LATIN AMERICA

Cuba's President Raul Castro (C-L) and First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C-R) arrive for a session of the National Assembly in Havana, Cuba, April 18, 2018. Irene Perez/Courtesy of Cubadebate/Handout via Reuters. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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WORLD NEWS
Miguel Diaz-Canel Elected President Of Cuba, Ending 60 Years Of Castro Rule
By Sarah Marsh and Frank Jack Daniel, Reuters
The 57-year-old former vice president vowed to "give continuity to the Cuban revolution."
A group of women talk with the medical attention unit of the Refugee Caravan shortly after starting their walk at dusk in Santiago Niltepec
Jordi Ruiz Cirera
WORLD NEWS
Here's The Truth About The Caravan Of Migrants Trump Keeps Going On About
By Maya Averbuch and Sarah Kinosian
“If I could offer something to my kids in Honduras, don’t you think I would be there?” one migrant said.
Cuban President Raul Castro (L) talks with first Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel during the year-end parliamentary session at the Convention Palace in Havana, on December 21, 2017. Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after elections that same month to choose his successor, according to a vote Thursday in the island state's National Assembly. / AFP PHOTO / Jaime Blez (Photo credit should read JAIME BLEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Raul Castro To Step Down As Cuba's President
By Dominique Mosbergen
Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel -- who is, significantly, not a Castro -- is expected to succeed him.
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VIDEOS
Deportees Who Spent Most Of Their Lives In U.S. Restart In Mexico's 'Little L.A.'
Migrants who have lived most of their lives in America but are deported back to Mexico are finding a supportive community in Mexico City.
A wheat-paste piece of street art by artist Luis Bueno shows the councilwoman from Rio de Janeiro Marielle Franco. On March 14th, the councilwoman from Rio de Janeiro Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, were shot dead in the heart of Rio. The crime is still unsolved, but the investigations point to the participation of cops. Marielle was a critic of police violence, which affects mainly the poor population of Rio de Janeiro. She was also very critic of the military intervention that took place in Rio on the last month. (Photo by Cris Faga/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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OPINION
We Must Not Let Marielle Franco’s Killing Go Unpunished
By Jurema Werneck
Here in Rio, we are fighting for justice for Marielle. It’ll be easier for us to win this struggle if you make your voices heard, too.
Pope Francis gestures during the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, April 11, 2018. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Remo Casilli / Reuters
WORLD NEWS
Abuse Survivors Demand Concrete Action After Pope Admits His 'Serious Errors'
By Carol Kuruvilla
“Victims of sexual abuse need help and support, not just a show of concern," advocates say.
UNDATED FILE PHOTO - Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero is shown behind bars in this undated file photo. Quintero won an initial appeal against his conviction and 40 year sentence for the 1985 murder of U.S. DEA agent Enrique Camarena. Quintero will stay in jail while prosecutors appeal against the ruling. MEXICO DRUGS
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POLITICS
FBI Adds Mexican Drug Trafficker To Its Most Wanted List
By Roque Planas
The United States is offering a $20 million dollar reward for Rafael Caro Quintero's arrest. But getting him extradited may be complicated.
Close-Up Of Marijuana
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost Photos: Getty
WEIRD NEWS
Cops Fired After Blaming Missing Half-Ton Of Pot On Stoner Mice
By David Moye
A judge tried to weed out the truth.
U.S. border patrol agents keep watch next to the fence along the Mexican border in Calexico, California, U.S. February 8, 2017. Picture taken February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Mike Blake/Reuters
POLITICS
Video Shows U.S. Agents Trying To Force Man Who ‘Looks’ Mexican Across Border
By Dominique Mosbergen
The Border Patrol officers insisted the disoriented man was not in their custody, despite the handcuffs.
Pope Francis attends his weekly general audience in St Peter Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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RELIGION
Pope Admits He Made 'Serious Errors' In Handling Chile Sex Abuse Allegations
By Carol Kuruvilla
In a rare move, the pontiff is summoning all Chilean bishops to Rome to discuss the scandal.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
POLITICS
FBI Raid, Staff Exits, Canceled Foreign Trip Making For Best 'Infrastructure Week' Yet
By S.V. Date
In a chaotic administration, this week could be one for the books – and it’s not even half done
AP Photo/Juan Carlos Hernandez
LATINO VOICES
Behind The Scenes Of Venezuela’s Deadly Prison Fire
By The Conversation US, Editorial Partner
By Rebecca Hanson, University of Florida and Leonard Gómez Núñez, Universidad Nacional Experimental de Seguridad (UNES), Venezuela
Trump tales
Boston Globe
POLITICS
2016 Mock Front Page Eerily Foretells Trump World
By Mary Papenfuss
The Boston Globe gets head-spinning deportations, unfunded wall and trade war right.
