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Miguel Uribe, 39, was shot three times while giving a campaign speech in Bogota and had been in intensive care since the attack. His family confirmed his death on Monday.
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The fifth named storm of the season has formed. Erin is forecast to become the first hurricane of the season by the end of the week, likely staying north of the Caribbean.

Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by WLRN and the Miami Herald has found.
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Just a decade ago, the era of U.S. wars, coup plots and military interventions in Latin America seemed to be ebbing when the Obama administration declared that the Monroe Doctrine, which long asserted U.S. military supremacy in the Americas, was dead.
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Florida mosquito control teams have had their hands full this season thanks to a population explosion all over the state, as well as an uptick in locally acquired cases of dengue in Brevard County.
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The program will not give grants to anyone who exceeds the moderate income, and low-income applicants now need to show proof of homeowners insurance.
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