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Kamala Harris says she will aim to pass middle class tax cut as president

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said in her Democratic National Convention speech on Thursday that as president she will aim to

Kamala Harris says she will aim to pass middle class tax cut as president
Americas|Economy|News

Mexico City assembly OKs strongest rent control since the 1940s, limiting rises to inflation rate

The legislature of Mexico City has approved the most ambitious rent control law since the 1940s, which will limit increases to the inflation rate each year

Mexico City assembly OKs strongest rent control since the 1940s, limiting rises to inflation rate
Americas|Economy|News|World

Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations

Nicaragua’s government has closed another 151 nongovernmental organizations, among them some of the most important trade organizations, including the American Chamber of Commerce

Nicaragua closes US Chamber of Commerce and 150 other organizations
Americas|MidEast|News|World

Harris speech fails to win over critics in Democrats' biggest rift, Gaza

Disappointed Pro-Palestinian activists said Kamala Harris' speech to close the Democratic convention in Chicago failed to demonstrate any break

Harris speech fails to win over critics in Democrats' biggest rift, Gaza
Americas|News|Opinion|Political

Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats

Appearing in Arizona, Donald Trump has used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris

Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
Americas|Crime|News

Surprise text focuses murder trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter

A surprise text asking “Where are you?”

Surprise text focuses murder trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter
Americas|News

Mexico's planned judicial reform is 'major risk' to democracy, says US ambassador

The proposed reform of Mexico's judiciary threatens the country's democracy and its vital trade relationship with the United States, the top U.S. diplomat in Mexico said on

Mexico's planned judicial reform is 'major risk' to democracy, says US ambassador
Americas|Election|News

Sudden fame for Tim Walz's son focuses attention on challenges of people with learning disabilities

An unexpected highlight of the Democratic National Convention on Night Three was an outburst of pride from the son of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz

Sudden fame for Tim Walz's son focuses attention on challenges of people with learning disabilities
Americas|Election|News|Political

Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged

Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
Americas|Crime|News|World

US, Guatemala say they dismantled smuggling ring tied to Texas migrant deaths

Authorities in the United States and Guatemala said on Thursday they dismantled a human-smuggling network with ties to the deaths of 53 migrants on a sweltering truck in Texas

US, Guatemala say they dismantled smuggling ring tied to Texas migrant deaths
Americas|Crime|News

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea

A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform

A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
Americas|Lifestyle

What to know about Labor Day and its history

Labor Day is a holiday celebrating the American worker

What to know about Labor Day and its history
Americas|News|World

Panama announces more migrant deportation flights to Ecuador, India and China

Panama's government announced on Thursday additional deportation flights for migrants apprehended in the Central American nation to Ecuador, India and China, in a bid to reduce

Panama announces more migrant deportation flights to Ecuador, India and China
Americas|Crime|News|World

Russia detains Israeli-Canadian citizen wanted in US for fraud

Police in St Petersburg have detained an Israeli-Canadian racing car driver wanted by the United States for alleged fraud relating to an illegal online stock trading scheme, the

Russia detains Israeli-Canadian citizen wanted in US for fraud
Americas|News

In Kamala Harris' multiracial roots, U.S. sees its own future

The daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, both immigrants, Kamala Harris reflects the United States' changing demographics.

In Kamala Harris' multiracial roots, U.S. sees its own future
Americas|Election|News

Kamala Harris caps convention with call to end Gaza war, fight tyranny

Vice President Kamala Harris formally accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday with a rousing call to end the war in

Kamala Harris caps convention with call to end Gaza war, fight tyranny
Americas|Crime|News

US government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer

U.S. authorities have announced the indictment of a Guatemalan suspect who they say helped coordinate a human smuggling effort that ended with 53 migrants dead in a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio

US government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer
Americas|Asia|News

US urges Japan to name disaster relief hub task force members

The United States on Wednesday called on Japan to name its representatives for a joint task force that will determine the location and resources for a humanitarian

US urges Japan to name disaster relief hub task force members
Americas|Crime

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US

The strange saga of how two Mexican drug lords were detained after landing in a plane in the United States in July just got stranger

Mexico to bring charges against capo, not for drugs, but for turning over another drug lord to US
Americas|News

NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment

New York state lawyers are urging an appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment

NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment
Americas|News

Brazil to tighten entry rules to curb migration to North America

Brazil will tighten up rules to enter the country without a visa starting next week, the government said on Wednesday, after migrants have been increasingly using

Brazil to tighten entry rules to curb migration to North America
Americas|Crime

One Salvadoran goes missing each day under security crackdown, NGOs say

El Salvador, a small Central American nation whose government has spearheaded a brutal crackdown on criminal gangs, is seeing one person go missing each day, according to a

One Salvadoran goes missing each day under security crackdown, NGOs say
Americas|Crime|News|World

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

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022
Americas|Crime|News

Guatemala prosecutors request to remove Arevalo's presidential immunity

Guatemalan prosecutors on Wednesday filed a request to strip President Bernardo Arevalo of the criminal immunity granted to his role so he can face charges for alleged abuse

Guatemala prosecutors request to remove Arevalo's presidential immunity
Americas|Asia|News

Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada

Brazil will begin imposing restrictions on the entry of some foreign citizens from Asia who are seeking refuge in the country as a means to migrate to the United States and Canada

Brazil will restrict entry to some Asian nationals, aiming to curb migration to the US and Canada

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