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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
May 25 – June 1, 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It was curated by AP photo editor Tomas Stargardter in Mexico City. Follow AP visual...
In Panama, legal rights given to sea turtles, boosting the 'rights of nature' movement
ARMILA, Panama (AP) — On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students dug into the sand to excavate a sea turtle nest, their lamps casting a soft red glow as they studied eggs, inventoried the success of the hatch and checked for any surviving hatchlings stuck at the...
Canadian airline WestJet starts to cancel flights as pilot strike looms, negotiations in stalemate
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has started to cancel flights because its talks with a pilots’ union are at an impasse, the carrier said Thursday, jeopardizing travel plans for thousands of passengers ahead of a holiday weekend in Canada. Some...
Union for Canada's second biggest airline says pilots issue 72-hour strike notice
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The union for Canada’s second-biggest airline have issued a 72-hour strike notice to WestJet, and they warn the airline could be shut down before the weekend. The Air Line Pilots Association said in a statement late Monday that pilots plan to begin lawful...
Are Brazilians Hispanic? Many say 'yes,' report says
A coding error in an annual survey by the U.S. Census Bureau has offered unprecedented insight into how large numbers of Brazilians in the U.S. identify as Hispanic or Latino. An analysis by Pew Research Center shows that the coding mistake revealed at least 416,000 Brazilians, or...
Caribbean leaders agree on plan to ban assault-style weapons
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons mostly manufactured in the U.S. to curb spikes in gun violence and weapons smuggling in the 15-nation Caricom bloc. The decison came late...
Mystery solved: Scientists ID Caribbean sea urchin killer
NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, sea urchins in the Caribbean started getting sick — shedding their spines, dying off and throwing reef ecosystems into chaos. Now, scientists think they’ve caught the killer in this marine murder mystery. A tiny single-celled parasite is to blame for...
Braves will retire Jones' No. 25 in September
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Atlanta Braves will retire No. 25 in honor of Andruw Jones later this season. The Braves announced Monday the outfielder will be honored in a special number retirement ceremony Sept. 9. The Braves will play the Pittsburgh Pirates after the ceremony. ...
US lawsuit seeks to protect habitat of endangered corals
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the U.S. government of failing to protect 12 endangered coral species across the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean that have been decimated by warming waters, pollution and overfishing. The...
Review: Salvant’s jazz album is a captivating musical mix
“Mélusine,” Cécile McLorin Salvant (Nonesuch Records) Cécile McLorin Salvant’s musical vocabulary is a marvel, and not only because she sings in four languages on “Mélusine.” The ambitious concept album mixes original tunes and inventive interpretations of material...
