Carrie Kahn

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Mexico's oldest living ex-president turned 100, but it wasn't widely celebrated

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Luis Echeverria served as president in the early 1970s during hard economic times. He is most remembered for his repression of the country's democracy movement and initiating Mexico's "Dirty War."

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President Biden promised to reform immigration policy. How has that been going?

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

President Biden had an ambitious agenda to overhaul the nation's border policies. But as the end of the year approaches, many of those proposals have been blocked, reversed or simply abandoned.

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Costa Rica jumps into the global competition for remote workers

Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Costa Rica is giving foreigners tax and visa breaks if they work remotely from the Central American nation. Some Costa Ricans say the advantages are unfair to locals who do remote work and pay taxes.

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On Mexico's southern border, the latest migration surge is Haitian

Saturday, December 18, 2021

Thousands of Haitian migrants who had lived in South America for years are crossing into Mexico, overwhelming that country's capacity to process them. Many say their ultimate destination is the U.S.

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Haitian migrants say Mexican authorities are keeping them from traveling to the U.S.

Thursday, December 16, 2021

Haitian migrants who crossed into Mexico from Guatemala are being prevented by Mexican authorities from traveling north to the U.S. The migrants say they are treated much worse than Latino migrants.

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The legacy of Vicente Fernandez, king of ranchera music, who died on Sunday

Monday, December 13, 2021

The King of ranchera music, Vicente Fernandez, died Sunday. He leaves tens of millions of devoted fans throughout the Latino world.

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Truck crash kills more than 50 migrants in southern Mexico

Friday, December 10, 2021

A truck believed to be carrying migrants crashed near Mexico's southen border with Guatemala, killing more than 50 people.

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Hondurans are hopeful and skeptical as votes for president are counted

Monday, November 29, 2021

Hondurans went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president, but many people in the impoverished country hold little hope that democracy will solve their problems.

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Hondurans appear to have elected the country's first female president

Monday, November 29, 2021

Hondurans went to the polls Sunday to elect a new president. The leftist opposition candidate claimed victory but complete results may not be known for days.

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Hondurans vote in presidential election

Sunday, November 28, 2021

Honduras is holding its presidential election today. Who wins will likely have an impact on Honduran migration to the U.S.

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Honduran voters want to protest the president. Their options are a cast of characters

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Hondurans go to the polls Sunday, and many voters say they're undecided who they'll vote for. But one thing they do know is that they'll be casting a vote to punish the current National Party.

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Honduras holds presidential elections after difficult year for the country

Saturday, November 27, 2021

Honduras, one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the Americas, is holding presidential elections tomorrow. On top of COVID-19, it has also seen large numbers of people leaving for the U.S..

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Tensions have been high as the presidential election in Honduras nears

Friday, November 26, 2021

Honduras is holding its presidential election Sunday at a time of poverty, corruption and increased migration to the United States.

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Haiti gang has released 2 of the 17 foreign Christian missionaries they kidnapped

Monday, November 22, 2021

Gang members in Haiti released two of the 17 foreign missionaries they've been holding for more than a month. The move comes as police in Haiti are cracking down on the gangs.

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Biden is set to host the leaders of Canada, Mexico for the Three Amigos summit

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

The leaders of Canada, Mexico and the United States will meet in Washington, the first such summit in five years. They're expected to discuss topics like COVID-19, climate change and migration.

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Haiti gang leader calls a temporary truce to let gasoline trucks service stations

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

A gang leader in Haiti has called a week-long truce and says he will let vital gasoline trucks service stations around the country. Gas shortages have brought Haiti to a near halt.

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Cuban government vowed to prevent today's planned march

Monday, November 15, 2021

In Cuba, opponents of the government urged citizens to put on white shirts and march in the streets. The government denied permits for the protest. Activists now face detentions and intimidation.

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Cubans protest for greater freedom of expression while government clamps down

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Pro-democracy activists and artists in Cuba say they will hold public protests on Monday, despite the government's statement that such demonstrations will not be permitted.

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Daniel Ortega has won the Nicaragua presidency in an election many say was a sham

Monday, November 08, 2021

Nicaragua's leader Daniel Ortega says he was overwhelmingly elected president for a fourth consecutive term Sunday. But critics, including leaders around the world, say the elections were a sham.

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In an election condemned as a sham, Nicaragua's president is reelected

Monday, November 08, 2021

Daniel Ortega will begin a fourth consecutive term as president after being pronounced the winner of Sunday's elections. President Biden said the vote was "neither free nor fair."

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