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Univision breaks with Donald Trump over immigration comments

Joining the uproar over those remarks, Univision said it will not broadcast the Miss USA beauty pageant scheduled for July 12 or any other project associated with Trump.

Obama hails US Supreme Court health care ruling as win for ‘hard-working’ citizens

"Today is a victory for hard-working Americans all across this country," Obama said in the White House Rose Garden, eschewing overt political gloating despite a victory that cements his signature domestic policy achievement.

Greek talks ‘go backwards’ as default looms

BRUSSELS, Belgium – Greece and its EU-IMF creditors failed to break the deadlock in emergency talks on Thursday to reach a bailout deal, raising fresh fears of a default by Athens that could send it crashing out of the euro.

Costa Rican judicial reform bill would create specialized drug courts

Debate over the need for specialized judges and courts to review drug trafficking cases followed the arrest of a prominent judge in the Caribbean province of Limón, Judge Rosa Elena Gamboa, in May 2014.

Hiking Nicaragua’s Mombacho Volcano: A Journey Through Cloud Forests and Wildlife

RESERVA NACIONAL VOLCAN MOMBACHO, Nicaragua – A figure with a whitish, blond coat lurked beyond the dense greenery that covers the top of Mombacho...

The Guardian names Costa Rican journalist among ‘young climate campaigners to watch’ ahead of Paris 2015

Costa Rica, a tiny, biodiverse Central American country that is striving to achieve carbon-neutrality in the near future, has produced its fair share of ecology-minded thinkers and actors. Among them is 25-year-old journalist Diego Arguedas Ortiz.

France calls US spying ‘unacceptable’ after WikiLeaks claims

The leak was embarrassingly timed for French lawmakers, who were expected to approve sweeping new powers to spy on citizens later on Wednesday.

Border village in Haiti struggles with new Dominican rules

Over the years, Laflur has built a swimming pool, erected concrete walls, fixed toilets and swept the patio at the Drink Bar — the type of hard manual labor that feeds his five children and that is far harder to find in his native Haiti. But his daily routine, and the livelihoods for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, has been put at risk by new immigration rules that intend to oust Haitians who don't have documentation to stay in the Dominican Republic, even those who were born there

Costa Ricans rank 2nd in the world for well-being says Gallup

Costa Ricans are once again ranked among the world’s most fulfilled people, according to a new report from Gallup. The 2014 State of Global Well-Being...

Random Photo of the Month: Ethiopians watch Costa Rica’s La Sele get beat by Spain

And in the totally random photo of the month category, British journalist Greg Brosnan sent us this snapshot of a group of Ethiopians in the...

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