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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The week of devastating floods that Spaniards will never forget

NPR

The week of devastating floods that Spaniards will never forget toggle caption Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images SEVILLE, Spain — Last weekend a remarkable scene played out in Paiporta, a town of about 25,000 and a suburb of the metropolis of Valencia on Spain’s eastern Mediterranean coastline. toggle caption Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images The genuine growing anger of survivors …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

At the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, a deadly power struggle shuts down a city

LA Times

In this city built from the spoils of Mexico’s richest drug-trafficking empire, they’re calling it the “narco-pandemia’’ — not a virus but a deadly reckoning inside the Sinaloa cartel that has left businesses shuttered, schools empty and the streets nearly deserted. One is loyal to Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the 76-year-old cartel co-founder who was recently captured in the United …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

UCLA guard Gabriela Jaquez learned to handle bruising hits while leading Mexican team

LA Times

When Gabriela Jaquez noticed three of her UCLA teammates passionately representing Serbia and Germany during Olympic qualifiers, she was motivated. Mexican basketball federation officials had long sought her participation after her brother, former UCLA star and current Miami Heat player Jaime Jaquez Jr., played for Mexico during the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. “After every game, she had …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gabriela Jaquez aprendió un juego más físico tras participar en torneo de FIBA con México

LA Times

Cuando Gabriela Jaquez se dio cuenta de que tres de sus compañeras de UCLA representaban con pasión los colores de sus selecciones de Serbia y Alemania en las eliminatorias preolímpicas, la jugadora de las Bruins se motivó. La participación de Jaquez con México era algo que se lo habían solicitado desde hace mucho los federativos mexicanos, pues su hermano, ahora …

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5 months ago

Injured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee

The Hindu

The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when fans without tickets forced their way into the Copa America football tournament final at Hard Rock Stadium, with one person citing serious injuries and some ticket holders saying they were denied entry. Security guards opened the gates “just a little bit to let one …

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5 months ago

Soccer Fans Injured, Locked Out Of Copa America Final File Lawsuits Over Chaos

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when fans without tickets forced their way into the Copa America soccer tournament final at Hard Rock Stadium, with one person citing serious injuries and some ticket holders saying they were denied entry. Miami-Dade County and federal court …

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5 months ago

Injured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when fans without tickets forced their way into the Copa America soccer tournament final at Hard Rock Stadium, with one person citing serious injuries and some ticket holders saying they were denied entry. Attorney Judd Rosen, who represents an injured woman, …

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7 months ago

Yamashiro: Los Angeles' secret mountain palace

BBC

Yamashiro: Los Angeles' secret mountain palace Mike MacEacheran Yamashiro has become a semi-mythic touchstone for fans of Japanese culture in California Constructed more than 100 years ago, the Yamashiro Historic District is as fantastic as any story that Hollywood could put on the silver screen. Sometimes I forget how much history around me – it's certainly crazy enough for Hollywood …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Inside the world of the ultra-wealthy Mexicans who own exotic animals

LA Times

Emilia is a 2-year-old spider monkey who wears jeans, crop tops and Armani perfume. “So many people here have them,” said Zulma Ayala, a 34-year-old florist who was gifted Emilia two years ago. One of the few veterinarians in northern Mexico trained to treat exotic animals is Roy Quintero, whose patients include Emilia the spider monkey. “It’s much harder to …

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1 year ago

In a city full of political drama, feud between El Monte mayor and resident turns ugly

LA Times

Irma Zamorano, center, a community activist and former Mountain View school district board member, joins supporters of Mayor Jessica Ancona as they rally and hold a press conference at El Monte City Hall. “Why are we all from the same city and feuding over some bull—?” Leos alleges that the man was a gang member and that Ancona dispatched him …

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1 year, 2 months ago

US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water

Associated Press

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The military next week plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii, nearly two years after the massive facility sickened 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into a Pearl Harbor drinking water well. The November 2021 spill poisoned the Navy’s water system serving 93,000 people in and around Joint …

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1 year, 4 months ago

UCI World C’Ships: Flying Finucane flings down Paris marker, Quintero’s keirin joy

The Hindu

Emma Finucane became the first British track rider to win the women’s sprint gold at the World Championships for 10 years as she beat Germany’s Lea Friedrich in the final on Wednesday. The final night of competition on the boards provided a big upset as Colombia’s Kevin Quintero left the big favourites in his wake to win the men’s keirin …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Former California first responder sentenced for selling fatal dose of fentanyl to hospital co-worker

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California first responder who sold a fatal dose of fentanyl to a co-worker was sentenced Wednesday to 29 years and four months in prison, federal prosecutors said. Cruz Noel Quintero, 43, was convicted last September of distributing fentanyl resulting in death, along with multiple felony weapons charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Route to Super Bowl dangerous for Mexico’s avocado haulers

