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☆ See eclipse images captured across the path by CNN readers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The total solar eclipse that delighted spectators across Mexico, the United States and Canada on Monday was a celestial experience not to be missed. Millions were in the path of totality to watch as the moon moved between Earth and the sun. “After 20 years (of) not seeing an eclipse we got to experience it again,” he said via email. After launching the balloon, the quartet traveled to Burlington, Ontario, to be in the path of totality, where Goldstein snapped images of the eclipse with a Lumix FZ80 camera. “Ever since I was 1 years old I was very interested in space and space events.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. southern border with Mexico nudged upward February over the previous month. But at a time when immigration is increasingly a concern for voters, the numbers were still among the lowest of Joe Biden's presidency. According to figures from Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol agents made 140,644 arrests of people attempting to enter the country between the legal border crossing points during February. The numbers come after a December that saw the Border Patrol tally 249,785 arrests — a record high that increased tensions over immigration — before plunging in January. Separately, 42,100 migrants used an app called CBP One to schedule an appointment to present themselves at an official border crossing point to seek entry into the United States.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden, Donald Trump, —, Alejandro Mayorkas Organizations: WASHINGTON, Customs, Border Patrol, CBP, Republicans, Republican, Patrol, Homeland Locations: U.S, Mexico, Brownsville , Texas, Arizona, Sonora, Mexican, Tucson, San Diego, El Paso , Texas, United States, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela

☆ Insurers such as State Farm and Allstate are leaving fire- and flood-prone areas. Home values could take a hit
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Lindsey Jacobson | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

What happens when a homeowner can't get insuranceDarlene Tucker and Tom PinterWithout insurance, many homeowners can find themselves in big financial trouble. Darlene Tucker, 66, and Tom Pinter, 68, are longtime homeowners in Sonora, California. Darlene Tucker and Tom Pinter's home in Sonora, California. Dogs play at Darlene Tucker and Tom Pinter's home in Sonora, California. Darlene Tucker and Tom Pinter

Persons: Darlene Tucker, Tom Pinter, Tucker, Pinter, Tom Pinter's, — that's, Porter, That's, Kevelighan Organizations: Allstate, CNBC, Insurance, homebuyers Experts, Insurance Information Institute Locations: Sonora , California, California

☆ Return of bullfighting met by protests in Mexico City
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Animal rights activists took to the streets of Mexico City on Sunday to protest the return of bullfighting to the capital after almost two years. “Bullfighting is more alive than ever and our fans are making the most of an enjoyable family atmosphere,” reads one post. Rodrigo Oropeza/AFP/Getty ImagesBullfighting was suspended in 2022 as part of a long-running legal case, but in December Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that the events could take place once more, according to Reuters. Bullfighting has taken place in Mexico for centuries, but in recent years opposition to the practice has grown. In 2013, Sonora state became the first of Mexico’s 32 states to ban bullfighting, and a total of four states have now done so.

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☆ At Least 12 Dead in Suspected Attempt to Rescue Son of Mexican Cartel Hitman
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 12 suspected criminals were killed on a highway near Hermosillo in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, a state official said Sunday, in what authorities called a foiled attempt to rescue the son of a cartel hitman. Another seven escaped and some are probably wounded, the Sonora's state attorney's office said in a statement. Two security officials were hospitalized after the crossfire but are now in stable condition, the statement added. The office said it suspected the group, armed with assault weapons, was attempting to rescue the son of Jesus Humberto Limon, a suspected hitman working for a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel led by the sons of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The suspected hitman's son, Carlos Humberto, had been detained minutes before for "crimes against health" in Camino del Seri, it said, without giving further details.

Persons: Jesus Humberto Limon, Joaquin, El, Guzman, Carlos Humberto, gunmakers, Raul Cortes, Sarah Morland, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Reuters, Kino, Security, AK Locations: MEXICO, Hermosillo, Mexican, Sonora, Sinaloa, Camino del, Bahia, U.S

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials in Southern California are warning people to avoid eating raw oysters from parts of Mexico after more than 200 people recently fell ill with suspected cases of norovirus. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has reported more than 150 suspected cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to raw oysters, while in San Diego County, health officials said Thursday that they had 69 confirmed and probable cases. That was based, at least in part, on the findings of an investigation conducted by San Diego County health officials. The California Department of Public Health warned consumers that raw oysters harvested from those locations may be contaminated with the norovirus, which can cause diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain. The norovirus cases included both restaurant patrons and consumers who bought oysters at shops and ate them at home.

