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Administration To Decide Whether To Renew Haitians' Protected Status

7:50am May 22, 2017

Officials will decide whether to extend temporary protected status to 50,000 Haitians in the U.S. Steve Inskeep talks Marleine Bastien of Haitian Women of Miami about the potential impact on families.

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Food Shortages At The Heart Of Venezuelan Economic And Political Crisis

6:31pm May 21, 2017

Venezuela's economic and political crisis continues to plague the country. Over the past two months, 40 people have died in clashes. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reuter's reporter Girish Gupta.

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Students At Puerto Rico's Largest University Continue Strike Amid Shutdown

6:33pm May 20, 2017

Amid a financial crisis, the Puerto Rican government has proposed cutting nearly $500 million from the university's budget. Students and faculty say it would cripple the leading institution.

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Journalism Is Deadly In Mexico

8:02am May 20, 2017

Respected Mexican journalist Javier Valdez was murdered this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mexican journalist Javier Garza about the dangers of reporting on gang violence in Mexico.

Catalina Rodriguez-Lima runs a city office whose mission is to attract new immigrants to Baltimore, a strategy for reversing decades of population decline.

Facing A Population Decline, Baltimore Set Up A Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants

4:01am May 20, 2017

by Adrian Florido

Officials in many cities have said protecting immigrants from deportation is a moral imperative. In cities with dwindling tax bases, like Baltimore, it's also a financial one.

View of apartments in the Villa 31 shantytown in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 25, 2017.

The Slums Of Buenos Aires Are Too Wet And Too Dry

10:07am May 19, 2017

by Max Radwin

On rainy days, wastewater floods into homes. Yet on those very same days, residents often can't draw water from their taps.

Brazil's President Is Defiant Over Hush Money Allegations

7:45am May 19, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Brazil's president is under significant pressure to resign, but he is defiant and firm, saying he will not resign. Reports say he had been caught on tape discussing bribery payments.

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A protester demonstrates against the Venezuelan government outside the Organization of American States during a special meeting in April. The Trump administration has imposed economic sanctions on members of the country's Supreme Court.

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U.S. Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on Venezuelan Supreme Court

8:32pm May 18, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

By freezing the justices' assets, "the [U.S.] is supporting the Venezuelan people in their efforts to protect ... democratic governance in their country," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

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Brazil's Supreme Court Launches Corruption Probe Into President

4:48pm May 18, 2017

by Philip Reeves

In Brazil, the Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into allegations that President Michel Temer has been caught on tape endorsing bribery payments to a witness in a corruption probe. Stocks plunged on the news and opposition politicians called for Temer to resign.

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Trump To Meet Colombian President Santos At The White House

8:36am May 18, 2017

by John Otis

Amid a huge boom in cocaine production, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos meets with President Trump. Santos will try to convince the U.S. to maintain its support for Colombia's peace process.

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