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Bitcoin Preaches Financial Liberty. A Strongman Is Testing That Promise.
SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador — Bitcoin’s proponents dream of a financial system largely free of government meddling. But the first…
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With rich countries paying more for vaccines, the supply for Latin America is falling short, the W.H.O. says.
The U.N.-backed vaccine program will fail to meet its target for delivering doses to Latin America and the Caribbean this…
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Cimafunk’s Quest to Create One Nación Under a Groove
A few months ago in a Tallahassee, Fla., recording studio, the Cuban vocalist and composer Cimafunk was engaged in a…
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Trudeau sets deadlines for employees of Canada’s federal government to be vaccinated.
Canada will make vaccination mandatory as of next Tuesday for air and rail passengers, and as of Oct. 29 for…
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Los Angeles requires proof of vaccination to enter many businesses, one of the nation’s strictest rules.
Los Angeles will require most people to provide proof of full coronavirus vaccination to enter a range of indoor businesses,…
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Nebraska restores its Covid data dashboard after taking it down over the summer.
Tracking community transmission is at the heart of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus, scientists say, and in…
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Coroner Finds Racism Played Part in Indigenous Woman’s Death
MONTREAL — It was a case that shook Canada: A 37-year-old Indigenous mother of seven died in a Quebec hospital…
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After Pastor Evicts Nearly 200 Migrants, His Brother Welcomes Them All
MATAMOROS, Mexico — Over the summer, as migrants rushed into the Mexican border city of Matamoros, a local pastor lost…
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Un pastor desalojó a casi 200 migrantes, pero su hermano los acogió a todos
MATAMOROS, México — Durante el verano, cuando los migrantes se apresuraban para llegar a Matamoros, una ciudad fronteriza, un pastor…
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Following the Shamrocks on a Canadian Road Trip
“It looks like the edge of the world out here,” my wife, Holly, mused, not disapprovingly. Our picnic blanket was…