Venezuela’s Maduro Accused in Lawsuit of Authorizing Police Killings
Five families whose loved ones were killed during a deadly police campaign have sued the former Venezuelan leader in U.S. court in Brooklyn. Source link
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Driver Is Reported Dead Days After Plowing Into World Cup Fans in Mexico
The episode appears to the most significant violence after wins by the Mexico national team, which has drawn huge crowds onto streets across the country. Source link
Aid Workers in Venezuela Fear Disease Outbreaks After Twin Quakes
Health care workers worry that illnesses like cholera could spread in areas where clean water was already in short supply, and last week’s earthquakes destroyed water systems. Source link
Trump Officials Sideline Machado, Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Over Earthquake Response
U.S. officials called a bid by María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, to return to earthquake-battered Venezuela a “political stunt” that has distracted from recovery efforts. Source link
Beaver Statue Honoring the United States Is Smashed in Toronto
One of dozens of statues of Canada’s national animal, part of a public art installation for the World Cup, was destroyed. It was the one wearing stars and stripes. Source link
The Two Mexico Cities Fighting for Claim Over Soccer’s Origin
Mineral del Monte, a small former mining town that became a tourist destination partly because of its Cornish influence, claims that soccer in Mexico started there. Well, so does the nearby city of Pachuca. Source link
Shortages of Rescue Equipment Hampered Venezuela’s Earthquake Response
Residents appealed for excavators, generators and specialized rescue tools as civilians have stepped in to supply crews working through the rubble. Source link
Ontario and Quebec Face Heat Warnings as High Temperatures Spread Across Canada
Parts of Ontario and Quebec will be well above normal temperatures this week as a heat wave spreads over North America. Source link
Shortages of Rescue Equipment Hampered Venezuela’s Earthquake Response
Residents appealed for excavators, generators and specialized rescue tools as civilians have stepped in to supply crews working through the rubble. Source link
Why the True Death Toll of Venezuela’s Quakes Is So Hard to Know
Five days after devastating twin earthquakes flattened entire residential neighborhoods, experts fear the official death toll of 1,719 could be a serious undercount. Source link