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☆ Raw Oysters May Have Sickened 200 in Southern California, Officials Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gastrointestinal illnesses potentially linked to raw oysters sickened nearly 200 people, according to health officials in Southern California, who urged residents to take extra precautions with shellfish. The illnesses, recorded in Los Angeles County and San Diego, may be associated with oysters imported from a specific harvest in northwest Mexico. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said in a statement on Wednesday that there were “more than 150 suspected local cases of gastrointestinal illness linked to the consumption of raw oysters, likely caused by norovirus.”Officials there warned people to ask restaurants about where they sourced their oysters from, and to avoid eating oysters from Laguna De Guerrero Negro and Laguna Manuela in Baja California, Mexico, and from Bahia Salina in Sonora, Mexico. The department said it was still working to confirm the source of the illness.

Persons: norovirus Organizations: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, ”, Laguna De Guerrero Negro, Laguna Locations: Southern California, Los Angeles County, San Diego, Mexico, Los, Laguna, Baja California, Bahia Salina, Sonora

In their main habitat the population density of Mexican axolotls (ah-ho-LOH'-tulz) has plummeted 99.5% in under two decades, according to scientists behind the fundraiser. Still, there are not enough resources for thorough research, said Alejandro Calzada, an ecologist surveying less well-known species of axolotls for the government's environment department. A more recent international study found less than a thousand Mexican axolotls left in the wild. In the past, government conservation programs have largely focused on the most popular species: the Mexican axolotl, found in Xochimilco. But other species can be found across the country, from tiny streams in the valley of Mexico to the northern Sonora desert.

Persons: ”, Alejandro Calzada, Calzada, Luis Zambrano González, Zambrano, Andrés Manuel López Obrador Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico's National Autonomous, National Autonomous, Associated Press Locations: MEXICO, Mexican, Xochimilco, Mexico City, axolotl, Mexico, Sonora, Europe, Australia

☆ A migrant had just crossed the border when he found a scared, 9-year-old boy who needed help. The encounter changed them both
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | Thomas Lake | After Days Of Hiding Authorities | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Chris Buchleitner and his mother, Dawn Tomko, went on many camping trips together, like the one shown here. With help on the way, Manuel could have headed on for Tucson or Phoenix. The local fire chief gave him a small stuffed horse, telling Manuel he’d been a hero in the wilderness, like the Lone Ranger. An orphaned boy moves to PennsylvaniaWhen Chris Buchleitner was still a baby, his parents made a plan for the worst-case scenario. Cordova, who now has seven children and four grandchildren, says he thought of his own children when he came across Chris Buchleitner in the Arizona wilderness.

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☆ Thanksgiving dinner will be cheaper this year as turkey prices slide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jane Wells | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThanksgiving dinner will be cheaper this year as turkey prices slideUS consumers will get some price relief this Thanksgiving. The average cost of a turkey dinner for 10 people will be $61.17, down 4.5% from last year's record of $64.05, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Jane Wells reports from a turkey ranch in Sonora, CA.

Persons: Jane Wells Organizations: American Farm Bureau Federation Locations: Sonora , CA

☆ Thanksgiving dinner will be cheaper this year as turkey prices slide, survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jane Wells | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThanksgiving dinner will be cheaper this year as turkey prices slide, survey showsUS consumers will get some price relief this Thanksgiving. The average cost of a turkey dinner for 10 people will be $61.17, down 4.5% from last year's record of $64.05, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. Jane Wells reports from a turkey ranch in Sonora, CA.

