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Trump to cut Central America aid as migrant caravan rolls on
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Trump to cut Central America aid as migrant caravan rolls on

  President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will start cutting aid to three Central American countries as a…
Sainthood for murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI
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Sainthood for murdered Salvadoran, Pope Paul VI

  Slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, will join…
Central American ‘caravan’ women and children enter U.S., defying Trump
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Central American ‘caravan’ women and children enter U.S., defying Trump

Hopes rose on Tuesday among a caravan of migrants who traveled from Central America to seek asylum in the United…
New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?
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New leader in Cuba: What’s in store after the Castros?

Analysts say little will change as Miguel Diaz-Canel is expected to take over the presidency in Cuba. The country’s economy…
Arizona, Texas send 400 troops to border after Trump’s call
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Arizona, Texas send 400 troops to border after Trump’s call

Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they would send 400 National Guard members to the US-Mexico border by next week…
Despite heated rhetoric, little change on US-Mexico border
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Despite heated rhetoric, little change on US-Mexico border

The daily commute from Mexico to California farms is the same as it was before Donald Trump became president. Hundreds…
Christian singer to face leftist author in Costa Rica election runoff
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Christian singer to face leftist author in Costa Rica election runoff

Former TV anchor and evangelical singer Fabricio Alvarado Munoz will face a center-left fiction writer in Costa Rica’s presidential election…
Mexico posts record-breaking homicide rate in 2017
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Mexico posts record-breaking homicide rate in 2017

Nearly 30,000 people were killed last year, marking the worst year recorded in Mexico, the interior ministry said. But security…
Fleeing — but not to Europe
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Fleeing — but not to Europe

Never before have so many people been on the move, migrating in search of jobs and security. Large numbers are…
In Central America, gangs an obstacle in battle against Zika
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In Central America, gangs an obstacle in battle against Zika

For health workers battling Zika across much of Central America, the immediate menace is not the mosquitoes that transmit the…
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