Americas – Page 15 – Prologue Journal

Two Dead in Canada From Contaminated Milk Substitutes

New York Times The Silk and Great Value brand drinks made from nuts, oats and coconuts were pulled from stores last week. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/world/canada/silk-listeria-milk-deaths.html

In Argentina, Milei’s Devotion to Judaism Influences His Politics

New York Times Javier Milei has developed a public devotion to Judaism unusual for a leader of a predominantly Roman Catholic country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/world/americas/argentina-milei-judaism.html

Flash Flooding in Toronto Leads to Rescues and Power Outages

New York Times More than 167,000 customers lost power on Tuesday after severe thunderstorms. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/world/americas/toronto-canada-floods.html

U.A.W. Says Lax Enforcement of Trade Deal Has Cost U.S. Jobs

New York Times The Biden administration declined to pursue a union complaint of labor abuses in Mexico, raising new concerns about offshoring. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/business/economy/uaw-usmca-mexico-trade-caterpillar.html

Can Canada Trim Its Reliance on Foreign Labor?

New York Times For the first time, the government will set a cap on visas for temporary residents, including temporary workers and students, this fall. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/world/canada/canada-immigration-labor.html

Colombia Faces a New Problem: Too Much Cocaine

New York Times Even as production surges, domestic and foreign shifts in the global drug industry have devastated many poor Colombians whose livelihood is tied to cocaine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/13/world/americas/colombia-cocaine.html

Early Wildfires in Brazil Threaten Pantanal Wetlands and Cerrado Savanna

New York Times Huge blazes are spreading hundreds of miles across some of the most biodiverse parts of Brazil, with the worst of the annual fire season still weeks away. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/world/americas/wildfires-brazil-amazon-rainforest.html

Canada Divided on How to Stop Drug Overdose Deaths

New York Times British Columbia’s partial retreat from an experiment to decriminalize drug possession reveals a political shift in Canada over combating the opioid crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/world/canada/canada-opioid-crisis-decriminalization.html

22 Years Ago, He Disappeared in an Avalanche. His Body Was Just Found.

New York Times Melting glaciers on Peru’s highest mountain helped uncover the body of Bill Stampfl, who disappeared while climbing the mountain with two friends. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/world/americas/mountain-peru-avalanche-body-found.html

What Travelers Need to Know About Hurricane Season

New York Times Hurricane Beryl set records as the earliest Category 5 storm ever. What does that mean for the rest of hurricane season? Here’s what travelers need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/travel/hurricane-season-travel-insurance.html