Latin America

AFL-CIO President Likes Where Revised NAFTA Deal Is Headed

7:31am August 29, 2018

David Greene talks to AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, who's optimistic that a NAFTA replacement deal would better serve workers. NPR's Jim Zarroli weighs in on their conversation.

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Canada Rejoins NAFTA Talks With Mexico And Washington

7:03am August 29, 2018

The U.S. is trying to seal a new NAFTA deal by the end of this week, but there are still several hurdles. David Greene talks to John Manley, a former Canadian economic minister, about what's at stake.

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Venezuelan refugees wait outside the Brazilian Immigration Point in the border city of Pacaraima, Roraima, Brazil, on Aug. 20. Brazil's president said armed forces would be sent to the area.

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Brazil Sends Military To Border To Cope With Flood Of Fleeing Venezuelans

5:42am August 29, 2018

by James Doubek

The exodus of Venezuelans, trying to escape food and medicine shortages, has been called "one of Latin America's largest mass-population movements in history."

Morning News Brief

5:28am August 29, 2018

Results are in for primary elections that were held in Arizona and Florida. NAFTA negotiations are underway in Washington, D.C. And, President Trump accuses Google of suppressing conservative voices.

After 25 Years It Was Time To Rebalance NAFTA, Navarro Says

7:47am August 28, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Navarro, White House trade policy adviser, about a tentative pact the Trump administration forged with Mexico to update NAFTA. Scott Horsley weighs in on the conversation.

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Canadians Say Trade Fight Has Changed Their View Of The U.S.

7:19am August 28, 2018

by Brian Mann

After reaching a handshake agreement with Mexico to redo NAFTA, President Trump immediately sought to exert pressure on Canada to make concessions in any revised trade deal.

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Morning News Brief

5:07am August 28, 2018

The U.S. and Mexico reach an understanding to renegotiate NAFTA. There are primary elections in Arizona and Florida. And, a federal school safety commission holds its final public listening session.

World News

More Than 130 Guns Go Missing, Paraguay Police Say; Toy Replicas Left Behind

3:07pm August 27, 2018

by Bill Chappell

A cache of automatic rifles that were kept at a police station were found to have been replaced by replicas made of plastic and wood.

Nicaraguan refugees fleeing their country due to unrest sleep in a Christian church in San José, Costa Rica, on July 28.

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200 Nicaraguans Claim Asylum Daily In Costa Rica, Fleeing Violent Unrest

7:00am August 26, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

For over four months, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has responded forcefully to nationwide protests. As many as 23,000 are seeking refuge next door.

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Nicaragua's Crackdown On Press

5:36pm August 25, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Nicaragua's tiny independent press is in the crosshairs of the government's crackdown on protests against president Daniel Ortega.