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Sinaloa cartel indictments won't slow flow of fentanyl into US

18 hours ago | newsnationnow.com | Salvador Rivera

SAN DIEGO ( Border Report) - A cartel expert says indictments handed out this week against leaders of the Sinaloa cartel are not going to keep it from manufacturing and exporting fentanyl and other drugs to the U.S. any time soon. Everard Meade is director of Proceso Pacifico, an organization that works in communities impacted by cartel violence, including the city of Culiacán, home to the Sinaloa cartel, which is considered to be the largest manufacturer and distributor of fentanyl in the world.
Missing 15-year-old girl may have communicated with Texas man: Cyber tip

19 hours ago | newsnationnow.com | Ryan Bittan

SOUTH JORDAN, Utah ( ABC4) - A 15-year-old girl who was reported missing in April may have communicated with a man living in Texas, according to a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Alisa Petrov was reportedly last seen walking away from her American Fork school on Monday, April 21. Detectives said she bought items at a nearby gas station before boarding a UTA train and getting off at a station in Provo.
Sinaloa cartel leaders indicted in 'first in the nation' case of 'narco-terrorism'

1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Salvador Rivera

Rainbow colored fentanyl pills made by the Sinaloa Cartel. (Courtesy: U.S. Attorney)SAN DIEGO ( Border Report) - An indictment was unsealed Tuesday morning in the U.S. Attorney's Southern District of California charging alleged leaders of the Sinaloa cartel with narco-terrorism and material support of terrorism in connection with trafficking massive amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States.
Reported Qatar-Boeing deal could boom business in South Carolina

1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Brooke Shafer

Qatar Airways reportedly eyeing purchase of 150 Boeing planes Plant in South Carolina is buzzing over the potential sale Mayor says it could bring 'thousands and thousands of jobs'( NewsNation) - Qatar Airways is reportedly set to announce the purchase of at least 150 Boeing aircraft, the latest in President Donald Trump's blitz of business dealings during this week's trip to the Middle East.
Truck used in deadly rock throwing case was going over 100 mph: Witness

1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Vicente Arenas

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) - New details were revealed Thursday by a key witness in a fatal rock-throwing case in Colorado. That witness was one of three teenagers who were in a truck from which a rock was thrown that killed a 20-year-old innocent driver in Jefferson County. The witness walked jurors through the night Alexa Bartell was killed. Twenty-year-old Zachary Kwak described collecting landscaping rocks with his friends and targeting both parked and moving cars.
Mother to son who was shot allegedly trying to kill her: 'I love you'

1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Megan Fayard |Deja Davis |Jerrita Patterson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis mother said she's heartbroken and desperate to get help for her son after he allegedly tried to kill her in her home, then was accidentally shot in the leg. Officers said they responded to a shooting around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday and found a man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Edna Jackson told police on the scene that her 30-year-old son came home high on marijuana and ecstasy pills.
Sheinbaum questions why US allowed in 17 relatives of 'El Chapo'

1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Salvador Rivera

In this Feb. 22, 2014 file photo, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the head of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, is escorted to a helicopter in Mexico City following his capture in the beach resort town of Mazatlan. Guzman was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)SAN DIEGO ( Border Report) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wants to know why the U.S. government has allowed 17 members of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán's family to enter the United States.
Cassie Ventura returns for second day of testimony in Diddy trial

1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Safia Samee Ali |Diana Falzone

Ventura testified about taking part in "Freak Offs" for Diddy The singer said she couldn't refuse Diddy out of fear Ventura delivered her testimony while in late-stage pregnancy( NewsNation) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' ex partner Casandra "Cassie" Ventura will testify for a second day Wednesday after giving emotional and lurid details about the abuse she allegedly faced at the hands of the disgraced music mogul.
Trump a 'dealmaker' bringing prosperity to allies: Harrison Fields

1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Blake Burman

Trump is in Saudi Arabia President secured billions in deals Qatar Airways announced deal with Boeing( NewsNation) - President Donald Trump is being called a "dealmaker" by his administration amid his first stop in Saudi Arabia as part of his four-day Middle East tour seeking $1 trillion in deals.
5 takeaways from Trump's day in Saudi Arabia

1 day ago | newsnationnow.com | Alex Gangitano |Brett Samuels

President Trump made his first stop on his Middle East swing in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, receiving a warm welcome from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and top U.S. and Saudi business leaders. Trump secured hundreds of billions in investments from Saudi Arabia and took steps to reframe relations with the Middle East, including taking a softer - though still stern - tone with Iran following the regime change. Here are five takeaways from the president's day in Saudi Arabia.