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New tropical storm brings rains to central Mexican coastNewly formed Tropical Storm Tara is soaking parts of west-central Mexico with heavy rains as it drifts off the country's central Pacific coast
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Guatemalan police stand in the road to block Honduran migrants making their way to the U.S., in Esquipulas, Guatemala, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. The caravan began as about 160 people who first gathered early Friday to depart from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, figuring that traveling as a group would make them less vulnerable to robbery, assault and other dangers common on the migratory path through Central America and Mexico. The group has since grown to at least 1,600 people. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Honduran migrant caravan crosses Guatemala border, US-boundHundreds of Honduran migrants have surged over the Guatemalan border hoping to make it to new lives in the United States, far from the poverty and violence of their home nation
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Chile says 2 US citizens, 1 Chilean gone missing found deadChilean authorities say two young Americans and a Chilean who had gone missing over the weekend have been found dead in a river estuary, the apparent victims of accidental drowning
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Burleigh County Sheriff's Department in Bismarck, N.D. shows Lavrick Willocks, of Jamaica. Willocks, the mastermind of a a Jamaican lottery scam that defrauded at least 95 of mostly elderly Americans out of millions of dollars, was sentenced Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in federal court in Bismarck, N.D., to six years in federal prison. (Burleigh County Sheriff's Department via AP, File)
Man said to be Jamaican lottery scam kingpin gets 6 yearsA Jamaican man who authorities said masterminded a lottery scam that defrauded at least 95 mostly elderly Americans out of more than $5.8 million has been sentenced to six years in federal prison
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Mexican officials arrest last suspect in activist's killingMexican authorities have arrested a man accused of participating in the killing of an activist last year
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Catholic priest killed in northern MexicoAuthorities in the northern Mexican state of Baja California are investigating the apparent slaying of a Roman Catholic priest in the municipality of Playas de Rosarito
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Body of newlywed man found on Costa RicaThe body of a Massachusetts man who was swept away by floodwaters while honeymooning in Costa Rica has been recovered
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Memory of slain councilwoman honored in Rio de JaneiroThousands of people have gathered in Brazil's second largest city to honor the memory of a councilwoman and human rights activist who was shot to death seven months ago
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Nicaraguan activists detained in government crackdownA Nicaraguan human rights group says two activists were forced off a plane for questioning by government officials in Managua amid detentions of anti-government protesters
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Migrant caravan swells in Honduras as group nears GuatemalaHundreds more Hondurans have joined a caravan of migrants moving toward the country's border with Guatemala in a desperate attempt to flee poverty and seek new lives in the United States
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FILE - In this April 26, 2018, file photo, U.S. Border Patrol Acting Chief Carla L. Provost, left, meets with members of the media south of Falfurrias, Texas. Immigration authorities detain and process thousands of people every month who cross the U.S. border without permission. But when detained people try to make claims of misconduct, advocates say they run into a series of hurdles and issues that make their complaints difficult to substantiate. Border Patrol chief Provost said in a recent interview that her agency takes any allegations against any of its 19,000 agents "very, very seriously." (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP File)
Immigrants face hurdles to prove abuse by US agentsAdvocates say immigrants in detention who report misconduct by Border Patrol agents face hurdles that make their complaints difficult to substantiate
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Spontaneous caravan of migrants winds way through HondurasA caravan of more than 1,000 Hondurans is winding its way toward their country's border with Guatemala, with the goal of reaching a better life in the United States
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Mexico assures China that new trade deal won't hurt tiesMexico has assured the Chinese government that new trade terms it agreed to with the United States and Canada won't dampen its economic and bilateral relations with China
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Guatemala volcano spews ash months after deadly eruptionGuatemala's Volcano of Fire is spewing ash and lava just months after an eruption killed at least 110 people
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Record-setting rainfall slows Phoenix traffic, shutters fairRecord-setting rainfall closed the Arizona State Fair on Saturday and slowed traffic on a freeway and local streets across metro Phoenix
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