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NORTHWEST NEWS

Oregon Lawmakers Approve $218M in Emergency Wildfire Funding in Special Session

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Proposed Merger of Supermarket Giants Kroger and Albertsons Is Halted by Federal, State Judges

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1803 Fund Will Invest $8 million in 11 Community Partners to Strengthen Black Portland

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NEWS BRIEFS

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Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty give this year's Heisman Trophy ceremony a different vibe

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Bates leads Missouri against LIU after 29-point game

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Slaughter and Missouri host Lipscomb

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OPINION

My Head Start Story: A Lifetime Connection

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OP-ED: The Future of American Education: A Call to Action

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A Loan Shark in Your Pocket: Cellphone Cash Advance Apps

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AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE NEWS

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Leader of California white supremacist group gets two years in prison

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ENTERTAINMENT

Lauren Mayberry steps out of the band Chvrches for a solo album that shows her influences

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Dec. 15-21

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Kate Hamill delivers a 'feminist primal scream' with her new play 'The Light and the Dark'

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U.S. & WORLD NEWS

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she 'sustained an injury' from fall on official trip to Luxembourg

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American pilgrim imprisoned in Assad's Syria calls his release from prison a 'blessing'

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By Mariano Castillo and Miguel Marquez CNN


Arrests could come as early as this week in the rape of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco, a government official with knowledge of the case told CNN Wednesday.

Mexican authorities are pursuing some strong leads in the case, the official said.

The six women were among 14 people victimized by a group of hooded gunmen who burst into a beach bungalow in the resort town before dawn Monday. The incident -- which the source described as isolated -- drew worldwide attention.

Mexico's foreign ministry even put out a statement assuring that the Spanish tourists received consular aid following the incident.

"The government reiterates its friendship ties with the Spanish people and expresses its solidarity," the statement said.

The victims -- Spanish nationals ranging in age from 20 to 34 -- are now under the protection of Mexican authorities.

Seven men who were with the group were tied up with cell phone cables and bikini straps while the gunmen assaulted the six women, officials said.

A seventh woman, a Mexican, was spared because of her nationality, Guerrero state Attorney General Martha Garzon said in a radio interview.

"She has said that she identified herself to the men and asked them not to rape her. And they told her that she had 'passed the test' by being Mexican, and from that point they don't touch her," the attorney general told Radio Formula.

Five men, whose motive was robbery and "to have some fun," are responsible for the attack, Garzon said. They do not appear to be a part of organized crime, officials said.

The honorary Spanish consul in Acapulco, Pedro Haces, told the state-run Notimex news agency that the victims are now in Mexico City.

Military checkpoints have been set up in an effort to apprehend the suspects.

Investigators have also cordoned off the area surrounding the bungalow, located in an open area with limited security in Playa Encantada, as they sift through evidence.

The city of Acapulco brought in roughly half a million tourists last year. Most of them were Mexicans, including residents from the capital and Cuernavaca who flocked to beaches a four-hour drive away.

The U.S. State Department says "resort areas and tourist destinations in Mexico generally do not see the levels of drug-related violence and crime reported in the border region and in areas along major trafficking routes."

But the agency adds that resort city bars, including those in Acapulco, can be "havens for drug dealers and petty criminals."

CNN's Miguel Marquez reported from Acapulco, and Mariano Castillo from Atlanta. CNN's David Ariosto contributed to this report.