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Mexico president defends judicial overhaul as US concerns mount

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his elected successor defended their proposed judicial overhaul on Monday, as a major U.S. business lobby added its voice to

Mexico president defends judicial overhaul as US concerns mount
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Venezuelan electoral official asserts 'lack of transparency and veracity' in Maduro's reelection

A Venezuelan electoral official has denounced what he calls a “grave lack of transparency and veracity” in last month’s presidential vote in which Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner despite claims he was trounced by the main opposition candidate

Venezuelan electoral official asserts 'lack of transparency and veracity' in Maduro's reelection
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Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, including Teslas

Canada, following the lead of the United States and European Union, said on Monday it will impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese electric

Canada to impose 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, including Teslas
Americas|Election|News

Arizona judge sets 2026 trial date for Trump allies accused of trying to subvert the 2020 election

Arizona judge sets 2026 trial date for Trump allies accused of trying to subvert the 2020 election

Arizona judge sets 2026 trial date for Trump allies accused of trying to subvert the 2020 election
Americas|Environment|News

Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop

A landslide cut a path down a steep, thickly forested hillside and crashed into several homes in Ketchikan, Alaska, killing a city public works employee who was cleaning stormwater drains

Latest fatal landslide in Alaska kills 1 and injures 3 in Ketchikan, a popular cruise ship stop
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Trump rebukes Harris and Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan bombing that killed 13 service members

Former President Donald Trump is tying Vice President Kamala Harris to the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal on the third anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members

Trump rebukes Harris and Biden on anniversary of Afghanistan bombing that killed 13 service members
Americas|Crime|News|Opinion|Political

Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'

Protesters have marched across Mexico in the latest opposition to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances

Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to 'respect democracy'
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Caracas police detain local journalist in home raid, union says

A well-known Venezuelan journalist was detained in Caracas on Sunday by police who raided her home, according to a journalists union and a local rights organization.

Caracas police detain local journalist in home raid, union says
Americas|Environment|News

'It's time to run': Grand Canyon hiker films escape as floods surround her

More than 100 people were rescued by the Arizona National Guard after catastrophic floods hit the Grand Canyon. One hiker, thirty-three-year-old Chenoa Nickerson has been missing since the floods started on August 22nd, according to the National Park Service. 

'It's time to run': Grand Canyon hiker films escape as floods surround her
Americas|News|Travel

A New York man died while on a solo trip to Colombia. It took his grieving mother 5 months to learn what happened

A New York man died while on a solo trip to Colombia. It took his grieving mother 5 months to learn what happened

A New York man died while on a solo trip to Colombia. It took his grieving mother 5 months to learn what happened
Americas|Election|Finance|News

Harris raises $540 million since launching her presidential campaign

Democrat Kamala Harris has raised $540 million in little more than a month since she began her race for U.S. president, with a surge of donations flowing in during the

Harris raises $540 million since launching her presidential campaign
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EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections

The European Union's top diplomat says that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he was the winner of July’s elections

EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections
Americas|Crime

Two elderly Arizona women shot dead in car in northern Mexico

Two elderly women from Arizona were shot dead in a vehicle along a highway in Mexico's northern Sonora state, local prosecutors said on Friday, adding they had immediately

Two elderly Arizona women shot dead in car in northern Mexico
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Asian migrants trapped for weeks in Brazilian airport limbo

Hundreds of migrants from India, Nepal and Vietnam have been stuck in Sao Paulo's international airport for weeks in alarming conditions,

Asian migrants trapped for weeks in Brazilian airport limbo
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Former Trump rival Haley, in Taiwan, says isolationism not healthy

Nikki Haley, a former rival to Donald Trump for the U.S.

Former Trump rival Haley, in Taiwan, says isolationism not healthy
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Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes

Mexico’s electoral institute has voted to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house of Congress, even though the coalition won only about 60% of the votes in the June 2 elections

Mexico's governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes
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Mexico's ruling bloc confirmed supermajority in house, just short in Senate

Mexico's electoral authority on Friday confirmed that ruling party Morena and its allies will hold a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house but fall just short

Mexico's ruling bloc confirmed supermajority in house, just short in Senate
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South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date for what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years

South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
Americas|Crime|News

Former Florida deputy charged in killing of Black man

A former Florida sheriff's deputy was charged on Friday with manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black man who responded to a knock on his apartment door, prosecutors

Former Florida deputy charged in killing of Black man
Americas|Crime|News|Political

Prominent civil rights lawyer represents slain US airman's family. A look at Ben Crump's past cases

The family of a young Black U.S. Air Force airman gunned down by a Florida sheriff’s deputy is represented by a prominent civil rights lawyer

Prominent civil rights lawyer represents slain US airman's family. A look at Ben Crump's past cases
Americas|Election|News|World

Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election

Venezuela’s government will order former opposition candidate Edmundo González to provide sworn testimony in an ongoing investigation into what it considers attempts to spread panic in the South American country by contesting the results of last month’s presidential election

Venezuela will order opposition leader to testify in latest crackdown following disputed election
Americas|Economy|News

US requests probe of alleged labor rights denial at Pirelli facility in Mexico

The United States said on Friday it had asked Mexico to review alleged worker rights violations at tire maker Pirelli's facility in Silao de la Victoria city, the 26th U.S.

US requests probe of alleged labor rights denial at Pirelli facility in Mexico
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Massive blackouts roil Cuba

Power outages totaling 14 hours or more per day were reported on Thursday across much of crisis-racked Cuba, leaving millions of

Massive blackouts roil Cuba
Americas|Election

Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez to be called to testify about vote tally website, AG says

Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will be asked to testify about an opposition website where voting tallies from a

Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez to be called to testify about vote tally website, AG says
Americas|World

US Secret Service puts agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt, media reports say

Multiple U.S.

US Secret Service puts agents on leave after Trump assassination attempt, media reports say

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