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Colombia’s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister
5 months ago

Colombia’s President Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, says defense minister

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Gustavo Petro was the target of a possible attack in July, when he took part in a public event in downtown Bogotá, Defense Minister Iván Velásquez said Thursday, without providing evidence or elaborating further. Petro said at the time that his tardiness was due to “information that had to be corroborated with the United States …

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Colombia issues long-awaited apology for 19 extrajudicial killings during civil war
1 year, 3 months ago

Colombia issues long-awaited apology for 19 extrajudicial killings during civil war

LA Times  

Colombian Defense Minister Iván Velásquez stands with the relatives of 19 people who were falsely and fatally presented as guerrillas during the nation’s civil war. The apology comes as Colombia’s government attempts to make amends with communities affected by decades of armed conflict and broker peace deals with rebel groups that are still fighting the military in rural areas despite …

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Lives immigrants built in Texas town shattered by shooting
1 year, 8 months ago

Lives immigrants built in Texas town shattered by shooting

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND, Texas — Wilson Garcia and his family were among the Latino immigrants who carved out a community inside the thick, piney woods near Cleveland, Texas, through a combination of hard labor, fortitude and love of family, friends and neighbors. The shooting victims included Garcia’s wife, Sonia Argentina Guzmán; and 9-year-old son, Daniel Enrique Laso; family friends Diana Velásquez Alvarado, …

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Prosecutor: Suspected Texas gunman tried to escape to Mexico
1 year, 8 months ago

Prosecutor: Suspected Texas gunman tried to escape to Mexico

Associated Press  

CLEVELAND, Texas — A man suspected of killing five of his neighbors in Texas after they asked him to stop shooting his gun near their house hid out just miles away from the slayings while he and his domestic partner plotted his escape to Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. Francisco Oropeza showered and slept at the house outside the city of …

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Suspected Texas mass shooter tried to escape to Mexico, prosecutor says
1 year, 8 months ago

Suspected Texas mass shooter tried to escape to Mexico, prosecutor says

LA Times  

A sign in Cleveland, Texas, advertises an award in the search for suspected gunman Francisco Oropeza. Lamar Nava also acknowledged that she’d delivered a message from Oropeza to his cousins in the area asking for their help getting him out of the country, the prosecutor said at her probable cause hearing. “They got without people getting hurt or another shooting.” …

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United Nations expresses ‘concern’ over Guatemala investigations
1 year, 11 months ago

United Nations expresses ‘concern’ over Guatemala investigations

Al Jazeera  

Critics say the accusations against Iván Velásquez are the latest attack against anti-corruption officials in Guatemala. The United Nations has issued a statement expressing “concern” after Guatemala announced it would investigate a former anti-corruption investigator assigned to the country. Iván Velásquez, a Colombian who led the UN’s anti-corruption efforts in Guatemala from 2013 to 2019, is under investigation for “illegal, …

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Guatemala ups persecution of those who pursued the corrupt
1 year, 11 months ago

Guatemala ups persecution of those who pursued the corrupt

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — The Guatemalan government’s effort to undo more than a decade of United Nations-backed anti-corruption work moved even beyond its borders this week, in what experts say is an election year attempt to assure conservative voters its like won’t be seen again. Guatemalan prosecutors announced their intention to pursue legal action against Colombian Iván Velásquez, who led the …

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Human remains found in Santa Monica Mountains identified as missing Ventura County man
2 years, 2 months ago

Human remains found in Santa Monica Mountains identified as missing Ventura County man

LA Times  

The human remains of José Antonio Velásquez have been found in the Santa Monica Mountains. Human remains found in the Santa Monica Mountains earlier this month belonged to a Ventura County man who went missing over the summer, authorities said. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office identified the man as José Antonio Velásquez, 35, from Camarillo. Velásquez was reported missing …

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In ‘Colombiana,’ recipes made for warm-weather entertaining in style
3 years, 4 months ago

In ‘Colombiana,’ recipes made for warm-weather entertaining in style

LA Times  

Over the last year, we’ve all become pros of sorts when it comes to entertaining outdoors. Born in Bogotá, Velásquez documents the foodways of Colombia and shows the breadth of the country’s cuisine, which all seems intentionally made to sate during sweltering temperatures. Ripe plantains are simmered in coconut milk perfumed with orange juice, cinnamon and cloves in a sublime …

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Pablo Escobar’s hit man, known as “Popeye,” dies of cancer
4 years, 11 months ago

Pablo Escobar’s hit man, known as “Popeye,” dies of cancer

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — A former hit man for late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people during one of Colombia’s most violent periods died Thursday from cancer, prison authorities said. “What reaction did Pablo Escobar have to my grandmother’s letters?” a tearful Carolina Hoyos, Turbay’s daughter, asked. “None.” Moments later, he put his hand on his …

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