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Book exchange to ‘liberate’ paperbacks in Cariari

Like a bibliophilic scavenger hunt, the so-called World Book Liberation Day invites participants to scatter used books around the complex, and all of these editions are up for grabs.

Costa Rica’s avocado ban turns into a food fight

The fast food sandwich chain Subway found itself at the center of a quarrel over a ban on avocado imports in Costa Rica Thursday when the restaurant’s decision to temporarily stop offering avocado led to a stunt by Communication Minister Mauricio Herrera.

Thrill-Seeking in Costa Rica: Jumping Off Montezuma’s Waterfall

MONTEZUMA, Puntarenas — I knew Tom Brady did it, but I couldn’t believe my hostel-mate Tizian Gangwisch was actually thinking of jumping off the...

Shooting evokes some of the darkest days from the United States’ past

Wednesday night's shooting at historic Emanuel AME Church conjures the type of terror suffered by a previous generation. And it adds yet another page to the nation's long and halting racial narrative, which as often as not seems to leaven progress with pain.

Costa Rica Coffee Cupper wins World Coffee Tasting Championship

Juan Gabriel Cespedes beat out 36 other coffee tasters from around the world to become the first Latin American to win the 2015 World Cup Tasters Championship.

Cuba to launch first public Wi-Fi hotspots

HAVANA, Cuba – Cuba announced plans Thursday to open 35 public Wi-Fi hotspots and halve the price to go online, seeking to expand Internet access in one of the world's least-connected countries.

Venezuela’s Maduro calls Donald Trump a ‘thief’

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro lashed out Thursday at U.S. billionaire and presidential candidate Donald Trump for saying Mexican immigrants were bringing crime and drugs to the United States.

NBC permanently replaces disgraced star news anchor Brian Williams

NEW YORK – NBC on Thursday announced a permanent replacement for disgraced star news anchor Brian Williams and shifted him to sister cable network MSNBC over his embellishment of an Iraq war story.

Guatemala’s Otto Pérez Molina dismisses ‘spurious’ corruption case

GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina said Thursday the corruption investigation against him is unfounded, and he vowed to fight the possible lifting of his presidential immunity.

Santana and Neil Young aren’t coming. Untangling the great, Deadhead acid test mess

a planned 50th anniversary celebration of Kesey's famous acid tests — set to take place alongside the Grateful Dead's farewell celebration in Chicago July 4th weekend, no less — has collapsed so spectacularly it's better described with a common cliché.

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