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Latin America: several countries look to combat gang violence by fighting fire with fire -...
EconoTimes· 2 days agoGangs have an enduring presence in Latin America. Criminal gangs have become a critical power to...
Ex-Latin Kings gang member finds new calling as Christian minister: 'Glory to God'
Fox News· 6 days agoOnce a member of the Latin Kings gang, Andy "Rebirth" Pellerano found his salvation after serving a...
Rural Colombia welcomes gangs that mete out vigilante justice
The Economist· 2 days agoMaría Álvarez (not her real name) is a devout Catholic. Then, two months ago, the gang ran her son...
The world’s most violent region needs a new approach to crime
The Economist· 2 days agoIn 2019 Ecuador was a peaceful tourist destination. The homicide rate was under seven per 100,000,...
How to pacify the world’s most violent region
The Economist· 3 days agoDurán in ECUADOR is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Its murder rate of 148 per 100,000 residents in 2023 was almost 50% higher than the...
Looking back at this week in history: May 12 - May 18
Tri-County Times· 1 day agoThe song that caused the flap was “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues,” a satirical talking-blues number. 1958: On this day, during a goodwill trip through Latin America ...
Immigrants from Central America aren’t stealing jobs. They’re running for their lives | Opinion
The Sacramento Bee· 9 hours agoEditorials and other Opinion content offer perspectives on issues important to our community and are independent from the work of our newsroom reporters. Immigration has never ranked this high in Gallup polls stretching back to 1981.
Young will leave Colombian banana sector without fairer prices, farmers warn
Press Association News via AOL· 20 hours ago“In this way, we take them away from the dangers on the street like alcohol, drugs and joining the...
The Workers Behind Bozeman’s Boom
The Nation· 5 days agoThe first time Rosa saw snowflakes falling, she thought they were pieces of cotton. Rosa, who is from Honduras, had never seen snow before, but it’s...