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This is what half a million dollars looks like

National Police discovered a whopping $552,000 in neatly wrapped one hundred dollar bills early Wednesday morning after they pulled over a white Mercedes Benz.

Costa Rica’s protestant churches reach out to LGBT Ticos

The Episcopal Church of Costa Rica announced Thursday that it would join the Lutheran Church, the LGBT advocacy group Diversity Movement, the U.S.-based Human Rights Campaign, and the Student Federation of the University of Costa Rica to discuss faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.

The link between Venezuela and Cuba

WASHINGTON, D. C. – Top U.S. lawmakers from both parties are urging the Obama administration to take a tougher line on Venezuela, which is violently cracking down on popular protests against the government of Nicolás Maduro. For some on Capitol Hill, though, the real target is Cuba.

Costa Rica’s ‘Toño the Pizote’ wants a summer without forest fires

With the approach of Costa Rica’s driest time of the year, propaganda to prevent forest fires has begun flying. Spearheaded by Costa Rica’s own version of Smokey Bear, Toño the Pizote, the “Summer Without Forest Fires” campaign launched on Wednesday.

Candidate Johnny Araya says he’s willing to meet Nicaragua’s Ortega

National Liberation Party presidential candidate Johnny Araya cracked a bit of the ice between Nicaragua and his possible administration Wednesday when he told reporters he would be willing to meet with Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to resolve the several pending border disputes between the neighboring countries.

Switzerland announces $24 million in funds primarily for Nicaraguan cacao production

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Switzerland will invest $24 million in Nicaragua this year for cacao production, climate change reduction and municipal management, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (Cosude) announced Wednesday.

Former Venezuelan boxing champion Antonio Cermeño kidnapped and killed

Cermeño was a World Boxing Association super bantamweight and featherweight champion in the late 1980s and '90s.

In Mexico, 2,000 protest for drug lord’s release

CULIACÁN, Mexcio – Some 2,000 people demonstrated in support of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in his northwestern home state Wednesday, chanting "release him" following his weekend arrest.

Venezuelan opposition spurns government crisis talks

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's opposition on Wednesday spurned the crisis talks that the government called to try to halt three weeks of protests that have left 14 dead.

Warning: Wearing Google Glass to a bar might get you attacked

Wearable technology is moving us into a brave new world with new rules about how to use ever more ubiquitous gadgets. The path to acceptance, however, is not a smooth one.

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