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Soldiers remove debris from a partly collapsed municipal building, which was felled by a massive earthquake, in Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, on Friday.

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Powerful Earthquake Off Southern Mexico Kills More Than 60 People

10:59pm September 08, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The magnitude 8.1 quake hit off Mexico's southern coast, toppling houses in Chiapas state and causing buildings more than 600 miles away in Mexico City to sway violently.

The work built by French artist JR peers over the U.S.-Mexico border at Tecate, Calif., earlier this week.

As Boy Peers Curiously Over Border Wall, His Artist Asks: 'What Is He Thinking?'

10:52pm September 08, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

JR, a French street artist, hasn't answered that question — and that's the point. His massive artwork on the border, which coincided with the decision to rescind DACA, is the "start of a discussion."

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Hurricane Irma Underscores Puerto Rico's Crumbling Infrastructure

4:58pm September 08, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

Puerto Rico escaped the full impact of Hurricane Irma, but its perilous economic condition and crumbling infrastructure were affected nonetheless.

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More Than 30 Killed In Massive Earthquake In Southern Mexico

4:58pm September 08, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Eduardo Mendoza, Direct Relief Mexico's general manager, about the response being coordinated with the impacted areas in Oaxaca and the rest of the country after the earthquake.

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Earthquake Hits Off Coast Of Mexico

10:45am September 08, 2017

A massive 8.1 magnitude earthquake has struck near the Guatemala-Mexico border. Reporter Nic Wirtz has an update from Guatemala City.

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At Least 15 Killed In Mexican Earthquake

9:33am September 08, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Carlos Rodriguez, Mexico City bureau chief for Bloomberg, about the emerging details after an earthquake off the coast overnight.

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Massive Earthquake Hits Mexico

9:11am September 08, 2017

A massive earthquake hit just off the Mexican coast near Guatemala overnight. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with reporter Emily Green from Mexico City.

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Quake Hits Off Southern Mexico And Is Felt As Far Away As Mexico City

8:35am September 08, 2017

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Elisabeth Malkin, a reporter with The New York Times, about the powerful earthquake that hit shortly before midnight local time off the coast of southern Mexico.

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News Brief: Mexico Earthquake, Florida Evacuates, Equifax Data Breach

5:15am September 08, 2017

by Greg Allen

Reporter Emily Green talks about a massive earthquake off the coast of Mexico. Also, the latest on Hurricane Irma, and TechCrunch writer John Mannes talks about a massive data breach at Equifax.

An aerial photography taken by the Dutch Ministry of Defense on Wednesday shows damage from Irma on the island of Sint Maarten.

Hurricane Irma Leaves Devastation Of 'Epic Proportions' In Caribbean

5:26pm September 07, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Martin and the British and U.S. Virgin Islands bore the brunt of the Category 5 monster that could hit Florida within days.