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Cubans protest for greater freedom of expression while government clamps down

8:25am November 14, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Pro-democracy activists and artists in Cuba say they will hold public protests on Monday, despite the government's statement that such demonstrations will not be permitted.

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Police walk on the roof of the Litoral Penitentiary on Saturday after riots broke out inside the jail in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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Dozens of inmates die in a battle between prison gangs in Ecuador

2:42pm November 13, 2021

by The Associated Press

A prolonged gun battle between rival gangs inside Ecuador's largest prison was the latest violence to hit the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country's worst prison bloodbath.

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The Darien Gap was no man's land. Now it's a popular migrant path to the U.S.

8:55am November 13, 2021

by John Otis

The dense jungle of the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia was once a no man's land. It is now a busy thoroughfare for migrants heading north to the U.S.

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Birds in the Amazon have been shrinking. Here's why scientists think it's happening

5:08pm November 12, 2021

by Christopher Intagliata

Over the last four decades, birds in the Amazon have been shrinking — and scientists believe their smaller bodies may be a response to hotter, drier weather brought by climate change.

How $6 billion from Elon Musk could feed millions on the brink of famine

8:11pm November 11, 2021

by Joanne Lu

Elon Musk reportedly made $36 billion in a single day. What if he gave a sixth of that to the World Food Programme? We ask researchers how much of a change $6 billion could bring.

National

Vaccinated travelers are allowed to enter the U.S. for the first time in months

7:15am November 09, 2021

by John Burnett

After the reopening of the Southern border with Mexico for vaccinated travelers, U.S. communities along the border hope for a boost in commerce, and families look for a return to normalcy.

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The U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada have re-opened to vaccinated individuals

7:49pm November 08, 2021

The business and social impacts and opportunities as the United States re-opens the Southwest border to vaccinated travelers.

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Daniel Ortega has won the Nicaragua presidency in an election many say was a sham

4:59pm November 08, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Nicaragua's leader Daniel Ortega says he was overwhelmingly elected president for a fourth consecutive term Sunday. But critics, including leaders around the world, say the elections were a sham.

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In an election condemned as a sham, Nicaragua's president is reelected

6:23am November 08, 2021

Daniel Ortega will begin a fourth consecutive term as president after being pronounced the winner of Sunday's elections. President Biden said the vote was "neither free nor fair."

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News brief: Climate talks, Astroworld festival, Nicaragua presidential election

5:41am November 08, 2021

In the final week of the climate summit, there are more demands for change. Officials in Houston are investigating a deadly music festival. Daniel Ortega has won unscrupulous elections in Nicaragua.

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