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Violence clouds the last day of campaigning before Sunday's elections in Mexico

5:21am May 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

Some 27 candidates, mostly running for mayor or town councils, have been killed so far this year. But criminals have taken to mass shootings rather than targeted attacks as they have in the past.

A group of people wait to be processed after crossing the border between Mexico and the United States as they seek asylum in April 2024, near Jacumba, Calif.

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Arrests at the U.S. border fall in April, bucking usual spring increase

7:14pm May 16, 2024

by The Associated Press

U.S. officials have largely attributed the decline to more enforcement in Mexico, including in yards where migrants are known to board freight trains.

Joy Diaz says her family's trajectory was changed after a gift.

National

'Here's the money. Buy a house': A kind family receives kindness in return

5:00am May 13, 2024

Joy Diaz and her parents were dedicated to helping others. Then, they received some life-changing help themselves.

Police attempt to break into the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, April 5, 2024, following Mexico's granting of asylum to former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought refuge there.

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Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court over storming of the Mexican Embassy

3:03am April 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

Mexico is taking Ecuador to the top U.N. court Tuesday, accusing the nation of violating international law by storming the Mexican Embassy in Quito.

Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters upon her arrival to her opening campaign rally at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Friday, March 1, 2024.

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Mexico's leading presidential candidate is stopped by masked men at checkpoint

5:26pm April 22, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

In Mexico a group of masked people in the state of Chiapas stopped a leading Presidential candidate at a checkpoint. The incident comes amid a spate of political assassinations.

Although matzo sold in supermarkets is typically square, the round matzo is believed to be the earliest form of this unleavened bread that is eaten during the Passover holiday as a symbol of both suffering and freedom.

Matzo — Passover's bread of affliction and freedom — is a timely tradition

1:34pm April 21, 2024

Bread — and the lack thereof — plays a role in many corners of the world facing a crisis, from Israel and Gaza to Ukraine to Afghanistan to Sudan.

President Biden speaks during a campaign event in Scranton, Penn, on April 16 during the first of three days in the battleground state.

Biden tells Pittsburgh steelworkers he wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel

8:29pm April 17, 2024

by Asma Khalid

The White House says China uses subsidies and government programs to undercut U.S. steel. President Biden wants to hike tariffs on the imports and take other new steps to curb imports.

People stand outside the Venezuelan embassy in Quito, Ecuador, on Tuesday.

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Venezuela orders the closure of its embassy in Ecuador

4:06am April 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

Venezuela's president ordered the closure of his country's embassy in Ecuador in solidarity with Mexico in its protest over a raid by Ecuadorian authorities on the Mexican embassy in Quito.

Migrants wait between border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, to apply for asylum with U.S. authorities on Friday.

U.S. border arrests decline amid increased enforcement in Mexico

10:14am April 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico.

A woman puts on special glasses to see the eclipse on Monday in Mazatlán, Mexico. Many people have flocked to the seaside area to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse.

Mexico's beach party is excited to see the eclipse first emerge

1:39pm April 08, 2024

by Jorge Valencia

The Mexican city of Mazatlán is the first place the total solar eclipse will be visible as it emerges over the Pacific Ocean today, and the weather here is perfect.

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