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This Feb. 22, 2014 file photo shows Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the head of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, being escorted to a helicopter in Mexico City. (AP/Eduardo Verdugo)

Cartel kingpin El Chapo is jailed for life, but the US-Mexico drug trade is booming

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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Getty/Pedro Mera)

López Obrador clashes with courts after vowing “poverty” for Mexican government

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FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger in Mexico City. Mexico's government said on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, that it has extradited drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the U.S. to face drug trafficking and other charges. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File) (AP)

El Chapo trial shows why a wall won’t stop drugs from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border

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Presidential candidates Jaime Rodriguez, Ricardo Anaya, Jose Antonio Meade, and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attend the second of three debates, on Sunday, May 20, 2018. (INE via AP)

Amnesty for drug traffickers? That’s one Mexican presidential candidate’s pitch to voters

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Could Trump’s NAFTA renegotiations help Mexican workers?

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A building that collapsed after an earthquake in Mexico City. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

In Mexico, undocumented migrants risk deportation to aid earthquake victims

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A building that collapsed after an earthquake in Mexico City. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)

Twin earthquakes expose Mexico’s deep inequality

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