The Study of the Far Right Is Necessary: Mexico’s Science Secretary
Scholars at a Secihti panel traced how far-right movements, “neither new nor spontaneous,” are gaining ground by borrowing the left’s own vocabulary on jobs, freedom, and crisis.
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Mexico’s Security Chief Says Slain Temoac Mayor Was Under Investigation for Organized Crime and the Samir Flores Case
Killed in his own office, mayor Valentín Lavín was himself under investigation for organized crime ties and as the alleged mastermind of three murders, including activist Samir Flores.
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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox and Ex-PAN Governors Defend Ruffo Appel and Allege ‘Political Persecution’
The PAN’s old guard closes ranks behind Ernesto Ruffo, a fellow governor charged with fuel smuggling and organized crime, recasting him as a persecuted ‘political prisoner.’
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Sheinbaum Confirms Resumption of Mexican Cattle Exports to the US
The US border, shut to Mexican cattle since May 2025 over a screwworm outbreak, reopens in late August via Agua Prieta, Sonora, then two points in Chihuahua.
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U.S. Tariffs Do Not Affect Mexico; They Stayed at the 10% That Products Outside the USMCA Already Had: Sheinbaum
Speaking in Cuernavaca after meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, she said rules of origin remain under negotiation.
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In Mexico, Collectives Will March This Sunday in Defense of Cuba and Anti-Imperialism
Organizers expect a bigger turnout than the annual July 26 mobilizations, marching to the former U.S. embassy on the 73rd Moncada anniversary.
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Mexico’s Science Secretary Strengthens Cooperation with China in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Rosaura Ruiz met with Ambassador Chen Daojiang to advance joint AI, semiconductor, and electromobility projects, plus possible collaboration with Huawei.
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Mexican Government Rules Out Cyclospora Contamination in Taylor Farms Lettuce in Mexico
Mexican food-safety regulators found no parasite or fecal coliforms, as the U.S. FDA’s contamination alert on the lettuce turned out to be a false positive.
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“We Made Progress on the USMCA Review”: President Sheinbaum Upon Concluding Meeting With Greer
The U.S. Trade Representative arrived at Palacio Nacional under heavy security, joined by Ambassador Ronald Johnson, for nearly 90 minutes of talks.
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Mexico’s Attorney General Takes Over Investigation into the Murder of Oaxacan Journalist Alejandro Leyva Aguilar
Gustavo Castillo reports on the federal takeover of the murder case of Alejandro Leyva Aguilar, 58, a CORTV ex-director and critic of Oaxaca’s governor.
