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Hurricane Willa grows rapidly off Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A newly formed hurricane rapidly gained force off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday and forecasters said it could reach Category 4 status before hitting land by midweek A hurricane watch was…
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Migrant caravan swells to 5,000 resumes advance toward US
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, a growing throng of Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border early Sunday in southern Mexico. Their numbers…
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The Latest: Federal police monitoring migrant caravan
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — The Latest on the caravan of Central American migrants hoping to reach the United States (all times local): 9:10 a.m. Three federal police units are escorting the massive crowd of…
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Honduran migrants who crossed into Mexico have started marching again toward the US border
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — Honduran migrants who crossed into Mexico have started marching again toward the US border.
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Forecasters say newly formed Hurricane Willa growing rapidly, could hit Mexican coast by midweek
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Forecasters say newly formed Hurricane Willa growing rapidly, could hit Mexican coast by midweek.
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The Latest: Honduran migrant says he wants to return home
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) — The Latest on a caravan of Central American migrants hoping to reach the United States (all times local): 9:20 p.m. Migrant Gonzalo Martinez says he is voluntarily returning to Honduras…
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Migrants vow to re-form caravan, continue north toward US
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — About 2,000 Central American migrants who circumvented Mexican police at a border bridge and swam, forded and floated across the river from Guatemala decided on Saturday to re-form their mass…
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Thousands rally against leading, far-right Brazil candidate
SAO PAULO (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets in Brazil Saturday to protest the candidacy of presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro, shouting “Not him!” which has become the rallying cry against the far-right…
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About 2,000 migrants who crossed river into Mexico vote in show of hands to re-form caravan, continue march northward
CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — About 2,000 migrants who crossed river into Mexico vote in show of hands to re-form caravan, continue march northward.
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Tropical Storms Willa and Vicente swirling off Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two tropical storms are swirling in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, and one is forecast to become a hurricane and approach the country’s west coast late next week. Tropical Storm Willa…
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Migrant caravan clashes with Mexican police, waits on bridge at Guatemalan-Mexican border
Honduran migrants in a massive caravan surged across a bridge leading to Mexico on Friday before they were halted in a chaotic confrontation with a phalanx of Mexican police in riot gear.
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Caravan migrants break Guatemala border fence, rush Mexico
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala (AP) — Migrants traveling in a mass caravan burst through a Guatemalan border fence and streamed by the thousands toward Mexican territory on Friday, defying Mexican authorities’ entreaties for an orderly crossing…
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Assange presses Ecuador to grant basic rights under asylum
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking a court injunction pressing Ecuador to provide basic rights he says the country agreed to when it first granted him asylum at its London embassy.…
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WhatsApp tells companies to stop spam amid Brazil elections
SAO PAULO (AP) — The WhatsApp messaging service said Friday that it has sent “cease and desist” letters to stop companies from sending bulk messages related to Brazil’s election, after a report that businessmen were…
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Mega Millions jackpot hits $1B, thanks to worsening odds
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If it seems like lottery jackpots are getting larger and larger, it’s because they are getting larger and larger. Friday night’s Mega Millions estimated grand prize has hit a staggering…
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