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UPDATE: Up to 18 people shot at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, local NBC affiliate KTSM reports. Details soon. Police and other emergency services are responding to reports of an active shooting at the Walmart near the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, local officials and witnesses say. Only few details were immediately available. The incident began at about 11 a.m. on Saturday when officers were called for an active shooter at Walmart. It was not immediately clear if police have confirmed a shooting and, if so, what is the status of the suspect.

In the ghost town of Fort Quitman, 80 miles southeast of El Paso, four US road workers were up at dawn attending to "shovel ready" jobs by filling potholes with gravel. Unfortunately, "at least one Mexican gunman," who probably just wanted a chance to do jobs Americans won't do, "fired a high-powered rifle across the border," barely missing the workers. "The bullets struck private land ...about half a mile from the border fence." Thankfully, the quartet escaped unharmed. "Mike Doyle, Chief Deputy of the Hudspeth County Sheriff's Office, said after the fact, a rancher spotted a white pickup fleeing the...

Mexico’s central bank (Banxico) puts thousands of newly designed 20-peso bills in circulation on Monday, August 20. The predominantly blue-colored bill is seven millimeters smaller than existing bills. Among the new security features is a transparent window featuring a dove, which changes color when the bill is held in different positions. The front of the bill will continue to feature the image of President Benito Juarez, but a scales and a book, symbolizing justice, have been added. The reverse side depicts the archaeological zone of Monte Alban in Oaxaca.