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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ain't no party like an East L.A. Dodgers party

LA Times

They celebrated in Highland Park and the San Fernando Valley, across Sunset Boulevard and at Chavez Ravine and anywhere Dodgers fans exist on this big blue marble called Earth. “Mexicans will get crazy,” he said, “but they’re not going to be stupid.” Paradise bartender Johanna Duque, 48, cracked open a Negra Modelo for me and a Coke for my dad, …

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report

Associated Press

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The Egmont Group, an international organization created to combat money laundering, said Monday that it has suspended Colombia’s access to its global information sharing platform, after President Gustavo Petro shared confidential information that Colombian officials had obtained from the group. The Egmont Group said in a statement that Colombia’s government will no longer have access to a …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

In L.A., sometimes waiting in line is the whole event

LA Times

As a child, I hated nothing more than waiting in line at school. “What’s the line for?” a Patagonia-vested tourist asks, and a Miu Miu bag-touting baddie completely ignores him. Firmé Atelier’s “Til Death Do Us Part” show, 7:27 p.m. “Oh there’s a line?” I hear on three separate occasions at the door of the Firmé Atelier show at John …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Sephora Kids’ are TikTok’s latest villains - but their parents aren’t the only ones to blame

The Independent

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11 months, 1 week ago

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 12

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — Neighborhoods in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state remained flooded Monday more than a day after torrential rains that killed at least 12 people. It’s not normal to live like this,” Heloisa Regina, 55, said as she surveyed her flooded bar and home in Duque de Caxias, a city to the north of Rio where more than …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 11

The Independent

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1 year, 2 months ago

Her son was killed by the Colombian military. Now, she’s getting an apology

Al Jazeera

Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez has apologised to families of 19 civilians killed by military members under false pretenses. On Tuesday, Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez issued a public apology for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians, including Mendez’s son and nephew, clearing their names of any wrongdoing and acknowledging the state’s responsibility for their deaths. But former President Ivan Duque refused …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Gregg Popovich’s guiding philosophy on journey to Hall of Fame: ‘Get over yourself’

New York Times

When 17-year-old Gregg Popovich reported to the United States Air Force Academy on June 27, 1966, he and the other 1,034 members of the USAFA Class of 1970 marched under an archway and up a wide ramp onto the grounds of the campus, just north of Colorado Springs, Colo., that 735 eventual graduates would call home for the next four …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Colombian drug lord ‘Otoniel’ sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court

CNN

CNN — Notorious Colombian drug lord Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, also known as “Otoniel,” was sentenced to 45 years in prison Tuesday “for engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise as a leader of the multibillion-dollar paramilitary and drug trafficking organization known as the Clan del Golfo, federal prosecutors announced. “Otoniel led one of the largest cocaine trafficking organizations in the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Mangrove forest thrives around what was once Latin America’s largest landfill

Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO — It was once Latin America’s largest landfill. If we don’t pollute nature, it heals itself.” An overhead view of seedlings transplanted in a recovered mangrove forest, once part of a garbage dump, in Duque de Caxias, Brazil, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Crabs crawl on the trunk of a tree in a recovered mangrove forest, once part …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Colombia shifts strategy in drug war away from coca eradication

Al Jazeera

After decades of fumigating and pulling up coca plants, Gustavo Petro announces drop in forced crop eradication goals. Bogotá, Colombia — After promising to radically change Colombian drug policy, the administration of President Gustavo Petro has announced plans this month to reduce forced eradication efforts that, for decades, have remained one of the country’s chief strategies to curb coca, the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Colombia’s signing of Escazu accord brings hope to land defenders

Al Jazeera

Activists hope treaty is first step towards more protection in one of the most dangerous nations for environmentalists. “The Escazu Agreement strengthens guarantees of the rights of these communities so that both participation and land rights are more effectively recognised.” ‘A step towards peace’ Aida Quilcue, a senator with the left-wing MAIS party, which is part of Petro’s “Historic Pact” …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela, Colombia name ambassadors in attempt to repair ties

Al Jazeera

Venezuela, Colombia appoint envoys to each other’s capitals, aiming to restore relations that have been broken for more than three years. Venezuela and Colombia have appointed ambassadors to each other, days after the inauguration of Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, who has promised to mend ties with its neighbour. The newly elected Colombian president said Armando Benedetti, a former …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-establish diplomatic ties

