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Cuauhtémoc Blanco: Morena’s Smart Move or Political Liability?

By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — For years, Mexican politics have been nurtured by high-profile personalities from different areas of Mexican society such as celebrities, businessmen, writers and prominent athletes. This situation, far from being caused by the scarcity of members of the political parties, is rather a strategic move by these institutions to attract voters on a large scale, taking

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Rope Bridge Collapses Injuring Cuernavaca Mayor, Entourage

PULSE NEWS MEXICO The mayor of Cuernavaca, Morelos, a tourist town just one hour southwest of Mexico City, was injured, along with his wife and several other people, when a wooden suspension bridge collapsed on Tuesday, June 7. According to local authorities, José Luis Urióstegui Salgado, his wife Luz María Zagal, four municipal aldermen and a city trustee were injured

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Small Plane Crashes into Morelos Supermarket

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A small airplane crashed into a Bodega Aurrerá supermarket in the municipality of Temixco, Morelos, on the afternoon of Monday, March 28, killing all three passengers aboard. Morelos Governor Cuauhtémoc Blanco reported that first responders were on the scene almost immediately, providing assistance to three persons injured in the crash. According to Flightaware, a

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Mexican Governors Threaten AMLO With Legal, Political Battles

By KYLIE MADRY  Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has long been disliked by members of the opposition parties, who formed the country’s ruling class until AMLO and his National Regeneration Movement (Morena) took power. That distaste is turning into open revolt, as the president faces threats from the rightwing National Anti-AMLO Front (Frena), the newly formed Sí por

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