Afternoon briefs

*Today marked the debut of the Quechua-language version of Microsoft Windows XP. (Image via ABC News).

*Tropical Storm Ernesto was named today and it may turn into a hurricane and hit the Caribbean region next week.

*The U.S. government issued a travel warning for Oaxaca, Mexico in response to a rise in violence.

*Columnist Andres Oppenheimer’s not a happy camper after moderating Ecuador’s presidential debate while commentator Ruben Navarette Jr. looks into criticisms that try to pin him as either a liberal or conservative over the immigration debate.

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