Category: Americas
Tropical Storm Alberto Brings Floods to Texas as Mexico Braces for Landfall
New York Times Hours before the storm was expected to make landfall in Mexico, it brought heavy rain and coastal flooding to parts of eastern Mexico and southern Texas. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/weather/tropical-storm-alberto-floods-texas.html
Read MoreEcuador Hit by Nationwide Blackout
New York Times The public works minister said the power outage had been caused by the failure of a transmission line. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/world/americas/ecuador-nationwide-blackout.html
Read MoreU.S.D.A. Suspends Avocado Inspections in Mexico, Citing Security Concerns
New York Times The move, prompted by fears for agency workers’ safety, could eventually affect U.S. avocado supplies if the inspections are not resumed. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/world/americas/mexico-avocado-inspections-suspended.html
Read MoreA Restaurant Challenges Venezuela’s President by Selling Empanadas
New York Times After the Hernández sisters served breakfast to an opposition leader, the government shut down their restaurant. Then came an outpouring of support. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/world/americas/venezuela-election-corozo-pando-empanadas.html
Read MoreShattered by Montreal Mind-Control Experiments, but Undeterred in a Suit
New York Times Families of patients in a Cold War-era mind-control experiment in Montreal are pressing forward after a recent setback in their class-action lawsuit. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/world/canada/montreal-mind-control-experiments.html
Read MoreWreckage of Shackleton’s Last Ship Is Found Off Coast of Canada
New York Times Ernest Shackleton was sailing for Antarctica on the ship, called the Quest, when he died in 1922. Researchers exulted over the discovery of its wreckage, 62 years after it sank in the Labrador Sea. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/world/canada/ernest-shackleton-quest-ship-found.html
Read MoreAngry Catholics Wanted to Burn the Church. He Came to Save It.
New York Times In a cold, remote corner of northern Quebec, a sexual abuse scandal pushed a church to the edge. The Rev. Gérard Tsatselam, from Cameroon, must comfort the afflicted to bring it back. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/world/canada/catholic-church-canada-indigenous-people.html
Read MoreMontana Has More Cows Than People. Why Are Locals Eating Beef From Brazil?
New York Times Cole Mannix, of Old Salt Co-op, is trying to change local appetites and upend an industry controlled by multibillion-dollar meatpackers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/business/montana-meat-old-salt-co-op.html
Read MoreAncient Maya Genomes Sequenced for First Time
New York Times Thousand-year-old DNA from Chichén Itzá is offering insights into Maya religious rituals, including a tradition of child sacrifice. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/science/archaeology-maya-genetics.html
Read MoreDiplo’s Port Antonio, Jamaica
New York Times The Grammy-nominated D.J. and music producer recommends spots in a city he loves on Jamaica’s northeast coast. A dance party makes the cut. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/travel/diplo-port-antonio-jamaica.html
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