Author: Fabiola Sanchez
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Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever
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As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among experts that these could be Mexico’s bloodiest elections ever
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Mexico’s presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin
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Tens of thousands of people packed a stadium in a violence-torn Mexico state while even more did so in Mexico City’s central square as the country’s leading presidential candidates officially kicked off their campaigns
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Catholic bishops in Mexico say they negotiated for possible peace accord with drug cartel leaders
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A Roman Catholic bishop in Mexico says he and three other bishops met with drug cartel bosses in a bid to negotiate a possible peace accord in the violent southern state of Guerrero
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Hurricane Grace makes a mess of Mexico’s Mayan Riviera
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TULUM, Mexico • Hurricane Grace struck Mexico’s Caribbean coast just south of the ancient Mayan temples of Tulum on Thursday, tearing the roofs off some homes, knocking out power to thousands and keeping tourists off white sand beaches as it crosses the Yucatan Peninsula. The Category 1 storm had already soaked earthquake-damaged Haiti, Jamaica and…
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Chaos spreads in Venezuela after days without power
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CARACAS, Venezuela • Venezuelans on Monday converged on a polluted river in Caracas to fill water bottles and held scattered protests in several cities as growing chaos took hold in a country whose people have had little power, water and communications for days. A 3-year-old girl with a brain tumor languished in a Caracas hospital,…
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Venezuela: Rivals Maduro, Guaido vie for Military backing
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CARACAS, Venezuela • The struggle for control of Venezuela turned to the military Sunday, as supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido handed leaflets to soldiers detailing a proposed amnesty law that would protect them for helping overthrow President Nicolas Maduro. At the same time, Maduro demonstrated his might, wearing tan fatigues at military exercises. Flanked…
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Venezuela quells soldiers’ revolt
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CARACAS, Venezuela • Venezuela plunged deeper into turmoil on Monday as security forces put down a pre-dawn uprising by national guardsmen that triggered violent street protests and the Supreme Court moved to undercut the opposition-controlled congress’ defiant new leadership. Socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello said 27 guardsmen were arrested and more could be detained as…
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Venezuelan opposition calls for nationwide strike
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan opposition leaders called Monday for a 24-hour nationwide strike to increase pressure on the socialist government after more than 7 million people rejected a plan to rewrite the constitution and consolidate the ruling party’s power over the country, which has been stricken by shortages and inflation and riven by more than…