Latin America

Brazilian Soccer Team's Plane Crashes In Colombia

6:23pm November 29, 2016

by Catherine Osborn

The crash of the plane killed a Brazilian soccer team living a Cinderella story. The team rose from relative obscurity and was scheduled to play in one of the region's most prestigious tournaments.

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Brazil's Chapecoense players pose for pictures during their 2016 Copa Sudamericana semifinal against Argentina's San Lorenzo in Chapeco, Brazil, on Nov. 23. Most of the players on the team died in a plane crash in Colombia late Monday.

Plane Carrying Brazilian Soccer Players Crashes In Colombia, Killing 71

4:53pm November 29, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Chapecoense soccer team was flying to Medellin for a tournament when the charter plane crashed in a mountainous area late Monday night. Five people survived the crash.

Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo Weighs In On Future Of U.S.-Cuba Relations

4:31pm November 29, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Florida Rep. Carlos Curbelo about U.S. policy on Cuba following the death of Fidel Castro, as well as his opinion on the stance of the incoming administration.

Chantale Joseph (background) and Fausta Castillo Hernandez prepare Haitian food in Lonchería Dulce, a small luncheonette in Tijuana, Mexico. Joseph speaks French; Hernandez, who owns the eatery, speaks Spanish. Still, the two manage to cook together and

Tijuana Restaurant Revamps Menu To Give Haitian Refugees A Taste Of Home

3:51pm November 29, 2016

by Alex Zaragoza

Many Haitians seeking asylum in the U.S. are stuck in limbo in the Mexican border city. They've found the comforts of home cooking at a tiny eatery that ditched Mexican classics for all Haitian fare.

Versailles Restaurant Is A Mainstay In South Florida's Cuban Community

8:02am November 29, 2016

by Greg Allen

After Fidel Castro died last week, many Cuban-Americans gathered at Miami's Versailles Restaurant. For more than 40 years, it's been the heart of the Cuban exile community.

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Plane Carrying Brazilian Soccer Players And Others Crashes In Colombia

8:02am November 29, 2016

David Greene talks to journalist Pablo Medina Uribe about the crash that killed 76 people. There were five survivors. The plane had taken off from Boliva and was on its way to Medellin.

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As Castro Is Mourned, There's Hope His Death Will Give Way To Change

8:02am November 29, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

In Havana, thousands of mourners will spend another day paying tribute to Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro. With his death, Cubans are wondering if change on the Caribbean island will accelerate.

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Thousands Of Cubans Mourn Death Of Fidel Castro

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Cubans are mourning the death of Fidel Castro this week. His ashes are on display in Havana until Wednesday when they will begin the journey across the country — the reverse route Castro and his rebels took to seize power in 1959. He is to be buried on Sunday in Santiago de Cuba.

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For Bay Of Pigs Veterans, Fidel Castro's Death Feels Bittersweet

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Adrian Florido

Among the Miami Cubans celebrating Fidel Castro's death are surviving veterans of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion that tried to retake Cuba in 1961. For these men, news of Castro's death has been bittersweet.

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People wait to see President Obama on his way to make a televised address to the Cuban people in Havana on March 22. President Obama's opening to Cuba was carried out largely by executive orders that could be reversed when Donald Trump enters the White Ho

How Trump Could Easily Reverse Obama's Opening To Cuba

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

President Obama reached out to Cuba mostly through executive orders. But those can easily be undone by Donald Trump, who is much more critical of the Cuban leadership.

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