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What Do Recent Deals Tell Us About Trump's Trade Philosophy?

11:27am December 17, 2019

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-trade negotiator Wendy Cutler of the Asia Policy Institute about the administration finalizing two deals: U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and U.S.-China Phase 1 agreement.

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Brazil's President Draws Controversy Over Covert Use Of Cyberspace

7:25am December 17, 2019

by Philip Reeves

A former ally of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says the leader has a government-funded "digital militia" that pumps out propaganda targeting the president's enemies.

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Mexican artist Fabián Cháirez stands next to his painting of Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata, straddling a horse nude, wearing high heels and a pink hat, at the Fine Arts Palace in Mexico City on Dec. 11, 2019.

Nude, Pin-Up-Style Portrait Of Emiliano Zapata Sparks Protests In Mexico City

11:35pm December 11, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The controversial painting depicts the Mexican revolutionary hero naked, flirtatiously glancing over his left shoulder as he rides an aroused white stallion. His only wardrobe: a pink hat and heels.

U.S., Mexico And Canada Sign Updated Trade Deal

6:27am December 11, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

The agreement signed Tuesday in Mexico City revises the old pact with stronger labor and environmental provisions, especially when it comes to Mexican worker rights.

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News Brief: Impeachment Probe, Trade Deal, Student Debt Case

5:11am December 11, 2019

A House panel takes its next steps on impeachment. The U.S., Mexico and Canada sign a new trade deal. And, an update on a fight between 200,000 people with student debt and Education Secretary DeVoss.

Genaro Garcia Luna delivers a speech in 2012 to mark the expansion of a federal prison. He served as Secretary of Public Security from 2006 to 2012.

Former Top Mexican Security Official Arrested On Cocaine Trafficking Charges

4:14pm December 10, 2019

by Sam Gringlas

In exchange for millions of dollars in bribes, Genaro Garcia Luna, formerly in charge of all the country's federal police, allegedly allowed the Sinaloa Cartel to operate with impunity.

Relatives of passengers of a missing military plane arrive at the Cerrillos air base in Santiago, Chile, on Tuesday.

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Chilean Military Plane Carrying 38 People Crashes En Route To Antarctica

1:27pm December 10, 2019

by Sam Gringlas

The Chilean air force says it hasn't been able to locate the Hercules C-130 transport plane but has determined it likely crashed. A search and rescue mission is ongoing.

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A New Effort In Argentina Seeks To Make Spanish Nouns Gender Neutral

4:50pm December 08, 2019

Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post reporter Samantha Schmidt about a push by some Argentine teenagers to use gender-neutral nouns in Spanish.

A deserted beach in Gorgona National Park, an island 21 miles off Colombia's Pacific coast.

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Colombia's Former Prison Island Gorgona Is Open For Tourists — And Snakes

9:00am December 08, 2019

by John Otis

Nature has taken over this onetime penal colony turned national park, surrounded by waters popular with divers for their sharks, rays and whales. A resort manager calls it a "mini-Galápagos."

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Scorpions Infest Brazilian Cities

8:30am December 07, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks University of São Paulo researcher Hamilton Carvalho about an explosion in the scorpion population in Brazilian urban centers.