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Migrant caravan, lacking hoped-for buses, continues trek north in Mexico's Veracruz state

MEXICO CITY - The U.S.-bound migrant caravan that prompted President Donald Trump to deploy thousands of troops along the southern border was headed north again Saturday, traversing the Mexican gulf state of Veracruz, as hopes for buses to transport the exhausted travelers faded.

The faltering spirits and eroding health of caravan participants - who have been on the road for more than two weeks since leaving Honduras - were briefly buoyed late Friday when the governor of Veracruz, Miguel Angel Yunes, announced

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