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Venezuelan supporters of Gustavo Duque, the Fuerza Vecinal candidate in Altamira, Caracas, hold a rally on Nov. 18. (Photo dby Manaure Quintero/Getty Images)

New Party Hopes To Represent The Opposition In Venezuela’s Regional Elections

November 20, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Formed in June, Fuerza Vecinal is running dozens of candidates for key mayorships and municipal representatives.�
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A migrant mother waits to ask for asylum in the U.S. on June 21, 2018, in Tijuana, Mexico. Under the Trump Administration's zero tolerance immigration policy, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said domestic and gang violence in immigrants' country of origin would no longer qualify them for political asylum status. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Victims Of Domestic Violence Still Struggle To Get Asylum

November 16, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Trump-era policies have been reversed, but major barriers to women finding protection in the United States remain.
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A shipment of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine arrives at the Benito Juárez Airport in Mexico City on April 29. Many Latin Americans received this vaccine, which is not approved in several countries. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images)

Vaccine Discrimination? Latin Americans Immunized With Sputnik V Have Limited Travel Options

November 15, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Global health agencies have yet to approve the Russian vaccine. Those who were given Sputnik V cannot enter the United States.
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Hugo “The Hooligan” Flores (left), Enrique “Baby Bull” Gonzalez and Ignacio “La Jaula” Bahamondes prepare to leave Chicago for tonight's Combate Global eight-man tournament in Miami. (Enrique Gonzalez Facebook)

Friends Could Become Enemies In Combate Global’s 8-Man Tourney

November 12, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Roommates and training partners might meet in finals of tonight’s MMA tilt between the USA and Mexico.
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“Canelo is a beast. A monster, said three-division champion Abner Mares of four-division and IBF/WBA/WBC/WBO undisputed 168-pound title winner Canelo Alvarez with trainer Eddy Reynoso (left). “Canelo is on top of all the great Mexican fighters.” (Sean Michael Ham/TGB Promotions)

Canelo Alvarez Keeps Word, KOs Caleb Plant To Become Boxing’s First Undisputed 168-Pound Champ

November 7, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Three-division titleholder Abner Mares: Canelo Alvarez has surpassed Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. as Mexico’s GOAT.
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Undefeated IBF champion Caleb Plant (right) said it's “my destiny” to defeat WBA/WBC/WBO counterpart Canelo Alvarez (left) in Saturday's 168-pound undisputed unification clash in Las Vegas. The winner becomes the first undisputed super middleweight champion and just the sixth fighter across all divisions to achieve that status. (Amanda Westscott/Showtime)

Caleb Plant Upstages Canelo Alvarez At Weigh-in Despite Mike Tyson Picking Him To Lose

November 6, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Chiseled Plant confident of achieving “destiny” with upset of “motivated” Alvarez.
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Dairo Antonio Úsuga David, aka Otoniel, the head of the Gulf Clan cartel, was captured in Antioquia, Colombia. Two New York courts await his extradition to try him for conspiracy and cocaine trafficking. (Karen Salamanca/Courtesy of Colombia's Mindefensa)

Cartel Head Otoniel Could Reveal Drug Secrets In U.S. Court

November 5, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

The drug lord’s capture hits the Gulf Clan’s structure, but the cartel will remain in business, experts say.�
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“Being the undisputed champion is huge for my legacy. Now we’re one fight away,” said WBA/WBC/WBO champion Canelo Alvarez (center) who can become Mexico's first undisputed 168-pound title winner with a victory over IBF counterpart Caleb Plant on Saturday. (Sumio Yamada/WBC Images)

Viva Mexico! Canelo Alvarez Is On The Verge Of Becoming His Country’s Greatest Boxer Of All Time

November 4, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

He takes on IBF world champion Caleb Plant in a four-belt super middleweight unification bout on Saturday in Las Vegas.
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In 2021, earnings from bananas suffered “the most catastrophic loss in the last 10 years,” say Latin American producers and exporters of the product. (Courtesy of Augura)

Not So Fruity: Plan To Pay More For Bananas

November 2, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Supply-chain woes hit Latin America’s banana industry, affecting 800,000 families.
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Jamal James Wants Rematch With Yordenis Ugas To Avenge The Only Loss Of His Pro Career

October 26, 2021 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Standing in WBA welterweight champion’s way is undefeated Radzhab Butaev of Russia, whom he fights Saturday night.
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