## Mexico mayor killed in town hall months after surviving assassination attempt

Authored by cbsnews.com

A local mayor in central Mexico was shot dead in a town hall, authorities reported Wednesday, after the politician had survived a previous assassination attempt.

The town of Temoac is located in the state of Morelos, a region close to Mexico City where several drug cartels are active.

Mayor Valentin Lavin, who was allied to President Claudia Sheinbaum's leftist party, had already survived an armed attack in January, according to local media reports.

Almost 100 mayors have been murdered in Mexico since 2006, when drug-related violence surged, official figures show.

Criminal gangs often conduct attacks against local officials in Mexico, especially in areas where cartels fight for territory.

Mexico has faced years of escalating violence since the government launched an offensive against drug cartels in 2006.

Nearly 500,000 people have been killed and around 130,000 have disappeared since then, government data shows. »

### Exclusive: McDonald’s customer was burned by ‘extremely hot’ fries and the damage ‘may be permanent,’ lawsuit says

Authored by the-independent.com

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Luongo should never have been “permitt[ed] and allow[ed]” to “be served and consume extremely hot and overheated fries,” the complaint states.

“As a direct and proximate cause of the unreasonably and dangerously hot French Fries, M.C. is now disfigured and scarred,” the lawsuit claimed. »

### Expect Steam Machine price hikes soon as Valve admits RAMageddon is only “getting worse”

Authored by frvr.com

It’s also led to the price hike to the Steam Deck which has led to a disastrous drop in sales.

While Valve hasn’t officially announced a price hike for the Steam Machine, it seems obvious that the console-like PC is going to jump in price just like its handheld predecessor.

With the Steam Machine already sold at a similar price to its cost of production, there’s no way it can continue to be sold for its already worrisome price. »

### Austria opens police station at Hitler birthplace to deter neo-Nazi tourists

Authored by theguardian.com

View image in fullscreen A memorial stone against war and fascism stands in front of the newly opened police station.

View image in fullscreen Austrian police officers walk in front of the newly opened police station.

The government said it hoped the opening of the police station would foster the “neutralisation of the whole place” and repel Hitler admirers. »

### Shocking 105 million Americans are not working – more than during COVID or the Great Recession

Authored by nypost.com

The overall number of NILFs is higher than at the height of the Great Recession or the COVID pandemic.

The definition is broad — it covers all Americans age 16 and over who aren’t currently working, including retirees and students.

While the absolute number of NILFs is at a record, the portion of Americans in the labor market hit 59% in June. »

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