Authorities are investigating an alleged cartel death threat directed at Junior H asking the corridos singer not to perform in Tijuana at an upcoming show. A rep for the singer confirms to Rolling Stone on Wednesday that “the date is still on” and tickets will continue to be on sale, …
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A new directive signed last week by President Donald Trump gives the Pentagon authorization to use military force against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organizations, according to administration sources. A U.S. official familiar with the matter confirmed to Rolling Stone certain details regarding the Trump-signed directive, which was …
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T he hotel room is cold, antiseptic, the only sound the gentle whisper of central air. I can’t go outside, my fixer tells me, or I might be kidnapped. From my window high up in the most expensive hotel in town, I look down at a baseball field and a …
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The Katy Perry backlash has been intensifying for weeks at this point. Since becoming one of six women to travel to space with Blue Origin last month, the singer became the target of harsh criticism: People have called her out for the trip, the way she promoted her Lifetimes Tour …
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AXE Ceremonia has issued a new statement regarding the death of two photojournalists at its festival over the weekend. On Monday, the fest organizers expressed their “deepest sorrow” over the deaths of Citlali Berenice Gilles Rivera and Miguel Ángel Rojas Hernández, who were covering the Mexico City festival. “From the …
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Fyre Fest 2 already looks like it might be as fake as the first edition. On Thursday, the tourist town of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico denied that the Billy McFarland-planned fest is happening there, just weeks after the tourist board of Isla Mujeres also said the event “does not …
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Los Alegres del Barranco are breaking their silence after the United States State Department revoked the band members’ visas for displaying a visual of a cartel kingpin during a recent show. On Wednesday night, the Sinaloa band apologized for the incident, saying that it will be more careful with their …
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Nsqk owes a lot to a broken-down computer his uncle gave him when he was in middle school. “He had given me his old laptop with, like, Windows Vista on it,” the 26-year-old artist remembers with a laugh. “It barely worked.” Yet somehow, Nsqk — whose real name is Rodrigo …
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Should U.S. gun manufacturers who flood weapons dealers in border states with the guns that drive cartel violence in Mexico be held liable in court? The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about whether a case brought by the Mexican government can go to trial. The gun industry is armed …
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Major markets are continuing their downward plunge after President Donald Trump implemented steep tariffs against three of the country’s most important trade partners: China, Mexico, and Canada. The Dow Jones has fallen over 600 points in 24 hours, the NASDAQ briefly found itself near correction territory, and the S&P has …
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