García Luna Begins US Trial on Charges of Cartel Collusion
García Luna has been accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribes, from 2006 to 2012, from the Sinaloa Cartel
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North America Is the Key to Central America
OPINION By MATTHEW ROONEY Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* America’s engagement in international trade and global manufacturing supply chains is the cornerstone of the power and prosperity of the United States. The rising chorus of voices arguing that a “go-it-alone” industrial policy will make the United States more secure and more prosperous have misunderstood this simple fact.
Read moreUS Tourist in Puerto Vallarta Confirmed to Have Monkeypox
PULSE NEWS MEXICO A 48-year-old tourist from Dallas, Texas, who was visiting the Mexican resort town of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, was confirmed on Tuesday, June 7, to have contracted monkeypox. The man, who presented at a Puerto Vallarta hospital with pustule-like lesions on May 30, allegedly fled the hospital early Friday, June 3, after doctors informed him that he could
Read moreEarthX Team Courts Mexican Eco-Conscious Businesses
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS It started off back in 2009 as a simple effort by a group of ecology-conscious business leaders in Texas who decided to join forces to stop the Texas Utility (TXU) energy company in the Dallas suburb of Irving from acquiring 11 permits to open coal-based production plants. Led by Dallas retail mogul Trammell S. Crow, the group
Read moreBorder Crossings Expected to Reach 20-Year High
XINHUA The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement Tuesday, March 16, that the number of immigrants attempting to enter the United States through its southern border is expected to reach the highest level in two decades. The statement came amid a recent surge in unaccompanied migrant children making the trip with the aim of reuniting with
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO New Mexican Tourist Resort Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Saturday visited the largest of the three islands, popularly known as “Las Marías,” off the coast of Nayarit in the Pacific Ocean. During his visit, AMLO announced that in three months the archipelago, which once served as a federal prison, would open up to tourists as
Read moreThe View from the North: The Mexican-American Beat
By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Mexican Americans have had a huge impact on U.S. culture, from heroic military service to excelling in business. But they also had an influential role in modern U.S. music. I want to take this occasion to remember two great Latino musicians born in May who had a lot of hits on the radio. Let’s start with
Read moreSouthwest Airlines Cancels Flights to Mexico City
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Southwest Airlines will discontinue its Mexico City routes as of March 30, the airlines announced. The Dallas-based economy airlines, which first began offering daily flights between Mexico City and Houston, Texas, in 2014, said that the decision to cut the service was based on the fact that the route had not proven sufficiently profitable.
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