The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is introducing a joint border enforcement plan with Mexico to limit border crossing, allowing up to 24,000 Venezuelans to directly land by air at an interior U.S. port of entry. On Wednesday, the two governments announced joint actions to curb rising numbers of undocumented Venezuelans crossing their shared border….
DHS Opens New Pathway for Venezuelan Immigrants Under Joint Plan With Mexico
October 13, 2022
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Tropical Storm Karl Strengthens in Gulf Off Mexico’s Coast
MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Karl is expected to make a southward turn off Mexico’s southern Gulf coast on Wednesday and approach land by the weekend without gaining hurricane strength. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Karl had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (70 kph) Wednesday. It was centered about 200 miles (320 kilometers) north-northeast of…
Dominican Republic Cracks Down at Border Amid Haiti Chaos
HAVANA—As a mass number of migrants flee Haiti, the Dominican Republic—its island neighbor—has responded with stronger border policies and a military buildup the government claims will “guarantee border security.” On Sunday, Dominican President Luis Abinader announced the country’s biggest purchase of military gear since 1961–six helicopters, ten aircraft, 21 armored vehicles, and four anti-riot trucks….
Dozens Missing After Venezuela Floods, Death Toll Rises
LAS TEJERIAS, Venezuela—Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives amid a rising death toll from devastating weekend floods that swept through the town, leaving many wondering where they will live. “I want them to give me a house for my children because I was left…
US NHC Sees 60 Percent Chance of Storm in Gulf of Mexico
A low pressure system over the Bay of Campeche in the southern Gulf of Mexico now has a 60 percent chance of becoming a storm in 48 hours, and could strengthen into a tropical depression in a day or two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The system was expected to move slowly north-westward over…
UN Spokesperson: 16 Confirmed Cholera Deaths in Haiti
GENEVA—There have been 16 confirmed deaths from cholera in Haiti and 32 confirmed cases, a United Nations spokesperson said on Tuesday, citing the latest figures from U.N. humanitarian workers there. “We are very, very concerned,” Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization, who spoke at a news conference with the U.N. spokesperson, added with reference…
One in Six Chance of Worldwide Nuclear War: Physicist’s Post Goes Viral
October 10, 2022
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With the Russia-Ukraine war still raging, physicist and cosmologist Max Tegmark has estimated the odds of global nuclear war in the near future at one in six, in an article and a social media post that went viral. The Swedish-American MIT professor made the prediction in an Oct. 8 post on LessWrong, a rationalist community…
Tropical Storm Julia Kills at Least 14 in Central America as It Churns Toward Mexico
SAN SALVADOR—The death toll from Tropical storm Julia rose to at least 14 on Monday, officials said, with victims confirmed in El Salvador and Honduras, as the weakening storm dumped heavy rainfall on a swath of Central America and southern Mexico. Salvadoran authorities reported the deaths of nine people as of Monday morning due to…
Rain-Fueled Landslide Sweeps Through Venezuela Town; 22 Dead
LAS TEJERÍAS, Venezuela—A landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks, and trees through neighborhoods, authorities said Sunday. Dozens of people are missing. Residents of Las Tejerías in Santos Michelena, an agro-industrial town in Aragua state…
Hurricane Julia Hits Nicaragua With Torrential Rainfall
MEXICO CITY—Hurricane Julia hit Nicaragua’s central Caribbean coast on Sunday after lashing Colombia’s San Andres island, and a weakened storm was expected to emerge over the Pacific. Julia hit as a Category 1 hurricane early Sunday with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), though its winds had dipped to 70 mph (110 kph)…
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