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Randal Archibold

Relatives hold pictures of missing students during a demonstration demanding their safe return on the outskirts of Chilpancingo, Mexico, on October 7, 2014.

Mistrust and confusion surround the disappearance of 43 Mexican students

Justice

As many as 43 college students are missing and feared dead in the southern Mexican city of Iguala. Investigators are trying to piece together what happened, but with both the police and gangs suspected in the kidnappings, many parents don’t trust the government’s investigation.

Brutal Zetas cartel leader’s capture expected to splinter group

The World

New Mexico at odds with neighboring Arizona over immigration policy

Conflict & Justice
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