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Mexican Authorities Say Mistaken Identity Is Strongest Theory In Highway Killings

4:21pm November 06, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Authorities in Mexico say their strongest theory now as to the motive behind the killing of nine people was mistaken identity. They say they believe a drug gang believed they were a rival group.

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Violence In Mexico Is Driving A Growing Number Of People To Ask The U.S. For Asylum

4:21pm November 06, 2019

by Mallory Falk

Violence is driving a growing number of Mexicans to ask for asylum in the U.S. But some Mexicans feel stuck in their own county, terrified the criminals they fled will catch up with them.

Malassezia is a genus of fungi naturally found on the skin surfaces of many animals, including humans. The researchers found it in urban apartments, although some strains have been known to cause infections in hospitals.

Scrubbing Your House Of Bacteria Could Clear The Way For Fungus

12:33pm November 06, 2019

by Pien Huang

A new study in Brazil finds that urban apartments have more diverse fungi — some healthy, some potentially not — than villages in the Amazon rainforest.

Members of the extended LeBaron family were caught in a brutal attack, Mexican officials say. Here, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador looks on as Security Minister Alfonso Durazo discusses the attack during a news conference Tuesday morning.

9 Family Members, All U.S. Citizens, Die In Highway Attack In Mexico

6:03pm November 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Three women and six children were killed as they drove in a small convoy. Mexican officials say they are investigating whether the family members were targeted or were victims of mistaken identity.

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9 Family Members, All American Citizens, Killed In Highway Attack In Mexico

5:10pm November 05, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Gunmen in a remote area in northern Mexico ambushed a small convoy of vehicles carrying members of an extended Mormon family — they were all women and children. At least nine were killed.

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Mexican Cooking Show, 'From My Ranch To Your Kitchen,' Is YouTube Hit

7:58am November 04, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

A grandma, in a rustic outdoor ranch kitchen, is tearing up the Internet in Mexico with her simple, home style cooking. Since starting in August, she's got 1.5 million subscribers.

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Illegal Loggers Kill Indigenous Forest Guard Member In Brazil

8:10am November 03, 2019

Illegal loggers in the Amazon killed the leader of an Indigenous forest guard Friday night.

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Roundtable: Social Uprisings Sweep Middle East, Latin America

6:12pm November 02, 2019

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with two experts about ongoing protests in the Middle East and Latin America: Maha Yahya, director of the Carnegie Middle East Center, and NYU professor Patricio Navia.

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Temporary Protected Status And Salvadorans

7:57am November 02, 2019

The White House agreed to extend work permits for Salvadorans with temporary legal status for another year. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Karla Alvarado, a Salvadoran with TPS status, about her future.

An anti-government protester waves Chile's flag in Santiago, on Oct. 29, 2019.

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As Protests Persist, Chile's President Cancels 2 Major International Summits

6:25am October 31, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

Sebastián Piñera canceled an Asia-Pacific trade forum and a United Nations climate summit, saying he has to "put the needs of Chileans first."