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In Mexico, Protests Over Missing 43 Students Continue

6:34pm November 14, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

The apparent mass murder of 43 student-protesters near the town of Iguala has provoked national outrage over the investigation into their disappearance. Political leaders are taking heat for their handling of the case.

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Carlos Cachari Ticona, 12, works with child laborers. He is among the adolescent workers who support the new law that allows kids as young as 10 to work.

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In Bolivia, A Child's Place Is In The Market And The Mines

6:24pm November 11, 2014

by John Otis

Other countries have moved away from child labor, but not Bolivia, which has lowered the legal working age to as young as 10. Advocates say the move brings the law in line with harsh reality.

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Lionfish, which are native to the Pacific and Indian oceans, are now present in the Atlantic and the Caribbean, where they are devouring smaller fish that protect reefs. The Caribbean island of Bonaire is teaching divers how to catch the venomous fish.

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Why Divers In Bonaire Are So Eager To Kill The Beautiful Lionfish

12:56pm November 11, 2014

by Sean Carberry

Bonaire is a scuba diver's paradise in the Caribbean. But the invasive lionfish is gobbling up smaller fish that protect the reef. The island is now teaching divers how to spear the lionfish.

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Confirmation Of Mexican Students' Deaths Touches Off Protests

8:34am November 10, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

Violent protests broke out over news that the students had been killed, burned and their remains tossed in a river. The announcement that the case was solved didn't quelled public outcry.

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Residents look on as Brazilian military police officers patrol Mare, one of the largest complexes of favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 30. In one of the world's most violent countries, homicide rates are dropping — but only for whites.

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In Brazil, Race Is A Matter Of Life And Violent Death

12:13pm November 09, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In 2012, 56,337 people were murdered in Brazil. But that figure hides a color-coded truth: Homicide rates are actually way down — if you're white. If you're black? Murder rates are up 40 percent.

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Burned Remains Could Be Those Of 43 Missing Mexican Students

12:33pm November 08, 2014

Six weeks ago, 43 students were kidnapped in Mexico. Now three suspects have confessed to killing them and burning their bodies. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Mexico City correspondent Carrie Kahn.

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Mexico's Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam addresses a news conference in Mexico City on Friday. He announced the arrest of three suspects in the brutal slaying of 43 students in the country's south.

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Mexican Authorities: Drug Traffickers Confess To Killing 43 Students

8:28am November 08, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The country's attorney general says three men have admitted killing the students and burning their bodies in an effort to prevent identification.

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Mexico Attorney General Says Missing Students Believed Dead

8:11pm November 07, 2014

by Carrie Kahn

The 43 missing students were kidnapped in Iguala, Guererro. Suspects in the disappearance say the students were killed and their bodies burned in a large dump.

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Brazil's judicial system faces a massive backlog of cases — and stacks of paperwork. One group of five judges in Sao Paulo is currently handling 1.6 million cases.

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Brazil: The Land Of Many Lawyers And Very Slow Justice

10:23am November 06, 2014

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Brazil has more law schools the rest of the world combined and more lawyers per capita than the U.S. But there's a huge legal backlog: One department of five judges is now handling 1.6 million cases.

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Carlos Santana visits NPR for an interview about his new memoir The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light.

Carlos Santana: 'I Am A Reflection Of Your Light'

6:10am November 05, 2014

by NPR Staff

Musician Carlos Santana shares his journey from a difficult childhood in Mexico to international stardom in the new memoir, The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light.

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