AMERICAS
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Colombia’s Landfill of Truth Unearths Medellín’s Long-Buried Disappearances
On the slopes of Medellín's Comuna 13, a rubble dump has become a graveyard of memory. As forensic teams exhume…
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Mexico’s Fentanyl Triangle Ties U.S. Overdoses to Mexico’s Gun Violence
A new “golden triangle” has emerged along Mexico’s Pacific corridor. From Sinaloa’s pill presses to Arizona’s gun shops, fentanyl and…
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U.S. and Panama Push for 5,500-Troop Gang Suppression Force in Haiti as Crisis Deepens
With gangs now controlling 90% of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. and Panama are urging the U.N. to approve a muscular international…
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Argentina’s Missing Painting Sparks Hunt for Nazi-Looted Art and Unburied Truths
A forgotten portrait, a suspicious real estate photo, and a name from the Third Reich have launched Argentina into a…
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Colombia’s War Now Falls from the Sky: Drones, Fear, and a Buzz That Kills
In the rural highlands of Cauca and the tangled jungle of Catatumbo, war has found a new shape: small, quiet,…
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Caribbean Kitchens, Catwalks, And Runways Reconnect Islands with African Roots
From a home kitchen in St Lucia to pan-African summits, the Caribbean's reconnection with Africa is gathering momentum. Food, music,…
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Latin America’s Children Face a Climate-Driven Poverty Surge Without Urgent Action
A new United Nations report warns that climate change could push between 5.9 million and 27 million more children and…
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Haiti Families Risk Homecomings as Gangs Pull Back
In Port-au-Prince, hundreds of families are edging back into neighborhoods abandoned to gunfire after gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Chérizier ordered…
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Mexico Confronts a Flesh-Eating Screwworm Surge Threatening Livestock, People, and Borders
A parasite once thought banished has returned. The New World screwworm is back on the rise in Mexico, with infestations…
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Uruguayan Democracy’s House Turns 100 With Dignity and Renewed Purpose
A century after crowds in wool coats tipped their hats to the sky and lined up for a first glimpse…
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