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Monday, May 9, 2016
Daily Headlines: May 9, 2016
* U.S.: Immigration authorities in the U.S. might grant Temporary Protected Status to the members of the Ecuadoran expat community in the wake of a major earthquake last month in the South American country.
* Mexico: Does the transfer of Sinaloa drug cartel head Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to a prison in Ciudad Juarez mean that he will soon be extradited to the U.S.?
* South America: The border dispute between Bolivia and Chile heated up after President Evo Morales claimed that the Chilean military established a base near the disputed Silala River.
* El Salvador: Mauricio Funes of El Salvador could soon be the next former Central American president to face a trial over potential corruption.
YouTube Source – AFP (At least 660 people died following a 7.8-magintude earthquake on April 16, 2016 that devastated areas of Ecuador near the Pacific coast).
Online Sources – Fox News Latin, The Atlantic, Deutsche Welle, JURIST
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