Americas – Page 62 – Prologue Journal

Canada’s Biggest Fossil Fuel Proponents Make Their Case at Climate Conference

New York Times Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan made their way to the U.N. climate summit. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/09/world/canada/canadas-biggest-fossil-fuel-proponents-make-their-case-at-climate-conference.html

A Tyrannosaur Was Found Fossilized, and So Was Its Last Meal

New York Times A 75-million-year-old Gorgosaurus fossil is the first tyrannosaur skeleton ever found with a filled stomach. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/science/tyrannosaur-last-meal-gorgosaurus.html

Once They Were Pets. Now Giant Goldfish Are Menacing the Great Lakes.

New York Times Released into the wild, the humble goldfish can grow to a monstrous size and destroy habitats for native species. Canadian researchers are tracking the fish, so that they might be culled. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/science/goldfish-invasive-great-lakes.html

Venezuela Orders Arrest of Top Opposition Figures on Treason

New York Times The move is the latest of several that undercut prospects of free elections next year, despite commitments made to the Biden administration in return for sanctions relief. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/world/americas/venezuela-opposition-arrest-orders.html

Alberto Fujimori Is Ordered Released From Prison in Peru

New York Times The ruling, which affirms a decision to reinstate a pardon, defies an order by an international court that former President Alberto Fujimori continue to serve his sentence for human rights violations. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/world/americas/peru-fujimori-released-prison.html

What It Takes to Save the Axolotl

New York Times On the outskirts of Mexico City, biologists are working to reintroduce a treasured amphibian to the wild. But first they must revive an ancient method of farming. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/science/mexico-axolotl-biology.html

What It Takes to Save the Axolotl

Maduro’s Vote to Annex Territory From Guyana Is Seen as a Diversion

New York Times The Venezuelan president is holding a referendum to claim sovereignty over Essequibo, a large oil-rich swath of neighboring Guyana. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

U.S. Expels Ex-Chile Army Officer to Face Charges in Killing of Víctor Jara

New York Times Pedro Barrientos, 74, was charged in the kidnapping, torture and killing of the popular folk singer Víctor Jara days after the 1973 military coup that deposed President Salvador Allende. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/world/americas/chile-deportation-killing-victor-jara.html

Canada Fast-Tracks 10.4 Billion Dollar Military Purchase

New York Times To avoid a seemingly endless process, the government takes some political heat. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/02/world/americas/canada-buys-boeing-poseidon.html