Cartel-plagued Mexican city pins hopes on Trump’s anti-drug trafficking pressure

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  Cartel-plagued Mexican city pins hopes on Trump's anti-drug trafficking pressure

  In Mexico's Culiacan, a city of 1 million residents, an elementary school principal starts each day checking for shootouts before deciding whether to cancel classes
  
  ABC News - 13h

• Arizona governor signs order to fight Mexican cartels, drug trafficking at border

  Gov. Katie Hobbs' order expands border security operations in four border counties, Yuma, Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise.
  
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• Trump administration labels Mexican drug cartels as domestic terrorist organizations

  The Trump administration has officially designated Mexican drug cartels as domestic terrorist organizations. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.
  
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  Trump Threats and Mexico’s Crackdown Hit Mexican Cartel

  Several cartel operatives said that for the first time in years, they genuinely feared arrest or death at the hands of the authorities.
  
  The New York Times - 1d
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  Trump Officials Split Over How Hard to Go on Mexican Cartels

  A Mexican delegation will meet in Washington on Thursday to finalize a security deal, as White House officials debate a strategy for fighting cartels and stemming the flow of drugs across the border.
  
  The New York Times - 4d

• Deere shareholders reject anti-DEI proposal, as Trump pressures Apple to abandon diversity plans

  Shareholders of Deere & Co. voted overwhelmingly to reject a proposal seeking to curb the farming-machinery maker’s diversity, equity and inclusion plans — the latest sign of investor resistance to ...
  
  MarketWatch - 5d
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  Rafael Caro Quintero, Notorious Mexican Drug Lord, Is Arraigned in New York

  The move by Mexico to allow the transfer of Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States signaled a potentially new era of cooperation in the drug war.
  
  The New York Times - 3d
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  Former NFL punter Chris Kluwe arrested over anti-Trump protest at city council meeting

  Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe called for "peaceful civil disobedience" and "no kings" Thursday in the wake of his highly publicized arrest at a Southern California city council ...
  
  NBC News - Feb. 20

• ‘Sanctuary city’ mayors hope to avoid an embarrassing spectacle in Congress

  Denver Mayor Mike Johnston is working with former Biden lawyer Dana Remus as the city prepares to gather — and redact — documents that might expose municipal employees to political attacks for ...
  
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  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders a halt to offensive cyber operations against Russia

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