Americas – Page 78 – Prologue Journal

Fernando Botero, Artist of Whimsical Rotundity, Is Dead at 91

New York Times His voluptuous figures, both in paintings and in sculpture, portrayed the high and mighty as well as everyday people through a distorting prism. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/arts/fernando-botero-artist-of-whimsical-rotundity-is-dead-at-91.html

Hurricane Lee: What to Expect in Canada and New England

New York Times The storm is expected to affect the Northeast U.S. and Canada before its expected landfall this weekend along the Maine or Nova Scotia shorelines. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/us/hurricane-lee-forecast.html

Dominican Republic Will Close Border With Haiti Amid Water Dispute

New York Times The Dominican president said the military would enforce the measure on Friday morning. Experts warned the closure could deepen Haiti’s economic crisis. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/world/americas/dominican-republic-haiti-border-water.html

Hugo Blanco, Environmental Activist in Peru and Beyond, Dies at 88

New York Times He argued that global capitalism was at the root of the global ecological crisis, and he spent decades fighting for an alternative. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/world/americas/hugo-blanco-dead.html

Hurricane Lee Forecast: Watches Issued for New England and Canada

New York Times The Category 2 hurricane is expected to affect Bermuda, the Northeast U.S. and Canada before making landfall this weekend along the Maine or Nova Scotia shorelines. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/us/hurricane-lee-forecast.html

Politicians Charge Millions to Send Migrants to U.S. Through Darién Gap

New York Times The Biden administration vowed to “end the illicit movement” of people through the Darién jungle. But the number of migrants moving through the forest has never been greater — and the profits are too big to pass up. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/world/americas/migrant-business-darien-gap.html

Ufologist Claims to Show Mummified Alien Specimens to Mexico’s Congress

New York Times In a jaw-dropping presentation, a self-proclaimed ufologist showed members of Congress what he claimed were two mummified specimens of extraterrestrial beings. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/world/americas/alien-mummy-congress-mexico.html

Peter C. Newman, 94, Journalist and Scourge of Canada’s Powerful, Dies

New York Times A historian as well, he challenged, with a muckraker’s spirit, the political and corporate establishment of a country he adopted after fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/world/canada/peter-c-newman-dead.html

The 50th Anniversary of the Chile Coup in Photos

New York Times Gen. Augusto Pinochet led the violent overthrow of the socialist government of Salvador Allende, seizing power for nearly 17 years. Here is a selection of photographs from the coup and its aftermath. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/world/americas/chile-coup-50-anniversary.html

Will Rat-Infested 24 Sussex Drive Be Replaced?

New York Times Leaked information suggests that security concerns may force officials to build a new house to replace 24 Sussex Drive, the derelict and abandoned official residence of Canada’s prime ministers. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/world/canada/rat-infested-sussex.html