Presented are links to reports from National Public Radio, teleSUR, and the Associated Press; others are available by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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A ‘gang blockade’ in Haiti controls supply lines — making food, water and fuel scarce. Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald. Haiti’s government is pleading with the international community to send forces as the country’s humanitarian crisis deepens. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Singer and songwriter iLe’s third album, ‘Nacarile,’ finds a world deeply in flux. Reported by Leila Fadel and Lilly Quiro | NPR Massive protests in 2019 in Puerto Rico followed a government corruption scandal and the botched rebuilding after Hurricane Maria, eventually causing Gov. Ricardo Rosselló to resign. Singer and songwriter iLe was right in the middle of it — and together with Bad Bunny and Residente, she made a song, “Afilando los cuchillos,” that . . . Click HERE for an interview with iLe and some of her music.
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High interest rates of U.S. Federal Reserve are plundering Latin America, Petro warns. From teleSUR. Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on Latin American governments Wednesday to establish a common agenda to face the global crisis and manage the migration tragedy. “Latin American economies are being emptied,” he said. “Latin America is being looted. All our currencies are falling,” he warned, saying the a global economic crisis is plunging over 800 million people into hunger . . . Click HERE to read in English, and HERE to read in Spanish.
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Higher interest rates are both helping and hurting big banks. Reported by David Gura, Gus Contreras, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Lisa Lambert and Sacha Pfeiffer | NPR. The Federal Reserve’s attempts to slay the dragon of inflation are creating a major shift for large U.S. banks, with big-money deals falling through but interest income rising. Higher interest rates are hurting homebuyers and stocks. They’re also affecting the big banks, the multibillion dollar behemoths many of us use for . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Venezuelan migrants are caught in a legal limbo. Reported by Joel Rose | NPR The U.S. has admitted tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants on a temporary basis. Now many are stuck in a complicated legal limbo: lawfully present, but unable to work legally. Click HERE to listen and read.
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U.S. sanctions Mexicans linked to powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, by Fatima Hussein | AP WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned a group of people and companies connected to Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, including a sibling involved in the family-run Valenzuela drug trafficking organization. The sanctions against Juan Francisco Valenzuela Valenzuela and his organization, sometimes called . . . Click HERE to read more in English, or HERE to read in Spanish.
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