There was a recent outbreak among U.S. patients who traveled to Matamoros earlier this year for surgeries, resulting in at least five suspected cases of fungal meningitis, one of whom died from the infection
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The exact cause of the infections is not yet known, but health authorities said that anyone with a scheduled elective surgery involving epidural anesthesia in Matamoros should “consider canceling or postponing” those procedures
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The senator from New Jersey also took aim at López Obrador’s controversial “hugs, not bullets” policy
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden is “aware and has been informed” of the four missing U.S. citizens
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Matamoros is considered ground zero for the Gulf Cartel, one of the oldest organized crime groups in Mexico, and is known for its warring factions
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By MARK LORENZANA A few days after U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar warned that growing insecurity across a number of Mexican states could have a negative impact on foreign investment in the country, Mexican daily newspaper Reforma released a report on Sunday, Aug. 28, detailing the contrasting homicide rates between cities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, based
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In an apparent reversal of its previous stance, the administration of leftist Mexican President Andrés Manual López Obrador (AMLO) has seemingly struck a deal with the Joe Biden administration to reinstate the remain-in-Mexico policy as of next week. The U.S. Border Control announced Thursday, Dec. 2, that the Mexican government had agreed to the
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros issued a security alert for all Americans on Saturday, Oct. 23, recommending they avoid travel to and within that Tamaulipas city because of the bloody shootout between police and suspected drug cartel operatives that occurred there on Friday, Oct. 22. The Consulate also extended the travel alert to
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By SILVIO CANTO, JR. It was refreshing to hear Texas Governor Greg Abbott of Texas challenge the chaos (and lawlessness) at the U.S.-Mexico border over the weekend. The situation has gone way beyond a debate over unaccompanied kids on the border. It is now about encouraging criminal elements in Mexico to come north, as the governor said in an interview
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By SILVIO CANTO, JR. As the United States is finally beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel in terms of novel coronavirus infections, we are reminded how grave the covid-19 situation remains in Mexico, where infections and the death toll continues to rise. (As of Thursday, March 4, there were more than 2.1 million officially confirmed
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