Category: Americas
Canada Moves Forward With New Tech Tax
New York Times An international overhaul to tax tech companies is at a standstill, so Canada is forging ahead with another plan. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/05/world/canada/canada-digital-services-act-tax.html
Read MoreLeny Andrade, ‘First Lady of Brazilian Jazz,’ Dies at 80
New York Times With her soulful, cigarette-tinged contralto and emotive “bossa-jazz” stylings, she mesmerized audiences and critics alike. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/arts/music/leny-andrade-dead.html
Read MoreMeta Removes News From Platform in Canada
New York Times A Canadian law that will require tech companies to compensate domestic publishers has led Meta to start blocking news articles on its social networks. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/world/canada/meta-facebook-news-feed-removed.html
Read MoreWinter Heat Wave Grips Chile, Argentina and Other South American Countries
New York Times An unusual winter heat wave has brought record high temperatures to cities across Argentina, Chile and Paraguay this week, triggering concerns about the impacts of climate change. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/03/world/americas/south-america-chile-heat-wave-winter.html
Read MoreJustin Trudeau to Separate From Wife, Sophie Grégoire
New York Times The Canadian prime minister and his wife have been married for 18 years and share three children. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/americas/justin-trudeau-separate-wife-sophie-gregoire.html
Read MoreThis Ancient Whale May Have Been the Heaviest Animal Ever
New York Times Perucetus drifted through shallow seas like a gigantic manatee, scientists suspect. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/science/whale-fossil-weight.html
Read MoreHow Richard Beauvais and Eddie Ambrose Discovered They’d Been Switched at Birth
New York Times Two Canadian men who were switched at birth to families of different ethnicities are now questioning who they really are and learning how racial heritage shapes identities. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/canada/canada-men-switched-at-birth.html
Read MoreCity in Mexico Bans Performances of Songs With Misogynistic Lyrics
New York Times The city of Chihuahua said it would impose hefty fines on bands that perform songs with lyrics that “promote violence against women.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/world/americas/chihuahua-mexico-lyrics-ban.html
Read More505-Million-Year-Old Jellyfish Fossils May Be the Oldest Ever Found
New York Times The specimens are evidence of how little the squishy, tentacled predators have changed over the history of life on Earth. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/science/oldest-jellyfish-fossil.html
Read MoreMexico’s ‘Monster’ Trucks Show Cartels Taking Drug War to Next Level
New York Times Taking the monster truck concept to deadly new realms, cartels are modifying pickups with gun turrets, steel armoring and battering rams. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/world/americas/mexico-cartels-trucks.html
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