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From Cartel Prison to Children’s Playground: the Transformation of Mexican World Cup Host Monterrey

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By Laura Gottesdiener and Daniel Becerril
MONTERREY, Mexico, June 9 (Reuters) – On a recent ⁠afternoon ⁠in northern Mexico, about a dozen children played ⁠soccer in an idyllic park on a site where, a decade earlier, 49 people had died ​in a vicious b… [3135 chars]

Source: U.S. News & World Report | Published: 2026-06-09T12:02:00Z

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