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Volunteers in central Chile are trying to remove charred metal, broken glass and other debris in neighborhoods destroyed by forest fires that have killed at least 122 people in densely populated areas over the past three days. Hundreds of people remain missing.
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The National Hurricane Center will add inland predictions to its forecast of the location and ferocity of tropical storms. The center's so-called cone of uncertainty prediction will now also look at areas where wind and flooding are sometimes more treacherous than damage to the coasts.
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Brazil received more slaves from Africa than any other place did. But the country has struggled to have meaningful conversations about its past. Until now.
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Venezuelan opposition candidate blocked by court calls it 'judicial criminality,' won't abandon raceVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says the court ruling blocking her presidential candidacy represents "judicial criminality" and vows to stay in the race. She says last week's decision shows the ruling party's fear of having to face her at the polls.
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The archbishop of Port-au-Prince says six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released.
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Michael Geilenfeld previously sued a Maine activist over accusations he abused boys in Haiti. Geilenfeld called the accusations “vicious, vile lies” before the investigation by the Homeland Security Investigations and the FBI led to an indictment in Miami.
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The federal program admits 30,000 people a month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. But as President Biden closes in on a deal on border security and Ukraine funding, whether to preserve his authority to allow migrants into the U.S. during emergencies or global unrest is a sticking point.
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In Miami so many migrants seek help navigating the complex legal system that Catholic Legal Services has had to pivot to teaching them how to self-petition and represent themselves before judges.
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The 18-by-12-foot reef will be installed near the coast around St. Thomas and is expected to be completed by July.
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The unprecedented assault on the TV station followed the apparent escapes from prison of two of the leaders of Ecuador's most powerful gangs.
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After Mexico's Supreme Court lifted a suspension, the expected return of the controversial sport is agitating animal rights activists who say bullfighting is a form of animal cruelty.
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The Republican Party of Florida has ousted Chairman Christian Ziegler and will replace him with a new leader as police investigate a rape accusation against him. Monday's vote came a week before Gov. Ron DeSantis competes in Iowa's first in the nation presidential caucuses.