Laredo, TX

The Independent

 Mexico’s massive, debt-fueled passenger rail building program is not going to end with the administration of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, but will instead double, he said Wednesday.López Obrador said his successor, president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, is planning to build three passenger train lines running from the capital to some cities on the U.S. border. López Obrador and Sheinbaum agree she will build about 1,850 miles (3,000 kilometers) of passenger rail, double the amount he built.Sheinbaum said the trains would be electric and would run at speeds of up to 100 mph (160 kph). Almost all of Mexico's current...

Mexican president says his successor will build passenger train lines to US border

Business Insider

Thousands of Chinese migrants trekked last year to the US border after arriving in Ecuador, which is cutting their visa-free access.

The thousands of Chinese migrants headed to the US-Mexico border just lost their key entry point to America

The US-Mexico water crisis is highlighting the immense difficulties of navigating how to share shrinking water resources in a hotter, drier world.

A water war is looming between Mexico and the US. Neither side will win

Texas State

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If you plan to travel from Texas to Mexico this summer, you need to be aware of some important U.S. Government Travel Warnings that are in effect. The most recent (and most urgent) travel warning was issued this week for anyone considering bus travel south (typically through the Texas border cities of Mission, Hidalgo, and Pharr) into Reynosa (Tamaulipas) Mexico:

Texas to Mexico Travel? Urgent U.S. Warnings!

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A Piece of Travel

The world can feel like a traveler's oyster. But in some cities, globetrotters need to be extra careful. That said, Americans don't even need to go overseas to encounter cities with some of the highest homicide rates in the world; two are in the United States. Can you name them?

25 Most Dangerous Cities in the World

Mexican officials investigating videos shared on social media showing bodies in a dumper truck have found 19 corpses in La Concordia, in the southern state of Chiapas. The victims were all male, dressed in black and wearing tactical vests, as worn by members of Mexico's powerful criminal gangs. Most of...

Mexican gang fight leaves pile of bodies

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

TIME

The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified the Avocado Exporting Producers and Packers of Mexico late on June 14

U.S. Suspends Mexico Avocado Shipments

CBS News

Two police officers were shot to death in the embattled Mexican city of Celaya amid a wave of targeted attacks that authorities said Thursday were likely carried out by a drug cartel.A total of 18 Celaya police officers have been shot to death so far this year, making the city of a half million inhabitants probably the most dangerous city in the hemisphere for police."This is something that worries us a lot, and more than that it hurts," President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said of the attacks.Authorities confirmed that gunmen opened fire on police in at least four different locations...

2 more police officers shot to death in Mexican city plagued by cartel violence

Latin Times

Mexico's seizure of fentanyl, most of it U.S.-bound, has dropped dramatically so far this year, according to figures released by the Defense Department and reported by ABC News. Concretely, Mexican federal forces have only seized 286 pounds (130 kilograms) of the opioid in the first six months of 2024, a...

Mexico's fentanyl seizures dropped sharply this year, Defense Department data shows

The amount of Americans who want current immigration levels to decrease has seen a dramatic spike over the past month, reaching its highest point in over two decades. Concretely, the figure climbed 14 percentage points between May and June, going from 41% to 55%, according to figures from a new Gallup poll. Consequently, those who want it to stay at current levels and to decrease saw sharp drops, from 31% to 25% and 26% to 16%, respectively.

More than half of Americans now want immigration to decrease, the most in over two decades

Restoring power to the millions of Texans affected by Hurricane Beryl is expected to take several days, if not weeks, creating a potentially hazardous health situation as the state faces a continued heat wave with temperatures in the three digits. The storm, which struck southern Texas as a Category 1...

Millions continue without power in Texas amid scorching heat as Beryl leaves behind a devastating trail

Butler, PA

Two people have allegedly died following an incident at a Pennsylvania campaign rally where former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was rushed off stage with blood on his face after gunshots were heard on Saturday. Butler County district attorney Richard Goldinger said that "the suspected gunman was dead,...

Two dead at Pennsylvania Trump rally amid alleged shooting incident, per local authorities

Mexican authorities found what they suspect is a tunnel used to smuggle drugs into the U.S. in Tijuana after receiving an anonymous tip. The country's National Guard arrived at a yard used by food trucks to find someone digging in the property. Baja California's Secretary of Public Safety, Leopoldo Tizoc...

Suspected drug tunnel connecting Tijuana and the U.S. found after anonymous tip

Reuters

MEXICALI, Mexico (Reuters) - Authorities found the body of a 23-year-old woman who went missing in northern Mexico days after she used the ride-hailing app DiDi, a case that has sparked outrage in the Latin American country where gender violence is prevalent.

Body found of woman who went missing after taking DiDi ride in Mexico

El Paso, TX

New York Post

Mexican cartels are now offering VIP “travel agency” packages worth as much as $15,000 to help illegal immigrants sneak into the United States via a stream of underground tunnels. 

The so-called VIP smuggling has become so lucrative that the cartels are now focusing roughly 70% of their criminal activity on getting migrants across the US-Mexico border — instead of their usual drug trafficking, USA Today reported.

The La Linea cartel, for example, has allegedly been shepherding roughly 1,000 VIP migrants from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico into El Paso, Texas every month, a senior Mexican official told the outlet. 



“Criminals have shifted from...

Mexican cartels offering $15K VIP ‘travel agency’ packages to help illegal immigrants sneak into US

Florida State

Florida Republicans and the state's hemp industry are collaborating to oppose a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in November's elections. This opposition is primarily financially backed by the hemp industry, which is contributing to both Governor Ron DeSantis' political committee and the Republican Party of Florida's efforts against the amendment.

Florida Republicans join forces with hemp industry to prevent marijuana legalization in the state

Arizona State

Las Vegas, NV

SEATTLE - As scorching-high temperatures keep on hitting most of the United States, people in some of the hottest places are now at an increased risk of serious contact burns. Playgrounds, roads and even sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree and third-degree burns. In some cases they could even be fatal, according to experts.

Arizona is so hot right now people are getting second-degree burns by falling on sidewalks and roads

San Ygnacio, TX

Mirando City, TX

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Laredo mayor says passenger train lines to Mexican border cities will boost tourism, security

Last week is was announced that newly elected Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will expand the country's passenger rail system to facilitate travel to cities bordering the...

Laredo mayor says passenger train lines to Mexican border cities will boost tourism, security

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