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For this AP photographer, joy was all in the hands for a group of released political prisoners

Moisés Castillo joined the AP in 1994 at the age of 19, covering Central America and Mexico while based in Guatemala City

The Independent UK

Gangs'stories: how 15-year-old Jennifer became Honduras’ first female gang leader

For the past five years, the GANGS project, a European Research Council-funded project led by Dennis Rodgers, has been studying global gang dynamics in a comparative perspective. When understood in a nuanced manner that goes beyond the usual stereotypes and Manichean representations, gangs and gangsters constitute fundamental lenses through which…

The Conversation

Kamala Harris Counters Trump's Immigration Attacks With Diplomatic Efforts

Kamala Harris responds to Trump's immigration criticisms, focusing on border security and diplomatic efforts in Central America.

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Arrests in fatal Texas smuggling attempt climb 2 years after 53 migrants died in tractor trailer

Arrests following the 2022 deaths of 53 migrants in Texas who were left in a sweltering tractor-trailer have climbed to more than a dozen and now stretch to Central America

The Independent UK

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

Guatemalan police have arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris Counters Trump's Immigration Attacks With Policy Record

Kamala Harris responds to Trump's immigration criticisms and engages private sector in Central America for economic development.

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Vice President Harris Tackles Migration Challenges With Investment

Vice President Kamala Harris's efforts to address migration through investments in Central America faced criticism and praise, highlighting the complexitie...

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GOP candidate pushed "surveillance" tech

After leaving Congress, Reichert took up work as a lobbyist, urging foreign governments to adopt "Rapid DNA"

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Coffee Prices Climb on Smaller Central American Coffee Exports

September arabica coffee (KCU24 ) on Friday closed up +3.25 (+1.43%), and Sep ICE robusta coffee (RMU24 ) closed up +2 (+0.05%). Coffee prices Friday settled higher on signs of smaller global supplies. Short covering in coffee future emerged Friday after the Honduran Coffee Institute reported that coffee exports from...

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Ten Migrants Drown Crossing Darién Gap In Panama

Ten migrants drowned in the Darién Gap tragedy, emphasizing the dangers faced by those seeking passage from South America to Central America.

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Kamala Harris' Border Crisis Management Under Scrutiny

Vice President Kamala Harris navigates the border crisis, focusing on root causes of migration in Central America amidst criticism and praise for her efforts.

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Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds

Activities associated with cocaine trafficking threaten two-thirds of the most important landscapes in Central America for 196 forest bird species, including 67 migratory species. This is the key takeaway from a study that colleagues and I published in June 2024 in the journal Nature Sustainability.

The Conversation

Climate Change Made Deadly Heat 35x More Likely In US, Mexico, C. America

The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group of scientists also said that extreme highs witnessed over that region in May and June were four times as likely to occur today as a quarter of a century ago.

International Business Times

Climate crisis made killer US and Mexico heatwave 35 times more likely

Heatwaves like the one baking the US and Mexico are ‘no longer that out of the ordinary anymore’ as climate change dials up the heat worldwide

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Deadly Tropical Storm Alberto Causes Devastation In Central America

Central America grapples with devastation as Tropical Storm Alberto triggers floods and landslides, causing fatalities and widespread damage.

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Heavy Rains Cause Deaths And Destruction In Central America

Recent heavy rains in Central America lead to tragic deaths and widespread destruction. Governments activate shelters and work to repair damages amidst ong...

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Deadly Tropical Rainfall Triggers Flooding And Landslides In Central America

Deadly tropical rainfall triggers flooding and landslides in Central America, causing casualties and extreme rainfall amounts.

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Rare birds at risk as narco-gangs move into forests to evade capture – report

Cocaine traffickers have put two-thirds of Central America’s key habitats for threatened birds under threat, study finds

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6 incredible international destinations where you can redeem Southwest points

Dust off your passport and pack your sunscreen because the Southwest Airlines flies to popular cities in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America.

The Independent UK

'Heat dome' leads to sweltering temperatures in Mexico, Central America and US South

Extreme heat in Mexico, Central America and parts of the US South has left millions sweltering, strained energy grids and resulted in iconic Howler monkeys in Mexico dropping dead from trees

International Business Times

US Touts Action On Irregular Migration At Guatemala Gathering

Blinken led the US delegation at a meeting in the Guatemalan capital of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, a cooperation framework agreed to at a summit in California in 2022.

International Business Times

Blinken Says US Targeting Those 'Preying' On Migrants

Washington is redoubling efforts to disrupt migration routes that lead to the United States, in particular via charter flights to Central America, top diplomat Antony Blinken said at regional talks Tuesday.

Latin Times

Guatemalans, Hondurans and Venezuelans among the nationals most deported by Mexico this year

The country published a report showing it deported over 8,600 people during the first quarter of the year. The large majority were Central Americans

International Business Times

Record Remittances Provide Lifeline In Central America

Money sent home by migrants in the United States to Central America has risen to record levels, providing a lifeline for many of their relatives like Salvadoran mother of three Marta Alvarado.

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Arabica Coffee Closes Lower on Increased Supplies from Honduras

May arabica coffee (KCK24 ) on Friday closed down -1.05 (-0.57%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK24 ) closed up +48 (+1.55%). Coffee prices on Friday settled mixed, with robusta climbing to a 1-week high. Arabica came under pressure Friday after Honduras, the biggest coffee producer in Central America, reported...

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