James Fredrick
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"The damage of this kind of diet is even more visible because of the pandemic," says a Oaxaca legislator who spearheaded a law against the sale of junk food and soda to minors. The idea is spreading.
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In Mexico, state governments are outlawing the sale of junk food to minors because high rates of obesity and diabetes have led to increased deaths from COVID-19.
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Low earners have been doubly hit: They make up the highest share of virus-related deaths and lack the funds to stay afloat as the pandemic plunges Mexico deeper into recession.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Nickea Bradley, Houston's deputy director for emergency management, about the challenges of preparing for hurricane season amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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After Mexican officials fought to stop a migrant caravan from entering, Saury Vallecilla Ortega was temporarily separated from her youngest child and feared for the worst.
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President Trump says he's going to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists. Mexico is alarmed, saying this could violate their national sovereignty and complicate relations between the neighbors.
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The meeting of Aztec Emperor Montezuma II and Hernán Cortés and the events that followed weigh heavily in Mexico half a millennium later.
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Threatened with U.S. tariffs, Mexico agreed to step up migrant control, deploying a new security force, and catching and deporting more migrants. Here's how it's going.
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Mexico has significantly increased the number of National Guard forces at its southern border with Guatemala. The question: has it succeeded in slowing the flow of migrants trying to reach the U.S.?
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In what may be the start of a major security overhaul, Mexico's president has launched a 70,000-strong National Guard force. But their role remains unclear, as does their training and make up.