Carrie Kahn
Stories
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Sports
Brazil's soccer star Vinícius Júnior wants to give back to schools in his hometown
The forward for Brazil and Real Madrid has been tackling a lot on the road to his first World Cup, including racism abroad and poverty back home.
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Latin America
Argentina's vice president is found guilty of corruption
A panel sentenced Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding political office. She will not be jailed while appealing the verdict, which could take years.
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Latin America
Brazil's Bolsonaro still hasn't conceded defeat, over a day after Lula da Silva's win
Almost two days after Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory, President Jair Bolsonaro remains uncharacteristically silent.
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Politics
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins Brazil's presidential election
In a stunning political comeback, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's Presidential election, defeating the incumbent, right wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro
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Latin America
Indigenous women elected in Sao Paulo are hoping to improve representation
Women are underrepresented in Brazil's Congress. But indigenous women recently elected in Sao Paulo are hoping to change that reality.
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Environment
What to know about Brazil's election as Bolsonaro faces Lula, with major world impacts
Brazilians head to the polls Sunday to vote in a presidential election that is testing the world's fourth-largest democracy and could have a critical impact on the fight against climate change.
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Latin America
The presidential election in Brazil heads to a runoff between Lula and Bolsonaro
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a left-wing former president, finished in first place Sunday, but failed to secure enough votes for an outright victory and will face right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
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Latin America
What you need to know about Brazil's presidential election
As one of the world's largest democracies heads to the polls on Sunday, here are the main candidates and issues in the Brazilian election.
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Politics
Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with Joe Biden today
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is traveling to Washington, D.C. to meet with President Joe Biden at a low point in US-Mexico relations.
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Health
Encore: Cuba hopes if it builds hotels, tourists will come, after long COVID shutdown
Tourists — one of the mainstays of the Cuban economy — are returning, but the recovery is slow and some say mismanaged.