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  1. Wait, Who’s Paying for the Mexico Border Wall?Analysts estimate it could cost as much as $20 billion.
  2. Mexican President Cancels That Meeting With TrumpThe White House visit is off, and tensions are hitting crisis level.
  3. Mexicans Urge Their President to Skip White House Meeting to Protest WallThe meeting was scheduled for January 31.
  4. neighborly disputes
    Once Again, Mexico Reminds Trump That It Won’t Be Paying for That Border Wall“Of course” not, said that country’s president after Trump’s press conference.
  5. awful things
    Death Toll Still Climbing After Explosion Engulfs Major Mexican Firework MarketAt least 27 people are dead and 70 have been injured.
  6. early and often
    Mexico Unveils Plan to Protect Immigrants Under Trump“Be calm, do not fall for provocations, and don’t let yourself be fooled,” says Mexico’s secretary of foreign relations.
  7. Trump May Have Won, But Ford Is Still Moving Its Small-Car Production to MexicoFord says it’s just too expensive to make small cars in the United States.
  8. immigration
    Trump Says He Will Deport 2-3 Million Undocumented ImmigrantsHe claims they will all be criminals, and now acknowledges that the border wall might just be a fence in some places.
  9. As Trump Climbs, the Peso Dips Once AgainThe Mexican currency does not like it when Trump does well.
  10. Mexican Finance Minister Resigns Amid Backlash to Trump VisitLuis Videgaray reportedly came up with the idea of inviting Trump to the country. It wasn’t his best idea.
  11. early and often
    Mexico’s President is Already Disputing Trump’s Version of Their MeetingWas the wall “discussed” or not?
  12. Donald Trump Goes to Mexico, Does Not Start WarThe great negotiator behaved himself with the Mexican president — but failed to bring up the whole “your taxpayers need to pay for the wall” thing.
  13. early and often
    Trump Will Travel to Mexico, Meet With President Peña NietoThe Mexican president has referred to Trump as Hitler and Mussolini.
  14. free trade
    Vicente Fox: Withdrawing From NAFTA Will Hurt the U.S., Not MexicoNonetheless, the former Mexican president pleaded with American voters to reject “false prophet” Donald Trump.
  15. Donald Trump Actually Has a Coherent Plan to Make Mexico Pay for His Border WallAnd it’s incredibly cruel.
  16. Mexican President Joins Club, Compares Trump to HitlerEnrique Peña Nieto made the strongest anti-Trump comments of any foreign leader so far. 
  17. ‘Under No Circumstances’ Will Mexico Pay for Trump’s Wall, Says Mexico“It’s a terrible idea.”
  18. Pope Francis Says Donald Trump Is Not a ChristianDonald responds by saying that Francis will regret his remarks when ISIS destroys the Vatican.
  19. adios!
    El Chapo Captured, Will Face Extradition HearingAfter two escapes, it appears that Mexico may finally be ready to get rid of the notorious drug lord.
  20. Rod Covlin Tried to Marry Off His Young DaughterThe arranged marriage was part of a bizarre attempt to confiscate a $1 million trust fund.
  21. category 5
    The Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded Is About to Hit MexicoSustained 200 mph winds, aiming right at Puerto Vallarta.
  22. international intrigue
    ‘El Chapo’ Reportedly Hurt, But Escapes Once AgainHe apparently suffered injuries to his face and leg after Mexican authorities closed in on him at a ranch in the Sierra Madres.
  23. international affairs
    Egyptian Forces Accidentally Kill Foreign Tourists and GuidesThey were mistaken for “terrorist elements.”
  24. oops
    Mexico’s Biggest Drug Lord Escapes From PrisonAfter breaking out via a mile-long tunnel, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is on the loose, again.
  25. the donald
    Mexicans Pummel Piñatas of New National Villain Donald Trump He’s full of candy, not hot air.
  26. international intrigue
    Mexico Finally Captured a Local Mayor Accused of Making 43 Students DisappearAfter weeks on the run.
  27. very sad things
    3 American Siblings Found Dead in MexicoThey went missing a few weeks ago.
  28. very bad things
    Mass Grave in Mexico May Be Missing Student ProtestersLocal police are suspected in the killings.
  29. oops
    United States Not-So-Narrowly Avoids War With MexicoA Mexican helicopter accidentally crossed the border.
  30. drug war
    Mexican Drug Lord Joaquín Guzmán Captured He escaped prison in 2001.
  31. international intrigue
    Mexican Gunmen Who Stole Truck Will ‘Without a Doubt’ Die From Radiation A fateful twist to the Mexican stolen-truck story. 
  32. bad things
    Truck Containing Radioactive ‘Dirty Bomb’ Material Stolen in Mexico [Updated]No es bueno. 
  33. spy games
    The NSA Hacked the President of Mexico’s E-mailOf course.
  34. international incidents
    Waiters Arrested in Malcolm X Grandson’s KillingProsecutors say it was a robbery attempt.
  35. crimes and misdemeanors
    Mexican Pot Smugglers Take a Page From Mythbusters’ BookAn air-powered cannon shoots weed over the border.
  36. international intrigue
    Playboy Model’s Low-Cut Dress Wins Mexican Presidential DebateShould we do this in America?
  37. wal-mart’s mexican bribery scandal
    Walmart in Damage Control Mode Over Times Bribery Investigation The company launched its own inquiry before informing the DOJ, SEC, and Walmart shareholders.
  38. wal-mart’s mexican bribery scandal
    Walmart Top Brass Implicated in Mexican Subsidiary’s Bribery ScandalMore than $24 million was paid out for permits and zoning changes.
  39. methamphetamine
    Fifteen Tons of Methamphetamine Seized in MexicoIt’s good news and bad news.
  40. 2012
    Obama Returning $200,000 in Donations From Brothers of Mexican FugitiveThe campaign wants nothing to do with the Cardona family.
  41. not neighborhood news
    Mexico Finds Floating Marijuana, Anonymous Fights Drug Lords [Updated]The drug war just got a lot weirder.
  42. international intrigue
    It’s No Longer Safe to Be a Mayor in Northern MexicoFour mayors have been killed in just over a month and ten have been killed this year.
  43. ink-stained wretches
    After a Second Journalist Dies, Juarez’s Biggest Newspaper Cuts Cartel CoverageEl Diario de Juarez issues its second front-page editorial to the cartels after Thursday’s shootings.
  44. international intrigue
    Hillary Clinton Calls Mexican Drug Cartels an InsurgencyThe Obama administration is suddenly singing a different tune about the drug wars.
  45. jan brewer
    Jan Brewer Finally Admits She ‘Misspoke’ About Those Alleged Beheadings on the BorderAnd there will be no further debates at this time.
  46. the drug war
    Major Drug Kingpin Captured in Mexico“La Barbie” was attempting to take control of the Beltran Leyva organization.
  47. pageants
    Miss Mexico Named Miss Universe“I do believe that Internet is an indispensable, necessary tool for the present time,” she says.
  48. crossing over
    Congress Passes $600 Million Border-Security BillSchumer: “It will clear the path for restarting bipartisan discussions.”
  49. reality stars with actual skills
    9 by Design’s Novogratz Family Sign On to Design Mexican HotelIsn’t it fun when reality stars have actual skills?
  50. the border
    Obama to Send 1,200 Troops to U.S.-Mexico BorderWhite House also to request $500 million in supplemental funds.
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