Mexican Sen. Lilly Téllez accused President Claudia Sheinbaum’s government of protecting what she called “narco-politicians” after New York prosecutors unsealed indictments accusing 10 current and former Mexican officials of working with the Sinaloa Cartel to protect fentanyl trafficking operations.

Téllez claimed Sunday on “Fox & Friends Weekend” that Sheinbaum is refusing to hand over indicted officials to the U.S. because she fears it could lead to the discovery of more alleged corruption.

“She’s afraid that if she extradites… to the United States these narco-politicians, there will be — the Pandora’s box will be open, and many other narco-politicians will fall,” she said. “I mean, this government is not acting, is not responding to the rule of law, but to the rule of the mafia.”

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The senator called Mexico a “mafiocracy,” or a mafia state, and said the recently unsealed indictment out of the Southern District of New York was the “most important” accusation against a sitting Mexican government by the United States.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Terrance C. Cole, announced on April 29 the unsealing of an indictment charging Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya and nine others with drug trafficking and related weapons offenses.

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The current and former high-ranking government and law enforcement officials are alleged to have partnered with the Sinaloa Cartel to distribute massive quantities of narcotics to the United States. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.

Téllez insisted Sheinbaum was “always lying to Mexican people,” most recently by stoking fears of a U.S. invasion.

She accused the Mexican government of “promoting a hate campaign against America” and appealed to Americans as neighbors and economic partners to pay attention to what is occurring south of the border.

“The American people should know what is really happening. In Mexico, this is not the country you knew. This is a new regime,” she said. “A regime in which authoritarian politicians, narco-politicians associated with cartels, financed by them, are ruling now.”

Mother’s Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring and celebrating mothers, motherhood and the influence of maternal figures in America, and practically all NFL teams saluted the day on social media, including the New England Patriots.

And that’s when things went sideways.

The Patriots posted their shoutout to Mother’s Day at precisely 10 a.m. ET and within a few minutes everyone understood that social media still recalls that head coach Mike Vrabel, who is married to his wife and mother of their two kids, allegedly had a questionable, unprofessional relationship with NFL reporter Dianna Russini, who is herself married and a mother of two.

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So what ensued was a reaction. It was filled with snark, disgust, vitriol and probably some truth. And it came in a public forum.

This felt almost like the Patriots begging for folks to troll them. As one reply made the point, it was as if people were trampling all over each other to rush to the comments section of the post.

People posted AI-generated photos of Vrabel and Russini together on boats, and holding babies that look like the head coach. They posted messages to the team’s social media team, advising they perhaps should have skipped the post altogether.

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Some even asked the NFL to intervene, as if the league would advise the club’s social media administrator that, well, too soon.

None of this should surprise. People slow down to see deadly crashes on the highway all the time.

And they flock to people wrecking their lives on social media. (They also flock when an account with 4.4 million followers seems to step on a landmine).

This is where some people will ask the obvious question: What are the Patriots supposed to do?

Are they supposed to not post a Mother’s Day salute, thus allowing the episode to make them different than practically every other team?

There is no 100% correct answer to the question. Perhaps turning off the replies would have been the move, although that also would have drawn attention.

Whatever the response from the Patriots, they should understand Sunday delivered a strong signal.

We’re seeing that reaction to the relationship between the coach and the reporter, to which neither has admitted was wrong, or out of bounds, or adulterous as many have speculated, isn’t going to go away soon.

It might not fade even into the NFL season’s kickoff, barring a scandal-ending moment — like Vrabel resigning or getting fired, or somebody telling the truth about what actually happened.

So the Patriots as an organization have to realize this scarlet letter is sticking right now. And it’s not just on their head coach, but rather it is pinned to the entire organization.

The Patriots have to remember there are 31 other NFL fan bases, and those people didn’t simply let go of past New England scandals such as Spygate or Deflategate. To this day those scandals come up despite being long-since scabbed over.

This one wound, still fresh and perhaps still bleeding, will be a thing for a while.

The Patriots got a reminder of that Sunday.

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New York Knicks guard Josh Hart got the last word after the team completed a sweep of the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday night.

The Knicks trounced the 76ers, 144-114, as Miles McBride led the team with 25 points. Jalen Brunson added six assists and four rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns had 17 points, 10 assists and four rebounds.

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Hart contributed with 17 points and nine rebounds. The Villanova alum had sharp words for the Philadelphia sports scene after the game.

“I used to think Philly was a sports town, I don’t know if it is anymore,” Hart said.

Recently, Philadelphia has had a tough time with its teams. The Philadelphia Eagles triumphed with a Super Bowl LIX win over the Kansas City Chiefs. But trophies have been hard to come by for every other team.

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The Philadelphia Phillies last won a World Series in 2008 and recently fired their manager following a slow start to the 2026 season. The Philadelphia Flyers last won a Stanley Cup title in 1975. The Flyers were swept in the second round of the 2026 playoffs.

The 76ers last won an NBA title in 1983. The team last made the NBA Finals behind Allen Iverson in 2001. Since then, the team has failed to make it out of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

To add insult to injury, Knicks fans traveled to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4 to watch their team topple the 76ers.

Philly fans will have to wait and see how the Phillies’ season plays out, but they’re probably waiting for September for the start of the Eagles’ 2026 run.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.