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I am a freelance journalist based in New York specializing in stories about Latin America. My work has appeared in The Nation, Columbia Journalism Review, PBS NewsHour, and Roads & Kingdoms.

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AMLO's Aversion to Engaging in Foreign Policy Is Hurting Mexico at Home

AMLO's Aversion to Engaging in Foreign Policy Is Hurting Mexico at Home

In one of his first official acts as president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sold the presidential j…

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The Other Man-Made Disaster Ravaging the Amazon

The Other Man-Made Disaster Ravaging the Amazon

Madre de Dios, Peru- For a fourth consecutive week, global attention has fixed on the fires ravaging the Braz…

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When Your Country Is On Fire, There's Always Softball

When Your Country Is On Fire, There's Always Softball

When he lived in Venezuela, Freddy de Freitas played baseball every day of the week, except for the occasiona…

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What the murder of an environmental activist tells us about modern-day Honduras.

What the murder of an environmental activist tells us about modern-day Honduras.

Journalist Nina Lakhani reported on the murder of an environmental activist and discovered a high-reaching co…

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This cookbook author wants you to rethink Indian food.

This cookbook author wants you to rethink Indian food.

Priya Krishna is bringing her family's unique recipes to the world with her new cookbook, "Indian-ish." On to…

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Gary Coronado spent a year in Tijuana learning the truth about the drug war.

Gary Coronado spent a year in Tijuana learning the truth about the drug war.

Photographer Gary Coronado embedded with Tijuana's ambulance service to document homicides related to the str…

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For AI Companies, Unanswered Questions About White House Model Testing Plan

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In early August, the White House hosted tech companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and Google to share details on its new AI framework, which would encourage labs to voluntarily share their most advanced new models with the government before releasing them to the public. But more than two weeks later, much of the AI sector remains in the dark about the details of the new program. The White House has yet to share details of the framework publicly.
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Anthropic Policy Leader and Biden Alum Transition Out of Role

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By Leo Schwartz Verified
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Source: The Information Tarun Chhabra, a former Biden administration official who serves as Anthropic’s head of national security policy, is transitioning out of his role, according to a spokesperson. Chhabra will take on a new advisory role at Anthropic focused on geopolitics and national security policy and will continue to work with Anthropic leadership, the spokesperson added. It’s unclear if he will remain full-time.
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Sacks’ Craft Targets $1 Billion in First Fund Since White House Stint

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Craft Ventures, the VC firm helmed by former White House AI czar David Sacks, is raising its first fund since Sacks stepped away from the Trump Administration role earlier this year, according to a securities filing and two people with knowledge of the effort. The firm is targeting around $1 billion for the new fund, one of the people said. The fundraise would bring the total amount of cash the firm has raised from its limited partners to over $4 billion.
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