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Mexico Says All Details Of Immigration Deal With The U.S. Have Been Released

5:05pm June 12, 2019

by James Fredrick

Mexico says it began deployment of National Guard troops to its southern border Wednesday. Its foreign minister says the U.S. and Mexico agreed to review the success of the enforcement in 45 days.

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The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of exploiting Western legal systems. Above, supporters of arrested journalist Ivan Golunov (freed on Tuesday) gathered at a court building in Moscow.

Report: Russia Exploits Western Legal Systems, Institutions To Its Advantage

4:11pm June 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The U.S.-based Free Russia Foundation accuses Russia of "infiltrating the fabric of democracy," using international law and accounting firms, think tanks and institutions.

Mexico To Handle More Migrant Burdens. Is Trump's Strategy Working?

7:22am June 12, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to John Feeley, who retired as ambassador to Panama last year, about how President Trump's proposed changes to asylum laws might impact migrants.

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Haitian Protests Turn Deadly As Calls Increase For President's Resignation

6:57am June 12, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald about protesters in Haiti calling for the president's resignation after he was implicated in a scandal involving corruption allegations.

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Trump Hopes U.S.-Mexico Deal Will Stem The Flow Of Asylum-Seekers

6:20am June 12, 2019

by Eric Westervelt

The surge of Central American migrants is straining dozens of interior checkpoints along the U.S.-Mexico border — with temporary closures of some posts and the reassignment of agents at others.

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Men, women and children line up for free lunch at a soup kitchen in Maracaibo, Venezuela. The meal consists of a bottle of milk and a few scoops of rice mixed with eggs and vegetables.

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'Lives Are At Risk': Venezuelan Charities Struggle Under Shortages And Intimidation

9:55pm June 11, 2019

by John Otis

Local aid groups play a growing role amid Venezuela's unprecedented humanitarian crisis marked by widespread malnutrition and deaths from preventable diseases.

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Brazil's Star Soccer Player Neymar Denies Rape Allegation

6:18pm June 11, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Brazil football star Neymar is battling a rape allegation which resulted in the suspension of a sponsorship. He denies the allegation, which the accuser claims happened in Paris last month.

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A protester yells anti-government slogans on Sunday at a demonstration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Protesters Demand Resignation Of Haitian President Over Corruption Allegations

4:55pm June 11, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

This scandal involves accusations that Haitian officials stole millions of dollars from a development fund. Port-au-Prince has been flooded with protests, and some have turned violent.

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People Fleeing Venezuela Tops 4 Million, U.N. Refugee Agency Says

5:39am June 11, 2019

by John Otis

The refugee crisis in Venezuela is growing. A U.N. agency says the number of people fleeing the country is staggering. Most of the people who have left Venezuela remain in Latin America.

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News Brief: Mueller Report, Opioid Bankruptcies, Venezuela Refugees

5:32am June 11, 2019

The Justice Department agrees to provide some report material to a House panel. Opioid maker Insys Therapeutics files for bankruptcy protection. The number of people fleeing Venezuela tops 4 million.

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