Carrie Kahn

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In Haiti, Politics And An Earthquake Anniversary Collide

Monday, January 12, 2015

It's been five years since an earthquake devastated Haiti. Meanwhile, opposition lawmakers are blocking a compromise that would avert the dissolution of Parliament and the president ruling by decree.

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Haiti's Political Crisis Expected To Come To A Head Next Week

Friday, January 09, 2015

If a political compromise is not reached before Monday, which also happens to be the 5th anniversary of a devastating earthquake, parliament will be dissolved and the president will rule by decree.

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In Haiti, Time Running Out To Schedule Overdue Elections

Thursday, January 08, 2015

Time is running out in Haiti for a political compromise before the Jan. 12 date when the majority of the country's legislators' terms will expire. Opposition senators are refusing to ...

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Privacy, Security Focal Points At CES

Thursday, January 08, 2015

From Goldkey's smart watch that can make encrypted phone calls, to the iWallet that prevents hackers from stealing your credit card information, tech companies at CES are focusing thi...

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Lacking Internet, Cubans Rely On 'The Package' For Entertainment

Monday, January 05, 2015

The so-called weekly "package" allows Cubans to watch every current TV show and series available to the world at a fraction of the cost and without government censors.

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Child Migrant Crisis Stemmed By Border Security Build-Up

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Robert Siegel talks with Carrie Kahn and John Burnett for a year-end update on a story that grabbed our attention earlier this year — the rise in Central American minors seeking asylum in the U.S.

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Cubans Celebrate The Return Of Three Last Spies

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The three intelligence agents were the remaining imprisoned members of the Cuban Five spy ring. Cubans view them as heroes: Their faces are everywhere, and Cubans even know them by their first names.

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Cuba's Jews, Catholics Have Very Different Takes On The U.S. Thaw

Monday, December 22, 2014

The country's tiny Jewish community is embracing the breakthrough. But some Catholics feel betrayed by President Obama's overtures to Cuba's communist government.

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Cubans Blame Their Woes On The U.S. Embargo

Saturday, December 20, 2014

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Cubans Eager For More Economic Investment

Friday, December 19, 2014

We have Cuban reaction to the move toward normalization of ties between the country and the U.S.

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Search For Missing Students In Mexico Turns Up Graves Of Others

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The search for 43 missing students in Guerrero state has yielded a dozen graves, and some 30 bodies unrelated to the case. That's given hope to other families hoping to find their missing loved ones.

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Haiti's President Searches For Next Prime Minister

Monday, December 15, 2014

Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe's resignation may be too late to repair the political damage to the president. Protests have increased over long overdue elections and allegations of corruption.

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Survivor Of Mexican Student Attacks Tells Of Bullet-Riddled Escape

Sunday, December 14, 2014

In Mexico, authorities continue the investigation into the kidnapping and presumed murder of 43 students from a college in the southern state of Guerrero.

On a recent afternoon at the teaching school in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, I spoke to one man who says he survived the attacks on Sept. 26. NPR ...

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Postcard From Mexico: Mother Clings To Hope That Students Are Still Alive

Thursday, December 11, 2014

The parents of 43 students who went missing more than two months ago in Mexico say they don't believe the government's account of what happened to their loved ones and they will continue to protest and demand justice.

The case of the students, who were kidnapped and presumably murdered ...

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Parents Of Missing Mexican Students Don't Believe Official Story

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The remains of one of the 43 missing Mexican students have been identified, but parents of the others still don't believe the official version of what happened to them and vow to figh...

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Burnt Remains Of Missing Mexican Student Identified; 42 Still Not Found

Monday, December 08, 2014

DNA testing confirmed that bone fragments from Mexico match relatives of Alexander Mora Venancio, one of a group of students from a rural college who officials say were abducted in September.

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Student Murders Throw Mexico's Left-Wing Party Into A Tailspin

Wednesday, December 03, 2014

The premier left-wing party of Mexican politics — which brought gay marriage to the capital and favors abortion rights — is crumbling. An elder statesman resigned, saying the PRD has ...

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Mexican Chef Serves Up An Authoritative Guide To Her Country's Cuisine

Monday, December 01, 2014

Unlike other exhaustive guides to Mexico's diverse regional foods, Mexico: The Cookbook was written by a Mexican. Margarita Carrillo's recipes aim for simplicity to lure American readers to explore.

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Two Men's Efforts To Help Migrants In Mexico End In Their Murders

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

The pair fed and clothed Central American migrants on their way through Mexico. One of them, a transvestite, had been doing it for more than a decade and had received death threats.

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Violence Breaks Out At Protest For Missing Mexican Students

Friday, November 21, 2014

Marchers took to Mexico City' streets to protest the government's handling of the disappearance and presumed murder of 43 students. Mexico's president has been criticized for his handling of the case.

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