April Alexander
Producer, Foreign Desk at CBS News
@CBSNews Foreign Desk. @_HamptonU alum. Minnesota native. RTs≠endorsements.
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Dec 5, 2024 |
cbsnews.com | April Alexander
Migrants and border agents on Trump's plans A record number of unaccompanied migrant minors have traveled through Latin America and the Caribbean this year, according to estimates from UNICEF, the United Nations children's agency. Some 3,800 children migrated alone through the Darien Gap, a treacherous jungle route between Colombia and Panama in just the first 10 months of 2024. That's compared with 3,300 in all of 2023.
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Oct 9, 2024 |
cbsnews.com | April Alexander
Haiti's rampant criminal gangs are luring more children into lives of crime and sexual abuse, as hunger and poverty in the tiny Caribbean nation drive young people to desperation, according to a report published Wednesday by the U.S.-based group Human Rights Watch. Hundreds, possibly thousands more children have joined the violent gangs in recent months, HRW says, with members forcing youngsters to commit crimes and subjecting them to sexual abuse and violence.
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Sep 23, 2024 |
cbsnews.com | April Alexander
Ecuador's government was to begin imposing nationwide nighttime blackouts Monday evening in a bid to conserve energy. The move has been forced by widespread drought conditions depriving Ecuador of vital hydroelectricity capacity.
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Aug 1, 2024 |
cbsnews.com | April Alexander
Argentina announced plans last week to use artificial intelligence to "predict future crimes" before they're initiated. The concept, long a subject for science fiction, was announced by the county's Ministry of Security as a new Artificial Intelligence Unit Applied to Security.
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Jun 13, 2024 |
cbsnews.com | April Alexander
Authorities in El Salvador burned a 2.7-ton pile of cocaine worth an estimated $67.5 million. Salvadoran police released images and video this week of the huge pile of drugs being burned in the town of Ilopango, east of the capital San Salvador. The cocaine was seized in May more than 1,000 miles off the coast of El Salvador from seven men in boats. Two Ecuadorians, two Colombians and three Mexicans were arrested. Police did not detail their exact charges.
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