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ECONOMY
South America Courts Korea as Minerals Rewrite the Global Order
South Korea’s courtship of South America promises investment, technology and new markets. Yet beneath the diplomatic language lies a harder…
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SPORTS
Chile’s Colo Colo Bets on Vozinha as World Cup Virality Rewrites Stardom
At 40, Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha arrives at Colo Colo carrying World Cup heroics, nearly 30 million followers and a…
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LIFE
Cali Cartel Heir Tries Escaping a Surname Built on Cocaine
Thirty years after Colombia dismantled the Cali Cartel, founder Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela’s son says he never joined its criminal world.…
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ANALYSIS
Colombia Can Decentralize Power Without Turning Government into Roadshow Theater
President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s plan to govern from Barranquilla, Cali, Medellín and Bogotá could challenge Colombia’s stubborn centralism. Yet…
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Politics
Brazil Counts Votes While Trans Lawmakers Fight to Be Counted
Brazil’s 2022 election opened Congress to unprecedented transgender representation. Four years later, two federal deputies face a Supreme Court challenge…
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AMERICAS
Mexico Fentanyl Pipeline Exposes the Global Broker Behind Cartel Chemistry
Inside Mexico’s fentanyl economy, one alleged broker linked Chinese chemical suppliers, Sinaloa laboratories, American money networks, and global laundering routes,…
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AMERICAS
Brazil Voepass Crash Report Shows How Routine Risks Became Deadly
Brazil’s final Voepass crash report traces the deaths of 62 people to icing, maintenance lapses, cockpit failures and weak oversight,…
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SPORTS
Cuban American Quarterback Fernando Mendoza Bets Big on Vegas Glory
Fernando Mendoza’s $57.27 million Raiders contract turns a Cuban American family story into an NFL rebuilding wager, pairing a Heisman…
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AMERICAS
Guyana Ferry Disaster Reveals the Hidden Cost of Cheap Passage
After the MV Barima capsized off Guyana, killing at least 65 people, arrests and missing passenger records have turned a…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Mexico-U.S. Sanctions Pull Back the Curtain on CJNG’s Business Empire
U.S. sanctions against 55 Mexico-linked people and companies expose how the CJNG cartel converts fentanyl profits into vehicles, jewelry, property,…
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