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Month: December 2023

Mexico says a drug cartel kidnapped 14 people from towns where angry residents killed 10 gunmen

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A drug cartel in central Mexico has kidnapped 14 local residents, including four children, in apparent retaliation for an uprising by angry farmers earlier this month that killed 10 cartel gunmen, officials said. Farmers in the village of Texcaltitlan and a neighboring hamlet had apparently grown tired of cartel extortions. Armed

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Thursday Night Football: Joe Flacco has no ill will towards former team as Browns push for playoff spot against Jets

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — While fans always know to expect the unexpected in the NFL, not even the most knowledgeable football followers would have predicted the impact Joe Flacco has made during the 2023 season. The veteran quarterback has starred for the Cleveland Browns in recent weeks and now faces a Thursday Night

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US companies are picky about investing in China. The exceptions? Burgers and lattes

By AAMER MADHANI, PAUL WISEMAN and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s been no shortage of tough news for China’s economy as some of the world’s biggest brands consider or take action to shift manufacturing to friendlier shores at a time of unease about security controls, protectionism and wobbly relations between Beijing and

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Election officials see a range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists

By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — For election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the list of security challenges just keeps growing. Many of the concerns from four years ago persist: the potential for cyberattacks targeting voter registration systems or websites that report unofficial results, and equipment problems or human errors

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Blinken y Mayorkas sostuvieron “reunión muy productiva” con pares mexicanos

Sofía Barruti (CNN) —  El secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, dijo que tuvo una “reunión muy productiva” con el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, y su gabinete en una publicación este miércoles a través de X. El encuentro de este miércoles se produce mientras Estados Unidos busca ayuda de México para reducir

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Bulgaria and Romania overcome Austria’s objections and get partial approval to join Schengen Area

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria and Romania have received permission to join Europe’s passport- and visa-free Schengen Area, starting in March, the governments of the two countries said. The move initially will apply only to travelers arriving by air and sea, while Austria has committed to continuing negotiations over the need for border checks when

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