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Medical tourism in spotlight after Mexico kidnapping

WASHINGTON: As reports swirl around the recent kidnapping in Mexico of four Americans, two of whom were killed, one detail has drawn particular attention -- they had crossed the border for a medical procedure.

Bangkok Post

Friend warned police Americans feared missing in Mexico

The frantic effort to rescue four Americans taken captive by a cartel in Mexico during a kidnapping that left two dead came after a fifth person who traveled with the group to Texas called police there

The Independent UK

Judge orders halt to fast releases at US border with Mexico

A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to end the expedited releases of migrants entering the United States from Mexico, potentially straining already stretched holding facilities

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South Carolina kidnapping victims’ trip to Mexico was part of growing US trend. Here’s what to know about medical tourism

Three of the South Carolina kidnapping victims accompanied the fourth to Mexico so she could get medical care — part of a growing U.S. trend of traveling abroad for health treatments.

Tribune News Service

More details of Mexico kidnapping and murders emerge as 2 survivors return home to South Carolina

The two Americans who survived a deadly kidnapping in Mexico, where two others were killed, returned to the U.S. with a harrowing tale.

Tribune News Service

Mexico kidnapping victim forced to watch friends die had feared for safety before trip

Zindell Brown, one of the two found dead in Matamoros had expressed concerns over their safety before travelling to Tamaulipas, Mexico. Latavia McGee said she and Eric James Williams watched him and Shaeed Woodard get killed

Daily Mirror

Watch live: Activists march in Mexico City for International Women’s Day

Watch live as activists march through Mexico City to mark International Women's Day on Wednesday, 8 March.

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Geraldo Rivera accuses Fox News colleagues of being ‘into cocaine’ on air

Mr Rivera participated in a cocaine sting with the Broward County Sheriff’s office in the mid 1980’s

The Independent UK

A group of childhood friends took a trip to Mexico. Only two made it out alive

LaTavia “Tay” McGee and Eric survived a terrifying abduction in Matamoros, but by the time Mexican authorities rescued them from a “stash house” four days later, their friends Zindell Brown and Shaeed Woodard had been killed before their eyes. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

How Komander Honed the Stunning Move That Made Him a Star

It all started with a beat-up ring in Mexico.

Sports Illustrated

Americans found quickly, but Mexico's missing remain lost

When four Americans were kidnapped in the border city of Matamoros, authorities rescued the survivors after three days

The Independent UK

The 4 kidnapped Americans are part of a large wave of U.S. medical tourism in Mexico

Before the pandemic halted travel, some 1.2 million American citizens visited Mexico for health care. The number is rising quickly again, with border restrictions eased.

WEKU

American killed in Mexico kidnapping tried to cancel tummy tuck trip over drug cartel fears

Zindell Brown told his sister that he was worried about the dangers of visiting Matamoros

The Independent UK

A tummy tuck appointment, cartel ambush on video and stash house rescue: Timeline of the Mexico kidnapping

Here’s a timeline of events in the deadly kidnapping of four US citizens in Mexico

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Remote lair where two Americans found dead and two others rescued in Mexico

The two surviving American citizens were held in a tiny wooden hut for days alongside the body of one of their murdered friends near the city of Matamoros, Mexico

The Independent UK

One million people do it every year. But after the tummy tuck murders, how safe is it to seek healthcare in Mexico?

The killing of two US citizens on their way to a Mexican clinic is a stark warning for the nearly one million Americans who cross the border for medical care each year, Io Dodds reports

The Independent UK

Wife of American tourist who survived Mexico cartel kidnapping says she didn’t even know he’d left US

Eric James Williams and his friend Latavia ‘Tay’ McGee were rescued from a drug cartel ‘stash house’ on Tuesday – but their friends Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown were found dead

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Happy International Women’s Day: a look back at over a century of the global fight for justice and equality

From New York to Beijing, women have been demanding their rights on this day for more than a century. Much remains to be done, say activists, but there is reason for celebration

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The Independent UK

What happened to the four Americans ensnared in a deadly Mexico cartel kidnapping?

Four US citizens were ambushed and taken hostage in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, after crossing into Mexico for a cosmetic surgery procedure. Four days later, two of them were found dead and two were rescued. Andrea Blanco and Joe Sommerlad report

Al Jazeera

Deadly American kidnapping in Mexico: What you need to know

Four Americans were hauled off in a pick-up truck after allegedly being caught in the crossfire of a shootout.

The Independent UK

Mexico kidnapping — live: Gulf drug cartel blamed for Matamoros tourist attack as victim’s warning revealed

Video appears to capture the moment Americans Latavia ‘Tay’ Mcgee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown and Eric James Williams were kidnapped in Matamoros – an area dominated by the Gulf drug cartel

The Independent UK

New Mexico may curb paramilitaries near southern US border

New Mexico is considering legal changes to to rein in unauthorized paramilitary patrols that intimidate or pose a danger

The Independent UK

Four Americans were kidnapped in Mexico by cartel gunmen. How safe is it to travel there for healthcare?

The killing of two US citizens on their way to a Mexican clinic is a stark warning for the nearly one million Americans who cross the border for medical care each year, Io Dodds reports

Los Angeles Times

2 kidnapped Americans found dead in Mexico; 2 others rescued and returned to US

Two of four U.S. citizens kidnapped at gunpoint last week in northern Mexico were found dead Tuesday, Mexican authorities said, while two others were freed and transported to the United States in a dramatic rescue operation that capped off a days-long manhunt.

The Independent UK

Mexican pageant challenges standard of beauty

Fighting against standards of appearance developed over decades, contestants' skin tone in the Miss Colonia pageant is darker than that usually seen on stage in Mexico

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