LIFE
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Argentina to California Phalaropes Stitch Continents as Lakes Vanish
Each summer at Mono Lake, Wilson’s phalaropes double their weight on clouds of alkali flies. Then, almost invisibly, they arc…
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Colombian Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Built A Century of Renewal
Samuel Gutman, survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto and longtime Colombian businessman, died in Bogotá at 100. One of the nation's…
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Chile Welcomes an Unexpected Contender as A Beloved Actor with Down Syndrome Seeks the Presidency
Chile's presidential race, shaped by bitter extremes, suddenly has a new voice. Sebastián Solorza, a 43-year-old actor with Down syndrome…
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A Reporter’s Fatal Quest Reshapes How We Imagine the Amazon Today
Dom Phillips set out to write a book about saving the Amazon without heroes or villains. After his murder with…
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Brazilian Mothers Build a Village Where Zika Almost Forgot Them
In Maceió, northeast Brazil, a yellow-painted housing block tells the story headlines forgot. Here, a group of mothers—once told their…
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Puerto Rico Battles Sargassum with Shovels, Drones, and Sheer Willpower
As a record tide of sargassum suffocates Puerto Rico's coastline, ordinary citizens and overwhelmed officials rush to fight decay, protect…
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Colombia’s Clay Artist Sculpts Memory, Empathy, and Viral Conscience
In a Bogotá apartment that doubles as a memorial, Edgar Humberto Álvarez molds Colombia's pain and resilience into plastilina sculptures—turning…
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Mexico’s Untold Role in Freedom Journeys Takes the Stage in “Mexodus”
Under the lights of Minetta Lane Theatre this September, two performers will summon a nearly forgotten chapter of North American…
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Spotlight and Sequins: Venezuela’s Festival of Inclusion Rewrites the Script for Disability and Art
The house lights dim, and twenty actors in mid-century dress draw together in a backstage huddle. In minutes, they'll step…
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Colombian Tragedy: Uribe Turbary’s Life, Legacy and Violent End
Miguel Uribe Turbay—Colombia's 39-year-old conservative reformer—has died from the gunshot wounds he suffered during a June 7 rally. His death…
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