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Women Are Fleeing Death at Home. The U.S. Wants to Keep Them Out.
Violence against women is driving an exodus of migrants from Central America, but the Trump administration is determined to deny them asylum.
Paule Marshall, Influential Black Novelist, Dies at 90
A child of Barbadian immigrants, Ms. Marshall drew on her upbringing to animate the lives of her characters, many of them strong women.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/books/paule-marshall-dead.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Egyptian Sought in F.B.I. Qaeda Query Says He Has Nothing to Hide
“I love American people,” said Mohamed Ahmed El Sayed Ahmed Ibrahim, an Egyptian living in Brazil who was named on a most-wanted bulletin.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/18/world/americas/brazil-fbi-al-qaeda.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Trudeau, in Trouble in Much of Canada, Still Has Fans in Quebec
The prime minister’s effort to help SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian company, has been well received in Quebec, where the business has its headquarters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/world/canada/trudeau-ethics-snc-lavalin.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
A Watchdog Found Trudeau Broke the Law, but Not Everyone Agrees
A constitutional law expert weighed in on the ethics commissioner’s report and took issue with one finding in particular.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/world/canada/trudeau-snc-ethics.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Bill Konyk, 88, Pirogi Seller Whose Nickname Was a Fighting Word, Dies
After bringing Ukrainian food to Vancouver, he defeated a challenge to his company’s name, Hunky Bill’s, as an ethnic slur.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/business/bill-konyk-dead.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
What Is YouTube Pushing You to Watch Next?
A New TV Show from The New York Times on FX and Hulu
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/the-weekly/youtube-brazil-far-right.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Trudeau, Once the Bright New Hope, Enters Campaign Tarnished by Scandal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada hope for reelection rests with a small number of uncommitted voters following an ethics watchdog’s findings that he broke the law.
Maria Qamar’s Bold Art Is Both Therapy and Weapon
The Instagram star, newly represented by Richard Taittinger Gallery, makes Pop art that speaks to the challenges of being a South Asian millennial.
Leftist Atop Argentina Race Moves From Kirchner’s Shadow. Will His Policies Follow?
The markets were rocked by the prospect of ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner returning to power. But it’s Alberto Fernández, a moderate, who actually leads her ticket.
How YouTube Radicalized Brazil
YouTube built its business on keeping users hooked. This has been a gift to extremist groups. An investigation in the company’s second-biggest market found serious consequences.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/youtube-brazil.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Trudeau Violated Ethics Law in SNC-Lavalin Case, Watchdog Finds
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada was found to have broken the law in how he and his staff handled the corruption case of a major engineering firm, SNC-Lavalin.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/world/canada/trudeau-ethics.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Venezuela’s Maduro Cracks Down on His Own Military in Bid to Retain Power
The embattled government is torturing members of its own armed forces to retain control of them — and through them, the state.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/world/americas/venezuela-military-maduro.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Hometown of Canadian Teenage Murder Suspects Grapples With Infamy
Port Alberni, the birthplace of the two teenagers who the police say went on a bloody rampage, says it is unfair for the town to be tarnished by the crimes.
We Wanted to Know How Online Radicalization Was Changing the World. We Started With Brazil.
What we found there, for an article and an episode of “The Weekly,” went far beyond anything we had anticipated, with important, disturbing lessons for us all.
F.B.I. Wants to Interrogate Egyptian Man in Brazil, Citing Qaeda Links
Brazil says it “stands ready to cooperate” with the F.B.I. seeks to interrogate an Egyptian man linked to planning attacks against the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/world/americas/brazil-fbi-al-qaeda.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Alejandro Giammattei, a Conservative, Wins Guatemala’s Presidency
The former prisons director got nearly three-fifths of the vote, but few voters expect relief from poverty and graft.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/world/americas/guatemala-election.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Argentina’s Macri Trounced in Primary by Voters Angry Over Economy
The results of Sunday’s primary elections vindicated Argentina’s leftist former leader, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who is running on a different ticket.
Teenage Suspects in Canadian Killings Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wounds
The bodies of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were found in northern Manitoba last week after a two-week manhunt. An autopsy found they had died from “suicides from gunfire.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/world/canada/bryer-kam-autopsy-results.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Audible Shows by Margaret Trudeau and Diana Nyad Coming to New York
Mrs. Trudeau, the former first lady of Canada, and Ms. Nyad, the endurance swimmer, will perform in three-night limited engagements at the Minetta Lane Theater this fall.