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Yahoo! News: World - Mexico
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World - Mexico
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(AP)
AP - US Consulate in Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez temporarily closes for security review.
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Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army
(AP)
 AP - One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel," was killed Thursday in a gunbattle with soldiers, the Mexican army announced.
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California pot sweep linked to Mexican drug cartels
(Reuters)
Reuters - California authorities said on Thursday they have made dozens of arrests and destroyed marijuana plants worth billions of dollars on farms that officials said are controlled by Mexican drug traffickers.
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Top Mexican trafficker Coronel dead
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a major Mexican drug trafficker, was killed during an army operation, the government confirmed on Thursday in what may be a coup for President Felipe Calderon's war on drugs.
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Top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug gang killed: reports
(AFP)
 AFP - Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug gang, was killed in a military raid in the suburbs of the western city of Guadalajara, according to media reports.
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Canada cancels 2 Mexicana flights on creditor request
(Reuters)
Reuters - Airline Mexicana de Aviacion said on Thursday that two Mexico-bound flights were canceled on request from a creditor to Canadian authorities who demands clarification over the company's financial situation.
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Top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug gang detained: reports
(AFP)
AFP - Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug gang, has been detained in a military raid in the suburbs of the western city of Guadalajara, media reports said here Thursday.
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Mexican drug gunmen demand media run clips
(AP)
AP - Gunmen who abducted four journalists in northern Mexico are demanding their media outlets broadcast videos apparently taped by a drug cartel that accuse officials of favoring a rival gang.
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BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage
(Reuters)
 Reuters - More than 2,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, a panel of U.S. judges heard arguments from lawyers on Thursday on how piles of oil spill-related lawsuits against BP Plc should be merged.
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Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen
(AP)
 AP - Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen.
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Fishermen fear for livelihoods as Gulf focus shifts
(AFP)
 AFP - US spill chief Thad Allen failed Thursday to reassure desperate fishermen about their Gulf of Mexico oil clean-up jobs, while BP began the legal wrangling in a massive civil trial.
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Black Eyed Peas join Mexico in protesting Arizona immigration law SB1070 [video]
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Mexico staged a handful of protests today against the new immigration law in Arizona, where up to 530,000 undocumented workers live and 88.6 percent of the Hispanic population is Mexican.
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Scenarios: The uncertain fate of oil spill bills
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Congress is poised to debate energy legislation designed to toughen offshore drilling practices in the aftermath of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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Shell defends deep-water oil production, as profits soar
(AFP)
 AFP - Royal Dutch Shell posted soaring profits on Thursday and defended deep-water oil production, arguing it has an "important role" to play despite the Gulf of Mexico disaster that rocked rival BP.
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Arizona immigration law 2010: As SB1070 takes effect, Mexicans say 'Adios, Arizona'
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Mexico is gearing up for a possible influx of deportees after a controversial Arizona immigration law took effect Thursday, even as a US judge blocked key provisions of SB 1070.
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First US court session pits BP against oil spill victims
(AFP)
AFP - BP was to come face-to-face Thursday with the victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill during a first court hearing into the case, which is likely to become the trial of the century.
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Mexico braces for deportations under Arizona law
(AFP)
 AFP - Mexico braced for mass deportations as a new Arizona immigration law was due to take effect, though a US federal judge on Wednesday blocked the most controversial parts of the legislation.
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Four shot dead in Mexico City pizzeria
(AFP)
 AFP - Three men and a woman were gunned down late Wednesday at a pizzeria in Mexico City, according to authorities who said the shootings bore the hallmarks of an organized crime hit.
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Argentina identifies junta victims
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two bodies dug up in Argentina have been identified as a French activist and his Mexican girlfriend who disappeared during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship, President Cristina Fernandez said on Wednesday.
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Crews take step toward readying permanent well fix
(AP)
 AP - Crews have taken another step toward readying the relief well expected to finally kill the Gulf of Mexico oil gusher.
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