Persons: Jane Wells Organizations: American Farm Bureau Federation Locations: Sonora , CA

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 13 members of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel and four Sonora, Mexico-based firms accused of trafficking fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. The latest action follows a series of measures taken this year against members of the Sinaloa cartel, cash couriers and cartel fraud schemes. Included in the sanctions are a manager of cartel operations in Nogales who oversaw the trafficking of multi-ton quantities of drugs, authorities said, as well as members of his family and his associates. More than 100,000 deaths a year have been linked to drug overdoses since 2020, and about two-thirds of those are related to fentanyl. Mexico and China are the primary sources for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the U.S., according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, which is tasked with combating illicit drug trafficking.

Persons: —, Biden, Brian Nelson, “, ” Nelson, Joe Biden's, isn’t Organizations: WASHINGTON, Treasury, Disease Control, Drug Enforcement Administration, Democratic Locations: Sinaloa, Sonora, Mexico, United States, Nogales, U.S, China

☆ Mexico blames Grupo Mexico for 2014 toxic spill, wants new cleanup plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Grupo Mexico failed to remediate the river's water and soil and did not provide the funds to carry out proper works for the environmental recovery of the area, according to Albores. The company needed to provide an initial 2 billion pesos ($111.86 million), of which it only provided half, she said. The possible fine for the spill was set at up to 40 million pesos, worth about $3 million then. Grupo Mexico did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the causes of the spill and the government complaint. Shares in Grupo Mexico were down 2.3% after Albores' comments on Thursday.

Persons: Maria Luisa Albores, Albores, Ana Isabel Martinez, Valentine Hilaire, Brendan O'Boyle, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Grupo, MEXICO CITY, Grupo Mexico, Thomson Locations: Grupo Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexico's, Sonora

☆ Mexico flags plan after Grupo Mexico's chemical spill efforts deemed insufficient
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference in which he panned U.S. military spending on Ukraine as "irrational" stepping up criticism of the war effort as he urged Washington to devote more resources to helping Latin American countries, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico October 2,... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreCompanies Grupo Mexico SAB de CV FollowMEXICO CITY, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday he hoped to have a proposal within 15 days regarding a 2014 chemical spill in the Sonora River by mining and transportation conglomerate Grupo Mexico (GMEXICOB.MX). Last week, Mexico's environmental authority said Grupo Mexico's remediation efforts were insufficient and that the river still showed the presence of contaminants nine years after what is considered the country's worst environmental disaster. Reporting by Ana Isabel Martinez; Editing by Sarah MorlandOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Ana Isabel Martinez, Sarah Morland Organizations: Grupo Mexico SAB, Grupo Mexico, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Washington, Mexico City, Mexico, Sonora

☆ Mexico eyes US energy exports from solar farm, chip supply chain role
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mexico’s state of Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo speaks during an interview with Reuters in Taipei, Taiwan September 25, 2023. During a visit to Taiwan, Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo said the "Plan Sonora" solar energy project would not only help improve domestic connectivity to the national grid, but also to export to the United States. "We want to convert our state into an exporter of clean energy, particularly for semiconductor and electric vehicle industries." "Assuming as a natural complement of all these processes of relocation of investment in Arizona, we also see TSMC as an obvious option for Sonora state," he said. Sonora also boasts major lithium deposits, which Lopez Obrador formally nationalised in Mexico earlier this year.

Persons: Alfonso Durazo, Carlos Garcia Rawlins, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's, Durazo, Foxconn, Lopez, Ben Blanchard, Carlos Garcia, Jamie Freed Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, Rights, Puerto, Apple, Hsinchu Science Park, EV, Thomson Locations: Sonora, Taipei, Taiwan, Rights TAIPEI, California, Arizona, Mexican, United States, Mexico, Foxconn, Hsinchu

The woman had learned that Ms. Menchaca could send her abortion pills from Mexico, where the procedure has been decriminalized in several states. But the growing U.S. demand for abortion care is not limited to deliveries of medication, according to advocates like Ms. Menchaca, who lives in Coahuila state in northeastern Mexico. Clinics in Tijuana and Mexico City, as well as activists in the northwestern city of Hermosillo, say they have seen women crossing the border from Texas, Louisiana and Arizona seeking access to abortion. “Before, the women from Sonora would go to the United States to access abortions in clinics,” said Andrea Sanchez, an abortion-rights activist, referring to the Mexican state that borders Arizona. “And now the women from the United States come to Mexico.”

