Crime
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AMERICAS
Paradise Fights to Stay Safe as Turks and Caicos Battles Rising Crime
Once famous only for turquoise water and postcard sunsets, the Turks and Caicos Islands are now struggling with violent crime,…
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LIFE
Keanu’s Watches Recovered: How Chile Became the FBI’s Unexpected Ally in a Hollywood Heist
Ten months after a precision burglary stripped Keanu Reeves of six rare watches, a transcontinental crime story has delivered its…
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AMERICAS
How Chilean Court Used Uber Receipts to Convict Tren de Aragua Leaders Redefining War on Crime
Inside Chile's desert city of Arica, investigators cracked a Venezuelan crime syndicate not with bullets or mass arrests, but spreadsheets—turning…
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LIFE
Brazil Debates Defunding Funk Music That ‘Glorifies Crime’
A push by São Paulo city councilors to cancel government contracts for performers accused of praising drug gangs has spread…
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AMERICAS
Mexico City Crime Shocks, Denting Its Safe-Haven Image
A daylight double-murder on a Mexico City street—captured in chilling surveillance video—has ruptured the capital’s prized aura of safety. Officials…
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ANALYSIS
Ecuador Confronts Crime, Debt, And Jobs As Noboa Seeks Stability
President Daniel Noboa begins a full term facing three problems that keep most Ecuadorians up at night: violent gangs, strained…
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ECONOMY
Crime and Ruin: The Hidden Costs of South American Gold
Gold demand drives an underground economy across South America. Criminal operations besiege communities from Peru's jungles with lost trees to…
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Ecuador’s All-Seeing Network Fights Crime with Unblinking Vigilance
In Ecuador’s bustling city of Guayaquil, a sophisticated network of thousands of cameras and cutting-edge artificial intelligence tirelessly tracks would-be…
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ECONOMY
Latin America Sees Military Budgets Boom Despite Tensions
A new report shows a large rise in military spending across Latin America. Especially in Central America, the amount spent…
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ANALYSIS
Peru Confronts Crime and Considers the Death Penalty Seriously
When Paul Flores, a well-loved cumbia performer, was gunned down on a public bus, his death sent a jolt of…
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