In this photo provided U.S. law enforcement, authorities escort Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, center, from a plane to a waiting caravan of SUVs at Long Island MacArthur Airport on Thursday in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. The infamous drug kingpin who twice escaped from maximum-security prisons in Mexico was extradited at the request of the U.S. to face drug trafficking and other charges, and landed in New York late Thursday, a federal law enforcement official said.
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Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” to appear in US courtroom
An armed officer stands guard as a vehicle carrying Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman arrives at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. The infamous drug kingpin who twice escape… .
The Latest: Mexican drug lord El Chapo lands in New York
The Latest on the extradition of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to the United States to face drug trafficking and other charges : Extradited Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has landed in New York to face federal drug trafficking and other charges. A U.S. law enforcement official confirms Guzman arrived Thursday night following a flight from the Mexican border town Ciudad Juarez .
Mexico has extradited Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaqu n ‘El…
The Mexican government said on Thursday evening that it had extradited Sinaloa cartel kingpin Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn, long considered one of the most powerful cartel bosses in Mexico and in the world. Earlier on Thursday, the Mexican Supreme Court dismissed appeals filed by Guzmn’s lawyers in an attempt to halt the extradition.
‘A win for the good guys’: Mexican drug lord extradited to U.S.
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Mexico’s most notorious cartel kingpin who twice made brazen prison escapes and spent years on the run as the country’s most wanted man, was extradited to the U.S. on Thursday to face drug trafficking and other charges. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Department announced Guzman was handed over to U.S. authorities for transportation to the U.S. on Thursday, the last full day of President Barack Obama’s administration and a day before Donald Trump is to be inaugurated.
4 killed in shooting in Mexico’s Caribbean resort region
Gunmen attacked the state prosecutors’ office in this Caribbean resort city Tuesday, and authorities said four people were killed, ratcheting up tensions just a day after a shooting at a music festival in a nearby town left three foreigners and two Mexicans dead. It was too early to say if the attacks were linked, but they were a marked intrusion of bloodshed into Mexico’s main tourism zone, a region that had previously been spared much of the violence plaguing other parts of the country.
Back-to-back shootings shake Mexico’s tourism jewels
Soldiers walk inside Plaza Las Americas mall following reports of gunfire in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Gunmen attacked the state prosecutor’s office in this Caribbean resort city Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions just a day after a deadly shooting at a music festival in a nearby town.
Confusion Rises South of Border Amid News of Cuban Policy Repeal
Cuban nationals are arriving at U.S. ports of entry to find out they can no longer cross the border with ease. President Obama’s announcement took many by surprise last week.
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* Theratechnologies-Abstract submitted by its partner, Taimed Biologics, for 24-week study of Ibalizumab phase III study has been selected for late breaker presentation Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: NEW YORK, Jan 17 Dozens of protesters gathered outside of Goldman Sachs Group Inc headquarters on Tuesday to rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s picking several former executives of the Wall Street bank for top jobs in his administration.
REFILE-BRIEF-Liberty Media says shareholders approved proposals relating to Formula 1 acquisition
* Theratechnologies-Abstract submitted by its partner, Taimed Biologics, for 24-week study of Ibalizumab phase III study has been selected for late breaker presentation Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: NEW YORK, Jan 17 Dozens of protesters gathered outside of Goldman Sachs Group Inc headquarters on Tuesday to rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s picking several former executives of the Wall Street bank for top jobs in his administration.
Mexico nightclub shooting: U.S. teen among dead had fallen while fleeing
A GoFundMePage was set up late Monday, Jan. 16, for Alejandra Villanueva after her family confirmed she was killed at the BPM Festival shooting in Mexico. One of five people who died at a beachfront nightclub in Mexico where gunfire erupted early Monday morning was a young Denver woman, according to the U.S. Embassy in Mexico.
Mexican town fears nightclub shooting means drug war has come
While authorities investigate what set off a deadly shooting at an electronic music festival event, residents said it came amid a growing and increasingly open drug scene in this resort town that has long been spared the violence of Mexico’s cartel wars. Concerns that violence may be creeping into Playa del Carmen were voiced as people attended a Monday evening vigil in front of the Blue Parrot nightclub, where five people died and 15 were wounded or injured in the chaos before dawn.
Mexico town fears nightclub shooting means drug war has come
Municipal police stand guard in front of bars down the street from the Blue Parrot club, where several people were killed in early morning gunfire, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. Deadly gunfire broke o… .
