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Hispanic woman kidnapped and robbed of $9,000 in New Jersey lottery scam

An unknown man asked the victim to help him cash a lottery ticket he had allegedly won

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American woman kidnapped in Mexico released after being held captive for 8 months 

Monica De Leon Barba, 40, was kidnapped on November 29, 2022, while she was walking from work to her home with her dog in Tepatitlan, Jalisco in western Mexico

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Former Panamanian President Varela banned from entering the U.S. over "significant corruption"

"While serving as Panama's vice president and then president, Varela accepted bribes in exchange for improperly awarding government contracts," said Secretary of State Antony Blinken

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Secret Service ends White House cocaine investigation, no suspect identified

The agency said it reviewed the security system at the White House and questioned several individuals about the incident but was unable to identify the culprit

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Austin calls to suspend partnership with Texas DPS after shooting incident

On Sunday, a state trooper aimed a gun at a 10-year-old during a traffic stop after they pulled over a vehicle in South Austin because it was missing license plates

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U.S. sanctions 10 individuals linked to Mexico's Sinaloa cartel

Those sanctioned are being accused of being involved in the production and trafficking of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin and has led to a significant increase in overdose deaths in the U.S.

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Florida 6-year-old fights off kidnapper by biting him

"I bit him," the girl said, adding that her mom had taught her how to defend herself

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American accused of killing Mexican sex workers in Tijuana arrested in California

Rivera "is considered a serial killer" and "will now face justice in Baja California," said the attorney general of the state of Baja California, Ricardo Ivan Carpio

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San Francisco drug market controlled by Honduran migrants, report finds

The Honduran migrants act as the street dealers for several narcotics that come from Mexico, which are produced and provided by the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels

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9 killed after masked men set fire to public market in Mexico

Prosecutors are investigating why the private security guards in charge of the supermarket left their posts at the time of the attack and allegedly shut off surveillance cameras during the attack