Mexico sends cartel leader, other prisoners to U.S. to face charges

The Justice Department says the men taken into custody from Mexico "include leaders and managers of drug cartels recently designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations."

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Mexico sends cartel suspects to U.S. to face charges

Mexico has sent 29 cartel suspects detained in Mexico to the U.S. to face charges. This comes as Mexico navigates potential new tariffs on goods sent to the U.S.
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Mexico Begins to Release Dozens of Cartel Operatives Into U.S. Custody

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10 former prison guards charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks

Ten former prison guards have been indicted in the killing of Robert Brooks, a prisoner who was incarcerated at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Marcy, New York.
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Mexico deports 29 drug cartel figures to the U.S. as officials meet with Trump team

Mexico has sent 29 drug cartel figures, including drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States as the Trump administration turns up ...
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Trudeau Uses Canada’s Hockey Win Over U.S. to Send a Message to Trump

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The New York Times - 6d
Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will propose reforms to the country’s constitution to protect Mexico’s sovereignty after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration designated six ...
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New York doctor faces criminal charges in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills

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After fizzled tailgates, Falcons superfan 'Birdlady' faces criminal charges

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Schoolmate arrested in girl's 1977 killing returning to Hawaii to face murder charge

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Woman accused of testing cocaine quality faces charges in U.S.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sends pointed message after Canada beats USA in 4 Nations Face-Off

Trudeau was fired up after the Canadians' win on Thursday night in Boston
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Murder charges announced in death of Robert Brooks, man beaten by New York prison officers

Murder charges have been announced in the death of Robert Brooks, a 43-year-old inmate who was beaten by guards at an upstate New York prison in December.
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Kurdish leader Ocalan issues message from prison, urging PKK to disarm to make peace with Turkey

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands ...
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US measles outbreak sickens nearly 100 in Texas, New Mexico

Texas authorities reported a surge in cases since January in communities with low vaccination rates.
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Mexico releases 29 high-level organized crime operatives into US custody

Prisoners, including Rafael Caro Quintero, extradited as Mexico faces pressure to show it’s tackling fentanyl trafficking. Don’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our ...
The Guardian - 16h
Mexico extradites wanted drug lord to US in attempt to ward off tariffs

Rafael Caro Quintero, sought since 1985 for murder of DEA agent, among 29 prisoners sent across border
Financial Times - 12h
US to raise tariffs on China and push ahead with Canada and Mexico levies

Donald Trump says duties on biggest trading partners to take effect on March 4
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‘People spontaneously strip off and join us’: nude cyclists send message you don’t need to be buff

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US anti-pipeline activists say charges against them ‘meant to intimidate’

Protesters who tried to disrupt completion of Mountain Valley pipeline to defend themselves in Virginia court. Climate activists who tried to disrupt the completion of a fossil-fuel pipeline ...
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Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on assault charge outside U.S. Capitol

Enrique Tarrio, who was granted clemency by President Donald Trump last month, was arrested outside the Capitol and charged with assaulting a female protester.
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Enrique Tarrio, Ex-Proud Boys Leader, Arrested on Charges of Assault Outside Capitol

Enrique Tarrio, who was pardoned for his role in the Capitol attack, had appeared with other Jan. 6 defendants outside the very building at the center of the riot that sent many of them to prison.
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UK steelmakers face £150mn annual bill from carbon charges, industry warns

Decision to wind down free emission allowances is an ‘earthquake moment’ for producers
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Michigan veterinarian faces theft charge after refusing to return homeless man's dog

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US envoy praises Zelenskyy after Trump's censure of the Ukrainian leader

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US envoy to Ukraine hails Zelenskyy as ‘embattled and courageous leader’

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Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested at US Capitol

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested at the United States Capitol on Friday.
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Germany to move toward 'independence' from US, new leader says

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Men accused of using witchcraft to try to harm African leader

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Trump and GOP leaders discuss using tariffs to pay for agenda

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