LOS ANGELES—For four years, Gabriel Trujillo trekked the breadth of the United States and south into Mexico in search of a flowering shrub called the common buttonbush. The plant is native to the varied climates of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Trujillo, a 31-year-old Ph.D. student at the University of California–Berkeley, wanted to know why…
A California Scholar’s Research Into a Flowering Shrub Took Him to Mexico and a Violent Death
June 30, 2023
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NTD Evening News (March 9): ‘Twitter Files’ Journalists Testify at Government Weaponization Hearing; Norfolk Southern CEO Apologizes
Journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger testified on the “Twitter Files” to the House’s Weaponization of Government subcommittee on March 9, days after Republicans on the committee released a report claiming the Federal Trade Commission has harassed Elon Musk over the reporting. Another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama, just hours before the rail company’s…
White House Addresses Security Situation in Mexico After 2 of 4 Kidnapped Americans Killed
The Biden administration is continuing to work with the Mexican government after a group of four U.S. citizens were kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico, last week, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. Two of the four Americans were killed while the other two were safely recovered. The four Americans who were kidnapped last week were…
Cartel Linked to Execution-Style Killings of 6, Including Teen Mother and Baby in California: Sheriff
January 17, 2023
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Six people including a six-month-old baby cradled in the arms of her 17-year-old mother were shot dead at a home in California’s main agricultural valley on Monday in what authorities called a “cartel-style execution” with a link to gangs and illegal drugs. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said the killings were connected to the illicit…
‘No Question’ Cartel Activity Is Spilling Across US-Mexico Border: FBI Director
FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers at a hearing Friday that the agency has noted “quite a number” of instances of individuals deeply indebted to Mexican criminal organizations entering the United States, adding that there’s “no question” cartel activity is spilling over the border. Wray made the remarks at a hearing before the House Judiciary…
Chinese National Sentenced to 14 Years for Laundering Drug Money for Mexican Cartels
A federal judge in Illinois on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese national to 14 years behind bars for laundering the proceeds of illegal narcotics on behalf of Mexican drug traffickers, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin imposed the sentence on April 27 after a hearing in federal court in…
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