Sharks attack in Bahamas, killing Southern California womanA shark attack has killed a Southern California woman vacationing in the Bahamas
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Latin America and Caribbean News
Migrant: Young family ignored advice against border swimMigrant says she tried to discourage young family from El Salvador from trying to swim across the Rio Grande when they appeared in the Mexican border city of Matamoros over the weekend with fear already on their faces
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'They died in each other's arms,' migrant's mother saysThe mother of a man who drowned alongside his 23-month-old daughter while trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas says she feels a hole that "nobody can fill."
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US: Coca cultivation in Colombia dropped slightly in 2018The Trump administration is reporting that coca cultivation and cocaine production in Colombia dropped slightly in 2018 for the first time in six years, but it remained at historical high levels
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Brazil's Bolsonaro tries new tactic to loosen gun lawsBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has issued several new decrees to loosen Brazil's strict gun laws, moving to rescue a signature campaign promise after the Senate rejected his earlier effort
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Venezuela gov't says it thwarted plot seeking to kill MaduroVenezuelan officials say they have foiled a plot to overthrow the government that included assassinating President Nicolas Maduro and his closest political allies
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Guatemalan authorities raid electoral offices amid recountGuatemala's Attorney General's Office says it searched the offices of the country's election commission following supposed inconsistencies in the voting count from its June 16 general elections
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Season's 1st tropical storm forms in Eastern PacificThe first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season has formed off the coast of Mexico
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First tropical storm of the East Pacific season forms off Mexico; poses no threat to landFirst tropical storm of the East Pacific season forms off Mexico; poses no threat to land
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Western Panama hit by 6.3 magnitude earthquakeThe U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 has struck western Panama
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A grim border drowning underlines peril facing many migrantsThe mother of a Salvadoran man who died with his young daughter while trying to cross the Rio Grande says she begged the family not to go
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Brazil's top court denies petition to release ex-presidentBrazil's Supreme Court has denied a petition to release former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva who is serving a sentence for corruption
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Brazil's Supreme Court rejects another attempt by ex-President da Silva to get out of jail in corruption caseBrazil's Supreme Court rejects another attempt by ex-President da Silva to get out of jail in corruption case
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Uruguayan prison chief quits after Italian mobster escapesThe director of Uruguay's prison system has resigned following the escape of a top Italian organized crime boss from the jail where he was being held while awaiting extradition to Italy
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Guatemala ready for 'vote-by-vote election recountGuatemalan officials say they will begin on Wednesday a "vote-by-vote" recount of the country's June 16 general election results
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