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A kid-friendly travel deal in Central America
Heads up, parents: Looking for an exotic summer destination that's still kid-friendly? Coppola Resorts has a few ideas to keep everyone happy this vacation season. First off, the big one: Kids eat free from June 1 to Nov. 20 at all three Central...Tags: Travel Deals, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Belize, Family
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Obama urges new tack for Central America's drug war
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — President Obama capped a three-day visit to Latin America on Saturday by urging the region's leaders to fight the drug war not with more guns or military aid but with greater investment in infrastructure, education and energy....Tags: National Government, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, White House, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama says U.S. natural gas exports could help Central America
Reuters* Closes out three-day Latin America tour * Obama administration mulling natural gas exports * Opposed by some U.S. interests By Steve Holland and Isabella Cota SAN JOSE, May 4 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said in Central America on Saturday...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Trade Agreements, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Renewable Energy
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Obama, Central American presidents face a difficult agenda
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Central American presidents will likely have a long list of gripes for their U.S. counterpart as they head into meetings with Barack Obama on Friday night. President Obama arrived in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Friday...
Tags: Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Costa Rica, Mauricio Funes
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Obama: Same-sex provision should not derail U.S. immigration move
Reuters* Proposal could spark opposition in Congress * Obama under pressure for legislative victory By Steve Holland and Mark Felsenthal SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama signaled on Friday that a proposal to add a same-sex...Tags: Politics, Travel, Patrick Leahy, Costa Rica, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Obama tells Mexicans a 'new Mexico' is emerging
Reuters* Obama speaks to Mexico City university students * Time to set aside "old mindsets" * Meets Central American leaders in Costa Rica later By Steve Holland and Mark Felsenthal MEXICO CITY, May 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told the...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Costa Rica, Career and Workplace, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Labor Legislation
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Central American migrants attacked in Mexico
MEXICO CITY -- Central American migrants crossing Mexico’s Veracruz state were attacked by a violent drug-and-extortion gang, an activist organization said, the latest bloody harassment of people attempting to reach the United States. At least...
Tags: Politics, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Mexico
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Activists urge Obama to speak out on Mexico's human rights record
MEXICO CITY -- Activists are attempting to spotlight human rights issues during President Obama's visit this week to Mexico, urging him to publicly condemn what they describe as Mexico’s abysmal record of torture, killings and forced...
Tags: U.S. Embassy, Felipe Calderon, National Government, Politics, Civil Rights
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KidsPeace to shelter Central American children who tried to cross border looking for their families
KidsPeace is starting a program to temporarily shelter children from Central America who have been detained while trying to enter the United States at the Mexican border. They are among 20,000 undocumented, unaccompanied children expected to be seized...
Tags: Orefield, Whitehall, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Congress
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Leaf rust impact on Central America worse than feared -ICO
ReutersTEGUCIGALPA, April 22 (Reuters) - A major outbreak of plant fungus roya, or coffee leaf rust, will have a more damaging impact on production in Central America than previously feared, the head of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) said on Monday....Tags: ICO Incorporated, World Bank Group
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Obama plans to visit Mexico and Costa Rica
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is scheduled to travel to Mexico and Costa Rica in early May to push for stronger economic ties, the White House announced Wednesday. In trip scheduled for May 2-4, Obama will meet with Mexican President Enrique Peņa Nieto,...
Tags: G20, White House, Politics, Costa Rica, Mexico
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Skulls of alligator kin shed new light on reptiles' murky history
Two skulls found in the Panama Canal Zone shed new light on the migration history of caimans, southern relatives of the alligator – and also hint that North and South America were much closer together earlier than previously thought. The new study...
Tags: South America, University of Florida, Fossils, Science and Technology, Panama
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