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US to hand over pest inspections of Mexican avocados to Mexico and California growers aren't happy

California avocado growers are fuming about a U.S. decision to hand over pest inspections of Mexican orchards to the Mexican government

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Mexico's Indigenous Community Police Under Attack By Drug Cartels

Indigenous community police in Michoacan, Mexico face deadly attacks from drug cartels, highlighting ongoing cartel violence.

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Mexican Army Confirms Drug Cartel Drone Attacks On Soldiers

Mexican army confirms drug cartel-operated bomb-dropping drones killing soldiers in Michoacan. Jalisco cartel equips drones with metal bomb casings. Anti-d...

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Mexican army acknowledges some of its soldiers have been killed by cartel bomb-dropping drones

The Mexican army has acknowledged for the first time that some of its soldiers have been killed by drug cartel bomb-dropping drones

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U.S. Ambassador Praises Mexico's Efforts To Protect Inspectors

U.S. Ambassador commends Mexico for securing inspectors in Michoacan amid violence. Efforts to resume avocado exports ongoing.

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US ambassador visits conflict-ridden Mexican state to expedite avocado inspections

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US To Gradually Resume Avocado And Mango Inspections In Mexico

US resumes avocado and mango inspections in Michoacan, Mexico, after security concerns. Efforts to ensure safety for USDA inspectors in agricultural trade.

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US will gradually resume avocado inspections in conflictive Mexican state, ambassador says

U.S. government inspections of avocados and mangoes in the Mexican state of Michoacan will gradually resume

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In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel

U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced new sanctions against members of La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, a notoriously violent group that wars for territorial control with a slate of other Mexican cartels

The Independent UK

US Suspends Avocado Inspections In Mexico Due To Security Concerns

US suspends avocado and mango inspections in Michoacan due to security concerns after employees were assaulted.

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Assault on US avocado inspectors in Mexican state led to suspension of inspections

Two employees of the United States Agriculture Department were assaulted and temporarily held by assailants in the Mexican state of Michoacan, prompting the U.S. government to suspend inspections of avocado and mango shipments

The Independent UK

Threats And Bullets: Mexico's Candidates Risk Lives To Compete

The warning left Margarita Galan with no choice but to abandon her mayoral bid in a Mexican town where three candidates have already been murdered ahead of June elections.

International Business Times

Drought In Mexico Threatens Avocado Orchards And Lakes

Severe water crisis in Michoacan due to avocado farming leading to conflicts and environmental degradation.

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Avocado shortage looms for Super Bowl due to climate crisis

As the Super Bowl approaches, a lack of rain and warmer temperatures in Mexico are resulting in fewer avocados being shipped, potentially affecting guacamole.

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Mexico sends 1,200 more troops to Michoacan state after weekend of cartel violence

The Mexican government says it has sent 1,200 more troops to the cartel-dominated western state of Michoacan after a weekend of violence

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Anti-gang community defense activist Hipólito Mora killed in Mexico

The leader of an armed civilian movement that once kicked a drug cartel out of the western Mexico state of Michoacan has been killed

Daily Mirror

Woman missing for 3 weeks found dead in roadside ditch among six other corpses

Tania Araceli Guzman Navarro was found in the mass grave last week after complaints were made to the police about a putrid smell coming from the area in Puruandiro, in the Mexican state of Michoacan

Reuters

Asylum-seekers from Mexico hope for U.S. entry after Title 42 end

Lupita, a 36-year-old Mexican woman from the state of Michoacan, has spent three months in a shelter, waiting to apply for asylum in the United States. She wears some of the evidence for her case: bullet wounds about her arms, shoulder and abdomen.

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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

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Mexico Weaves Fashion Policy to Help Indigenous Communities

Clothing designers inspired by traditional Mexican motifs, embroidery and colors are exhibiting their work at a fashion fair in Mexico City promoted by the government to support marginalized Indigenous communities. Traditional blouses made by the Tzotzil people of Chiapas, embroidered patterns from Michoacan and shirts from Oaxaca were among the…

Wales Online

Second major earthquake strikes Mexico with tremors felt hundreds of miles away

Buildings shook in Mexico City as the earthquake hit the Michoacan coastal region

France 24

In Mexican state of Michoacan, residents flee violence of drug cartels

The Mexican state of Michoacan is facing an unprecedented wave of violence. Since January, more than 800 homicides have been recorded there, making it Mexico's most violent state. While criminal groups wage a war to control territory, the state's residents pay a heavy price: kidnappings, murders and forced displacements. Our…

France 24

Drug war in Michoacan: Mexican state faces unprecedented wave of violence

The Mexican state of Michoacan is facing an unprecedented wave of violence. More than 800 homicides have been recorded there since January, making it Mexico's most violent state. Criminal groups are waging war to control territory, while the state's residents have become hostages and victims of the violence. Our correspondents…

Reuters

Mexico president says soldiers did not confront cartel 'to avoid deaths'

A military convoy in the Mexican state of Michoacan did not confront the members of a drug cartel who chased them out of town in broad daylight "to avoid deaths," the country's president said Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago area family mourns after mother of 4 killed, sister critically wounded in mass shooting that left 20 dead in Mexico

Melissa and Arleth’s sister set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses and help pay for medical costs.

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