Category: Chilean

McCarthy Threatens to Block Funding of Visa Waivers for Chile Over Linked Burglaries

June 17, 2023
CaliforniaChileChileanCrime & Public SafetyKevin McCarthyNational SecurityRegional & State NewsSanta AnaSocial IssuesSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUSUS News
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy threatened to use the congressional spending bill to block funding of a visa waiver program for Chile that has been blamed for a sharp rise in organized crime including home burglaries and robberies in the United States. The rise in residential and business crimes is linked to a Chilean…

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Elon Musk’s Satellites Beam Internet Into Remote Chilean Fishing Hamlet

August 20, 2021
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SOTOMO, Chile—After half an hour’s windswept journey on foot and by boat through a craggy forested estuary to the school he attends in remote southern Chile, Diego Guerrero can finally access the internet. His school is located in the hamlet of Sotomo, around 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) south of the capital Santiago in the region…

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