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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is the most powerful drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. Who are they?
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/05
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/17
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In Pictures: US-Mexico drug tunnel
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In Pictures: Legalize marijuana?
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Latin America Monitor
How the Zetas drug gang took MonterreyThe Zetas have many sides, but how and why the gang settled in Monterrey explains a lot about who they are and how they operate.
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Jenni Rivera crash: DEA investigating the owner of jet
Jenni Rivera was taking a test flight, says one report. Jennie Rivera was interested in buying the Learjet 25 for $250,000. The jet owner is under investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Agency. Two of the company's planes were seized by the DEA earlier this year.
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Who is a victim in Mexico's drug war violence?
A new, controversial memorial to victims of Mexico's drug war may prompt deeper wrestling with what has become a controversial topic.
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Mexico: Sharp fall in drug violence inspires new optimism
Along much of the 1,970-mile border between Mexico and the US, levels of violence that peaked in 2011 have fallen, and a national survey found optimism for Mexico's security situation is on the rise.
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Stir It Up!
Travel: Tijuana coconut treatSometimes simple street food is the best tourist find.
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Focus
In Chicago, heat and homicide stoke fear and frustrationChicago's surging murder rate is now four times that of New York. With drug cartels battling for turf and gang warfare turning chaotic, how can the Windy City get a handle on its homicides?
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Family dinner with the Gallegoses: Tortillas and togetherness
The great American family dinner tradition, Census data show, is perhaps greatest among Latino households in the US. Four generations of the Gallegos family – of San Ysidro, Calif. – have regular dinners together. And gorditas – small, stuffed tortilla pouches – are a dinner mainstay.
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Latin America Monitor
Film critical of Mexico's PRI packs theaters ahead of presidential electionThat a movie about a political assassination and suspected state interference could even be made is a testament to how far Mexico has come from the days of government censorship.
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Culture Cafe
Mexican drug movie 'Miss Bala' portrays a dark, cartel-fueled world of violenceThe film is spellbinding and provocative, with none of Hollywood's usual easy answers to brutality
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Latin America Monitor
Honduras: home to the most violent city in the hemisphere?Amid rising crime, the Peace Corps pulled out of in Honduras this week.
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Cover Story
Mexico drug war casualty: Citizenry suffers post-traumatic stressOutwardly, life seems normal; but as drug war kidnappings, extortion, and violence brush closer to the average citizen, experts say, the mental terrain looks like post-traumatic stress.
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Latin America Monitor
Tunnel-detection technology at US-Mexico border: Is it worth the effort?The US government is researching use of robots, microgravity sensors, and other high-tech tools to find smuggling tunnels under the US-Mexico border. But police work may be the most effective tool.
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Sinaloa group 101: Five facts about Mexico's powerful drug cartel
The Sinaloa cartel is the most powerful drug trafficking organization operating in Mexico – and, some say, in the Western Hemisphere. Who are they?
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Latin America Monitor
Is US deportation of criminals driving up Mexico border violence?Mexican President Felipe Calderon last week accused the US policy of deporting criminals into northern Mexico of fueling the criminal violence that is ravaging the country.
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Massive blackout affects California, Arizona, Mexico
A widespread blackout in the Southwest has sent two nuclear reactors offline, interrupted commutes, and left people and food struggling with temperatures as high as 115 degrees.
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An AK-47 and $4 million in cash: How an Alaska bank heist ended in Tijuana
Authorities say bank vault manager, Gary Cazarez, drove away from Key Bank in Anchorage, Alaska with over $4 million dollars in tow. It wasn't until Mr. Cazarez hit Tijuana, Mexico, that things went awry.
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Latin America Monitor
The other side of Mexico's drug war successesThe government hailed a long list of recent arrests of drug lords and other criminals, but such events always seem to be paired with a setback or other negative development in the drug war.
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Latin America Monitor
Juarez prison riot points to lawlessness in Mexican systemDetails of a party held at the jail comes amid rising tensions between local and federal police. The government announced this week it is suspending aid to a local police training program in Ciudad Juarez.
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Teen killer's light sentence dismays a violence-weary Mexico
Edgar Jimenez was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention for a murder case that critics said should have been used to send a message on consequences to other young violent offenders in Mexico.
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Latin America Monitor
Are Mexican drug cartels escalating attacks against US border officials?Recent reports suggest that assaults on US officials on the Mexico border may have tripled since 2004, but a look at these 'attacks' shows that the danger they pose may be exaggerated.
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Latin America Monitor
Release of former Tijuana mayor compounds Mexico's judicial credibility problemTuesday's release of Jorge Hank Rhon after being held on gun charges is a blow to a government that can't seem to make charges against organized crime stick, writes guest blogger Steven Dudley.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/05
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Global News Blog
Mexico violence claims two more US citizens on increasingly perilous borderThe Monitor's bureau chief in Mexico recalls when Americans thought nothing of crossing the border for a taco or inexpensive dental work. Those days are over.
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Mexico's drug war hits YouTube (again) as cartel boss photos go viral
Mexico's federal prosecutor's office discovered on YouTube photos of the alleged leader of the Tijuana Cartel, showing him posing on a beach and riding in a boat, and reposted them on its Most-Wanted website.
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Mexico drug war death toll up 60 percent in 2010. Why?
The government on Wednesday announced that 15,273 people died in the Mexico drug war in 2010.
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