Americas – Page 20 – Prologue Journal

Toronto Police Officer’s Posts About Work Harassment Led to Her Firing

New York Times A Toronto police officer mounted a defiant social media campaign against her employer. The police ruled that she had tried to destroy the agency’s reputation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/world/canada/toronto-police-officer-fired-harassment.html

Rare White Grizzly Dies After Being Struck on Canadian Highway

New York Times Grizzly Bear 178, or Nakoda, as she was known to her fans on social media, was hit in Yoho National Park, hours after her cubs were struck and killed in a separate accident, officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/world/canada/grizzly-bear-killed.html

No, a Remote Amazon Tribe Did Not Get Addicted to Porn

New York Times A Times story about the arrival of high-speed internet in a remote Amazon tribe spiraled into its own cautionary tale on the dark side of the web. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/world/americas/no-a-remote-amazon-tribe-did-not-get-addicted-to-porn.html

Chiquita Banana Held Liable for Paramilitary Group’s Killings During Colombian Civil War

New York Times A South Florida jury found the company liable for killings committed by a paramilitary group that was on the banana producer’s payroll. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/world/americas/chiquita-banana-lawsuit-colombia.html

Was This Sea Creature Our Ancestor? Scientists Turn a Famous Fossil on its Head.

New York Times Researchers have long assumed that a tube in the famous Pikaia fossil ran along the animal’s back. But a new study turned the fossil upside-side down. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/11/science/pikaia-vertebrate-evolution.html

A Reporter’s Work Helped Topple Presidents. Now He Is Being Investigated.

New York Times Press freedom groups say the investigation of Gustavo Gorriti, a noted Peruvian journalist, is politically motivated and part of a growing campaign against the news media. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/world/americas/peru-media-crackdown.html

Mexico’s Leftists Won Big. Investors Are Worried.

New York Times The peso had its worst week since the pandemic as markets reacted to fears that the government would pass constitutional changes seen as dismantling democratic checks and balances. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/world/americas/mexico-sheinbaum-amlo-peso.html

It Called Itself a Yoga School. Prosecutors Say It Was a Sex Cult.

New York Times The Buenos Aires Yoga School promised spiritual salvation, but former members and prosecutors say it pushed some female members into prostitution as it cultivated powerful friends. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/world/americas/argentina-yoga-school-sex-cult.html

Canadian Auto Parts Billionaire Faces Sexual Assault Charges

New York Times A police force outside Toronto said that charges against Frank Stronach, 91, relate to episodes from as long ago as the 1980s and as recent as last year. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/world/americas/frank-stronach-arrest-sex-charges.html

Help! A Gas Station Charged Me $1,500 and My Bank Won’t Believe It’s Fraud.

New York Times After returning home from a wedding in Mexico, a traveler found a huge charge on his credit card and suspected a gas station attendant was responsible. Wells Fargo didn’t believe him. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/travel/help-a-gas-station-charged-me-1500-and-my-bank-wont-believe-its-fraud.html