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Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

October 11, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.

Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the...

Veterinarians examine cattle at a ranch that supplies livestock for export to the U.S., in Zamora, northern Mexico, July 28, 2025, as the U.S. border remains closed to Mexican cattle imports because of screwworm concerns. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Mexican ranchers struggle to adapt as a tiny parasite ravages their cattle exports to the US

August 14, 2025 at 4:08 p.m.

The U.S. has suspended live cattle imports from Mexico due to concerns about the New World Screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite found in southern Mexico.

Opposition activists and riot police clash during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on May 10, 2017.

Dozens hurt, 1 dead in violent day of protests in Venezuela

June 4, 2018 at 9:42 p.m.

Dozens of people were injured and a 27-year-old man killed Wednesday during another day of violent clashes in Venezuela's capital during demonstrations demanding elections. National guardsmen launched tear gas and...

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