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Mexico Ill-Equipped To Handle Asylum Seekers Barred From Entering The U.S.

4:20pm September 13, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico appears ill-equipped to handle the asylum seekers that a recent U.S. court ruling says must stay south of the border. For migrants, it means they face a dangerous and confusing path.

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Spilled Coffee Forces International Flight To Be Diverted

6:29am September 13, 2019

A pilot of a flight from Germany to Mexico spilled a cup of coffee on a control panel — the plane had to be diverted to Ireland for an emergency landing. The airline now requires lids on those cups.

Twelve-year-old Jesús Ruiz grieves as he stands before the coffin containing the remains of his father, Mexican journalist Jorge Celestino Ruiz Vazquez, in Actopan, Veracruz, on Aug. 3. The Committee to Protect Journalists said Ruiz Vazquez was the third

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12 Journalists Have Been Killed In Mexico This Year, The World's Highest Toll

11:20am September 12, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Amid violent crime and impunity, press advocates say the president's harsh approach toward reporters is not helping the situation.

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Reknowned chef José Andrés (right) is interviewed by ABC News last week in the Bahamian capital, Nassau, before heading to the Abaco Islands to deliver food to people stranded left by Hurricane Dorian.

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How To Help Hurricane Dorian Survivors In The Bahamas

5:09pm September 11, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"Cash is king. For us to rebuild these communities, we need funds," the president of Rotary International says. The Bahamas' government has also posted a list of desperately needed items.

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Whistleblower Cites 'Waste Of Funds' At Guantánamo Court And Prison

11:00am September 11, 2019

by Sacha Pfeiffer

A new NPR investigation finds that the government has spent billions of dollars maintaining the military court in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and will continue to spend billions more.

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Mexico Touts Progress In Controlling Migrants Trying To Reach U.S. Border

6:31am September 11, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Ninety days after President Trump threatened to slap tariffs on Mexican goods, Mexico announced that it has dramatically slowed the number of migrants trying to make it to the U.S. border.

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News Brief: Bolton's Exit, Guantánamo Probe, Netanyahu's Vow

6:11am September 11, 2019

John Bolton is out as national security adviser. A whistleblower alleges waste at the military court in Guantanamo Bay. Israel's prime minister plans to annex part of the West Bank if he is reelected.

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Mexico Surpassess Syria As The Most Dangerous Country For Journalists

4:48pm September 10, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

Twelve journalists have been killed so far this year in Mexico. Advocates for press freedom say President Lopez Obrador's administration is not doing enough to protect reporters.

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Immigration: Mixed Signals On Bahamians, Southern Border Statistics

6:14am September 10, 2019

by Joel Rose

Will the U.S. welcome Bahamians fleeing their country after Hurricane Dorian? And, the number of migrants apprehended at the southern border dropped in August for the third month in a row.

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Workers prune marijuana plants at a Clever Leaves greenhouse in Pesca, Colombia. The company employs over 450 people.

Colombia Is Turning Into A Major Medical Marijuana Producer

9:01am September 07, 2019

by John Otis

The country wants to shake its image as an illicit narco nation. Now it's already home to more than two dozen legit cannabis companies, with exports to Canada and the U.K.

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