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In an episode that could have been seen in MND’s much-loved El Jalapeño satirical column , President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the viral image of a woman working on her tan from one of the windows of Mexico City’s National Palace wasn’t an AI-generated image but, rather, quite real. The video surfaced a week ago and soon went viral. Although it was recorded from a mobile device at a long distance, it is possible to see that the individual is a young woman with her dress lifted modestly to bare her lower legs, presumably for tanning purposes. ¿Es real? Ella es la mujer que se volvió viral por asolearse en un balcón de Palacio Nacional, en #CDMX ☀️🏛️ https://t.co/jT501mzuyn pic.twitter.com/j6YVgQAe1B — La Jornada Estado de México (@JornadaEdomex) March 30, 2026 Because the National Palace is the official residence and office of Mexico’s president, the video prompted debate about the inappropriate use of a historical and official building.  Days later, the Infodemia...

Truckers and farmers are set to protest on highways across Mexico next Monday, April 6, in a collective effort to create another so-called megabloqueo , or mega-blockade. The National Truckers Association (ANTAC) and the National Front for the Rescue of the Countryside (FNRCM) have confirmed that a nationwide protest against insecurity on highways and other problems will take place on Easter Monday. ANTAC leader David Estévez Gamboa said in a video message that April 6 was deliberately chosen as the protest date so as not to affect people using the nation’s highways during the Holy Week holiday period. “We want people to be able to go on vacation, we’re not irresponsible. But after, on April 6, we have the need to protest,” he said, calling the planned action a “national strike.” Despite those remarks, it appears inevitable that some vacationers (and many other motorists) will be affected by highway blockades next Monday. School holidays will not end until Friday of next week. The...

Air passenger traffic slowed down in Mexico in January and February compared to the same period last year, but some outlying positive numbers, most notably in Durango, bucked the overall trend. The Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) reports that the combined total of passengers carried by domestic and international airlines operating in Mexico in the first two months of this year reached a 1.5% year-over-year increase, while the increase registered in January-February 2025 was more than twice as high at 3.5%.  Durango International Airport (officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria) was a bright spot in an otherwise slow air travel market during the first two months of this year, registering an 18% jump over its passenger totals during the same period last year. (Facebook) Even though the number of passengers was actually slightly higher this year than last, the deceleration qualifies the sector’s two-month performance as a slowdown. The same slowing tr...