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Recovering From Disaster, Haiti Faces A New Crisis

6:45pm January 11, 2015

Monday marks the fifth year since a powerful earthquake devastated Haiti's capital. It's also the deadline for a political crisis that may leave Haiti in electoral limbo. NPR's Arun Rath checks in with reporter Carrie Kahn .

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Mexican Carpoolers: A Photographer's View Of Truck Bed Commuters

7:03am January 11, 2015

by Rena Silverman

In the backs of pickup trucks, construction workers lie among tools and blankets, headed to the city for a day's work. Alejandro Cartagena turned his camera on the carpoolers.

Vatican Committee Reportedly Declares Slain Archbishop A Martyr

8:42pm January 09, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Oscar Romero was gunned down in 1980 after he denounced a crackdown by El Salvador's junta on its left-wing opponents at the start of a 13-year civil war.

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Haiti's Political Crisis Expected To Come To A Head Next Week

9:31am January 09, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

If a political compromise is not reached before Monday, which also happens to be the 5th anniversary of a devastating earthquake, parliament will be dissolved and the president will rule by decree.

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Child Migrant Crisis Stemmed By Border Security Build-Up

6:42pm January 08, 2015

by John Burnett

Robert Siegel talks with Carrie Kahn and John Burnett for a year-end update on a story that grabbed our attention earlier this year — the rise in Central American minors seeking asylum in the U.S.

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Did Editorials Influence Obama's Decision To Normalize Relations With Cuba?

1:34pm January 07, 2015

The New York Times' Ernesto Londono wrote editorials urging Obama to end the embargo. He tells of the changes he saw when he visited Cuba last month and how he sees the new relationship evolving.

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An explosion caused by 24 tons of pyrotechnics.

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Explosion At Fireworks Warehouse In Colombia Makes For Amazing Video

4:54am January 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The explosion of 24 tons of pyrotechnics was caught on video by a local news photographer who was there to check out a small fire. No one was seriously injured and video is stunning.

Obama And Mexican President Talk Cuba, Immigration

9:07pm January 06, 2015

by Mara Liasson

Two big issues between President Obama and his Mexican counterpart: Obama's recent controversial executive actions on immigration and Cuba.

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La Roca restaurant in Nogales, Mexico, draws a mix of American tourists and locals. It used to have an American bank account and credit card until the bank closed the account.

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Border Businesses Lose Bank Accounts Amid Money-Laundering Fears

6:53pm January 05, 2015

by Jude Joffe-Block

Some U.S. banks are closing the accounts of certain businesses along the Mexican side of the border. It's part of an effort to stay in line with anti-money-laundering regulations.

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Young Cubans prepare their sticks to charge the latest internet "package" with films, television series, software and other similar stuff from foreign origin downloaded from the web.

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Lacking Internet, Cubans Rely On 'The Package' For Entertainment

5:06pm January 05, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

The so-called weekly "package" allows Cubans to watch every current TV show and series available to the world at a fraction of the cost and without government censors.

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