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Tropical storm leaves more than 115 dead in Central America

At least 115 people have died after a tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported.
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Mexican transit officials kidnapped

Two city officials in Monterrey, Mexico, were kidnapped on Sunday and Monday, respectively, the state-run Notimex news agency reported.
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Canadian hearing scheduled for man removed from Aeromexico plane

Canadian authorities say they will hold a hearing Wednesday for a man who was removed from a plane Sunday at the request of U.S. authorities for an unspecified warrant.
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Tropical storm leaves more than 100 dead in Central America

At least 106 people have died after a tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported.
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Remains exhumed for Mexico’s bicentennial

Experts are examining the exhumed remains of men who fought for Mexico’s independence as part of the country’s bicentennial celebration.
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Officers arrest ‘person of interest’ on diverted plane

An Aeromexico flight from France to Mexico was diverted to Montreal, Canada, Sunday because a “person of interest” was on board, a Transportation Security Administration spokesman said.
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Top Colombian presidential candidates head for runoff election

The two leading candidates in Colombia’s presidential race will compete in a runoff June 20, since neither garnered more than 50 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election.
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Agatha leaves 82 dead in Guatemala, El Salvador

The remnants of Tropical Storm Agatha were headed into the Caribbean Sea late Sunday after leaving behind more than 80 dead in Guatemala and El Salvador, authorities in those countries reported.
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Top presidential candidates in dead heat as Colombians go to polls

Colombians went to the polls Sunday in a tight presidential race that many didn’t expect would be so close just a few months ago.
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Storm kills 6 in El Salvador after smashing Guatemala

Six people have died in El Salvador as a result of rains associated with Agatha, a tropical storm that killed at least 12 people and left 22 missing in neighboring Guatemala before it was downgraded, the Salvadoran government said Sunday.

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