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Jose “Pepe” Mujica, Former President of Uruguay, Dies at 89

His presidency was marked by progressive policies on issues such as same-sex marriage, cannabis legalization, and his personal austerity.

The advocates of deregulation, led by the billionaire tech giants, spread the false idea that controlling social networks is censorship.

Today’s featured band is Mono Blanco from Veracruz, Mexico with a live performance of the song “El Cachumbe” from the album Fandango (2018).

The former president left the Nicaraguan Embassy in Panama after months of diplomatic tension and traveled to Colombia.

Mexican authorities must investigate the disappearance of journalist Miguel Ángel Anaya, the founder and editor of news website Panuco Online.

Demonstrators dressed in white held flags and protest signs. The slogans centered around university autonomy.

New “National Defense Areas” in Texas and New Mexico are escalating a diplomatic crisis with Mexico, creating legal turmoil in US courts.

The five members of Maria Corina Machado’s team arrived “safe and sound” in the US after over a year in hiding.

US Appeals Court denies government request to revoke a program which benefits Nicaraguans, Cubans, Haitians, and Venezuelans.

“Discrediting remarks and closing the door to any conversation from a position of power is a strategy that has historically borne no fruit…”