Listen bro; you don’t ask to see Santa Muerte unless you are going to buy one. She is the real deal and I could get in trouble. It’s very Catholic here, (Cozumel) and illegal for me to sell it. I’ll …
Agents feared Mexican drug cartel attack on border dam
"An alleged plot by a Mexican drug cartel to blow up a dam along the Texas border — and unleash billions of gallons of water into a region with millions of civilians — sent American police, federal …
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“Officials: 3 men kidnapped, murdered in Juárez were US citizens.”
"Chihuahua state police confirmed Tuesday that three of the four bodies found in the back of a pickup in east Juárez on Monday were those of U.S. citizens abducted during a wedding last week... All …
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State of emergency declared as oil spill nears Louisiana
"Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Thursday as winds drove a massive oil spill toward the state's coast and authorities scrambled to mitigate its environmental effects. The …
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6 police, 1 civilian dead in Juarez shootout
"A noon shootout left six police officers and a civilian dead on the streets of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, city officials said. Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said five of the dead were federal police …
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Gunmen hit Mexican army bases
"Dozens of gunmen mounted rare and apparently coordinated attacks targeting two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers. The attempts to blockade soldiers …
Warning issued to U.S. border officers
"The U.S. consortium that focuses on crimes along the border warns that a violent Mexican prison gang may try to retaliate against U.S. officers, officials say. The El Paso Intelligence Center issued …
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13 dead, 13 injured in Juarez shooting, Mexican police say
"As many as 15 gunmen stormed into a house party in Juarez, Mexico, in the early hours of Sunday morning and opened fire, killing at least 13 people and injuring 13 others in one of the deadliest …
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Hype, Social Media, and Networked Social Movements
"What good did social media actually do for the people of Iran?" TechCrunch's Paul Carr asks. "Despite a slew of YouTube videos and a couple of thousand foreign Twitter users turning their avatar …
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Traffic increases along 'Cocaine Coast'
If you know what's good for you, fisherman Teodoro Contreras says, stay away from certain places after sunset on the beaches of Mexico's southern coast. From the resort city of Acapulco to the …
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