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FIFA corruption probe: Michel Platini vows to fight ‘injustice’ 

Michel Platini told AFP in an interview Tuesday that he is determined to fight for the FIFA presidency and to clear his name after being banned for eight years.

Honduras to convert US-built airbase into airport for capital

Honduras is to convert a U.S.-built military airbase northwest of its capital into a civilian airport to replace the city's current one, considered one of the most dangerous in the world, officials said Tuesday.

The best of long-form journalism in 2015 from The Tico Times

The year's best long-form journalism from The Tico Times.

The tides of Latin American populism

Many are speculating that the “pink tide” of populism, which has pushed the region to the left over the last 15 years, now is turning. But is it really populism that these countries are rejecting?

Donald Trump under fire yet again, this time for sexist and vulgar Clinton gibes

"She was favored to win and she got schlonged. She lost, I mean she lost," he said, apparently turning the noun "schlong" -- a penis -- into a verb.

Panama court orders detention of ex-President Ricardo Martinelli

Panama's Supreme Court has ordered the detention of former President Ricardo Martinelli, prompting the absent millionaire supermarket tycoon on Tuesday to furiously dismiss the ruling as a "political trial."

In the US, people are drinking themselves to death at record rates

Alcohol is killing people in the United States at a rate not seen in at least 35 years, according to new federal data. Last year, more than 30,700 U.S. people died from alcohol-induced causes, including alcohol poisoning and cirrhosis.

Drake Bay Costa Rica: Tough drive, big river crossings, great destination

Driving to Drake Bay is not recommended? Why not? Once you get past the scary bridge and the four river crossings, you're home free.

Colombia legalizes medical marijuana

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree Tuesday legalizing and regulating medical marijuana, the latest softening of the country's hardline tactics in the war on drugs.

Welcome to Bound Brook, New Jersey, ground zero of Costa Rican migration to the US

BOUND BROOK, New Jersey – Few people know it, but this flood-prone little town on the banks of New Jersey’s Raritan River is the birthplace of the lowly graham cracker – invented in the 1830s by an evangelist named Sylvester Graham to control sexual urges. Another claim to fame: In recent years, it’s become the epicenter of Tico migration to the United States.

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