Al Jazeera

Countries will name new ambassadors when Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, officials say. Colombia and Venezuela will appoint new ambassadors in their respective capitals when Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro takes office next month, authorities said, in an effort to rebuild diplomatic relations after years of tension. That fuelled tensions between the neighbours, with Colombia’s outgoing President Ivan …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Colombia’s President-elect Petro calls for ELN talks, ceasefire

Al Jazeera

The left-wing leader says he has sent a message that it is a ‘time for peace’ to the country’s last major rebel group. Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro has proposed a “bilateral ceasefire” with the National Liberation Army, the last major rebel group in the country, in hopes of restarting stalled peace negotiations. Petro, who is a former rebel with the …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Colombia’s shift to the left: A new ‘pink tide’ in Latin America?

Al Jazeera

The sun is rising on a new day for Colombians, especially for those who Vice President-elect Francia Marquez calls the “nobodies”: women, Indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, LGBTQ+, working class, disabled people and all the others who have been disproportionately impacted by poverty, state violence, discrimination and environmental destruction in the country. On Sunday, former Bogota Mayor Gustavo Petro and his candidate …

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2 years, 6 months ago

FARC dissident leader killed in Colombian army operation: Duque

Al Jazeera

One of Colombia’s most wanted criminals, Leider Johany Noscue was killed in Cauca province, President Ivan Duque says. A leader of a criminal group made up of Colombian rebel dissidents has been killed in a military operation in the country’s southwest, President Ivan Duque said. Leider Johany Noscue, a dissident from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which laid down …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders on Friday announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees. They were practically a community with no future.” While the measures are not universally popular — Duque’s vice president, Marta Lucia Ramirez, has said Colombia has reached its limit …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Colombia presidential race to runoff; leftist vs businessman

Associated Press

BOGOTA, Colombia — In a blow to Colombia’s political class, a leftist former rebel and a populist businessman took the top two spots in the country’s presidential election Sunday and headed to a runoff showdown in June. “Colombia’s total vote launches that message to the world: A period is ending; an era is ending.” A victory for Petro would usher …

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2 years, 6 months ago

A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

NPR

A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff Enlarge this image toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — In a blow to Colombia's political class, a leftist former rebel and a populist businessman took the top two spots in the country's presidential election Sunday and headed to a runoff showdown in June. …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Colombians to vote for president amid generalized discontent

The Independent

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2 years, 6 months ago

Leftist and businessman head to Colombian election runoff

Al Jazeera

Leftist former guerilla fighter Gustavo Petro will face populist businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in a second round of Colombia’s presidential election. A leftist former rebel fighter has come out on top in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election and is set to face a populist businessman in a second round showdown on June 19. “Now it’s about seeing what we …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Abortion laws in Colombia are now among the most liberal in the Americas

NPR

Abortion laws in Colombia are now among the most liberal in the Americas Enlarge this image toggle caption Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Editor's note: This story was updated on July 13, 2022. "Colombia now is the country with the most progressive abortion laws in Latin America …

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Best luxury hotels in Tenerife 2024

Ain't no party like an East L.A. Dodgers party

Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report

In L.A., sometimes waiting in line is the whole event

‘Sephora Kids’ are TikTok’s latest villains - but their parents aren’t the only ones to blame

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 12

Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 11

Her son was killed by the Colombian military. Now, she’s getting an apology

Gregg Popovich’s guiding philosophy on journey to Hall of Fame: ‘Get over yourself’

Colombian drug lord ‘Otoniel’ sentenced to 45 years in prison by US court

Mangrove forest thrives around what was once Latin America’s largest landfill

Colombia shifts strategy in drug war away from coca eradication

Colombia’s signing of Escazu accord brings hope to land defenders

Venezuela, Colombia name ambassadors in attempt to repair ties

Venezuela and Colombia agree to re-establish diplomatic ties

Colombia’s President-elect Petro calls for ELN talks, ceasefire

Colombia’s shift to the left: A new ‘pink tide’ in Latin America?

FARC dissident leader killed in Colombian army operation: Duque

Biden, leaders reach migration pact despite attendance flap

Colombia presidential race to runoff; leftist vs businessman

A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

Colombians to vote for president amid generalized discontent

Leftist and businessman head to Colombian election runoff

Abortion laws in Colombia are now among the most liberal in the Americas