Carte(l) Blanche
“The three cars packed with kids and babies were heading to the Mexican state of Chihuahua when they came under heavy gunfire that left the vehicles burned out and riddled with bullets. Three women and six children, including 8-month-old twins, died in the horrific attack.” The Daily Beast: American Moms and Kids Massacred in Mexican Ambush That Killed at Least 9. (The tragedy brings Mexican cartel violence to the headlines in the US and around the world. But in Mexico, it’s just one more sad example of the relentless violence that has only gotten worse in the post El Chapo hellscape.)