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Mexico City Strengthens Public Safety with new Patrol Vehicles Equipped with TETRA Technology
Narrowband | 2025-07-29 Teltronic provides critical communications technology through TETRA terminals that enhance coordination and reduce response times. On July 24, 2025, the Head of Government, Clara Brugada Molina, and the Secretary of Citizen...

Students from Panamericana University get crash course in UChicago economics
Editor’s note: This story is part of Dispatches from Abroad, a series highlighting UChicago community members who are researching, studying and working around the world. Every summer, the hallways of the University of Chicago’s Economics...

Mexican scientists are creating mass graves of pigs in the hope they’ll someday lead to cartel victim discoveries
First the scientists dress dead swine in clothes, then they dispose of the carcasses. Some they wrap in packing tape, others they chop up. They stuff the animals into plastic bags or wrap them in blankets. They cover them in lime or burn them....

The hidden black market fueling Mexico’s cars — and its cartels
In Mexico, there’s a 1 in 3 chance that the gasoline being pumped into cars has been stolen, smuggled or adulterated. The scale of this black market economy, known locally as “huachicoleo,” is massive. Oil theft is now the second-largest source of...

Mining giant Grupo Mexico reports profit bump as copper costs shrink
By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mining and transportation conglomerate Grupo Mexico reported net profit rose 10% in the second quarter, helped by lower mining costs and a good performance from its copper byproducts business even as copper...

Mexican neuroscientist's journey from exile to schizophrenia research breakthroughs
In a revealing Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, Dr. Camilo de la Fuente-Sandoval shares how personal history and scientific passion converged to create groundbreaking advances in schizophrenia treatment prediction. The...

Cutzamala system water levels rise near 60% capacity, relief amid Mexico City’s water crisis
Mexico City - On July 28, 2025, the Cutzamala System, which serves as the primary water source for Mexico City and its surrounding areas, reached a key milestone. Its reservoirs surged to nearly 60% of total capacity. This improvement, reported by...

Improving the Visitor Experience at Cancún International Airport
Cancún, Quintana Roo - Cancún, a cornerstone of Mexico's tourism industry, is making significant strides to enhance the visitor experience at Cancún International Airport. A recent working meeting led by Sergio Salomón Céspedes Peregrina, Mexico's...

Beach town cracks down on half-naked tourists with hefty fines for inappropriate attire
Fox News Digital spoke with Sandra Awodele, the creator behind COI Traveler, about what Americans should be wary of ahead of their summer travels to Mexico. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Another vacation destination is calling out...

How a drag queen and mascot have become TikTok megastars in Mexico with over 2 million followers
In January 2022, Erick Martínez, also known as Turbulence Queen, introduced a guest on his YouTube channel: Ivan “Momo” Guzmán, with the stage name Burrita Burrona, a drag performer wearing a cartoonish donkey costume topped by a wig. During their...

The Atlantic Jewish Council (AJC) has just elected a Winnipegger to the position of president: Naomi Levine
By BERNIE BELLAN From time to time we hear from former Winnipeggers about what they’ve been up to since they left Winnipeg. (And Gerry Posner does a very good job letting Winnipeg Jews know how many ex-Winnipeggers have really “made it” once they...

La Paz Chattanooga Announces Finalists For The 2025 Latino Leadership Awards
Officials said, "Founded in 2009, the Latino Leadership Awards aim to celebrate the rich contributions of Chattanooga’s Latino community — from entrepreneurs and businesses to community advocates shaping Chattanooga’s future. "After years...

Heavy Rains Batter Parts of Mexico as Heat Wave Scorches North
Mexico is experiencing a bout of extreme summer weather. Heavy rains are pounding the south and central regions, even as an intense heat wave grips the north. The nation’s meteorological service warned that from July 27 through the week of July...

Map Shows States With Most-Popular Attractions, According to Tourists
The NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida has been named the top-rated attraction in the United States, while a snorkeling and sightseeing tour around Oahu in Hawaii claimed the No. 1 spot among the country's top experiences on...

Fraudsters scammed Mexican billionaire out of $400M by claiming they were descendants of Astor family: ‘I feel like an absolute idiot’
A Mexican billionaire was tricked into lending $400 million to a group of con artists — one of whom passed himself off as a descendant of the 19th century fur trader John Jacob Astor. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the owner of the telecommunications...

Archaeologists Discover Lost Maya City “Sak-Bahlán” Hidden for Three Centuries
Chiapas, Mexico - Archaeologists in Mexico have announced the stunning discovery of the legendary lost Maya city of Sak-Bahlán, also known as the “White Jaguar” city. This site is deep in the jungles of Chiapas. The find is being hailed as one of...

Flair Airlines to launch cheap Vancouver flights to Mexico City
Flair Airlines announced Tuesday that it will launch non-stop flights to Mexico City from Vancouver and from Toronto starting Oct. 27. The flights from each of the Canadian cities are set to be three times per week, with the ones from Vancouver...

Scientists dressing pigs in clothes and burying them in Mexico
Photo: AP Photo/Alejandra Leyva A specialist examines crawling creatures collected from clandestine graves as part of a research project to help locate missing people, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Friday, July 11, 2025. First the scientists dress dead...

Amid drug cartel violence, Mexican authorities use pigs to help locate the missing
Open this photo in gallery:A burial site of pig carcasses being used as proxies for humans in research to help find missing people in Mexico.Alejandra Leyva/The Associated Press First the scientists dress dead swine in clothes, then they dispose...

Why Climate Migration Is The Next Economic Shock—And Opportunity
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA - AUGUST 02: The remains of a fallen saguaro cactus (2nd L) decays in the ... More Sonoran Desert on August 2, 2023 near Apache Junction, Arizona. The cacti are threatened by a number of issues linked to climate change and...