A Sexual Assault on the President Exposes Mexico’s Endemic Machismo

President Claudia Sheinbaum was groped on the street this week, in an assault that set off a national conversation about what has and has not changed since Mexico elected its first female leader.

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Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street

A video of a man touching the country’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, shocked many Mexicans and led her to file a report with the police.

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Bold Assassinations Are Grim ‘Reality Check’ in Mexico’s Cartel Fight

The murder of Mexico’s most vocal anti-crime mayor shows that, despite President Claudia Sheinbaum’s crackdown on drug cartels, the battle is just beginning.

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Mexico Winds Down Search for Survivor of U.S. Boat Strike

The Pentagon said one person survived a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Pacific, but after searching for days, Mexican officials are about to give up.

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‘Brother Wang,’ Accused of Being Drug Cartel Fixer, Is Arrested in Cuba

Zhi Dong Zhang, who escaped house arrest in Mexico this summer, is accused of supplying cartels with fentanyl from China, smuggling and money laundering millions under the alias “Brother Wang.”

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Dozens Are Dead and Dozens More Missing as Catastrophic Rains Devastate Mexico

Torrential rains set off deadly floods and landslides across five Mexican states, leaving a trail of destruction.

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Trump Is Blowing Up Boats Off Venezuela. Could Mexico’s Cartels Be Next?

U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal groups produce and smuggle drugs.

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Mexico’s President Is Popular. So Is Her Professional Lookalike.

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first woman president, has recent approval ratings as high as 79 percent. An actress with a startling resemblance, Tamara Henaine, is taking advantage of the moment.

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Can Sweet Songs Prevail Over Bloody Ones? Mexico Is Giving It a Try.

On Sunday, three contestants were crowned winners of the inaugural, government-run “Mexico Sings” competition, meant to promote songs that aren’t about drug cartels or violence.

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