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MEXICO EXPLODES: Army Kills 'El Mencho' - Cartels Torch Cities

Mexico's army killed Nemesio 'El Mencho' in a high risk operation that U S officials aided This sparked nationwide cartel retaliation with arson attacks airport shootings and a US shelter in place alert for stranded Americans

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54 million - People under blizzard warnings across the US Northeast

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"Putin has started WW III and must be stopped" — Volodymyr Zelensky

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