Tag Archives: Mexico

Standout moments from the hearing on the Biden classified documents probe by special counsel Hur

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a now-familiar ritual in Washington: a federal prosecutor being summoned to Capitol Hill to discuss the findings of a politically explosive investigation. Tuesday’s hearing with special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated President Joe Biden’s handling of classified information, broke little new legal or political ground. But it delivered plenty of talk about the president’s memory — …

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Knapp makes 11 birdies and seizes control at Mexico Open

VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp ran off 11 birdies Saturday and seized control of the Mexico Open at Vidanta with an 8-under 63, giving him a four-shot lead going into the final round with a spot in the Masters on the line. Knapp began the third round in a four-way share of the lead and playing …

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Tens of thousands rail against Mexico’s president and ruling party in ‘march for democracy’

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators cloaked in pink marched through cities in Mexico and abroad on Sunday in what they called a “march for democracy” targeting the country’s ruling party in advance of the country’s June 2 elections. The demonstrations called by Mexico’s opposition parties advocated for free and fair elections in the Latin American nation …

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Mexico and FIFA go back to sports court in decade-long dispute over curbing soccer fans’ gay slurs

GENEVA (AP) — A decade-long dispute between the Mexican soccer federation and FIFA over multiple fines for fans chanting anti-gay slurs at games went to sport’s highest court on Thursday. The latest appeal by Mexico at the Court of Arbitration for Sport challenged financial penalties totaling 100,000 Swiss francs ($114,000) imposed by FIFA for incidents at two games at the …

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Senators reach a deal on border policy bill. Now it faces an uphill fight to passage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of convincing Congress to pass a national security package that will include tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine and immigration enforcement, …

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