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Why Brazil's Freewheeling Image Doesn't Match Reality

12:27pm November 21, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Brazil may be known for its beaches and bikinis but it is a conservative and religious country, and apparently getting more so. Artists who tackle issues of sex and gender say they face a backlash.

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People gather outside the naval base in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on Monday, hoping for word on 44 crew members aboard the missing submarine ARA San Juan.

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Undersea 'Banging Sounds' Not From Sub, Argentine Navy Says

9:01am November 21, 2017

by Scott Neuman

First reports of the sounds picked up by surface ships briefly raised hopes that the missing ARA San Juan, with 44 crew members, had been found.

Parishioners pray together May 18 at the Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. The prayer service touched on the church's concern about the outcome of the decision on extending the Temporary Protected Status for 50,

U.S. Cancels Program For Recent Haitian Immigrants; They Must Leave By 2019

9:43pm November 20, 2017

by Leila Fadel

The Department of Homeland Security announced that Haitians living in the United States since a catastrophic 2010 earthquake will have to return to their home.

Border Wedding Demonstrates Love Has No Boundaries

8:14am November 20, 2017

Brian Houston and Evelia Reyes held a trans-national marriage. He's American, she is Mexican. She cannot easily visit. They chose to marry on the border between San Diego and Tijuana.

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Search For Missing Argentine Sub Hampered By Bad Weather

6:20am November 20, 2017

by Philip Reeves

An international search effort continues amid stormy seas for the Argentine Navy submarine ARA San Juan. The diesel sub, with 44 crew aboard, has been out of contact since last Wednesday.

In Coco, young Miguel's love of music ultimately leads him to the Land of the Dead where he teams up with charming trickster Hector.

Arts

Mexico, Music And Family Take Center Stage In 'Coco'

5:04am November 20, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

Pixar's newest movie is meant to be a love letter to Mexico. Coco has an all-Latino cast, it's packed with references to Mexican culture, and it went right to No. 1 at the Mexican box office.

The conning tower of the ARA San Juan submarine shown as the vessel is being delivered to the Argentine Navy after an extensive refit in Buenos Aires, in May 2014.

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Bad Weather Hampers Search For Missing Argentine Submarine

4:12am November 20, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The ARA San Juan disappeared last week off the coast of Patagonia. Argentine officials say that they can't confirm that satellite signals received over the weekend came from the sub.

Policemen charge on protesters in San Salvador Atenco, Mexico, in May 2006, in efforts to reestablish order in the city. Two people died and many were abused in the battle that broke out when police attempted to remove peddlers from the city and neighbori

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Women Testify Against Mexican Police For Sexual Torture In International Court

3:13am November 19, 2017

by Jose Olivares

In 2006, police sexually abused and beat women following a confrontation between protesters and state forces. Eleven years later, the Women of Atenco have taken the case to an international court.

Music & Culture

At the Latin Grammy Awards: A Night of Big Wins and Tributes

6:36am November 17, 2017

by Felix Contreras

Big wins for the megahit "Despacito" came as no surprise at the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.

Mexican officials seized some 1,800 pounds of marijuana and a bazooka reportedly adapted to launch the drugs into the U.S. in the border town of Agua Prieta on Nov. 9.

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Drug-Shooting 'Bazooka' Seized In Mexico As Smugglers Aim Skyward

2:55pm November 14, 2017

by Amy Held

Mexican officials say they seized a bazooka adapted to shoot drugs alongside nearly a ton of marijuana in the town of Agua Prieta on the U.S.-Mexico border.