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Ousted Panamanian Military Leader Manuel Noriega Dies At 83

7:49am May 30, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

General Manuel Noriega, who was de facto leader of Panama before his ouster by U.S. troops in 1989, has died. Noreiga was brought to the U.S. where he was tried and imprisoned for drug trafficking.

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Cash-Strapped Seniors Turn To Assisted Living Centers In Mexico

7:13pm May 29, 2017

by Claire Trageser

Some seniors are moving to Mexico for assisted living care. Costs at these facilities are much cheaper, but family members worry about the distance and their loved one's access to medical care.

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Musicians Lead Protest Against Brazil's President

5:01am May 29, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Some of Brazil's best-known musicians held a concert on Copacabana Beach demanding the resignation of Brazil's president, who is under investigation for corruption and obstruction of justice.

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Colombia's FARC Guerrillas Are Set To Miss Disarmament Deadline

8:09am May 28, 2017

by John Otis

Colombia's FARC guerrillas are disarming, but it's taking longer than planned. Under a peace deal signed with the government late last year, the rebels are supposed to turn in all arms by May 31.

After Rio Olympics, Gutted Venues, Broken Promises

8:09am May 28, 2017

David Wallechinsky, president of the International Society of Olympic Historians, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that the Rio Olympics wasted money and were plagued by corruption.

When the sun sets, the crew of the M/V Sam Simon takes to the deck to relax. The crew volunteers come from countries including France, Germany, Australia, the U.K. and Poland.

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In Mexico, A Last-Ditch Effort To Save The Vaquita, On The Verge Of Extinction

1:59am May 27, 2017

by Carrie Kahn

There are only 30 of the small porpoise left, due to over-fishing in the waters of the Gulf of California. Efforts to save the vaquita have pitted environmentalists against fishermen.

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The reflection of Brazil's National Congress stands splintered in the broken glass of a federal building in Brasilia on Thursday, one day after protesters flooded the city's streets in opposition to President Michel Temer.

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After Brief Deployment, Brazilian Troops Recalled From Streets Of Capital

6:10pm May 25, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Brazil's embattled President Michel Temer mobilized members of the military amid clashes between police and protesters calling for his ouster. By midday Thursday, he had revoked his deployment order.

Countries that received the most remittance dollars from the U.S. in 2015

A Proposed New Tax, Mainly On Latinos, To Pay For Trump's Border Wall

3:55pm May 25, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

It's called the Border Wall Funding Act of 2017. And it would place a new tax on money being wired to Latin America and the Caribbean.

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A groundskeeper at Pinecrest Gardens sprays pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Miami-Dade County, Fla., in 2016.

Miami's Zika Outbreak Began Months Before It Was First Detected

3:02pm May 24, 2017

by Greg Allen

Travelers infected with the Zika virus in the Caribbean brought it to South Florida multiple times before officials realized it had reached the U.S., an analysis of virus genomes finds.

On A Steep Venezuelan Hill, Mudslides Can Be Deadly

5:03am May 24, 2017

by Philip Reeves

Many of the poor of Caracas, Venezuela live on steep hills, with a constant fear their homes will be swept down in rains. With a food shortage, they're using those slopes to grow fruit and vegetables.