Americas – Page 13 – Prologue Journal

How to Protect Your Home From Wildfires

New York Times Thousands of wildfires rage across California every year. No matter where you are, it’s important to learn how to minimize their threat. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/realestate/how-to-protect-homes-wildfires.html

How to Protect Your Home From Wildfires

Brazil’s Mafia-Run Animal Lottery Was Invincible. Online Games Changed That.

New York Times Digital gambling could spell the end for a lottery run by criminal gangs that has been a fixture of Brazilian life for decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/world/americas/brazil-lottery-online-gambling-jogo-do-bicho.html

Bills and Lions Give NFL Fans in Canada Reason to Cheer

New York Times With the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions both Super Bowl contenders, fans north of the border are nervously hopeful a title drought could end. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/business/nfl-canada-fans-bills-lions.html

Out in the Cold With Justin Trudeau

New York Times The prime minister’s celebrity helped bring him to power. Even after his popularity collapsed, it still drew crowds. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/world/canada/justin-trudeau-celebrity.html

Biden Raises Bounty For Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million

New York Times The move is a retaliatory measure meant to punish the Venezuelan autocrat for refusing to give up power https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/world/americas/biden-bounty-nicolas-maduro.html

Venezuela’s Autocrat Detains U.S. Citizens As He Tightens Grip on Power

New York Times President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for another six years on Friday, and he is hoping to use foreign prisoners to get his way on the global stage. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/world/americas/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-president.html

Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado, Is Freed After Being Detained

New York Times During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/world/americas/venezuela-maria-corina-machado-detained.html

Who Is Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative Leader on a Path to Become Canada’s Next Prime Minister?

New York Times Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative leader, enjoys a commanding lead in the polls as Canadians look to the next general election. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/world/canada/pierre-poilievre-conservative-leader-canada.html

Can Trump Change the Name of the Gulf of Mexico?

New York Times Presidential naming powers usually stop at the water’s edge. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/world/americas/trump-gulf-of-mexico.html