David Shortell
@davidgshortell
Reporter based in Mexico City for CNN and others. Bylines NYT, CNN, Daily Beast Travel, Bon Appétit. Former CNN Crime and Justice Reporter. [email protected]
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https://edition.cnn.com/profiles/david-shortell 04-10-2009 01:19:00
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The investment term “fixed assets” usually applies to buildings and furniture, but by applying it to cats, López Obrador’s gov’t has obligated the country’s Treasury to give them food and care for them for the rest of their lives. Megan Janetsky apnews.com/article/501eb2…
American officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president met with and took millions of dollars from drug cartels after he took office, according to U.S. records and three people familiar with the matter.
w/ Alan Feuer
nytimes.com/2024/02/22/wor…
This was the week Nicolás Maduro stopped even pretending. The world should, too. The sad truth is that this regime is not on the verge of collapse, or voluntarily handing over power. That means tough decisions ahead for US & LatAm govts. My column:
americasquarterly.org/article/venezu…
The #Venezuela govt says voters turned out in huge numbers on Sunday to endorse its claim on the #Essequibo region, which it disputes with neighbouring #Guyana . So what actually happened? A thread 🧵:
twitter.com/delcyrodriguez…
Netanyahu’s “tactical little pauses:” Gazans evacuate to the south in four hour windows, some waving white flags and bringing no more than a water bottle. With Abeer Salman Mohammad Eyad Kourdi Lauren Kent CNN cnn.com/2023/11/07/mid…
ICYMI: After sitting in museums & private collections across the United States for nearly 60 years, we returned a rare Olmec Cave Mask to the people of Mexico, & it is finally reunited with the rest of its companion monuments. Read more by David Shortell: nytimes.com/2023/10/23/sci…