Associated Press

SANTA ANA ZIROSTO, Mexico — It is a long and sometimes dangerous journey for truckers transporting the avocados destined for guacamole on tables and tailgates in the United States during the Super Bowl. “They would take away our trucks and the fruit, sometimes they’d take the truck as well,” Quintero said. “They have stolen one or two, one every week, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

DEA Mexico chief quietly ousted over ties to drug lawyers

Associated Press

MIAMI — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration quietly ousted its former top official in Mexico last year over improper contact with lawyers for narcotraffickers, an embarrassing end to a brief tenure marked by deteriorating cooperation between the countries and a record flow of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl across the border. Nicholas Palmeri’s socializing and vacationing with Miami drug lawyers, detailed …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Colombia shifts strategy in drug war away from coca eradication

Al Jazeera

After decades of fumigating and pulling up coca plants, Gustavo Petro announces drop in forced crop eradication goals. Bogotá, Colombia — After promising to radically change Colombian drug policy, the administration of President Gustavo Petro has announced plans this month to reduce forced eradication efforts that, for decades, have remained one of the country’s chief strategies to curb coca, the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

‘If you eat a butterfly, you become a butterfly’: Hearing reveals details of Mexican Mafia killing

LA Times

Donald Ortiz, shown in a 2009 photograph from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, was killed Nov. 19, 2021, in Chino. Authorities described evidence that not only tied the alleged killer to the prison gang but suggested he’d been promised membership in the organization for murdering Ortiz, a so-called “dropout.” “The consequence for being a dropout — the only …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Mexican court grants home confinement to drug lord, 76, responsible for the murder of a DEA agent

Daily Mail

The cartel had Camarena and Mexican pilot and DEA employee Alfredo Zavala Avelar kidnapped and murdered in February 1985 The criminal organization's marijuana smuggling was the target of an investigation led by Camarena Félix Gallardo, who is known as 'The Boss of the Bosses,' inspired the Netflix series, Narcos: Mexico He will then have to start serving a 30-year term …

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2 years, 5 months ago

‘Forgotten’ US victims of Mexican drug lord want justice

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — When fugitive 1980s Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was arrested in Mexico last week, it stirred up old, terrible memories for Lannie Walker, the daughter of American writer John Clay Walker. While Caro Quintero was only ever sentenced in Mexico for the killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena and Mexican pilot Alfredo …

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2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: 37 years later, Mexican drug lord to face justice

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

Extradition process begins for Mexico drug lord wanted in US

The Independent

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2 years, 5 months ago

Mexico’s capture of drug kingpin could be signal to US

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — The United States’ motivation to find infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero was never in doubt — hence the $20 million reward for information leading to his capture — there was less certainty about the commitment of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who had made clear his lack of interest in pursuing drug lords. “Our incredible …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, was captured Friday by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking, Mexico’s navy said. Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement late Friday that Caro Quintero was arrested …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Mexico arrests drug lord Caro Quintero, US calls for extradition

Al Jazeera

Caro Quintero was previously jailed for the murder of a US anti-drugs agent, and was on the FBI’s ’10 Most Wanted’ list. Mexico’s navy has announced the capture of notorious drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, convicted for the murder and torture of an American anti-narcotics agent in 1985, in a major win for law enforcement in the two countries. The …

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The week of devastating floods that Spaniards will never forget

At the epicenter of the Mexican drug trade, a deadly power struggle shuts down a city

UCLA guard Gabriela Jaquez learned to handle bruising hits while leading Mexican team

Gabriela Jaquez aprendió un juego más físico tras participar en torneo de FIBA con México

Injured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee

Soccer Fans Injured, Locked Out Of Copa America Final File Lawsuits Over Chaos

Injured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee

Yamashiro: Los Angeles' secret mountain palace

Inside the world of the ultra-wealthy Mexicans who own exotic animals

In a city full of political drama, feud between El Monte mayor and resident turns ugly

US military to begin draining leaky fuel tank facility that poisoned Pearl Harbor drinking water

UCI World C’Ships: Flying Finucane flings down Paris marker, Quintero’s keirin joy

Former California first responder sentenced for selling fatal dose of fentanyl to hospital co-worker

Route to Super Bowl dangerous for Mexico’s avocado haulers

DEA Mexico chief quietly ousted over ties to drug lawyers

Colombia shifts strategy in drug war away from coca eradication

‘If you eat a butterfly, you become a butterfly’: Hearing reveals details of Mexican Mafia killing

Mexican court grants home confinement to drug lord, 76, responsible for the murder of a DEA agent

‘Forgotten’ US victims of Mexican drug lord want justice

EXPLAINER: 37 years later, Mexican drug lord to face justice

Extradition process begins for Mexico drug lord wanted in US

Mexico’s capture of drug kingpin could be signal to US

Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero

Mexico arrests drug lord Caro Quintero, US calls for extradition