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Woman Hanging Upside Down on Border Wall for ‘Significant Amount of Time' Found Dead
The 32-year-old Mexican woman was attempting to cross the wall Monday night.
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Explainer: What's Behind the Heat Wave in the American West?
Much of the American West has been blasted with sweltering heat this week as a high pressure dome combines with the worst drought in modern history to launch temperatures into the triple digits, toppling records even before the official start of summer.
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US Border Agency Says it's Made Biggest-Ever Fentanyl Bust
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced Thursday their biggest fentanyl bust ever, saying they captured nearly 254 pounds (114 kilograms) of the synthetic drug that is helping fueling a national epidemic of fatal opioid overdoses from a secret compartment inside a load of Mexican produce heading into Arizona. The drug was found hidden Saturday morning in a compartment under...
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Analysis: Trump Says Wall Will Stop Drugs, Facts Differ
In his demands that Congress set aside $5.7 billion for a border wall, President Donald Trump has insisted that a new physical barrier would stop heroin entering the U.S. from Mexico.
