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Arizona bill that would charge fentanyl distributors with first degree murder also protects "unborn" children

The law also includes penalties for drug distributors whose fentanyl caused the death of an “unborn child,” suggesting that a perpetrator could face double homicide charges for killing a pregnant victim. The legislation excludes mothers who used the drug from first degree liability.

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15-year-old Venezuelan migrant charged with attempted murder of NYPD officers, Brazilian tourist in Times Square

The Thursday shooting was just the latest incident of Times Square incidents. Two weeks earlier on Jan. 27, another group of migrants got into a melee on West 42nd Street and injured two NYPD officers.

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American soldier faces extradition to Mexico for murder charges

23-year-old soldier Saul Luna Villa of the 1st Armored Division in Fort Bliss is facing aggravated femicide charges in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, after being accused of killing the woman he had been dating for nearly 5 years

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Six people shot dead during Juárez funeral amid rising cartel violence

Five individuals were pronounced dead at the scene, and another person succumbed while being transported to the hospital, according to reports

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Drug cartels invade Mayan pyramid sites in southern Mexico

The Mexican government has reported that at least two of the popular Mayan locations have been temporarily shut down as a result of rising crime in the state of Chiapas

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State Dept. warns Americans about travel to Bahamas after 18 murders since new year

A wave of gang violence has sent a shockwave of fear throughout the Bahamas, prompting U.S. government authorities to warn Americans about taking winter travel to the small exotic islands

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Venezuelan transnational gang expands operations from South and Central America to U.S.

Law enforcement officials are probing the rise of the Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang in Miami, Florida, and the Chicago area of Illinois in the heart of the American Midwest

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U.S. appeals court rules Mexico can sue American gun manufacturers for "flood" of firearms across border

A U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that a $10 billion lawsuit filed by Mexico against American gun manufacturers can proceed

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Colombian Navy intercepts secret cocaine narco-submarine deployed by drug cartels

The submarine type – known commonly as a “narco-sub” are becoming an increasingly popular method of shipping illegal drugs so they can transport their product to its intended destination

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Suspected killer of prominent NYC art dealer who knew Michelle Obama arrested in Brazil

Art dealer Brent Sikkema founded a contemporary art gallery in New York called Sikkema Jenkins & Co. He was known as a prominent figure in the Manhattan art world, even having an acquaintanceship with former First Lady Michelle Obama