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Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term

Nov. 12, 2024 12:19 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy. Since Election Day, investors have sent prices zooming for stocks of banks, fossil-fuel producers and other companies expected to benefit from...

Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico

Nov. 11, 2024 22:24 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump's rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican drug cartels if the country doesn’t do more to...

Mexico explains 5 easy steps to register online as a candidate for a spot on the Supreme Court

Nov. 11, 2024 16:02 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Officials laid out five easy steps Monday for registering online as a candidate for one of nine spots on Mexico’s Supreme Court, or any one of hundreds of federal judgeships. There was even a short video that made the process look easy. If you're a Mexican...

Gunmen kill a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in a decade

Nov. 08, 2024 20:09 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen on Friday killed a navy rear admiral in Mexico, one of the highest-ranking officers slain in the country in a decade. Mexico's navy said that a rear admiral — which is just below full admiral, the navy’s highest rank — had been shot to death in the...

Women win majority of seats in New Mexico Legislature in showcase of determination and joy

Nov. 08, 2024 19:02 PM EST

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Women have won 60 seats in the New Mexico Legislature to secure the largest female legislative majority in U.S. history, stirring expressions of vindication and joy among candidates who knocked on doors and found voters were ready. New Mexico voters are...

In cartel-plagued Mexican cities authorities warn adults not to wear masks on Halloween

Nov. 01, 2024 17:35 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Halloween is gaining ground in Mexico, but in a country wracked by drug cartel violence there are real fears about ghosts, ghouls and skeletons walking the streets. The concern isn’t so much about competition for Mexico’s traditional, home-grown Day of the...

Mexican fuel flows to Cuba as the island faces blackouts and the loss of Russian and Venezuelan oil

Oct. 31, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Cuba grapples with blackouts and a deepening economic crisis, Mexico has sent nearly half a million barrels of crude oil and diesel in just a span of days, oil shipment data provided to The Associated Press showed Thursday. It comes at a time when shipments of...

How Mexican cartels manage the flow of migrants on their way to the US border

Oct. 30, 2024 14:28 PM EDT

CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — The first place where many migrants sleep after entering Mexico from Guatemala is inside a large structure, a roof above and fenced-in sides on a rural ranch. They call it the “chicken coop” and they don’t get to leave until they pay the cartel that runs it. ...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Oct. 29, 2024 15:07 PM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 26 The Washington Post on EPA rule requiring lead pipes gone within a decade It is almost impossible to be against a rule announced by the Environmental Protection...

A violent start to the term of Mexico's new president raises questions about strategy, the army

Oct. 25, 2024 14:51 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In just over three weeks in office, President Claudia Sheinbaum has inherited a whirlwind of violence that many say was set up by her predecessor’s policy of not confronting drug cartels, and using the army for law-enforcement. Sheinbaum, who took office Oct....