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  • MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - JUNE 06: People raise their arms during an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest Mexican wave, at Reforma avenue, in Mexico City, Mexico on June 06, 2026. Thousands of people gathered in the country's capital to attempt a Guinness World Record for the largest Mexican wave as part of activities ahead of the FIFA World Cup. (Photo by Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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  • National Guard troops patrol the Teotihuacan pyramids, which remained closed a day after a gunman opened fire on tourists at the archaeological site outside Mexico City, on Tuesday.
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  • Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona , U.S. February 1, 2026, embraces Savannah in an undated photograph.
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  • Two boats carrying humanitarian aid for Cuba and crewed by activists depart Isla Mujeres on March 21.
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  • FILE PHOTO: The sailboats Friendship and Tigger Moth, carrying humanitarian aid for Cuba and crewed by activists taking part in the Nuestra America Convoy flotilla, depart Isla Mujeres, in Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, March 21, 2026. Mexico’s navy activated a search‑and‑rescue operation on March 26, in the Caribbean to locate the vessels after they failed to arrive in Havana as scheduled. REUTERS/Paola Chiomante/File Photo
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