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MEGAN JANETSKY

MEGAN JANETSKY

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Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming election

Souvenirs bearing the image of 70-year-old Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sell like T-shirts at a Taylor Swift concert

Hats, T-shirts and dolls reflect outgoing Mexican president's outsized presence in upcoming election
Americas|News|World

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?

On Friday night, diplomatic relations between Mexico and Ecuador dramatically imploded after Ecuadorian police burst into Mexico’s embassy in Quito and arrested Jorge Glas, Ecuador’s former vice president

Ecuadorian police broke into Mexico's embassy, sparking outrage. Why is this such a big deal?
Environment

19 cats roam Mexico's presidential palace. A new declaration gives them food and care fur-ever

Feral cats have long wandered the gardens and elegant halls of Mexicos' presidential palace

19 cats roam Mexico's presidential palace. A new declaration gives them food and care fur-ever
Americas|Election|News

Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election

In Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez’s personal attacks

Candidates spar in Mexico's first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
Election|News

Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election

José Raúl Mulino, the stand-in for former President Ricardo Martinelli in Panama's presidential election, is on his way to becoming the new leader of the Central American nation

Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election
Americas|Election|News|World

Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic

As soaring violence and political turmoil grip neighboring Haiti, the Dominican Republic will hold elections Sunday that have been defined by calls for more crackdowns on migrants and finishing a border wall dividing the countries

Haiti's crisis rises to the forefront of elections in neighboring Dominican Republic
Americas|Crime|News|World

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches

Cartel violence haunted the central Mexican town of Huitzilac days after a mass shooting claimed the lives of eight men

Mexico's cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches
Environment|Health|Science|World

Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats

The number of heat-related howler monkeys deaths in Mexico has risen to 157, with a tragically small number of the primates treated or recovering

Heat-related monkey deaths climb in Mexico, as environmentalists report deaths of birds and bats
Americas|Election|News|World

What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power

Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing many of the core issues facing the country including gender, violence and populism

What to know about Mexico's historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
Technology|Travel|World

In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

Mexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly built a train system looping around the country’s southern Yucatan Peninsula

In Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train
Americas|News|US|World

Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants

Mexican authorities are using a simple but harsh tactic to deal with migrants trying to get to the U.S. They're wearing them out until they give up

Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants
Americas|Health|News|World

Heat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country's most vulnerable

Mexico's health ministry has tallied at least 125 heat-related deaths this year

Heat wave claims lives of at least 125 in Mexico this year, hitting country's most vulnerable
Crime|News|US|World

In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel

U.S., Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced new sanctions against members of La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, a notoriously violent group that wars for territorial control with a slate of other Mexican cartels

In Atlanta to promote fentanyl actions, Yellen announces sanctions against Mexican cartel
Europe|News|World

Argentina's Milei meets German officials in controversial lap around Europe

Argentina’s self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei met with German officials on Sunday in Berlin

Argentina's Milei meets German officials in controversial lap around Europe
Americas|News|Political|World

Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis

Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup and urged people to mobilize

Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis
Crime|News|Political|World

Families say those detained in Bolivia failed coup were tricked. President says it's not his problem

Families of the 21 people detained on accusations that they participated in a failed coup attempt appear visibly confused and anxious in the jail where they're being kept

Families say those detained in Bolivia failed coup were tricked. President says it's not his problem
Americas|Economy|News|World

Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to 'take over' as president

Bolivian President Luis Arce says a former general intended to take over the government and become president in a failed coup, and he denies that the Andean nation is experiencing an economic crisis

Bolivia’s leader says the general accused of leading failed coup wanted to 'take over' as president
Americas|News|World

Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims

Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is accusing his political ally-turned-rival President Luis Arce of deceiving the Bolivian people by staging a “self-coup” last week

Bolivian president orchestrated a 'self-coup,' political rival Evo Morales claims
MidEast|News|Sports|Travel|World

Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris

Palestinian Olympic athletes have been greeted with a roar of a crowd and gifts of food and roses as they arrived in Paris

Palestinian Olympic team greeted with cheers and gifts in Paris
Europe|News|World

Migrants and homeless people are cleared out of Paris during the Olympics

Hundreds of migrants and homeless Parisians climbed aboard buses to be driven out of the city

Migrants and homeless people are cleared out of Paris during the Olympics
Entertainment|News|Sports

Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River

A hot-air balloon brought an Olympic ring of fire into a rainy sky and singer Celine Dion belted from the Eiffel Tower as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century

Paris dazzles with a rainy Olympics opening ceremony on the Seine River
News|Sports|World

Paris barricades start to come down after opening ceremony on the Seine, but many still struggling

Bridges along the Seine River are opening up, and police barricades are being taken down in Paris after the Olympics opening ceremony

Paris barricades start to come down after opening ceremony on the Seine, but many still struggling
Africa|Sports

Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus

South Sudanese runner Perina Lokure Nakang first ran for sport along the road near her refugee camp in Kenya

Refugee athletes want more of them to compete at the Olympics as migration takes global focus
Lifestyle|News|Sports|World

Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes, but some say progress isn't finished

A record number of athletes openly identifying as LGBTQ+ are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics set record for number of openly LGBTQ+ athletes, but some say progress isn't finished
Lifestyle|News|Opinion|Sports|World

Vitriol about female boxer Imane Khelif fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying a female boxer in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers for the LGBTQ+ community and female athletes

Vitriol about female boxer Imane Khelif fuels concern of backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

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