LIFE
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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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Plastic Bottles Are Choking Central America—And Each One Tells a Story
From Nicaragua's fishing villages to Guatemala's mangrove swamps, plastic bottles are arriving faster than anyone can clean them up—tagged with…
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36 hours in New York City
New York City isn’t just a skyline—it’s a living, breathing hub of culture, creativity, and connection. A weekend in New…
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Puerto Rico Dreams of Salsa Peace Between Blades and Colón
In Puerto Rico's salsa circles, the whispers have grown into open pleas: what if Rubén Blades and Willie Colón could…
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Harlem’s Latin Heartbeat Plays on for Eddie Palmieri
In the warm pulse of El Barrio, one day after Eddie Palmieri's passing at 88, the air was thick with…
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Jean Wyllys Returns to Brazil to Face the Machine That Tried to Silence Him
After years of death threats, exile, and a relentless smear campaign, Jean Wyllys—the reality-show winner turned openly gay lawmaker—is back…
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