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He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders

TOCOA, Honduras — Seven bullets pounded into Juan López outside a small white church on a sunny September afternoon. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Two months after López’s killing, a pall hangs over the home where he and his wife, Thelma Peña, raised their daughters. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook …

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3 months ago

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Willi Castro hit a two-run homer, Matt Wallner had two RBIs and the Minnesota Twins bounced back from a crushing loss in the series opener to beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 on Tuesday night and stay locked into the final AL wild card. Castro connected in the eighth inning, and both of Wallner’s RBI singles came off Gavin …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico’s president

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Catholic leaders said Monday that the judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador might not necessarily bring justice for victims of the crime wave that is rampant across the country. “May they contemplate the benefit of the nation beyond unnecessary partisanship, so we can move towards a comprehensive reform that includes prosecutors’ offices, local …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity ‘megaprison’ for gang members as part of a crackdown

Associated Press

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The president of Honduras has announced the creation of a new 20,000-capacity “megaprison,” part of the government’s larger crackdown on gang violence and efforts to overhaul its long-troubled prison system. President Xiomara Castro unveiled a series of emergency measures in a nationally televised address early Saturday, including plans to strengthen the military’s role in fighting organized crime, …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Despite charges, few call for Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar to resign from office

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, is facing charges of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, also called for Menendez to step down last September, but she is barred from discussing the Cuellar case due to her seat on the House Ethics Committee. “The substance of the allegations …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps

Associated Press

MATANZAS, Cuba — Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical collar, the Rev. “It’s the opportunity for all people to be present here,” he said, “to gather and participate without regards to their gender, race or religion.” The Catholic Church, in its doctrine, still rejects same-sex marriage and condemns any sexual relations between gay …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Behind the Scenes: What you didn’t see at the 2024 Oscars

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — There is a whole other show that happens offscreen at the Oscars that the home audience doesn’t see on television. “I want you to know how much that meant to me,” said academy board member Eduardo Castro, who’s in the costume designers branch. She’s a two-time Oscar winner for “The English Patient” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Key points of AP report into missed red flags surrounding accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy

Associated Press

MIAMI — Friends and colleagues of Manuel Rocha knew him for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that was fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts across Latin America. Here are some key findings from an Associated Press investigation into Rocha’s alleged betrayal and the missed red flags that could have helped him avoid scrutiny for …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Red flags, missed clues: How accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy avoided scrutiny for decades

Associated Press

MIAMI — Manuel Rocha was well known in Miami’s elite circles for an aristocratic, almost regal, bearing that seemed fitting for an Ivy League-educated career U.S. diplomat who held top posts in Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba and the White House. Rocha was secretly recorded by an undercover FBI agent praising Fidel Castro as “El Comandante” and bragging about his work for …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

A new immigration policy that avoids a dangerous journey is working. But border crossings continue

Associated Press

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Five years ago, Alexis Llanos and his family fled Venezuela for Colombia, escaping death threats and political persecution. The Llanos family is among the first migrants allowed into the U.S. under the Biden administration’s new “safe mobility offices,” set up in Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Ecuador beginning in the fall. The program is designed to …

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1 year ago

Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90

Associated Press

MIAMI — Juanita Castro, the sister of Cuban rulers Fidel and Raúl Castro who worked with the CIA against their communist government, has died in Miami at 90. Journalist María Antonieta Collins, who co-wrote Juanita Castro’s 2009 book, “Fidel and Raúl, My Brothers. “Juanita Castro was ahead of us on the path of life and death, exceptional woman, tireless fighter …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Semien’s 5 RBIs, Seager’s home run lead Rangers over Diamondbacks 11-7 for 3-1 World Series lead

Associated Press

PHOENIX — Adolis García gathered Texas Rangers hitters in a clubhouse side room Tuesday afternoon and told them his World Series was over. Marcus Semien’s two-run triple and three-run homer powered Texas to a 10-run lead by the third inning, Corey Seager hit another long home run and the Rangers won 11-7 to move ahead three games to one in …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Dominant throughout October, Diamondbacks bullpen falters in World Series Game 1 defeat

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Paul Sewald watched the end of his first World Series game in the Arizona Diamondbacks clubhouse and the trainer’s room, not from the center of a celebration on the mound as he had imagined. “You don’t anticipate giving up a two-run home run and tying the score in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out,” …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Braga grabs late 3-2 Champions League win at Union Berlin’s unloved home from home

Associated Press

BERLIN — André Castro scored in the very last minute for Braga to snatch a 3-2 win in Union Berlin’s first home game in the Champions League, though not at the home stadium Union fans wanted. Sheraldo Becker scored twice Tuesday to give dominant Union a two-goal lead, but Sikou Niakaté scored before the break, Bruma equalized soon after it, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Hawkeyes reclaim Cy-Hawk Trophy after holding off Iowa St. late in 20-13 win with Trump on hand

