Americas – Page 21 – Prologue Journal

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/credit-card-fraud-wells-fargo.html

Santiago Power Outage Leaves Over 400,000 Without Electricity

New York Times A tree fell on a high-voltage transmission tower early Thursday, knocking out power to parts of the Chilean capital. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/world/americas/chile-power-outage.html

Biden’s New Order Leaves Migrants at Border in Limbo Over Asylum Fate

New York Times In Mexican cities along the border with the United States, migrants were taking a wait-and-see approach to a restrictive new executive action. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/world/americas/migrants-us-mexico-border-biden.html

The Bird Flu Virus Adapted to Sea Mammals. It May Not Be Done Yet.

New York Times Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/health/bird-flu-mutations-mammals.html

As Mexico Elects Claudia Sheinbaum, the Departing Leader Begins His Farewell

New York Times President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has been a defining figure in Mexican politics, has said he will retire to a family ranch after his term ends. Some expect his influence will continue. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/04/world/americas/mexico-president-sheinbaum-amlo.html

Brazil’s Deadly Flooding Made Twice as Likely by Global Warming, Study Finds

New York Times The country’s south received three months’ rain in two weeks. Global warming has made such deluges twice as likely as before, scientists said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/climate/brazil-floods-climate-change.html

Voters Turn Mexico’s Governing Party Into the Dominant Party

New York Times Expectations were high for the leftist Morena party, and it exceeded them, potentially giving President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum and her allies the power to enact systemic change. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/world/americas/mexico-election-morena-results.html

Margot Benacerraf, Award-Winning Venezuelan Documentarian, Dies at 97

New York Times She made only two films, but her “Araya,” a rumination on the daily rituals of salt-mine laborers, became an enduring work of Latin American cinema. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/movies/margot-benacerraf-dead.html

Mexico Joins List of Latin American Nations That Have Elected Female Presidents

New York Times In contrast to the United States, the region has had more than a dozen female leaders, many in democracies that were once under the sway of authoritarian governments. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/world/americas/mexico-women-president-latin-america.html

A New Search for Ripples in Space From the Beginning of Time

New York Times As it studies cosmic microwaves, the Simons Observatory in Chile aims to help prove or disprove cosmic inflation, a notion that the universe expanded rapidly in the moment after the Big Bang. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/science/cosmic-inflation-microwave-background-simons-observatory.html