George Santos confessed to stealing checks in Brazil in a deal to drop charges
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The New York Republican congressman reached a deal with Brazilian prosecutors in which he agreed to confess and pay restitution and fines to avoid prosecution ..read more
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'Pelé' now officially means 'exceptional,' a Brazilian dictionary declares
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Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, poses with his six Brazil's champion medals in 2010. A Portuguese language dictionary has recognized his name as a synonym for greatness. Caio Leal/AFP via Getty Images ..read more
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Opinion: The global gold rush puts the Amazon rainforest at greater risk
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An aerial picture shows an illegal mining camp during an operation by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources against Amazon deforestation at the Yanomami territory in Roraima state, Brazil, on Feb. 24. Alan Chaves/AFP via Getty Images ..read more
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Argentina's peso continues its slide to lows not seen for decades
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The Central Bank stands in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 21, 2023. The Central Bank raised interest rates on April 20 in an effort to encourage people to save in local currency ..read more
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Desperate migrants are choosing to cross the border through dangerous U.S. desert
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Jacqueline Arellano hikes through a wash she suspects migrants move though on their way north after crossing the border. She volunteers with Border Kindness , a group that is extending its services to desert areas around Yuma, Ariz., to assist lost or hurt migrants. Ash Ponders for NPR ..read more
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Paraguay's long-ruling party scores an easy presidential election win
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Santiago Peña, presidential candidate of the Colorado ruling party, right, talks beside former President Horacio Cartes after the voting closed during general elections in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, April 30, 2023 ..read more
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Brazil police raid ex-President Bolsonaro's home in COVID vaccine card investigation
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves Federal Police headquarters after giving testimony over the Jan. 8 attacks, in Brasilia, April 26 ..read more
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It'll take 300 years to wipe out child marriage at the current pace of progress
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A 14-year-old schoolgirl in Bangladesh poses with friends and neighbors on her wedding day. A new UNESCO report looks at progress — and the lack thereof — in ending child marriage. Sultan Mahmud Mukut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images ..read more
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Asylum-seekers still face tough new rules when Title 42 restrictions end Thursday
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Migrants camp out between a barbed-wire barrier and the border fence between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Thousands are expected to seeks asylum when pandemic restrictions this week ..read more
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La Santa Cecilia celebrates its quinceañera with a new album
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Los Angeles band La Santa Cecilia is celebrating 15 years together. They recently traveled to an estate in Baja California to record a new album with friends ..read more
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