Crime
Mexico: Criminal groups recruit young people through video games on their cell phones
The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection explained that the “growth of this sector is due to the easy access and versatility of smartphones”
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Climate
Tropical Storm Roslyn hits Mexico's pacific coast, killing at least two
In addition to the deaths, Roslyn caused major damage in the state of Nayarit
Immigration
Mexico’s president urges U.S. to restore ties with Venezuela despite recent immigration agreement
"Relations between the government of the United States and Venezuela need to be restored," Lopez Obrador said
Crime
U.S. sanctions allies of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel
The Treasury Department accused Juan Francisco Valenzuela and his family-run drug trafficking operation of transporting “multi-ton quantities of illicit drugs"
Culture
'Mama Coco,' the grandmother who inspired the Disney character, dies at 109
María Salud Ramírez Caballero died at the age of 109 in the Mexican state of Michoacán
Human Rights
Mexico's largest state approves same-sex marriage
Mexican lawmakers passed the bill with 50 votes in favor of the legalization against 16 who opposed it
Immigration
Mexican Cartel migrant smuggling profits rivals Fox News Corp. gross revenues, says report
Their profits have rocketed from $500 million to $13 billion in just four years
Crime
El Chapo: 'politicians hold the real power in drug trade'
El Chapo said that authorities would have to go after “politicians on both sides of the border” for the drug war to really stop
Politics
U.S. judge dismisses Mexico's $10bn lawsuit against American gun manufacturers
Mexico accused the gun manufacturers of supplying weapons to Mexican cartels
Drug trafficking
DEA warns Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels are direct threats to families and children in the U.S.
Of 390 cases currently under investigation by the DEA, 35 are related to the criminal groups mentioned here
Politics
U.S. to provide $200 million in aid to Mexico and Central America, says Blinken
The assistance will support the humanitarian and protection needs of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants
