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06 Jan 2012 19:35

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U.S.: Mistakenly-deported teenage girl returned to U.S. after outcry

  • Our day has been hectic, hers is too, just as long as she makes it home, just as long as she gets here.
  • Johnisa Turner • Discussing the fate of her 15-year-old daughter, Jakadrien Lorece Turner, who returned to the U.S. on Friday after mistakenly getting deported from the country in May. Jakadrien, a runaway, apparently used a fake name that just happened to be that of an undocumented immigrant from Colombia, leading to the deportation. The U.S. government and Colombian government have gone back and forth over who was at fault for the deportation — with many concerned the U.S. didn’t do due diligence when deporting the girl. source

24 Aug 2010 20:29

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World: In Colombia, people make Facebook hit lists – and follow through

  • 69 Colombian teens randomly showed up on a Facebook hit list that told them to leave town or face execution
  • three have been killed since the list was first posted August 17; nobody knows why the list was posted
  • 31Colombian teens showed up on a second list on Friday; fear has taken over Puerto Asis source

16 Aug 2010 12:50

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World: In Colombia, an airliner broke in three (!!!) in a huge crash

Sure, this looks awful, but the really crazy part is that despite all that, only one person died in this Columbia plane crash (though 114 were injured). source

25 Jul 2010 22:04

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World: Hugo Chavez ready to turn off the U.S.’ oil hose over Colombia

If the Venezuelan leader thinks that the U.S. is helping escalate tensions between his country and Colombia, that’s it. No more oil. Citgo? More like Cit-gone. source

22 Jul 2010 19:39

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World: Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina play a part in Hugo Chavez story

  • cause Colombia claimed that Venezuela had turned into a haven for rebels and guerrillas under Hugo Chavez, a charge that Chavez denies.
  • reaction Chavez severed diplomatic ties with Colombia –  while hanging out with Argentinian soccer legend Maradona. WTF? source

28 Sep 2009 21:34

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U.S., World: Stop, collaborate & listen. ICE is back with a $41M acquisition

Holy crap that’s a lot of money
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement just found a lot of money in a bunch of shipping containers in Mexico and Colombia. You know guys, if you just want to leave one of those containers in front of our apartment, we wouldn’t mind it. source