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I'm your host for today, managing editor Ari Weitzman, and our topic today is the violence in Holisco State in Mexico, following the killing by Mexican authorities of a cartel leader. We're going to get

into that in just a second featuring a take from our senior editor, Will Quebec, who is traveling.

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All of that's customizable. You can join to find out more. But that brings us today's main topic, which is the cartel violence in Holiscoe. I'm going to pass it over to John for that,

and I'll be right back to give you Will's take, and then the reader question and the rest of the

pod.

Thanks, Ari, and welcome, everybody.

Here are your quick hits for today.

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