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Recovering Rio de Janeiro’s black history

For much of the past century, Rio’s slave history was erased, buried beneath tons of fill and the hustle and bustle of urban life.

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Caribbean drug flow increases concern U.S.

As drug traffickers increasingly get squeezed out of Mexico and Central America, they are turning to the Caribbean, worrying U.S. officials.

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Caracas' poor go thirsty amid political strife and poor planning

Venezuelans have learned to live without sugar, cooking oil and even toilet paper, but a water shortage in the capital have left the city's poor high and dry.

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Migrants photograph perilous journeys to U.S.

Pioneering photographer Encarni Pindado founded a project that allows Central American migrants to capture their own perilous journey to the U.S.

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An immigration crisis long in the making

More reporting on immigration’s global angle would go a long way toward helping the public and policy makers better understand and find comprehensive solutions to the problem.

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Rio Olympics organizers can glean lessons from Brazil’s World Cup

Brazil’s bumpy road to organizing the World Cup can guide Olympic organizers in what not to do.

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From the Editor: The Herald is serving up an extra helping of food coverage

South Florida has a love affair with food.

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Q&A: Massive diplomacy is needed

Nidal Hozien has been involved with the Palestinian community in South Florida since he arrived in Miami 15 years ago. Hozien, chairman of the Islamic School of Miami and member of the Coalition of...

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Q&A: A very difficult time for Israel

As Israel and Hamas face off in Gaza, many in South Florida and around the world push for a

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New revelations about Cuban spy Ana Montes

Details about Cuban spy Ana Montes from the Department of Defense Inspector General’s 2005 report — only now declassified — shed new light on the case.

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Treasures of Panama Canal history reside at UF

For the centennial of the completion of the canal, the University of Florida will be sharing a valuable collection of canal memorabilia and oral histories with the public.

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Colombians at home, abroad don’t see eye-to-eye on fate of country

As President Juan Manuel Santos begins another four-year term, there’s one segment of the population he’s not reaching: Colombian expats.

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Speech: On reporting at Guantánamo, the assignment that morphed into a...

It’s hard to be a reporter at Guantánamo — it takes days to travel there, the military can be abusive, or infantilizing

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Letter to Brown family: Hold on to your faith

I wish I had a word of automatic comfort but I don’t. I wish I could say that it will be alright on a certain or specific day but I can’t. I wish that all of the pain that I have endured could...

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Ferguson highlights generational gap

As the protests intensified in Ferguson last week, young protesters showed a “brazen defiance” that many older protesters couldn’t understand.

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Letter to Ferguson — and the nation

Since the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, the nation and the world have witnessed the unrest that has gripped Ferguson, Mo. At the core of these demonstrations is a demand for answers about...

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Killing highlights role of freelance journalists

James Foley’s murder has focused attention on freelancers, who often go to conflict zones without major organizations support.

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From Silver Knights to All County athletes, it’s honors week in South...

The Miami Herald will honor the area’s exceptional students during ceremonies this week.

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Wilson wages ‘Twitter war’ to win Nigerian girls’ freedom

Since more than 200 Nigerian girls were abducted from their school in April, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson has spearheaded an aggressive campaign to win their freedom.

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Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Environmentalist, activist — and journalist

Marjory Stoneman Douglas’s work at the Miami Herald will be a highlight of next week’s festival dedicated to her.

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