Mexico hits new virus record of over 500 deaths per day
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s health department reported 501 deaths from the coronavirus Tuesday, a new one-day high and the first time the…
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‘Do what’s right’: El Paso Commissioner seeks to spend $2M on undocumented immigrant stimulus
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso County Commissioner David Stout proposed dipping into the county’s reserves to provide cash assistance to undocumented…
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Last 24 hours brings surge in Juárez virus deaths as cases near 1,000
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — After a surprising Monday that saw no new coronavirus deaths or cases in the city of Juárez, Tuesday’s reporting from…
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Walmart Mexico pays Mexico about $359 million in back taxes
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Walmart de Mexico said Monday it has paid the Mexican government the equivalent of about $359 million in taxes for its 2014…
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No new deaths reported as Juarez enters ‘crucial week’ in virus fight
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — There were no new coronavirus deaths confirmed on Monday morning in Juarez as it began what Chihuahua state’s top official…
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‘Highest part of plateau’: Juarez hits 909 virus cases, 210 deaths
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The city of Juárez recorded 14 new coronavirus deaths on Saturday and Sunday, for a death count of 210 to date, Chihuahua…
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Mexican border city tightens checks on U.S. visitors
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Officials in a Mexican border city are tightening checks on travellers coming from Texas, saying they fear U.S.…
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In Mexican border cities, many fear virus is coming from U.S.
TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Adrián Alonso Gama lived life on both sides of the border, until he got the coronavirus. On weekends the 37-year-old truck…
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Juárez deaths increase by 24, cases rise to 841 as virus curve doubles
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health authorities on Friday reported that the confirmed cases of Covid-19 rose by 36 in Juárez, and 24 new…
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‘There is fear’: 7 more Juárez virus deaths, including Cereso prisoner, as fatality rate tops Mexico’s average
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — El Paso’s sister city across the border reported seven new coronavirus deaths on Thursday, one of those being an inmate at…
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‘Exploiting the pandemic for financial gain’: El Paso area CBP officers seize 1,000 counterfeit Covid-19 test kits
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Customs and Border Protection announced its agents in the El Paso area seized 1,000 counterfeit Covid-19 test kits last…
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Downtown El Paso businesses struggle to survive with border restrictions lengthened
EL PASO, Texas — It’s almost been two months since border crossing was restricted to essential travel only. Now that restrictions have been extended…
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14 kidnapped health workers freed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Officials in Mexico City said Wednesday that they have rescued 14 health workers who had come to the capital to help battle…
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Mexican health officials say Juarez at peak of pandemic: 165 virus deaths, 752 cases
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The state of Chihuahua recorded its highest peak of new daily coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic with 109…
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U.S.-Mexico border to remain closed to ‘non-essential’ travel through June 22
EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will keep the U.S.-Mexico border shut down to “non-essential”…
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Juarez mayor says he’s now free of virus, among 182 to recover from it
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mayor Armando Cabada announced Tuesday evening that his doctor said he’s re-tested negative for Covid-19 and is now…
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5 more virus deaths reported in Juarez; Mexico’s actual death toll may be 3 times the official count
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Five more coronavirus deaths were reported in the city of Juarez on Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 163 as the caseload…
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Ex drug cartel hitman ‘El Chino Antrax’ killed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A former top enforcer for Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel who spent time in a U.S. prison has been identified as one of three…
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As virus infections still climb in Juarez, Chihuahua’s governor resists push to reopen
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — There were no new coronavirus deaths reported Monday in the city of Juarez, with the death count holding at 158, however…
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Health experts slam Trump administration’s use of public health law to close border
WASHINGTON, DC — Health experts from across the country slammed the Trump administration’s use of a public health law to largely seal off…
Continue Reading Juárez reports virus death for 6th day in a row, 15 new cases including a prison outbreak
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Deaths from the coronavirus in the city of Juárez increased by one on Sunday, while 15 new cases were reported – including…
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5 more Juarez virus deaths occur as Mexican government says it has no plans for mass testing
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Chihuahua state health officials on Saturday reported five more deaths from the coronavirus in Juraez, bringing the…
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Infections, deaths soar in Juarez as Mexico moves toward restarting economy
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As Mexico moves toward a gradual reactivation of its economy Monday, the number of new coronavirus infections and deaths in…
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Mexico reports largest 1-day rise in virus cases
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico has just reported its largest one-day rise in coronavirus cases, with 2,409. Assistant Health Secretary Hugo…
Continue Reading Virus deaths and hospitalizations each outnumber recoveries in Juárez as peak nears
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As the coronavirus death toll in Juárez rose by five more on Thursday, health data indicated there are both more deaths and…
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Mexico has more mass bad-alcohol poisonings, up to 40 die
MEXICO CITY, Mxeico — Authorities said as many as 40 people died after drinking methanol in two states in central Mexico, the latest in a series of…
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Mexico’s president aims to restart industrial plants despite jump in virus cases
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Wednesday to begin reopening Mexico’s economy next week — under…
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All 21 new virus cases, 5 deaths in Chihuahua state come from Juárez as maquiladoras still fuel outbreaks
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — All 21 new cases of the coronavirus, as well as the five new deaths, reported in Chihuahua state on Wednesday came from…
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2 Mexican citizens arrested after Texas police find 6-year-old locked in shed
DALLAS, Texas — Police have arrested two people after finding a 6-year-old boy locked in a shed in Dallas. Esmeralda Lira, 53, and Jose Balderas,…
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Mexico’s president to announce plan Wednesday for reopening businesses
MEXICO CITY, Mexico — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is set to announce a plan for the “gradual” resumption of economic activities on…
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