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Venezuelan protests persist
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Unrest continues even as President Nicolas Maduro’s government takes steps to keep dozens of student demonstrators behind bars.
Venezuelan officials order arrest of opposition leader
Leopoldo López faces murder and terrorism charges after protests that left three people dead Wednesday.
In Arizona, fast-track trials for illegal immigrants
Operation Streamline prosecutes 70 immigrants a day in a Tucson court; Congress wants to triple that.
Brazil offers new handout to the poor: Culture
The country’s latest grand gesture is a coupon worth $20 a month, for books, movies — even the circus.
Fisherman’s family rejoices at his survival
But doubts linger about the man’s story of 13 months adrift at sea.
Ex-guerrilla leader ahead in El Salvador’s presidential race
Salvador Sanchez Ceren, a former rebel commander, had 49.2 percent support in early returns.
The hotels Brazil needs for the World Cup didn’t get built
In host city Rio de Janeiro, three architecturally stunning — but vacant — ghost hotels sit and rot.
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Anti-government protests in Venezuela
Protests have been held across the country against the government’s handling of inflation, crime and product shortages.
From 10,000 feet up, tracking an entire city at one glance
Generation of new cameras has sparked some privacy concerns.
The rotting rooms of Rio
The goal was for Brazil to have all the hotel rooms it needs for the World Cup games. But bureaucracy got in the way.
School shooting in N.M.
A seventh-grader opened fire at Berrendo Middle School in Roswell, critically wounding an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl.
In Mexico’s Michoacan state, spiraling violence
Forces move in, aiming to quell clashes between vigilantes and a drug cartel, but confidence in the government is shaky.
Former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear is slain
The soap-opera actress and pageant winner was shot and killed along with her ex-husband as they resisted a robbery.
Setbacks for Brazil’s ethanol sector
The once-thriving industry is struggling, but some still see a long-term potential.
Nat Geo’s ‘Around the World in 125 Years’
A colossal three-volume collection showcases 125 years of images capturing a planet and its people.
Ice storm hits Toronto, Eastern Canada
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is calling the storm one of the worst in the city’s history.
Michelle Bachelet wins Chile presidential runoff
The Socialist wins 62 percent of the vote, making it the most decisive victory in eight decades of Chilean elections.
A Virginia community mourns slain Honduran
Claudia Membreno Gomez was scheduled to fly to the U.S. from Honduras the day after gunmen shot her in front of her four children.
Brazil’s oil boom turned bust
In 2007, discovery of undersea oil fields stirred visions of becoming a petroleum power, but it hasn’t turned out that way.
Mexico’s military reclaims port from cartel
Lazaro Cardenas is one of the busiest ports in Latin America. But has business slowed since troops pushed out the drug trade?
Slushy holiday travel along the East Coast
A winter storm arrives just in time to make Thanksgiving holiday travel more challenging.
Olive Ridley turtle-hatching season
A 20-year-old plan by the Mexican government to protect the sea turtles is paying off.
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