Americas – Page 67 – Prologue Journal

Luis Díaz’s Kidnapped Father Is Freed in Colombia

New York Times Luis Manuel Díaz was abducted 12 days ago by a guerrilla group called the National Liberation Army. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/world/americas/luis-diaz-father-released.html

WeWork’s Bankruptcy Tests Claims of a Co-Working Revolution

New York Times The business of offering offices on flexible, short leases will survive the company’s troubles, but commercial real estate experts say it will probably remain a niche. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/business/coworking-wework-office-space.html

A New Answer for Migrants in Central America: Bus Them North

New York Times Costa Rica and Panama are busing people through their countries to ease the concentration of people along their borders, which Biden officials fear will encourage more people to travel to the U.S. border. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/americas/costa-rica-migrants-busing.html

Brazil Cracks Down on Surprising New Threat: Neo-Nazis

New York Times The Brazilian government has raided neo-Nazi groups across 10 states this year, part of a push by the new Lula administration to prosecute far-right extremists. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/world/americas/brazil-neo-nazis-extremism.html

Chance Encounter Leads to Arrest in Haiti President Assassination Case

New York Times A top Haitian police official was grocery shopping when he recognized another customer: a man wanted for questioning in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/world/americas/haiti-president-assassination-arrest.html

Remembering Riopelle, the First Canadian Modern Artist Recognized by the World

New York Times A series of events marking the centennial of the artist’s birth includes a major retrospective at the National Gallery of Canada. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/world/americas/canada-letter-riopelle-modern-art.html

The New Enemies of Argentina’s Far Right: Taylor Swift and BTS Fans

New York Times Javier Milei wants to be Argentina’s next president. But first he must get around legions of angry Taylor Swift and BTS fans. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/04/world/americas/argentina-election-swift.html

Is Fluminense the Team of the Future?

New York Times A soccer revolution started with a text message, but the broader game wants proof. A win in the Copa Libertadores final on Saturday might provide it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/world/americas/copa-libertadores-fluminense-boca-juniors.html

After a 40-Year Wait, Trap Shooter Leonel Martínez Returns to the Olympics

New York Times Leonel Martínez, a trap shooter from Venezuela, left the Summer Games in 1984 without making the podium. At 60, he’s again vying for a medal. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/sports/olympics/leonel-martinez-venezuela-olympics.html

In the World’s Driest Desert, Ancient Wisdom Blooms Eternal

New York Times Burned out from life in New York, a photographer traveled to northern Chile to study the ancient wisdom of the Lickanantay, the area’s Indigenous people. Here’s what she saw. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/travel/atacama-desert-chile.html