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Mexico Objects to Last-Minute Labor Provision in USMCA Trade Deal
The U.S. made additions that afforded the country five new labor attaches in Mexico tasked with overseeing labor reforms, which Mexico called unnecessary “political decisions.”
Is Mayor Pete’s Puerto Rico Proposal Feasible or Just Wishful Thinking? (OPINION)
I’m still worried about how much research goes into these proposals, and if campaigns are only talking to “community leaders” and not engaging subject-matter experts.
Patients Rally in Ecuador for Legal Use of Medical Cannabis
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Unrelenting pain in her hips and weeks of insomnia left Nelly Valbuena desperate for relief from her metastatic breast cancer.
Mexico Trade Negotiator: We’ll Never Accept US ‘Inspectors’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s trade negotiator for North America said Sunday that Mexico categorically opposes allowing foreign labor inspectors to operate in the country, saying that was not contemplated in the recent agreement with Washington and Ottawa on the USMCA pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Buttigieg Releases ‘A New Era for Latinos’ Campaign White Paper
“El Pueblo Unido/A People United: A New Era for Latinos” was announced three days before the next Democratic debate is scheduled for this Thursday in Los Angeles.
Undocumented and LGBTQ (Part 5)
Latino Rebels Radio: December 15, 2019.
Mexico Objects Over US Bill on Ratifying Trade Pact
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Just days after a landmark agreement on a trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement, Mexico objected Saturday to legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress as part of an eventual ratification of the deal.
Blackwater Founder Prince Visited Venezuela’s Sanctioned VP
MIAMI (AP) — Erik Prince, a major Trump donor and the founder of controversial security firm formerly known as Blackwater, traveled to Caracas last month for a secret meeting with Venezuela’s vice president, according to several people familiar with the visit.
Brazil’s Women Join in Anthem Denouncing Sexual Violence
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A song protesting sexual violence that has become an anthem for women across Latin America was the focus of a demonstration Friday in the capital of Brazil, where women are increasingly willing to denounce aggressors.
El Salvador Court Gives Hefty Sentences in Mass Gang Trial
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A court in El Salvador has sentenced 373 convicted members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang to prison terms of up to 74 years for crimes ranging from murder and arms trafficking to terrorist association in a mass trial historic for the sheer number of defendants, authorities said Friday.
UN Report: Chilean Police Abused Protesters’ Human Rights
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A U.N. human rights report released Friday accused Chilean security forces of serious human rights violations against protesters over the past two months, including deaths, torture, sexual abuse and the use of excessive force.
Brazilians Arrive in Waves at the US-Mexico Border
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Growing up along the U.S.-Mexico border, hotel clerk Joe Luis Rubio never thought he’d be trying to communicate in Portuguese on a daily basis.
Latino USA Presents: Getting Personal With Cristela Alonzo
In this conversation, Cristela Alonzo gets personal about the shame she felt about poverty as a child, how the singer Selena Quintanilla inspired her and she shares personal stories from her new memoir.
US Sanctions Daniel Ortega’s Son for Corruption and Money Laundering
DNP Petronic, a publicly purchased company, has allegedly been used to funnel money into the Ortega family through non-competitive Nicaraguan contracts.
Mexico Transformed? Challenges, Changes After a Year of Leftist Government (OPINION)
Despite economic woes and enduring violence, López Obrador’s government has made considerable progress dismantling a system that almost solely benefits the political and economic elite and keeps more than 50 million Mexicans in poverty.
US Sends First Non-Guatemalan Migrant Families to Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala on Thursday received the first families of migrants sent by the United States under an agreement to return non-Guatemalans who passed through that country on their way to the U.S. border.
Midway Through COP25, Small Islands Lash Out
Claim a few large countries are hindering climate talks.
Former Bolivian Leader Morales Moves to Argentina
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has flown to Argentina, where the new center-left government said Thursday that it had granted him political asylum.
Chile: Plane That Vanished en Route to Antarctica Found
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Searchers combing Antarctic seas have recovered parts of a military transport plane and human remains belonging to some of the 38 people aboard who vanished en route to the frozen continent, Chilean officials said Thursday.
Haitian Migrants Face Deportation and Stigma in Hurricane-Ravaged Bahamas
At least 340 Haitian migrant workers have been deported since Hurricane Dorian hit the island.