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The Mexican government is sending in more soldiers following a military raid on Sunday that killed the country's most wanted cartel leader, a man known as El Mencho.

Authorities say an additional 2,000 troops were deployed Monday to the western state of Jalisco, where security forces are battling cartel gunmen.

NPR's Eder Peralta is in Guadalajara.

He reports on El Mencho's significance.

The White House has confirmed that the U.S.

provided intelligence support to the initial raid in which authorities say dozens of people were killed.

Snow is still piling up in New England from that major winter storm that has slammed the Northeast, knocking out power and making travel impossible in some areas.

A record-breaking amount of snow exceeding three feet has fallen in Rhode Island, eclipsing a previous record set almost 50 years ago.

Ocean State Media's Ben Burke has more.

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Officials in the UK say the former British ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, has been released on bail.

Mandelson was arrested Monday in a misconduct investigation stemming from his ties with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Mandelson does not face any sexual misconduct allegations.

Police are investigating him over documents suggesting that he passed sensitive government information to Epstein.

Taiwan recently negotiated a trade deal with the U.S.

and is now uncertain about what should happen next after the U.S.

Supreme Court struck down the legality of many of President Trump's tariffs, NPR's Emily Fang reports.

Major regional financial markets in Asia are mixed in Tuesday trading.

The markets in mainland China have gained more than 1% after reopening following a week-long holiday.

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei up nine-tenths of a percent.