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Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

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Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world

On the first day without X, many Brazilians say they feel disconnected from the world

Claw machine games are Rio de Janeiro’s new public enemy

Claw machine games are Rio de Janeiro’s new public enemy

How DC-area hikers over 60 traveled Peru’s Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

How DC-area hikers over 60 traveled Peru’s Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Maduro is declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election as opposition claims it prevailed

Maduro is declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election as opposition claims it prevailed

Modern grapes exist because the dinosaurs died out, new research finds

Modern grapes exist because the dinosaurs died out, new research finds

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Aeromexico launches nonstops from Dulles to Mexico City

Aeromexico launches nonstops from Dulles to Mexico City

Tropical Storm Alberto dissipates over central Mexico after heavy rains killed 4

Tropical Storm Alberto dissipates over central Mexico after heavy rains killed 4

Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive

Biden prepares an order that would shut down asylum if a daily average of 2,500 migrants arrive

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first female president

Stage collapse at a campaign rally in northern Mexico kills at least 9 people and injures 121

Stage collapse at a campaign rally in northern Mexico kills at least 9 people and injures 121

VIDEO: Mariachis. A flame-swallower. Mexico’s disputes between street performers just reached a new high

VIDEO: Mariachis. A flame-swallower. Mexico’s disputes between street performers just reached a new high

3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck’s tires

3 bodies in Mexican well identified as Australian and American surfers killed for truck’s tires

El Salvador’s congress approves changes to reform constitution, a move critics call anti-democratic

El Salvador’s congress approves changes to reform constitution, a move critics call anti-democratic

Mexico’s likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?

Mexico’s likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?

Maryland man indicted in attempt to defraud 28 US federal bankruptcy courts out of $1.8M in unclaimed funds

Maryland man indicted in attempt to defraud 28 US federal bankruptcy courts out of $1.8M in unclaimed funds

Md.-based activists sue US National Park Service over plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats

Md.-based activists sue US National Park Service over plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats

Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US

Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US

Brazil’s Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status

Brazil’s Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status

Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro is indicted for criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data

Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro is indicted for criminal association and falsifying his own COVID-19 vaccination data

Why there may be much fewer monarch butterfly sightings in the US this summer

Why there may be much fewer monarch butterfly sightings in the US this summer

46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas

46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas

Gangly adolescent giraffe Benito has a new home. Now comes the hard part — fitting in with the herd

Gangly adolescent giraffe Benito has a new home. Now comes the hard part — fitting in with the herd

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition

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