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Monday, November 3, 2014
Daily Headlines: November 3, 2014
* Latin America: Residents in countries like Mexico and Guatemala over the weekend commemorated their respective holidays to honor and respect the deeds.
* Argentina: The Argentine government suspended the operations of Procter & Gamble after accusing the household products giant of committing $138 million in tax fraud.
* Puerto Rico: Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla urged Puerto Ricans to unite and work harder to overcome the commonwealth’s “worst fiscal and economic crisis ... since the 1940s.”
* Brazil: Several hundred people took to the streets of Sao Paulo to protest water shortages and perceived inaction by local officials.
Video Source – YouTube user Charles and Ray Eames (1957 short film by famed industrial design duo Charles and Ray Eames on Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday).
Online Sources – euronews; Latin Post; Reuters; Hispanically Speaking News; Fox News Latino
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