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An ancient dam in the Cordillera Negra. (Photo by Kevin Lane/Author provided)

In a live video lasting over 20 minutes, Bolsonaro denied any wrongdoing and accused the media of trying to damage his government and the country.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — At least two people were killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of Bolivian President Evo Morales over the disputed presidential election, authorities said Thursday.

“Making fee waivers inaccessible will hurt individuals who are trying to escape domestic abuse or trafficking, receive permission to work, or naturalize as citizens,” said Rebecca Smullin, the Public Citizen attorney representing NWIRP.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s government said Wednesday the Organization of American States is sending a 30-person team to launch a “binding” audit of a presidential election that the opposition says was manipulated to ensure the re-election of leftist President Evo Morales.

In the series, reporters revisit the fight over Prop 187 and look at how it continues to reverberate in our politics and culture today. 

What happens when events shift a narrative, but the main character more or less remains the same?

TACUEYO, Colombia (AP) — President Iván Duque traveled Wednesday to a conflict-ridden zone in Colombia’s southwest to oversee a military offensive aimed at hunting down a band of suspected renegade rebels blamed for the killing of five indigenous leaders.

Meanwhile, protesters gathered in the United States to show support for the ongoing demonstrations in Chile.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said Wednesday he is canceling two major international summits so he can focus on his response nearly two weeks of nationwide protests over economic inequality that have left 20 dead, hundreds injured and damaged businesses and infrastructure around the country.

López became the first woman, and the first gay woman, to be elected mayor of Bogotá as Colombia’s election results poured in yesterday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. Border Patrol official has a warning: The crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border is not over.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Fresh protests and attacks on businesses erupted in Chile Monday despite President Sebastián Piñera’s replacement of eight key Cabinet ministers with more centrist figures and his attempts to assure the country he has heard calls for greater equality and improved social services.

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera called for his entire cabinet to offer their resignations on Saturday, in response to a week of protests that have taken over the capital city.

The RadioLAND podcast for October 26, 2019.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It’s not about a 4-cent hike in subway prices.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Threatened with death, Wilson Florez chose a bulletproof vest.

Bolivia’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal declared President Evo Morales the winner of Sunday’s election last night.

BERLIN (AP) — The United Nations’ human rights chief is sending a three-member team to Chile to examine allegations related to security authorities’ use of force and reported crimes by others, her office said Friday.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Demonstrators returned to Chile’s streets on Thursday, dissatisfied with economic concessions announced by the government in a bid to curb a week of deadly violence.

“This sound is so strong, with the military on the street,it is the only way we can protest peacefully and show discontent with the government,” said Tatiana Moyano.