Persons: Cynthia Menchaca, Menchaca, ”, Andrea Sanchez Organizations: Clinics, Mexico City Locations: Texas, Mexico, Coahuila, Tijuana, Hermosillo, Texas , Louisiana, Arizona, Sonora, United States

Now, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Interior Department should work together to ease the damage, the GAO said. A Customs and Border Protection spokesman said Wednesday that the agency is working on a response to the report. An Interior Department spokeswoman said the agency would have no comment. “The wall saved lives and disrupted the cartel’s ability to improve their operational control of our country’s borders.”Environmental groups said the GAO report confirmed their earlier complaints. They said future repair work could benefit from more involvement by the Interior Department, a lead manager of the federal land where much of the damage occurred.

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☆ How Mexican narcos use remittances to wire U.S. drug profits home
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Graphic | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +28 min

Now the news agency is the first to detail how Mexican drug gangs have harnessed legitimate remittance networks to repatriate their U.S. drug profits, and the factors that make this activity so difficult for authorities to detect and thwart. But authorities say Mexican drug cartels are piggybacking on this legal network to repatriate earnings from U.S. narcotics sales. A Reuters search of Mexican court records dating back to 2012 turned up no cases involving money laundering through remittances. Still, prosecutors in those cases mentioned several of those firms in court documents because they said the defendants had used their platforms to wire drug money. His office did not respond to requests for comment about law enforcement allegations that Mexican cartels are using remittances to launder drug money.

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☆ Mexico: Extreme heat kills more than 200 since March
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The number of deaths across Mexico due to extreme heat has hit 249 over the past four months, its Ministry of Health has reported. A hundred deaths were registered in Nuevo León, 28 in Tamaulipas, 26 in Veracruz, and 26 in Sonora between March 19 and July 22. Late last month, some Mexican states hit temperatures of monthly or even all-time high topping 45 degree Celsius(113 degrees Fahrenheit) in certain places. At least two states (Baja California and Sonora) will have temperatures exceeding 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit). According to government data, 92.4% of deaths are due to “heat stroke,” and the rest are due to dehydration.

Persons: ” Organizations: CNN, Health Locations: Mexico, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Sonora, Baja California

☆ Eleven killed in suspected arson attack on bar in northern Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, July 22 (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a bar in the northern Mexican border city of San Luis Colorado after an expelled patron set it ablaze with a Molotov cocktail, authorities in the state of Sonora said on Saturday. Sonora state prosecutors said according to preliminary findings, the suspect was young, male and highly intoxicated at the time of the attack in the early hours of Saturday, and had been thrown out of the bar for disrespecting women there. He then came back and threw a kind of Molotov cocktail at the doors of the bar, according to a statement from prosecutors in the state that shares a long border with Arizona. Four of the 11 dead were women, and four more people were being treated in hospital for their injuries, the statement added. Reporting by Dave Graham; editing by Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dave Graham, Diane Craft Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Arizona ., Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexican, San Luis Colorado, Sonora, Arizona

CNN —Authorities in Mexico are searching for a man who they say intentionally set a bar on fire after being kicked out, killing 11 people overnight near the Arizona border in the Mexican state of Sonora. The fire broke out at 1:33 a.m. Saturday at a bar in San Luis Rio Colorado, near the United States border city of San Luis, Arizona, according to a statement from the Sonora Attorney General’s Office. The person suspected of starting the fire, who authorities said had “a high degree of intoxication,” threw an object with fire at the drinking establishment’s doors after security staff removed him from the building, according to the statement translated from Spanish. “According to versions (from) several witnesses, the person with a young, male appearance was disrespecting women in that bar and was expelled,” according to the statement. The prosecutor’s office described the object thrown at the bar as “a kind of ‘Molotov’ cocktail, which caused the incident.”The 11 people killed include seven men and four women, and four people with injuries were being treated in hospitals in San Luis Río Colorado and the US, according to the statement.

