Women are breaking Brazil's 'bate-bola' Carnival mold
Women are taking their rightful place in Rio's "Carnival of the streets" — the "bate-bolas," translated literally, as ball beaters.
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Migrant border crossings into the U.S. dropped significantly in January
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that the number of undocumented migrants crossing into the U.S. dropped by 50% in January.
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Kansas City Super Bowl rally turns deadly. Source says Russia is working on nuclear capability that could threaten satellites. The number of migrants trying to cross into the U.S. fell in January.
Why border crossings into the U.S. plummeted in January
The number of undocumented migrants crossing to the U.S. from Mexico plummeted in January. What's behind the drop, and will it last?
Meet the 'bate-bola' clowns that hit the streets during Carnival
It's carnival time in Rio. Exuberant, clowns known as the "bate-bolas" take over the streets of the some of the most marginalized neighborhoods in the city.
NATO leader criticizes Trump's comments. Israel frees two hostages in Rafah operation
NATO chief criticizes Trump after he threatened to abandon NATO allies. Israel's military says it rescued 2 hostages in Gaza.
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Israel threatens ground offensive against Rafah in southern Gaza. Trump reignites questions about what he'd do to U.S. alliances as president. Republicans call on President Biden to close the border.
Mexican president proposes sweeping reforms increasing pensions, minimum wage
NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with Reforma columnist Carlos Bravo Regidor about Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's new constitutional reforms.
The number of Mexican people entering the U.S. as families has grown significantly
There's been a big surge in Mexican families fleeing cartel violence. They don't have refugee status, and fear that a border deal will push them out.
A justice on Brazil's high court is threatening anticorruption efforts, advocates say
Rulings by a Supreme Court justice have drawn criticism and skepticism of Brazil's anticorruption promises. He threw out years of evidence and suspended billions of dollars from corruption cases.