Latin America

News Brief: President Trump's Latest Rant, Venezuela's Economy

7:47am August 20, 2018

Trump responds to New York Times story that details cooperation between White House counsel Don McGahn and special counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry. Venezuela takes dramatic steps to stem inflation.

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Nicaraguans Flee Amid Crackdown On Dissent

5:59pm August 19, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Thousands of Nicaraguans have fled to Costa Rica after President Daniel Ortega launched a crackdown on dissent.

World News

The First Indigenous Miss Panama

7:57am August 19, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Rosa Montezuma about being the first indigenous woman to be crowned Miss Panama.

Update On Deported Honduran Father

7:57am August 19, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks reporter James Fredrick and deported Honduran immigrant John for an update on John's life in Honduras and about his daughter, Marisol, who's still in the U.S.

A group of older boys, some of whom are gang members, joke around with a younger boy. Neighborhood children are often groomed for gang activity from the age of 6 or 7. At first they may be given small assignments — like buying snacks for gang members or

PHOTOS: It's Hard To Grow Up — And Grow Old — In Honduras

7:00am August 19, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Photographer Tomas Ayuso captures the plight of Honduran youth struggling to survive in a violent country — and thinking about fleeing to stay alive.

World News

Former FARC Guerrillas Join Colombia's Congress

8:27am August 18, 2018

by John Otis

In Colombia, 10 former leftist guerrillas who fought in a war are newly-minted members of Congress. For some, the transition from jungle fighters to lawmakers is too soon.

Colombia Health Official Gives Tips To Get Through A Heat Wave

7:44am August 17, 2018

The health secretary in Santa Marta said stay hydrated, wear loose clothing and no sex. The American Heart Association says sex doesn't strain the heart any more than walking up 2 flights of stairs.

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Two Guatemalan families were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border earlier this year. The children remain in the U.S. while the fathers have already been deported.

Deported Parents Describe Agonizing Wait To Be Reunited With Their Children

1:58pm August 14, 2018

by Joel Rose

The Trump administration is under pressure to reunify migrant children whose parents were deported. That can't come soon enough for many parents who haven't seen their children in months.

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Women protest in Buenos Aires on Thursday in support of decriminalizing abortion as Argentine lawmakers debated the measure, which was defeated in the Senate.

For Abortion Activists In Argentina, A Campaign Waged Online Faces A Disconnect

10:27am August 10, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

This week, Argentina's Senate rejected a bill to legalize abortion. The decision came as a letdown for feminist organizations that conducted their battle largely on social media.

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Why Trading Venezuelan Bolivar For U.S. Dollars Is Dangerous

7:21am August 10, 2018

by Sarah Gonzalez

Venezuela's currency is losing value so quickly, residents are trying to trade it for anything else, like sacks of sugar. We meet a woman who helped citizens access U.S. dollars. Now she's on the run.

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