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Samantha Schmidt

Samantha Schmidt

Bogotá Bureau Chief at The Washington Post

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Samantha Schmidt
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Argentina’s new president is Trump-like libertarian Javier Milei - The Washington Post

Javier Milei, a former television pundit with no governing experience, rode a wave of voter rage about the dire state of the economy to win Argentina’s presidency.
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Chile to vote on new draft constitution influenced by U.S. conserva...

The new proposed constitution Chileans are voting on this weekend was influenced by, among other things, conservative Catholic legal thinkers at Notre Dame.
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Venezuela to send ‘Fat Leonard’ to U.S., release American prisoners...

Leonard Francis, who admitted guilt in the largest corruption scandal in U.S. military history, is to be extradited to the United States in a major prisoner swap.
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Horse cloning is transforming polo in Argentina - The Washington Post

A horse-cloning boom has transformed the game of polo, spawned a multimillion-dollar industry and raised ethical questions.
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Galápagos Islands get pulled into Ecuador’s drug trafficking violen...

The beloved UNESCO World Heritage site is being pulled into the booming cocaine trade that’s fueling Ecuador’s violence.
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At least 112 people dead in Chile wildfires, authorities say - The ...

President Gabriel Boric declared a state of emergency as high temperatures and widespread droughts fanned blazes across the country.
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Colombia's powerful former president set to become first to stand t...

Former president Álvaro Uribe will face trial on charges of bribery and procedural fraud, in a long-running witness tampering scandal.

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The day Ecuador’s drug gangs led President Noboa to declare war - T...

Ecuador’s young president declared war on the country’s powerful drug gangs after they sparked a wave of violence, including killings, kidnapping and car bombs.
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How Ecuador’s drug gangs turned a Guayaquil prison into a battlegro...

In a single day, at least 120 people were killed in Ecuador’s deadliest prison battle. One inmate witnessed the gang fighting up close.
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In criminal probe of reporter, advocates see attack on Peru's democ...

Gustavo Gorriti, the country’s most prominent journalist, is under investigation into claims he traded “media support” to government lawyers for leaks.
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Colombia severs diplomatic ties with Israel amid war in Gaza - The ...

The decision makes Colombia — a longtime security and trade partner of Israel’s — the most populous country to sever ties amid the war in Gaza.