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MARCH 4: Former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, speaks during a press conference at the Partido dos Trabalhadores headquarters on March 4, 2016, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Lula is accused of corruption and embezzlement in the Federal Police investigation involving fraud at Petrobras company. (Photo by Victor Moriyama/Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
Former Brazilian President Lula Defies Prison Order, Creating Standoff
By Gram Slattery and Tatiana Ramil, Reuters
Lula’s downfall has been as stunning as the unprecedented corruption probes that have convulsed Brazil for the last four years.
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POLITICS
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Issues Stark Warning To U.S. Farmers About Trump
By Lee Moran
"You better speak up, because this guy is taking you to nowhere."
UNDATED FILE PHOTO - Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero is shown behind bars in this undated file photo. Quintero won an initial appeal against his conviction and 40 year sentence for the 1985 murder of U.S. DEA agent Enrique Camarena. Quintero will stay in jail while prosecutors appeal against the ruling. MEXICO DRUGS
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WORLD NEWS
One Of The DEA's Most Wanted Drug Traffickers Pleads To Be Left In Peace
By Anabel Hernández
Rafael Caro Quintero is on the run in a mountainous part of Mexico.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while participating in a tour of U.S.-Mexico border wall prototypes near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California. U.S., March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
POLITICS
Americans Don’t Really Care About Trump’s ‘Great Wall’ ― But His Base Sure Does
By S.V. Date
The president has been lashing out about his pet project since he failed to get both Mexico and Congress to pay for it.
US President Donald Trump (2nd R) hosts a working lunch with the Baltic heads of state on April 3, 2018, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Olivier Douliery (Photo credit should read OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Trump Says U.S. Will Use Military To Protect Border With Mexico
By Steve Holland, Reuters
The president said he discussed the idea with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis.
Young Latina woman looking over grassy park railing.
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OPINION
Searching For A Motherland As A Black Latina
By Maria V. Luna
I was looking for that mythical place where my blackness and Latinidad could peacefully coexist. This is what I found.
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COMEDY
Stephen Colbert Is Baffled By This Proposal To Fund Trump's Border Wall
By Lee Moran
"I am not making this up."
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - MARCH 24: Dan Reynolds singer member of the band Imagine Dragons performs live on stage during the second day of Lollapalooza Brazil Festival at Interlagos Racetrack on March 24, 2018 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)
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QUEER VOICES
Imagine Dragons Singer Makes Plea For LGBTQ Equality In Brazil
By Curtis M. Wong
Dan Reynolds' rainbow flag spoke loudly in a country where queer people still face much discrimination.
One Day At A Time
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OPINION
'One Day At A Time' Is The Sitcom America Needs Right Now
By Raul A. Reyes
More viewers need a chance to see that Latinx families are, in many ways, just like other American families.
A big collage with photo of Deputy Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Marielle Franco, is seen in the stairwell of Cristiano Viana Street, in the neighborhood of Pinheiros, West zone of the city of Sao Paulo, this Wednesday 21 March 2018. The Councillor was shot to death on Wednesday night 14 March 2018, in the Centre of the city of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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WORLD NEWS
A Long List Of Celebrities Just Joined The Fight To Bring Marielle Franco's Killer To Justice
By Travis Waldron
Prominent figures including Janelle Monae and Ava DuVernay want an independent investigation into the Brazilian city councilwoman's murder.
A big collage with photo of Deputy Mayor of Rio de Janeiro Marielle Franco, is seen in the stairwell of Cristiano Viana Street, in the neighborhood of Pinheiros, West zone of the city of Sao Paulo, this Wednesday 21 March 2018. The Councillor was shot to death on Wednesday night 14 March 2018, in the Centre of the city of Rio de Janeiro. (Photo by Fabio Vieira/FotoRua/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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OPINION
Marielle Franco's Murder Reveals The Real Brazil
By Natalie Hopkinson, Columnist
“People are finally recognizing that Rio is more than some sexual tourism fantasy odyssey.”
Ata Skeleton
Emery Smith
WEIRD NEWS
Strange 'Alien Skeleton' Mystery Finally Solved
By Ed Mazza
The mummified remains are just 6 inches long, yet have the bone structure of a 6-year-old.
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POLITICS
ICE Deports Man With Rare Genetic Condition Who Had Been In U.S. For 30 Years
By Willa Frej
David Chavez-Macias is unlikely to find proper treatment for Marfan syndrome in Mexico.
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