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Venezuela's Economic Downturn Forces Austerity Measures In Cuba

6:52am September 13, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Cuba is seeing a surge in tourism, helped in part by the arrival of Americans. But it is suffering economically, in part because of its reliance on fuel from Venezuela, which is itself collapsing.

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Small Cuban Towns Struggle To Keep Up With Pace Of Tourism

5:11pm September 10, 2016

by Deepa Fernandes

As Cuba loosens state controls and more tourists come in from the United States, life will change for quiet coastal towns.

'Wolf Boys' Tells The Story Of Americans Lured To Join Mexican Drug Cartel

5:11pm September 10, 2016

Former legal affairs reporter Dan Slater's new book Wolf Boys tells the true story of two American teenagers recruited to a Mexican drug cartel, and the Texas detective obsessed with capturing them.

A hand-colored copperplate engraving from 1790, depicting a chigger.

Unwelcome Surprise: A Disease-Spreading Chigger Turns Up In Chile

7:38am September 10, 2016

by Susan Brink

The mite larvae that transmit scrub typhus were thought to live only in parts of Asia and Australia. Now three cases have been reported in an island off Chile's coast.

Maudeline Orelien, 22, with her son, Wilguens Pierre, who was born in July with microcephaly.

Why The Low Zika Numbers In Haiti Might Be Wrong

10:43pm September 07, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

There are signs that the virus is spreading. And the health system is ill-equipped to detect or care for babies born with microcephaly.

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Mexican Finance Minister Resigns; Apparent Casualty Of Trump Visit

7:39pm September 07, 2016

by Richard Gonzales

Luis Videgaray, confidant of President Enrique Peña Nieto, is considered the "architect" of Donald Trump's unpopular visit to Mexico last week.

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Americans Arrive In Cuba On First Commercial Flights To The Island

5:40pm September 07, 2016

by Carrie Kahn

Regular commercial flights from the U.S. to Cuba began last week. Wednesday marks the first week of direct flights from the U.S. to the communist island, and Cubans are reacting to the rush of American tourists.

Paralympic Games Set To Begin In Rio After Brazilian Government Bailout

4:35pm September 06, 2016

Thanks to a Brazilian government bailout the Paralympic Games will begin Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Craig Spence, spokesman for the International Paralympic Committee, and Stephanie Nolen, Latin America correspondent for The Globe and Mail.

Podcast Extra: Juan Gabriel And The Tricky Conversation About Sexual Identity

11:29pm September 03, 2016

by Adrian Florido

Many remembrances of Mexican vocalist Juan Gabriel suggested that he overcame homophobia in Mexico to achieve super-stardom. The reality is a bit more complicated.

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Venezuelans Flood Caracas Streets To Protest Against The Government

9:31am September 02, 2016

Venezuelans fed up with shortages along with triple-digit inflation took to the streets to force the president to allow a referendum on his rule. Renee Montagne talks to Girish Gupta of Reuters.

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