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Salvaging Hope: 1 Woman's Refusal To Be Defeated By The Crisis In Venezuela

5:54pm December 06, 2019

by Philip Reeves

One woman's personal but epic struggle in Venezuela says a lot about poverty there. She sifts through trash and even moved to the capital where the pickings might offer more than even poorer areas.

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Colombian Former Penal Colony Now Taking Tourists

5:00am December 06, 2019

by John Otis

The guerrilla war is over in Colombia and that's opening up some formerly off-limits places for tourism, including an island that formerly housed a penal colony.

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Bolivia's former president, Evo Morales, speaks at the Mexican Journalists Club, in Mexico City, on Nov. 27.

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Opinion: O, How Bolivia's Mighty Morales Has Fallen

4:54pm December 03, 2019

by Raúl Peñaranda

He was a giant of the last half-century in the South American country. But even if he tries to run again in the future, he'll never be the titan he once was, writes Bolivian journalist Raúl Peñaranda.

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How Netflix Is Upending The TV Industry In Mexico

4:56pm December 02, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Netflix has a big production push in Mexico. In 2020, the online streaming network says it will spend $200 million on in-country production, part of its growing international expansion strategy.

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Huge Amazon Wildfires Endanger Our History As Well As Our Air, Archaeologists Say

9:18am November 30, 2019

by Scott Simon

Cristiana Barreto says deforestation threatens to erase evidence of huge, dispersed civilizations, including rock art, ceremonial earthworks and waterways.

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Education

These Students Speak Perfect Spanglish — And Now They're Learning To Own It

11:00am November 29, 2019

by Camille Phillips

"To be able to speak Spanglish is to be able to say to people that I am Mexican American, and that's OK," says college freshman Angie Bravo.

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Trump Aims To Designate Mexican Drug Cartels As Terrorist Groups

6:50am November 28, 2019

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former DEA special agent Jack Riley, about what the effects could be of President Trump's plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

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News Brief: Giuliani Report, Mexican Drug Cartels, Plant Explosion

6:14am November 28, 2019

Rudy Giuliani reportedly was in talks to be paid by Ukraine's top prosecutor. The president plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists. And, a big blast rips through Texas chemical plant.

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President Trump said in an interview this week that he intends to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations despite resistance from Mexican officials.

Trump Floating Terrorist Label For Mexican Cartels Brings Fears Of Drone Strikes

8:22pm November 27, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

President Trump says he plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The remarks are stoking fears that such a move would trigger a military response.

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President Trump Says He Will Designate Mexican Drug Cartels As Terrorist Groups

5:06pm November 27, 2019

by James Fredrick

President Trump says he's going to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorists. Mexico is alarmed, saying this could violate their national sovereignty and complicate relations between the neighbors.

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