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Mexican Students Cope With Trauma Of Drug War

The owner of this once-popular nightclub in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, said he closed the bar after his business was set on fire three times for refusing to pay extortion fees to drug cartel enforcers. The violence has forced many families to move out of the country, and some students are entering U.S. classrooms dealing with traumas that schools have never seen before. (AP)
The owner of this once-popular nightclub in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, said he closed the bar after his business was set on fire three times for refusing to pay extortion fees to drug cartel enforcers. The violence has forced many families to move out of the country, and some students are entering U.S. classrooms dealing with traumas that schools have never seen before. (AP)

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