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Strasbourg, France

The historic Rue de la Chaine in the Petite France district.

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Is Tijuana Mexico’s New Capital of Cool?

We know you’ve heard of Tijuana, a city that, up until recently, hasn’t needed an introduction—or, maybe we should say, a reintroduction. Sitting directly on the United States–Mexico border, Tijuana developed as a bawdy “Las Vegas South” reputation for American tourists, becoming the country’s ca...

“...a cultural haven bursting with Mexico-centric food, drinks, art, and design.”

Object MX’s Veronica Hernandez sums it up best, explaining, “Art and food have become a way for us in Tijuana to figure out our relationship with the border. It opens a dialogue and permits us, as Mexicans, to define who we are through our experiences.”

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government will start returning migrants to Mexico to wait out their U.S. court hearings in Mexico through Brownsville, Texas on Friday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.

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Venezuela: U.S. To Use All Economic, Political Tools To Hold Maduro Accountable

Venezuela: U.S. To Use All Economic, Political Tools To Hold Maduro Accountable. #AfricanNewsNetwork

U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo has said on Sunday the United States will use all economic and political tools at its disposal to hold Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accountable for his country’s crisis.  He also warned Cuba and Russia they will pay a price for supporting Maduro.

Pompeo made the comments in the Colombian border city of Cucuta, the final stop on a three-day trip to…

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The Battalion in 1914-1915

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TIJUANA, Mexico | Mexico accepts housing migrants, seeks US development aid

TIJUANA, Mexico | Mexico accepts housing migrants, seeks US development aid

TIJUANA, Mexico— As Mexico wrestles with what to do with more than 5,000 Central American migrants camped out at a sports complex in the border city of Tijuana, President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s government signaled Tuesday that it would be willing to house the migrants on Mexican soil while they apply for asylum in the United States — a key demand of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Mexic…

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TIJUANA, Mexico | In Mexico's border city, Haitians hailed as success story

TIJUANA, Mexico | In Mexico’s border city, Haitians hailed as success story

TIJUANA, Mexico — The Mexican border city of Tijuana welcomed thousands of Haitians to pursue a scaled-down American dream south of the border after the U.S. closed its doors on them more than two years ago.

But it has not shown the same tolerance so far toward thousands of Central Americans.

Many have been the subject of official complaints and anti-caravan protests even though most of the…

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HOUSTON | US Border Patrol agent charged in 2-week killing spree

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HOUSTON | US Border Patrol agent charged in 2-week killing spree

HOUSTON — Texas authorities charged a U.S. Border Patrol supervisor with murder following what they called a two-week serial killing spree that left four female sex workers dead and ended when a fifth woman escaped at a gas station and found help.

Juan David Ortiz, 35, an intel supervisor for the Border Patrol, was charged with four counts of murder as well as aggravated assault and unlawful restraint, Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz said in a tweet.

Ortiz was arrested after the fifth woman managed to flee. State troopers found Ortiz hiding in a truck in a hotel parking lot in Laredo at around 2 a.m. Saturday. The border city about 145 miles (235 kilometers) southwest of San Antonio.

“We do consider this to be a serial killer,” Alaniz said. Alaniz said that after the suspect picked up the fifth woman she quickly realized that she was in danger.

“When she tried to escape from him at a gas station that’s when she ran into a (state) trooper,” Alaniz said.

He said that authorities believe Ortiz had killed all four women since Sept. 3. The names of the victims were not immediately released. Alaniz said two of them were U.S. citizens but the nationalities of the other two were not yet known. All of them were working as prostitutes and one was a transgender woman, he said.

“The manner in which they were killed is similar in all the cases from the evidence,” said Alaniz.

He declined to discuss the evidence or say how the women were killed.

Alaniz said investigators are still trying to determine a motive for the killings. Authorities said they believe Ortiz acted alone.

“It’s interesting that he would be observing and watching as law enforcement was looking for the killer, that he would be reporting to work every day like normal,” Alaniz said.

Ortiz was a 10-year veteran of the Border Patrol. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement saying that it was fully cooperating with the investigation.

“Our sincerest condolences go out to the victims’ family and friends. While it is CBP policy to not comment on the details of an ongoing investigation, criminal action by our employees is not, and will not be tolerated,” the agency said..

The Texas Department of Public Safety, whose Texas Rangers are investigating, did not return several messages seeking comment.

By JUAN A. LOZANO,Associated Press