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Mexico, US seek to dispel tension over labor tweak to trade deal
Dec 17, 2019 02:57The US and Mexican governments on Monday sought to defuse a controversy over Washington's plan to monitor Mexican labor standards under a new regional trade deal, with Mexico saying it was satisfied by US assurances it was not sending inspectors.
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US judge blocks Trump from using $3.6 billion in Pentagon money on border wall
Dec 11, 2019 08:00A US federal judge has issued an order that blocks President Donald Trump’s attempt to spend $3.6 billion from the US military budget to build a wall on the US-Mexico border.
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Shooting near Mexico's presidential residence leaves 4 dead
Dec 08, 2019 06:11Four people were killed and two injured in a shooting on Saturday near Mexico's National Palace, the presidential residence in the capital's historic downtown, officials said.
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Mexican president defends decision to grant former Bolivian leader political asylum
Dec 02, 2019 11:28Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defends granting political asylum to Bolivia’s ex-leader, who stepped down under the military’s pressure last month, saying Evo Morales was the “victim of a coup d’état.”
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Shootout leaves at least 14 dead in Mexico
Dec 01, 2019 09:51A shootout between suspected drug traffickers and police in a Mexican town near the US border left at least 14 dead, including four officers, officials said Saturday.
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Mexican lawmakers vote to end president's immunity
Oct 30, 2019 13:05Mexico’s lower house of Congress has voted to remove immunity for the president for a wide range of crimes.
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Nine people killed in shootout between rival outfits in Mexico
Oct 24, 2019 08:59Nine people have been killed in southern Mexico in a shootout between two groups using high-powered weapons, authorities said Thursday.
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Mexican president defends security strategy after new killings
Oct 16, 2019 09:27Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has defended his government’s war on crime, following two incidents that left 28 people — including 13 police officers — dead in two days.
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About 23 people killed in suspected arson attack in Mexico
Aug 28, 2019 08:04At least 23 people have died in a bar fire in the southeastern Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos after a suspected attack, authorities said, in what appeared to be one of the most deadly acts of criminal violence under the current government.
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US-Mexico border closure results in long lines for pedestrians, cars
Aug 18, 2019 03:11The surprise closure of the Paso del Norte International Bridge that connects Mexico to the US city of El Paso in Texas results in long lines for pedestrians and those attempting to cross by vehicle.