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His research showing the positive effects of athletics on intellectually disabled children led Eunice Kennedy Shriver to ask him to help stage the Games. Source link

Despite the rising body count off the South American coast, researchers say cocaine is as easy to get in many parts of the United States as it was before the strikes began. Source link

Following through on threats, the Trump administration has designated Brazil’s two largest drug gangs as terrorist groups. Source link

Timbaland, Jay-Z and Major Lazer sampled her work, and she received a lifetime achievement award from the Latin Grammys in 2013. Source link

Speaking in New York, the Canadian prime minister called for a new relationship between Canada and United States. Source link

The billionaire’s new roots in Argentina are said to be partly motivated by concerns about the future of the United States and a shared ideology with Argentina’s right-wing leader. Source link

A Russian tanker seemingly en route to Cuba with a lifeline of fuel has changed direction, a painful development for the island suffering under a U.S. oil blockade. Source link

The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to press Latin American countries to agree to joint operations inside their borders. Source link

Prime Minister Mark Carney chose a Saab surveillance and control plane after vowing to reduce military spending with the United States. Source link

Canada’s first big heat wave of the year was expected to bring prolonged warm weather to southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Source link