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Mexico’s criminal and political worlds are shifting, and 2017…

Mexico’s Institutional Revolutionary Party, in one form or another, ran Mexico as a de facto one-party state from the 1930s until 2000, when Vicente Fox interrupted the PRI’s hold on the presidency. But that restoration of power appears to be on shaky ground, and the political shifts that the PRI and Mexico are seeing come as the country’s criminal underworld appears to be undergoing its own upheaval.

Exxon plans $20 billion expansion of Texas, Louisiana plants

Exxon Mobil is spending $20 billion through 2022 to expand its chemicals and fuel-making capacity in Texas and Louisiana to transform U.S. shale oil and natural gas into products for growing consumer markets in Asia. After decades of siting new plants to make plastics, industrial chemicals and motor fuels in the Middle East and East Asia, the shale boom is spurring Exxon to steer construction dollars back to its home country, Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said in remarks prepared for the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston on Monday.

Saltwater crocodiles on the rise in Western Australia

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Five feared dead as plane crashes into shopping mall in Melbourne

She said the Mr De Haven, 70, was “extremely athletic” and at one time aspired to become a professional golfer, but his young family at the time came first. De Haven and his wife were part of a larger group that included at least two other couples who were touring Australia over the course of three weeks and meant to also see New Zealand, Wicht said.

Bethenny Frankel lists SoHo apartment for $5.25m

Justice for Etan Patz after 37 years: Killer Pedro Hernandez is found GUILTY of kidnapping and murdering six-year-old boy, more than three decades after he vanished on his walk to school in NYC Trump focuses on ‘illegal leaks’ in the wake of Flynn’s resignation – but doesn’t say if he’ll prosecute – as White House buzzes about ‘the enemy within’ What did the president know – and when did he know it? Mounting questions in Washington over EXACTLY when Trump knew Flynn lied about Russia Mike Flynn was paid to party with Putin and the acting attorney-general said he was ‘vulnerable to blackmail’: So what exactly does the Kremlin strongman have on one-time general? Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother ‘is assassinated on the orders of the North Korean dictator by two female killers who attacked the playboy from behind with poison at Kuala Lumpur airport’ Revealed: The truth about that liquid floating … (more)

Women reveal what they learned later on in life

Now ready for boarding: Airlines around the world begin allowing formerly banned passengers on US-bound flights after judge controversially halts Trump’s immigration order Father of woman, 19, ‘strangled and thrown off a 50ft bridge by her two male classmates – including one who took her to PROM’ – comes face to face with the pair in court Comedian Patton Oswalt’s wife had an undiagnosed heart condition and was killed by a cocktail of Adderall, Xanax and fentanyl Iran is set to ‘showcase its power’ with a missile test just a day after President Donald Trump imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran Apocalypse island: Tech billionaires are building boltholes in New Zealand because they fear social collapse or nuclear war.

Prime Minister promises green belt will be safe

Judge CANCELS Trump’s immigration ban leaving airports in limbo and chaos in the skies, as state attorney general who brought the case tells protesters: ‘The President is not above the law’ Pentagon releases terror training video it uncovered in fatal Yemen raid as proof of operation’s success… but it’s quickly revealed to be DECADE-OLD Al-Qaeda footage already online Virginia woman wins $1m payout after catching horrific bacterial infection that left her covered in boils from pedicure at nail salon EXCLUSIVE: NBC to CANCEL one hour of Today show for $12m Megyn Kelly’s new 10am show – leaving Al Roker upset about Tamron Hall being forced out Human remains found in a shallow grave may be of Texas student, 22, who went missing in October after going on a date with her boyfriend Tearful Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau vows solidarity with Muslims during funeral for three of the six … (more)

A look at border security, fencing as Trump announces wall

President Donald Trump announced his long-awaited plan Wednesday to build a wall on the 1,954-mile U.S. border with Mexico, calling for its “immediate construction” to stop the flow of smuggling and drugs. One-third of the U.S.-Mexico border, or 653 miles, is already studded with fence in a potpourri of styles, from menacing barriers to those that can be easily hopped.

Oil eases after 4-day gain, U.S. inventories weigh

Jan 25 Oil edged lower on Wednesday, snapping four sessions of gains as an increase in U.S. inventories weighed on the market, offsetting bullish momentum from production cuts announced by OPEC and other producers. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures had fallen 19 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $52.99 a barrel by 0022 GMT.

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.

Valley man testifies brother – sliced open’ the body of an

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Joel Luna’s, back left, attorney Carlos A. Garcia gives his opening statement in Luna’s capital murder trial in Brownsville, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Luna, 30, was charged along with his two brothers, Eduardo Luna Rodriguez, 24, and Fernando Luna Rodriguez, 35, in the murder in the death of Honduran immigrant Jose Francisco Rodriguez Palacios Paz, 33. The Honduran was found decapitated off South Padre Island in March of 2015.

Water crisis in Syrian capital as government attacks valley

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