Americas – Page 43 – Prologue Journal

Lessons From the Front Lines of Canada’s Fentanyl Crisis

New York Times In a visit supported by the U.S. government, a group of Mexican experts came to British Columbia to discuss ways of responding to rampant opioid deaths. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/04/world/canada/vancouver-fentanyl-opioid-crisis.html

3 People Found Dead in Baja California

New York Times Mexican authorities recovered three bodies as a search went on for two Australian tourists and a U.S. citizen who disappeared while on vacation. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/world/americas/mexico-missing-surfers.html

Canadian Police Arrest 3 in Killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

New York Times The killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh nationalist who led a temple in British Columbia, set off diplomatic skirmishes between Canada and India. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/world/canada/arrests-hardeep-singh-nijjar-india.html

Haiti’s Police Force Is ‘Begging for Help’ Against Ruthless Gangs

New York Times The United States is rushing support to Haiti’s depleted police force, which is awaiting international help as it tries to restore order and quell violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/world/americas/haiti-police-gangs-port-au-prince.html

Chacarita Is Buenos Aires’s Quirkiest Neighborhood. Get There Soon.

New York Times Strolling through this once-traditional nook of the Argentine capital, the author found Art Deco houses on cobblestone streets, decadent churros and pizza slices, and whimsy around every corner. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/03/travel/buenos-aires-chacarita.html

Woman Who Sold Misbranded Ozempic on TikTok Faces Smuggling Charge

New York Times Federal prosecutors said the woman from Shirley, N.Y., was not licensed to administer medication and was selling drugs brought from abroad that were not authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/nyregion/new-york-woman-charged-ozempic-tiktok.html

Torrential Rain in Brazil Kills at Least 13, With More Missing

New York Times Four days of pounding rain have inundated many parts of a southern state, cutting off towns and leaving people trapped as they await rescue by helicopters. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/world/americas/brazil-rain-floods.html

How Capitalists in Communist Cuba Are an Economic Lifeline

New York Times Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they are proliferating, while the socialist economy craters. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/world/americas/cuba-economy-communism-capitalism.html

How Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade

New York Times Reshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has devastated the trade in opium poppies used to make heroin. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/28/world/americas/guatemala-fentanyl-opium-poppy.html

Alberta Draws Academia Into Its Fight With Justin Trudeau

New York Times Alberta is seeking powers to veto funding agreements between the federal government and provincial entities, including postsecondary institutions. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/27/world/canada/alberta-canada-danielle-smith-trudeau.html