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! AMES, Iowa — Jaziun Patterson rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, Iowa’s defense made a final stand in the last two minutes, and the Hawkeyes beat Iowa State 20-13 on Saturday to take back the CyHawk Trophy and give Kirk Ferentz his 200th win as …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Honduras wants to build West’s only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside

Associated Press

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there, tearing a page from neighboring El Salvador’s unforgiving approach to murder, robbery, rape and extortion. “A new prison is quite useless if you don’t first regain control of the others you already have,” said Tiziano Breda, a Latin …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Trump, Other Republicans Conjure Familiar Enemy In Attacking Democrats As 'Communists'

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Lashing out after his arraignment on federal charges last week, Donald Trump took aim at President Joe Biden and Democrats with language that seemed to evoke another era: He was being persecuted, he said, by “Marxists” and “communists.” Trump has used the labels since he first appeared on the political scene, but it lately …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Associated Press

BEIJING — Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to establish diplomatic ties with China. China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang and his Honduran counterpart Enrique Reina took part in the inauguration of the embassy on Sunday morning, China’s official CCTV said. The president also …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Honduran president begins first visit to China since breaking off ties with Taiwan

Associated Press

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived in Shanghai on Friday on her first visit since China established ties with her nation, pulling it away from former diplomatic ally Taiwan. Beijing has intensified its battle to win away Taiwan’s diplomatic allies since independence-leaning Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen took office in 2016. Beijing’s latest victory comes as tensions have risen …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Winner of California’s $2B lottery gets largest U.S. jackpot

Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The winner of the largest U.S. lottery jackpot in history is a former student in the California public school system who wants to mostly stay out of the spotlight. California’s lottery benefits public schools, and Castro’s statement identified himself as “being educated in the California public education system.” “It’s gratifying to hear that, as a result of …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Sebastián Yatra lidera nominaciones a Premio Lo Nuestro seguido de Bad Bunny, Becky G y Grupo Firme

LA Times

El cantautor colombiano Sebastián Yatra logró encabezar la lista de nominados de la 35 entrega de Premio Lo Nuestro con 10 postulaciones. Anuncio Tour Del Año DE ADENTRO PA AFUERA WORLD TOUR - CAMILO DE IZTAPALAPA PARA EL MUNDO TOUR - LOS ÁNGELES AZULES DHARMA WORLD TOUR - SEBASTIÁN YATRA EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO & WORLD’S HOTTEST TOUR - …

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2 years ago

Today in History: November 25, John F. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington

Associated Press

Today in history: On Nov. 25, 1963, the body of President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after a funeral procession through Washington; an estimated 1 million people lined the procession route. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print In 1961, the USS Enterprise was commissioned; it was the …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules

Associated Press

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas death row inmate whose case redefined the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide was executed Wednesday, despite the efforts of a district attorney to stop his lethal injection. In March, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Ramirez, saying states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their faith …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Democrats could strip Iowa of opening spot in 2024 campaign

Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats are poised to strip Iowa of its traditional lead-off spot in the presidential nominating calendar in 2024, part of a broader effort to better reflect the party’s deeply diverse electorate by allowing less overwhelmingly white states to vote first. “And that the primary calendar will be reordered to better reflect the diversity of the Democratic …

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He fought to save jungles in Honduras. Now his killing haunts environmental defenders

Willi Castro hits a 2-run homer, Twins down Guardians 4-1 to stay locked into AL wild-card spot

Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico’s president

Honduras plans to build a 20,000-capacity ‘megaprison’ for gang members as part of a crackdown

Despite charges, few call for Democratic Congressman Henry Cuellar to resign from office

LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps

Behind the Scenes: What you didn’t see at the 2024 Oscars

Key points of AP report into missed red flags surrounding accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy

Red flags, missed clues: How accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy avoided scrutiny for decades

A new immigration policy that avoids a dangerous journey is working. But border crossings continue

Juanita Castro, anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul, dies in Miami at 90

Semien’s 5 RBIs, Seager’s home run lead Rangers over Diamondbacks 11-7 for 3-1 World Series lead

Dominant throughout October, Diamondbacks bullpen falters in World Series Game 1 defeat

Braga grabs late 3-2 Champions League win at Union Berlin’s unloved home from home

Hawkeyes reclaim Cy-Hawk Trophy after holding off Iowa St. late in 20-13 win with Trump on hand

Honduras wants to build West’s only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside

Trump, Other Republicans Conjure Familiar Enemy In Attacking Democrats As 'Communists'

Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan

Honduran president begins first visit to China since breaking off ties with Taiwan

Winner of California’s $2B lottery gets largest U.S. jackpot

Sebastián Yatra lidera nominaciones a Premio Lo Nuestro seguido de Bad Bunny, Becky G y Grupo Firme

Today in History: November 25, John F. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington

Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules

Democrats could strip Iowa of opening spot in 2024 campaign