Carrie Kahn

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Mexican Authorities Arrest 3 Suspects In The Murder Of 2 Honduran Teenagers

Thursday, December 20, 2018

The two migrant youths were killed in Tijuana. Mexican authorities said they were found stabbed and strangled, highlighting the dangers facing unaccompanied minors waiting for U.S. asylum hearings.

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Journalists And NGOs Face Shutdowns, Beatings As Nicaragua Stifles Dissent

Sunday, December 16, 2018

The government of Nicaragua's embattled President Daniel Ortega recently ransacked the offices of human rights organizations and an independent media outlet last week.

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Mexico Is Looking To The U.S. To Fund Their Migrant Marshall Plan

Friday, December 14, 2018

Mexico proposed what it's calling a new Marshall Plan for Central America and it wants the U.S. to help pay for it. Critics say the new government of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is being naive.

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Mexico's New President Vows To Re-Investigate Case Of Kidnapped Student-Teachers

Wednesday, December 05, 2018

Mexico's new president formed a truth commission to investigate the abduction and presumed death of 43 college students in 2014 but some wonder if there will be similar focus on other cases.

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Mexico Swears In New President

Sunday, December 02, 2018

Mexico has sworn in a new president. He is a leftist, populist who promises to live modestly and tackle corruption.

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What The Inauguration Of Mexico's New President Might Mean For Mexico-U.S. Relations

Friday, November 30, 2018

Mexico gets a president unlike any in modern history on Saturday. A political maverick who operates without a formal party and relies on populist appeal. He's pitching big plans for the region and wants the U.S. involved.

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Mexico's New Populist President Takes Office On Saturday

Friday, November 30, 2018

While President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador's unorthodox approach has gained him a loyal following, his unpredictability is rattling international markets and stirring up critics.

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News Brief: Cohen's New Guilty Plea, G-20 Summit, And Mexico's New President

Friday, November 30, 2018

President Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen entered a new guilty plea. And leaders from the U.S., Canada and Mexico prepare to sign a deal to replace NAFTA at the G20 summit.

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Mexican Government Gives Jared Kushner Highest Honors, Angering Critics

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

The country's government said the Order of the Aztec Eagle goes to the White House senior adviser for his role in trade talks, a move some Mexicans are calling a "humiliation."

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Migrants Strain Tijuana Resources As They Try To Get Into The U.S.

Friday, November 16, 2018

Migrants from the Central American caravan are arriving in the Mexican city of Tijuana. Authorities across the border in San Diego, Calif., are dealing with thousands of previous asylum-seekers.

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Tijuana Grapples With Impending Arrival Of Thousands Of Central American Migrants

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

As a caravan of migrants from Central America makes its way toward the U.S., Tijuana residents and officials are already trying to deal with thousands of others who are waiting to ask for asylum in the U.S.

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Mexico Looks To Be Next To Legalize Marijuana

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

The party of the incoming president introduced a bill to lift the country's prohibition on weed, and it controls both houses of Congress.

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Mexico City's 9 Million Residents Still Without Running Water After A Week

Wednesday, November 07, 2018

It's been a week since repair crews cut the water to Mexico City and problems with the repair to the system that provides about 30 percent of the city's water supply isn't going as well as planned.

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Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Notorious Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo'

Monday, November 05, 2018

Mexico's biggest drug trafficker is being charged with worldwide drug trafficking, money laundering and murder. The trial has been decades in the making and is being billed as one of the biggest in the U.S.

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Mexico City Goes Days Without Water During Maintenance Shutdown

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

It's hard to find a bucket, pail or plastic receptacle in the city of millions that isn't full of water. Residents stored water in whatever they could find in preparation for the pipes going dry.

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Violence In Honduran City San Pedro Sula Spurs Migrant Caravan

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Those migrants who didn't join the caravan say they hope to catch up or start a new one. They say poverty and violence at home leave them no other option.

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Hondurans Closely Following Fate Of Migrant Caravan And Trump's Threats To Cut Aid

Monday, October 29, 2018

President Trump says he's going to cut aid to Central American countries that won't stop their residents from heading to the U.S. Many Hondurans welcome it, though they could lose crucial remittances.

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Why Hondurans Head North

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Hondurans continue to flee their homeland for a better life up north. Their reasons for leaving include high crime, vicious gangs and few opportunities.

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Activists Say Blame Over Migrant Caravan Distracts From Issues Of Violence, Poverty

Thursday, October 25, 2018

President Trump says the caravan of migrants working its way north through Mexico is the work of the Democrats, while Honduras's president has accused Venezuela of funding the mass exodus.

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Will NAFTA 2.0 Really Boost Mexican Wages?

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The new trade deal signed by the U.S., Mexico and Canada says much of a car should be built by workers making at least $16 an hour. Some experts are skeptical that will happen anytime soon in Mexico.

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