## Exclusive: CIA escalates secret war on cartels with deadly operations inside Mexico

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Since last year, CIA operatives inside Mexico have directly participated in deadly attacks on several, mostly mid-level cartel members, the sources said.

“The lethality of their operations has been seriously ramped up,” said one of the people briefed on the operations.

“It’s a significant expansion of the kind of thing the CIA has been willing to do inside Mexico.”.

The level of CIA involvement with operations has varied, according to the sources, from more passive intelligence sharing and providing general support to direct participation in assassination operations.

The exact number of CIA officers operating inside Mexico has fluctuated over the last several months but has typically been a small force, the sources said.

The CIA operations in Mexico are high risk, inviting possible retaliation from cartel members who frequently cross the US-Mexico border, the sources said.

Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico during a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on April 22, 2026. »

### Grocery prices jumped more in April than they did in nearly four years

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That increase marked the biggest one-month jump in grocery prices in nearly four years.

Overall, grocery store prices have risen 2.9% over the past year — an across-the-board jump that continues to pressure everyday Americans.

On an annualized basis, fresh vegetable prices are more than 44% higher today than they were three months ago. »

### Graduates shocked after commencement speaker reveals their loans are paid off during speech

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A group of North Carolina college graduates was stunned to learn that their commencement speaker was paying off their senior year student loans.

Kochhar’s father, Prakash Chand Kochhar, received his bachelor’s and master’s from the college in the Fifties.

Anil Kochhar said he and his wife are covering ‘all the final-year education loans incurred by Wilson College graduates’ from 2025 to 2026 ( Wilson College of Textiles ). »

### A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue

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As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked his way through a tornado-ravaged Mississippi trailer park, he heard the unmistakable meow of a kitten pierce the predawn darkness.

Lemley had no idea where the kitten was, but he was determined to find it. »

### Sony Patent Shows AI Tool That Turns Clips Into Social Media Reels

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The company has filed a new patent for an AI-powered system that could automatically turn PlayStation gameplay clips into social media highlight reels.

Instead of recording clips manually and using multiple editing apps, the system would automatically select the best moments from gameplay and turn them into ready-to-share reels.

According to the patent published earlier this month (via MP1st), the AI would not simply choose random scenes. »

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