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[ad_1] CNN  —  Embattled Republican Rep. George Santos disputed claims that he was a “drag queen in Brazil,” telling reporters Saturday he was having “fun at a festival” as he refused to engage with questions from reporters on the debunked assertion that his mother was in the World Trade Center …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Mexican authorities investigating the case of an American attorney who was found dead at a resort hotel earlier this month determined there was no foul play in his death, according to an official statement released Thursday. Elliot Blair, 33, died from severe head trauma, suffering injuries consistent …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A sea of people, draped in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag, surge onto the roof of the country’s modernist congressional building in the capital Brasilia, a video shared on social media shows. In the foreground, officers from the military police of Brazil’s Federal District, …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva has joined a growing chorus of accusations against the country’s security forces, as questions mounted on how protesters were able to breach government buildings and wreak havoc inside over the weekend. “The Brasilia police neglected [the attack threat], Brasilia’s intelligence …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Brazil was reeling Monday after hundreds of supporters of the country’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro stormed the seats of power in the capital Brasilia, trashing offices and drawing condemnation from the government and the international community. The breaches came a week after the inauguration of Lula da …

[ad_1] CNN  —  The US Coast Guard says it repatriated 273 Cuban migrants Sunday after intercepting a number of boats off the Florida coast on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The migrants were returned to Cuba aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, according to a news release. “The …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro breached security barriers set up by the Armed Forces and gained access to the country’s congressional building Sunday, according to CNN Brasil. Footage shown on Sunday showed massive crowds walking up a ramp that leads to the building. The protesters …

[ad_1] CNN  —  President Joe Biden is heading to the US-Mexico border on Sunday on the heels of major policy announcements and following relentless calls from Republicans who believe the trip is overdue. The trip to the border – the first for Biden since he took office – comes as …

[ad_1] CNN  —  US Customs and Border Protection officers seized 877 pounds of cocaine on board the San Juan-Santo Domingo Ferry at the Pan American Dock in Puerto Rico last month. The drugs, which have an estimated value of $9.1 million, were spotted on December 26 during a routine cargo …

[ad_1] CNN  —  First lady Jill Biden will join President Joe Biden on his trip next week to Mexico City, according to the White House. Biden has a “substantive, independent schedule which will focus on our shared cultural connections and her work to empower women and girls around the world,” …