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Culture
Latin American LGBTQ+ community rocked after Mexico's first non-binary magistrate found dead
Ociel Baena considered himself “non-binary” and was recognized as the first “non-binary” member of the Mexican judiciary. He was killed alongside a second person whom police believe was his partner.
Entertainment
Luis Miguel to the rescue: Singer donates 10 million pesos to help hurricane victims in Acapulco
The Fundación Banorte announced Thursday morning that the world famous singer had made a generous donation of $10M pesos and would double his contributionto rebuild homes in the Acapulco area
Politics
López Obrador tries to offer calm, hope on Mexico's Pacific coast after dozens killed by Hurricane Otis
At least 27 people died in the midst of Hurricane Otis, a significant Category 5 storm that made landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday, according to national officials
Climate
Acapulco resort town hammered by Hurricane Otis
Mexican officials are trying to determine the level of damage, but little information has surfaced since 30% of Guerrero homes lost power, and the storm effectively knocked out communications in the area
Crime
Gunmen ambush Mexican police in southern Guerrero state, handcuff victims and open fire
Several area drug cartel related enterprises have been fighting one another for control since the area is considered to have lucrative drug routes along the north Pacific corridor
Climate
Resort town Puerto Vallarta spared after Hurricane Lidia strikes Mexico's Pacific coast
The Category 4 hurricane was tracked as the third largest storm of its kind to ever make landfall with the Mexican Pacific coast
Immigration
Mexico turns down U.S. request for migrant transit centers, blames other countries for crisis
López Obrador said he believes it makes more sense to have transit centers first set up in other countries where the migrants are coming from, inferring that most of the migrants are coming from neighboring countries to the south of Mexico
Crime
Cartel killings haunt Mexican business district, location of future Tesla plant
Mexican authorities found the mutilated remains of up to a dozen bodies strewn across the northern city of Monterrey on Tuesday
Crime
Mexican daycare investigated for at least 20 cases of sexual abuse
Attorney general says they have at least 10 scientifically confirmed cases of “with some type of sexual abuse”
Crime
Justice: Drug lord El Chapo's son extradited to U.S. to face criminal charges
Ovidio Guzman Lopez, now in U.S. custody in Chicago and has been tied to violence and the drug trade, according to U.S. officials