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A Mexican ufologist claims to show 2 alien corpses to Congress
It's not the first time Jaime Maussan has claimed to discover "nonhuman" bodily remains, and scientists have previously dismissed them.
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Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president
Mexico's two main political groups have chosen women presidential candidates. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez will face each other in next year's election.
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International investigators give up search for 43 missing college students in Mexico
For around eight years, a group of independent investigators has tried to learn what happened to 43 college students who went missing in Mexico. The last two international investigators have now left.
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Popocatépetl volcano spews smoke and ash, putting millions of Mexicans on alert
Mexico has deployed some 7,000 soldiers to the area of the volcano, which is near Mexico City, in case an evacuation becomes necessary. More than 25 million people live within 60 miles of the peak.
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What Bukele's pride in El Salvador's pet hospital says about the controversial leader
El Salvador's president takes great pride in his country's state of the art pet hospital. But what does this say about his brand of leadership?
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The Boston Marathon's official race dog, a golden retriever named Spencer, has died
The Boston Marathon's official race dog, a golden retriever named Spencer, died at home in Holliston, Mass., on Feb. 17.
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How one father-daughter duo put an iconic Mexican sound on tape
In Mexico City, the calls of resellers looking for more product are ubiquitous. Now they are being celebrated in music.
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The poet Gioconda Belli is one of more than 300 Nicaraguans stripped of citizenship
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to the acclaimed poet, Gioconda Belli, one of more than 300 Nicaraguans stripped of their citizenship earlier this month.
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El Salvador's fight against gang violence came at the cost of civil rights
It's been nearly a year since El Salvador's state of exception began. The effort to crack down on gangs has been hugely popular with the public there, but it has also come at a huge human cost.
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The summit of North American leaders, held in Mexico, has come to an end
It was meeting among the leaders of Mexico, the United States and Canada. But all eyes were on President Biden and his Mexican counterpart, whose initial meetings were awkward to say the least.