Accused drug trafficker wanted in U.S. is captured in Mexico

One of Guatemala's most wanted drug traffickers, Aler Baldomero Samayoa Recinos, was captured in Mexico and awaits extradition to the U.S., officials said.

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Accused Guatemalan drug trafficker wanted in US is captured in Mexico

One of Guatemala’s most wanted drug traffickers has been captured in Mexico and returned to Guatemala to await extradition to the United States
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Trump economic adviser: US 'launched a drug war, not a trade war' with Mexico, Canada

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Trump's Canada, Mexico tariffs try to 'stop the bleeding' in US economy: UAW chief

President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico "are an attempt to stop the bleeding" in the U.S. economy, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said.
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New Mexico has paired up with the Alzheimer’s Association in a pilot U.S. initiative aimed at raising awareness about a disease that affects several million people in the country
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President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canadian goods, citing trade imbalances and drug trafficking. But many of his claims exaggerate or misrepresent the facts.
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Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested after the International Criminal Court accused the 79-year-old of crimes against humanity for his administration's deadly "war on ...
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RFK Jr directs FDA to revise ‘self-affirm’ rule to improve food ingredient safety

Health secretary accuses food companies of ‘exploiting loophole’ over food safety and urges greater transparency. The US secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has directed ...
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Lauren Boebert accused of racism and ableism over her criticism of Al Green

Republican faces backlash for saying Democrat shook ‘his pimp cane’ at Trump during congressional address. The extremist Republican US House member Lauren Boebert has been accused of racism, ...
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UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

United Nations-backed human rights experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip
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Ireland could lose pharma tax to US after Trump accusations, experts warn

Predictions that US firms could retain manufacturing plants in Ireland but move profits back to America. US pharmaceutical companies based in Ireland are more likely to shift profits back to the US ...
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The ICC accuses him of "crimes against humanity" in a drugs crackdown that left thousands dead.
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French publishers and authors are taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model
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What Japan can teach the US in an age of boycotts

The country wanted to do everything itself and largely still does
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Unprecedented images of mysterious Mars moon captured by space probe

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.
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Flo Fox, 79, Dies; Street Photographer Overcame Blindness and Paralysis

She was legally blind and used a motorized wheelchair, but she managed to capture what she called the “ironic reality” of New York City on film.
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My boyfriend wants us to move in together – but I need my independence and his dog won’t let us have sex

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'Do you feel guilty?' - Watch BBC reporter challenge smuggler as he follows lethal drugs trade

Quentin Sommerville gains access to a cartel's operation as the US grapples with hundreds of thousands of opioid deaths.
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China Hits Canada With Tariffs in Indirect Riposte to Trump

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Senate Dems demand Kennedy disclose details of Mar-a-Lago meetings with drug execs

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The US’s plutocrats and politicians want more, more, more. Matt LeBlanc shows us a better way | Arwa Mahdawi

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Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is arrested on International Criminal Court warrant

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Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers call for his return to Philippines after ICC arrest

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Staley pushed JP Morgan to keep Epstein as client despite human trafficking concerns, court hears

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Republicans want to repeal Biden’s climate legacy. Good luck with that.

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Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound this year

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