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#NPRreads: 3 Stories To Spring Into This Weekend

8:27am April 02, 2016

#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and The Two-Way. Correspondents, editors and producers share the pieces that have kept them reading. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

If Detainee Population Shrinks Further, Guantanamo May Have To Close

2:27pm April 01, 2016

by David Welna

President Obama wants to close the Guantanamo Bay prison but Congress disagrees. There are 91 detainees left, and the Pentagon will soon transfer more. Accelerated transfers may help Obama's cause.

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CDC Team Scoured Hard-Hit Northern Brazil For Clues To Zika Virus

5:25am April 01, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Scientists studying Zika-infected women in Brazil say they hope to learn more about the disease's effects from the blood samples they'll be bringing home for further analysis.

World News

Second Rebel Group Is Ready To Talk Peace With Colombia's Government

2:27pm March 31, 2016

by John Otis

The government of Colombia and leftist guerrillas say they will begin formal peace talks aimed at ending a five-decade conflict which has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

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A pregnant woman gets an ultrasound in Guatemala City on Feb. 2, monitoring for the birth defect microcephaly.

Pregnant Women May Be Able To Get Answers About Zika Earlier

7:27pm March 30, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Using a battery of advance tests, doctors at Johns Hopkins were able to see signs of brain damage in a fetus that standard tests had missed.

U.S. coach Jürgen Klinsmann studies the play during a World Cup qualifier between his squad and Trinidad and Tobago in November in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

World Cup Qualifying: U.S. Men's Team — And Its Coach — Get Much-Needed Win

9:43pm March 29, 2016

by Kevin Beesley

Coach Jürgen Klinsmann's squad beat Guatemala 4-0 to advance to the next round of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup. The win also may quell calls for Klinsmann to be fired.

The headquarters of the Bank of Venezuela (from left) and buildings housing the National Assembly and various government ministries stand in darkness in Caracas on March 22. Venezuela shut down for a week to conserve electricity amid a deepening power cri

World News

In Venezuela, An Electricity Crisis Adds To Country's Woes

5:19pm March 29, 2016

by John Otis

The country has oil, natural gas and rivers for hydroelectric power. Yet it's suffering crippling electricity cuts, adding to its economic woes.

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Why Tijuana's 'Tunnel People' Take The Risk

4:38pm March 29, 2016

by Jean Guerrero

Hundreds of indigent people live in storm drains that feed into Tijuana's river canal. Local authorities force them out, but they return, hopeful that they'll be able to rejoin loved ones they left behind in the U.S.

A murder victim at the morgue in the northern Brazilian city of Natal. Brazil has close to 60,000 murders a year, the highest number in the world, according to officials there. Though most victims are shot to death, some lawmakers are pushing to ease gun

World News

Brazil Has Nearly 60,000 Murders, And It May Relax Gun Laws

4:25pm March 28, 2016

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

Though gun violence takes a huge toll in Brazil, there's a push to relax gun laws. And many of the arguments are similar to the ones in the U.S.

Eduardo Martinez shares a picture of himself as Samantha (in the blond wig).

Health & Safety

Love, Loss And Beauty Pageants: Inside A Cuban HIV Sanitarium

5:57pm March 26, 2016

by Rebecca Sananes

The "Christian Dior Of Cuba" looks back on bittersweet memories from his time living in a housing facility for people with HIV.