Persons: San Luis Rio, ”, Molotov, San Luis Río Colorado Organizations: CNN, Authorities, San Luis Rio Colorado, General’s Locations: Mexico, Arizona, Mexican, Sonora, San Luis, United States, San Luis , Arizona

☆ Eleven killed in suspected arson attack on northern Mexican bar
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Victor MedinaMEXICO CITY, July 22 (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a bar in the northern Mexican border city of San Luis Rio Colorado after an expelled patron set it ablaze with a Molotov cocktail, authorities in the state of Sonora said on Saturday. He then came back and threw a kind of Molotov cocktail at the doors of the bar, according to a statement from prosecutors in the state, which shares a long border with Arizona. Four of the 11 dead were women, and four more people were being treated in hospital for their injuries, they added. Santos Gonzalez, the mayor of the city, said that the suspect, a man, had been arrested by police. Reporting by Dave Graham; Additional reporting by Natalia Ramos editing by Diane Craft and Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: San Luis Rio, Victor Medina MEXICO, Gustavo Romulo Salas, Santos Gonzalez, Dave Graham, Natalia Ramos, Diane Craft, Paul Simao Organizations: REUTERS, Victor Medina MEXICO CITY, San Luis Rio Colorado, Arizona ., Thomson Locations: Sonora, San Luis, San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, Mexican, Arizona, U.S

☆ Heat wave in Mexico leaves at least 100 dead, authorities say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Paramedics attend to a person during a day of high temperatures, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico June 27, 2023. A three-week-long heat wave this month strained the energy grid with record demand, forced authorities to suspend classes in some areas and left many Mexicans sweltering. Around 64% of the deaths occurred in northern state of Nuevo Leon bordering Texas. However, some northern cities are still seeing high temperatures. In the state of Sonora, the town of Aconchi saw highs of 49 degrees Celsius (120 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.

Persons: Jose Luis Gonzalez, Diego Ore, Kylie Madry, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, Jose Luis Gonzalez MEXICO CITY, Thomson Locations: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Nuevo Leon, Texas, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Sonora, Aconchi

☆ Mexico says mass bird deaths likely caused by El Niño's hotter waters
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Some 300 wild birds of various species were found dead over the weekend along the coasts of Mexico's western states of Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacan, Jalisco, Sonora and Baja California Sur. Authorities had initially suspected bird flu, but a joint effort from the country's agriculture and environment ministries concluded the most likely reason was warmer oceans resulting from El Niño. With warmer waters, fish tend to swim lower in search of colder waters, which prevents seabirds from successfully hunting for their food, the ministries said in a statement. At least six people have died in Mexico as a result of intense heat this warmer season, according to recent tally from the health ministry. Reporting by Mexico Newsroom; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Sarah Morland and Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Carolina Pulice, Sarah Morland, Sandra Maler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Authorities, U.S . National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, El Nino, Mexico, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, El, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Michoacan, Jalisco, Sonora, Baja California Sur, Americas, Peru, Chile, Mexico

☆ Mexico's ruling party to announce 2024 presidential candidate on Sept. 6
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Alfonso Durazo, President of the National Council of Mexico's ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party, announces the names of four aspiring candidates for the party's 2024 presidential candidacy, in Mexico City, Mexico June 11, 2023. REUTERS/Henry RomeroMEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) said on Sunday its candidate for the 2024 presidential election will be announced on Sept. 6. All those competing for the party's 2024 candidacy must step down from public office to campaign, MORENA resolved. That decision had been widely anticipated, and followed what party insiders said was a recommendation made by Lopez Obrador on Monday evening which aimed at keeping his movement united. Reporting by Diego Ore and Dave Graham; Writing by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Alfonso Durazo, Henry Romero MEXICO, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's, MORENA, Lopez Obrador, Diego Ore, Dave Graham, Carolina Pulice, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: National Council of, Regeneration, REUTERS, Henry Romero MEXICO CITY, Thomson Locations: National Council of Mexico's, Mexico City, Mexico, MORENA, Sonora

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