Actress: a Machoa persecution followed a El Chapoa meeting
Mexican actress Kate del Castillo said Monday that her involvement in actor Sean Penn’s interview with drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has cost her acting jobs and a “macho” Mexican government is persecuting her only because she’s a woman. Del Castillo had to shoot her upcoming Netflix series “Ingobernable” – or “Ungovernable” – in the United States because she fears she’ll be detained if she returns to Mexico.
Mexican resort shooting kills 5, panics festival-goers
Gunfire breaks out in a crowded beachfront nightclub throbbing with electronic music, causing five deaths and setting off a bloody stampede by screaming concertgoers at an international festival in the Mexican resort of Playa de Carmen In this photo released by Por Esto de Quintana Roo, a first responder aids a woman wounded after a shooting at an electronic music festival in the Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. The deadly shooting occurred in the early morning hours outside the Blue Parrot nightclub while it was hosting part of the BPM electronic music festival, according to police.
Elon Musk And The American Taxpayer
Elon Musk, chairman of SolarCity and CEO of Tesla Motors, speaks at SolarCity’s Inside Energy Summit in Manhattan, New York October 2, 2015. REUTERS/Rashid Umar Abbasi/File Photo If you’re ambitious to be among the first humans who travel to Mars, and you’re not afraid to die trying, you may be able to hop a flight with the blessing and financial support of Elon Musk.
BRIEF-Gilla says private placement for up to $1.5 mln gross proceeds
ROME, Jan 16 McDonald’s received a lukewarm reception when it opened a new branch just steps from St. Peter’s Square last month, but on Monday the fast food giant accepted a challenge to adopt one of Pope Francis’s cherished principles – feeding the hungry.
BRIEF-Alphamin Resources says committee to support Alphamin unit
ROME, Jan 16 McDonald’s received a lukewarm reception when it opened a new branch just steps from St. Peter’s Square last month, but on Monday the fast food giant accepted a challenge to adopt one of Pope Francis’s cherished principles – feeding the hungry.
BRIEF-Interoil says shareholders to vote on Exxon deal on Feb. 14
ROME, Jan 16 McDonald’s received a lukewarm reception when it opened a new branch just steps from St. Peter’s Square last month, but on Monday the fast food giant accepted a challenge to adopt one of Pope Francis’s cherished principles – feeding the hungry.
Canada Stocks-TSX slips as energy stocks weigh, Stella-Jones falls
Jan 16 Canada’s main stock index slipped in early trade on Monday, with energy stocks lower as investors fret about oversupply, while lumber company Stella-Jones Inc plunged on price target cuts after warning of lower profit and revenue. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 8.34 points, or 0.05 percent, at 15,488.94.
BRIEF-Helius Medical says launched 6th site for brain injury trial
ROME, Jan 16 McDonald’s received a lukewarm reception when it opened a new branch just steps from St. Peter’s Square last month, but on Monday the fast food giant accepted a challenge to adopt one of Pope Francis’s cherished principles – feeding the hungry.
Amanda Serrano Decisions Yazmin Rivas To Retain WBO Title
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York – Junior featherweights Amanda Serrano and Yazmin Rivas battled it out for ten fast-paced rounds in the return of women’s boxing to Showtime, with Brooklyn’s Serrano retaining her WBO title via 10-round unanimous decision. Scores were 97-93, 98-92 and 99-91 for Serrano, now 31-1-1 with 23 KOs; Rivas falls to 35-10-1 with 10 KOs.
Sisters’ birthday trip to Cancun is full of surprises
The sunrise in Cancun, Mexico, as captured by the author’s sister on the last day of their trip. Where, when, why: My younger sister and I share the same birthday month, May, and decided to take a birthday vacation to Cancun, Mexico.
Ap Photos: 7-decade passion for toys fills Mexico museum
In this Jan. 11, 2017 photo, a man walks past the entrance to the Mexico Antique Toy Museum in Mexico City. The Mexico Antique Toy Museum is a four story building filled with toys and objects that bring back childhood memories to the visitors that enter this unique place.
Cubans sold everything to reach U.S., now hundreds stranded
A group of Cuban migrants share travel stories outside the Caritas shelter for migrants in Panama City, Panama, January 13, 2017. Lilia Gonzales , a staff member of the Caritas shelter for migrants, explains the center policy and options to new Cuban migrants that arrived the previous night to the center in Panama City, Panama, January 13, 2017.
5th man gets prison in drug-related Texas abduction-slaying
A fifth man has been sentenced to prison over a 2009 drug-related kidnapping and killing of a West Texas man who was later found shot with his hands chopped off in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Federal prosecutors say 34-year-old Francisco Javier Pulido was sentenced to 24 years in prison during a court hearing in El Paso Wednesday.
