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Inside El Mencho’s arsenal: high-powered arms, 400 gunmen, land mines
MEXICO CITY — “El Mencho,” the powerful drug lord the Mexican army killed in a daring raid, had created what security experts say was one of the most advanced security operations devised to protect a cartel boss. His system relied on high-powered weaponry, nearly 400 gunmen, bomb-delivering drones and, sometimes, land mines. Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, 59, who was fatally wounded when…
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State of the Union address: Trump arrives at US Capitol as dozens of Democrats plan boycott – live updates | State of the Union address
Trump arrives at the US Capitol Donald Trump has arrived at the US Capitol, where he’s set to address a joint session of Congress in a few minutes. We’ll bring you the latest as it happens. Share Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature First lady Melania Trump just walked into the House…
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Aileen Cannon’s Latest Misdeed Could Have Been Way Worse
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Worst-Case Scenario Avoided Maybe my standards are slipping and I’m resigning myself to levels of corruption that I heretofore would not have tolerated, but I was actually relieved by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling yesterday barring the public release of Special Counsel Jack…
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Jeffrey Epstein; State of the Union; El Mencho : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Millions of pages of Epstein files have been released to the public, but an NPR investigation reveals a gap: The Justice Department has removed or withheld dozens…
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Trump to deliver State of the Union address in deeply polarized country | State of the Union address
The last time Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union address, it produced the memorable optics of Nancy Pelosi ripping up his speech after he finished talking. Pelosi’s theatrical gesture at the end of the February 2020 address (his 2025 speech was technically a joint session of Congress, not a State of the Union) eloquently expressed the Democrats’ contempt…
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City of Philadelphia Provides Update as Snow Emergency Takes Effect and Winter Storm Impacts Region | Office of the Mayor
City leverages PHLPlow technology to enhance efficiency and public transparency PHILADELPHIA – Mayor Cherelle L. Parker and City of Philadelphia officials today provided an operational update as a Snow Emergency remained in effect and a significant winter storm impacted the region with heavy snowfall, strong winds, and hazardous travel conditions. As of 1 p.m., the National Weather Service reported 14.0 inches of snow at Philadelphia International Airport, with total accumulation varying throughout the city. With blowing and drifting snow expected to remain a…
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Mass. town-by-town snow totals for Feb. 23, 2026
Weather Some places on the South Shore and South Coast had received well over two feet of snow by Monday evening. The windshield wiper blades were all that were left visible of this car in Mattapan Monday morning. Danielle Parhizkaran / The Boston Globe Get the latest weather alerts sent directly to your phone. Download the Boston.com mobile app on…
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Photos of violence in Mexico after the army killed cartel boss Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera
The Mexican army Sunday killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho.” That effectively decapitated what had become Mexico’s most powerful cartel. Vehicles were burned in various states and federal troops stood guard outside the General Prosecutor’s headquarters in Mexico City. ___ Carts stand outside of a vandalized supermarket in Guadalajara, Jalisco state,…
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City of Philadelphia Provides Updates on Activations and Response to Major Winter Storm | Department of Public Health
Mayor Parker Declares Disaster Emergency as Winter Storm Begins; City Crews Responding Citywide PHILADELPHIA – As a major winter storm is forecast to bring significant snowfall and high winds to the region through tomorrow, Monday, February 23, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has declared a Disaster Emergency in Philadelphia. The declaration follows updated forecasts from the National Weather Service (NWS) predicting 12 to 18 inches of snow, along…
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Following a whiplash transition from record warmth to very heavy mountain snowfall in California, yet another swing back toward anomalous warmth (first damp, then dry)
A remarkable snowy interlude during what has thus far been a record warm winter: Disruptive, and even deadly, in the Sierra Nevada Western United States snowpack remains well below average nearly everywhere except across the central and southern Sierra Nevada in California and the far northern Rockies in Montana and Wyoming. Record or near-record low snowpack persists across much of…
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