Mexican Authorities Arrest 5 People Linked to Kidnappings of 4 Americans
Five people linked to last week’s kidnappings and slayings of a group of Americans near the Brownsville, Texas, border have been arrested, a Mexican official announced Friday.
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Letter Claims Cartel Handed Over Men Who Killed Americans
A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemns the violence and says the gang turned its own members who were responsible over to authorities.
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Thinking About Spring Break in Mexico? These Are the Travel Warnings You Should Know
See the State Department’s latest travel advisory map as the spring break season begins.
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What Mexican States Are on the ‘Do Not Travel List'?
Travel advisories to Mexico follow a consistent format that help U.S. citizens find security information about a specific country.
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Two Americans Rescued, Two Killed in Mexico After Kidnapping
Two Americans were rescued and two others were found dead after where kidnapped in Mexico. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on March 7, 2023.
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2 Surviving Americans Kidnapped in Mexico Returned to US
The other two Americans kidnapped in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, were found dead, Mexican officials said.
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2 Kidnapped Americans Returned to US, 2 Others Found Dead
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. Their minivan crashed and was fired on shortly after they crossed...
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4 Americans Kidnapped at Gunpoint in Mexico
Security camera video authenticated by NBC News appears to show a kidnapping taking place in broad daylight of four Americans at gunpoint who had crossed into Mexico near the Brownsville, Texas border. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on March 6, 2023.
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4 US Citizens Kidnapped by Gunmen in Mexico, FBI Says
The agency is offering a $50,000 reward for their return.
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Mexican President Posts Photo of What He Claims Is an ‘Aluxe,' a Mythical Elf From Mayan Folklore
Mexico’s president has posted a photo on his social media accounts showing what he says appears to be a mythological woodland spirit similar to an elf. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not seem to be joking when he posted the photo on Saturday of an “Aluxe,” a mischievous woodland spirit in Mayan folklore. The nighttime photo shows a branch...
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US Asks Mexico for Extradition of Son of ‘El Chapo' Guzmán
The United States formally requested for the extradition of drug trafficker Ovidio Guzmán, one of the sons of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, one of the world’s most wanted drug lords who was arrested almost two months ago, federal sources confirmed to EFE on Monday.
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Mexican States in Hot Competition Over Possible Tesla Plant
Mexico is undergoing a fevered competition among states to win a potential Tesla facility in jostling reminiscent of what happens among U.S. cities and states vying to win investments from tech companies. Mexican governors have gone to loopy extremes, like putting up billboards, creating special car lanes or creating mock-ups of Tesla ads for their states. And there’s no guarantee...
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Two Men Accused of Murder and Domestic Violence Were Captured and Returned to Riverside
Two alleged domestic violence perpetrators — one of whom is accused of murdering his girlfriend — were apprehended in Mexico and returned to the United States on the same day, with court hearings set for later this month.