Category: Americas
Canada Readies Billions of Dollars in Retaliatory Moves to Trump Tariff Threat
New York Times The government is preparing for the possibility that the incoming U.S. administration will impose high tariffs on Canadian goods, setting the close allies up for a showdown. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/world/canada/canada-trump-tariffs.html
Read MoreHow Mexico Cracked Down on Its Immigration Chief to Defuse a US Migrant Crisis
New York Times When border crossings grew out of control in 2023, the U.S. pressured Mexico to do something. Officials rebuked the immigration chief and stripped him of a key power, an investigation shows. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/americas/mexico-migrant-crisis-us.html
Read More‘They Barricaded Everything’: Living Inside an Evacuation Zone
New York Times Anthony Herrera never evacuated his Altadena home during the Eaton fire last week, and said he was told by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department that if he leaves now, he can’t return. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000009923203/eaton-fire-altadena-residents.html
Read MorePeruvian Mummies’ Ancient Tattoos Come Under Laser Focus
New York Times With a tool often used in the study of dinosaur fossils, scientists uncovered new details in ornate tattoos on the skin of members of the Chancay culture of Peru. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/science/mummies-tattoos-laser-peru.html
Read MoreHow 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
Read MoreHow 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-your-home-from-wildfires.html
Read MoreBrazil’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
Read MoreBills 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
Read MoreOut 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
Read MoreBiden 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
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