Mexico again says there is a no waya it will pay for Trump wall
Mexico’s new Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Tuesday there is no way his country will pay for the wall that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to build on the United States’ southern border to keep out illegal immigrants. “There are no circumstancesnot even the best possible trade deal, investments, support which would justify taking a step that would violate the dignity of Mexicans to such an extent.”
Mexico’s Catholic church calls for search for missing priest
The Mexican Council of Bishops called on authorities Tuesday to search for a priest who has been missing for a week. The council said Rev.
Hungary, Bulgaria ban shipping on Danube as river freezes over
Hungary and Bulgaria have banned shipping on the Danube as the river is freezing over and floating ice poses a risk. Gabriella Siklos, spokeswoman for the Hungarian General Directorate of Water Management, told Reuters on Tuesday that the ban was effective from 1500 GMT.
President Obama Opens Up About Sasha and Malia’s Time in the White House
One of the victims from Friday’s shooting attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was a doting great-grandmother active in h… — The man suspected of shooting a U.S. consulate officer outside the consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico, has been captured and is from the United States, Mexican off… The American Soybean Association Awards Banquet is an annual event that brings together state affiliates and ASA members from across the country to recognize and celebra… Amherst Wrestling Invite Results 1-7 1. Amherst 202.0 2. Plainview 119.5 3. South Loup 92.0 4. Cambridge 77.0 5. Shelton-Kenesaw 74.0 6. Aurora JV 63.0 7. Arcadia/Loup … Cal fired Sonny Dykes, the school’s head football coach, after four seasons on Sunday.
Mexican agents catch man who shot US consular official
Prosecutors in Mexico say they caught a gunman who opened fire on an official of the U.S. consulate in the western city of Guadalajara. The Attorney General’s Office of the western state of Jalisco said Sunday in the agency’s Twitter account that the suspect had been turned over to federal prosecutors.
‘It wasn’t random’: The FBI is offering $20,000 for…
A US consular official was shot while driving out of a parking garage in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Friday a little after 6 p.m. local time. Christopher Ashcraft, 31, a foreign-service officer on his first posting with the US State Department, was struck on the upper right side of his chest but is in stable condition, according to Mexican authorities.
Will Trump’s promised wall become taxpayer-fundeda
It was the signature promise of his campaign: Donald Trump vowed to build an impenetrable, concrete wall along the southern border. And Mexico was going to pay for it.
The Mexican Peso Is On The Verge Of A Panic
For Mexicans, Trump has been a nightmare waiting to happen and the weakness in the Mexican Peso is reflecting that. But the slide might just be beginning and another 20% to 40% drop isn’t out of the cards if Trump goes through with his plans of renegotiating NAFTA.
Congress looks to start building a Mexican border wall within months
Local residents walk alongside a high metal wall installed by U.S. workers to replace fencing along the border between Ciudad Juarez and Sunland Park, N.M.,on Sept. 12, 2016.
The Latest: Mexican candidate protests at Trump Tower
Gerardo FernA ndez NoroA a on Wednesday sat down in the lobby of the Manhattan skyscraper and briefly refused to leave. He held a map of the United States labeled “Mexico in 1830” and showed it to the reporters and photographers gathered in the lobby.
The Latest: Trump hire linked to NJ bridge scandal
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump :4:20 p.m.Donald Trump has hired a political adviser whom New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie cut ties with two years ago in the fallout from the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.Trump on Wednesday named Bill Stepien as deputy assistant to the president and political director.Stepien … (more)
Ford Cites ‘Market Forces’ in Shifting Investment From Mexico to US
The auto industry’s relationship with President-elect Donald Trump took a dramatic turn Tuesday as Ford Motor Co. decided to shift investment dollars targeted for Mexico to the U.S., while Trump threatened General Motors with a tax on some imported small cars.
Mexico seizes tiger after man takes it for walk in Tijuana
Mexican environmental authorities seized a Bengal tiger after a man took it for a walk on a leash in a neighborhood of the border city of Tijuana. The attorney general’s office for environmental protection said Tuesday the 4-month-old tiger had been living in a private home with children.
Boulder residents pitch in to fund family’s ‘dream’ trip back to Mexico
On the other end of the line was Lynn Morgan, a longtime member of the Colorado Athletic Club in Boulder, where Arispe Mendoza, a 44-year-old Mexican immigrant, has worked as a custodian for 18 years – all but a few weeks of his time in the United States. “He makes this place run and hum.