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Haiti's Government Unsure How Many Haitians Will Leave Dominican Republic

7:19am June 17, 2015

by Peter Granitz

The Dominican government hasn't said how many deportees will be sent to Haiti. An international migration group is working with the Haitian government to facilitate the influx.

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Cybercrime Runs Rampant In Brazil With More Elaborate, Far-Reaching Schemes

7:46pm June 15, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil is one of the top cybercrime countries in the world. Up until recently it was mostly its own citizens who were targeted, but now their imaginative schemes are involving Americans too.

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Mexico's Midterm Elections Marred By Violence

5:11pm June 15, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

Mexicans went to the polls on Sunday to elect the lower house of Congress, 9 governors and hundreds of local officials and mayors. There was violence, especially in the southern part of the country.

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Concertgoers take photos of the band Intocable at a concert in Juarez, Mexico last year.

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The Violence Subsides, And Revelers Return To Juarez

11:46am June 15, 2015

by Mandalit del Barco

The once-thriving nightlife in the Mexican border town ground to a halt a few years back as hundreds of women were murdered and the drug cartel wars erupted. Now, partiers are venturing out again.

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Pots with genetically modified male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are pictured before they are released in Piracicaba, Brazil in April.

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Brazilians Take A Swing At Mosquitoes With The Zap Racket

3:03pm June 14, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The electrified tennis racket that kills mosquitoes is ubiquitous in Brazil. It's deeply deeply satisfying to use. But it does take technique.

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Mexican Celebrities Face Fines For Election Tweets

11:30am June 11, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

Mexico strictly forbids campaigning in the days before an election. But last Sunday, some of the country's best known TV stars, singers and sports greats tweeted their support for the Green Party.

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A gourd of yerba mate. Legend has it that the moon gifted this infusion to the Guaraní people of South America.

Tea Tuesdays: Gift Of The Moon, Bane Of The Spanish — The Story Of Yerba Mate

11:06am June 10, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

Legend has it the moon gifted this drink to the Guaraní people of South America. It was banned by the colonial government. The Jesuits made it their most profitable crop. Oh, and the pope drinks it.

Amid Violence, Mexican Voters Go To The Polls

6:21pm June 07, 2015

Protesters burned ballots and election materials in a rocky start to voting in elections already marred by the murders of candidates and campaign officials. Reporter Carrie Kahn speaks with NPR's Arun Rath from Mexico City, where she has been talking to voters.

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The headquarters of the South American Football Confederation, or CONMEBOL, in Luque, Paraguay. The confederation has the status of an embassy, which includes legal immunity in Paraguay. Two former heads of CONMEBOL have been indicted in the FIFA scandal,

FIFA's Soccer 'Embassy' In Paraguay, Complete With Legal Immunity

6:14pm June 07, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

The South American soccer federation, which is part of FIFA, has diplomatic status on par with an embassy. That means that inside its luxurious grounds, Paraguayan law does not apply.

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As Many As Six Candidates Murdered In Run Up To Mexican Elections

6:47pm June 05, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

The candidates murdered were running in the most restive states in Mexico, where corruption and drug trafficking violence are the top issues on the minds of voters. Elections will occur Sunday.

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