Latin America

How Cubans Are Reacting To Trump's Harsher Policies

8:11am June 16, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

President Trump is announcing a partial rollback of the Obama administration's opening with Cuba. We look at how Cuba has changed since President Obama's effort to mend U.S.-Cuban relations.

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Miguel Angel Covarrubias Cervantes, a former mayor in central Mexico, posted a video of him delivering a speech inspired by a Netflix promotional video for House of Cards.

Mexican Politician Channels Frank Underwood, Prompting Snark From Netflix

2:44pm June 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A former mayor in Mexico delivered lines that belonged to the malevolent fictional president. "Imitation isn't always the best form of flattery," the official House of Cards Twitter account said.

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Venezuela's Government Cracks Down On Shipments From U.S. Amid Crisis

4:32pm June 13, 2017

by Greg Allen

South Florida's large Venezuelan-American community has been actively sending goods to the beleaguered nation for years and a large number of express services have set up shop in Miami. Now, shipments are being intercepted by the government in Venezuela and some goods, including medical supplies, are banned.

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Panama's minister of foreign affairs, Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado, shakes hands with China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, during a joint press briefing Tuesday in Beijing.

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Panama Cuts Ties With Taiwan, Opts To Support China Instead

3:43pm June 13, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Panama has officially established diplomatic relations with China and will exchange ambassadors. The shift is a major win for China as it seeks to isolate Taiwan.

An American classic car is seen parked in front of the Capitol building in Havana. President Trump's expected changes in policy toward Cuba could make it more difficult for Americans to visit the island and for U.S. companies to do business there.

Trump Expected To Restrict Trade, Travel With Cuba

7:43am June 13, 2017

President Trump is preparing to announce changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba during a visit to Miami on Friday, possibly tightening restrictions loosened by the Obama administration.

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Puerto Rico Votes For U.S. Statehood In Non-Binding Referendum

6:36pm June 12, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Carla Minet, executive director of the Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto Rico, about the election Sunday in which people chose to make their island the 51st U.S. state. Turnout was small, and the referendum is non-binding.

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Brazil's President Michel Temer (second from left) arrives Friday to attend a military ceremony, in Brasilia, Brazil.

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Brazil's President Gets Legal Win In Battle Against Corruption Accusations

11:26pm June 09, 2017

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Michel Temer rose to the presidency after running mate Dilma Rouseff was impeached in August, and now faces his own scandals. But Friday, a court dismissed charges of illegal campaign financing.

Get to know vampire bats — the good, the bad, and the ugly — in Skunk Bear's latest video.

VIDEO: Get To Know The Bloodthirsty (But Cuddly) Vampire Bat

6:14pm June 06, 2017

In Latin America, they drink the blood of big animals and can spread rabies. Livestock die. So do people. Ranchers want to wipe the bats out. Does anyone think that's a bad idea?

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Brazil's President Remains Defiant As His Corruption Trial Begins

4:34pm June 06, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's president is on trial this week but is defiant in the face of charges of corruption and obstruction of justice. The political veteran says he will not resign, and critics say he's got vampire-like abilities for survival.

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Brazilians Adore Top Prosecutor After He Exposes Massive Corruption Web

8:09am June 06, 2017

by Philip Reeves

A new Brazilian hero isn't a soccer star, it's the prosecutor pressing the corruption case against the country's political elites. He's got a book that taps into the public's desire to clean house.

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