Fourteen Mexican marines died, and another was injured when a navy Blackhawk helicopter crashed during the operation to capture drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero on Friday. The navy said it appeared to have been an accident, with the cause remaining under investigation. Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement late Friday that Caro Quintero…
Earthquake Shakes Ecuador’s Coast, Teen Killed by Power Line
QUITO, Ecuador—An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.7 shook Ecuador’s coast Thursday, causing one death when a teenager was electrocuted by a fallen power line, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of about 80 kilometers (49 miles) and was centered nearly 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of the port…
Dozens Dead, Injured in Haiti’s Capital in Gang Clashes
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Dozens of people have died in four days of gang battles in a violent neighborhood of Haiti’s capital, the latest eruption of bloodshed in a wave of increasing violence sweeping the country, local officials said Tuesday. Jean Hislain Frederick, deputy mayor in Cite Soleil district of Port-au-Prince, said that the fighting erupted on July…
Brazil Party Official Shot Dead at Birthday Party Ahead of Heated Election
SAO PAULO—A local official from Brazil’s leftist opposition Workers’ Party (PT) was shot dead on Saturday by a federal prison guard, according to state law enforcement. Marcelo Arruda, a municipal guard and PT official, was celebrating his birthday party in the southern Brazilian city of Foz de Iguacu, in the state of Parana, when Jorge…
Biden Touts Allowing Record Number of Foreign Workers From Mexico
President Joe Biden on Tuesday touted the “record” number of foreign workers his administration has allowed into the United States from Mexico, stating that the move has boosted job opportunities. Biden made the comments during a press conference with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the White House at a time when an unprecedented number of illegal aliens…
Will There Be a Fair and Transparent Presidential Election in Brazil?
July 13, 2022
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Commentary Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has always been critical of the electronic voting machines used during elections in his country. He suspects that these machines may be not entirely reliable and insists on using printable and auditable paper ballots as a better guarantee of transparency. The president would like to see a physical register for…
Luis Echeverria, Mexico Leader Blamed for Massacres, Dies
MEXICO CITY—Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, who tried to cast himself as a progressive world leader but was blamed for some of Mexico’s worst political killings of the 20th century, has died at the age of 100. Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the death Saturday on his Twitter account and sent condolences to…
What Population Growth Reduction Programs Entail in Practice: Expert
July 9, 2022
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Certain elitists and the United Nations believe the world is overpopulated, and so population growth needs to be reduced. However, population control programs in many countries often use forcible methods, said Steven Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute. In the view of billionaires, such as Bill Gates, with the exception of Elon Musk, the…
Cyclist Murder Suspect Moved Around Costa Rica Before Arrest
July 9, 2022
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AUSTIN, Texas—The suspect in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in Texas tried to change her appearance and used several aliases as she moved around Costa Rica in an attempt to establish herself as a yoga teacher before she was tracked down by U.S. and local authorities, investigators said Thursday. Kaitlin Armstrong, 34,…
Mexican People-Smuggler Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Leaving Woman to Die on Texas Road
July 7, 2022
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A Mexican illegal alien was sentenced to 21 years in prison on July 5 for his role in leaving a female Honduran illegal alien to die on the side of a Texas road in a people-smuggling incident in 2018. Nelson Bahena-Garcia, 43, was found guilty and sentenced in the Southern District of Texas for conspiring…
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