The Heat: U.S. Politics

October 4, 2016

Amnesty Intl accuses Sudanese gov’t of using chemical weapons

Darfur has been torn apart by a brutal civil war for more than a decade after two rebel groups rose up against the government accusing it of neglect.

October 4, 2016

Multilevel marketing business model gaining popularity in Latin America

Multi-level marketing companies, so called ‘MLMs’ has become popular in Latin America, more and more people adopt this model to make living with a flexible schedule.

October 4, 2016

Private security businesses boom in Mexico’s drug war

Mexico’s National Security Commission found that there are over 1,168 private security companies are registered in the country, an increase from 173 in 2005.

October 4, 2016

Venezuelan tattoo artists ask for school supplies to help children

Venezuela’s economic crisis is leaving its mark everywhere. But a group of tattoo artists are asking customers to pay with school supplies instead of cash to help a broken education system.

October 4, 2016

Malaria surges in Venezuela as recession decimates health system

An alarming prevalence of the potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease, malaria has returned to Venezuela. There’s been a surge in illegal gold mining in mosquito infested areas nearby, and the country has almost no anti-malarial drugs.

October 4, 2016

The Heat: Capturing the US immigrant vote

The number of people approved to become American citizens has skyrocketed. Many of these immigrants hope to be citizens in time to vote in the 2016 presidential election.

October 4, 2016

VR, phones and the ‘Personal Assistant’: Google’s newest gadgets

In addition to the Pixel phone, Google’s new line of hardware aims to keep the user connected to a world of data using the latest in consumer AI.

October 4, 2016

This week on Full Frame: Human connections

This week on Full Frame, we talk with some of the world’s brightest minds to discuss the importance of coming together and how human connections make a difference.

October 4, 2016

IMF forecasts slightly slower global growth

The International Monetary Fund is warning that slower global growth ahead could increase support for anti-globalization movements, like BREXIT in the U.K. and the U.S. presidential candidacy of Republican Donald Trump.

October 4, 2016

Hurricane Matthew pummels southwest Haiti, threatens Cuba

After Hurricane Matthew made a direct hit in southwestern Haiti, this category 4 storm is heading toward Cuba.

October 4, 2016

Sources say Yahoo secretly scanned customer emails for U.S. intelligence

Yahoo Inc. last year secretly built a custom software program to search all of its customers’ incoming emails for specific information provided by U.S. intelligence officials, according to people familiar with the matter.

October 4, 2016

Ethiopia declares three days of mourning after dozens killed in stampede

People of the Oromo ethnic group were divided on Sunday in reaction to an anti-government protest that would eventually degenerate into a deadly stampede in one of Ethiopia’s most politically sensitive regions.

October 4, 2016

Deadly Hurricane Matthew hits Haiti as Category 4 storm

Hurricane Matthew, the Category 4 storm that is packing high winds and aggressive rainfall, has made landfall in Haiti–the first time such a storm has hit the nation in 52 years.

October 4, 2016

China records more tourist visits, spending as holiday kicks off

China saw a marked increase in tourist visits and spending as millions of Chinese went on a travelling spree for the National Day holiday, also known as the “Golden Week”, latest official data showed.

October 4, 2016

Russia confirms its embassy in Damascus shelled by mortars

Russia’s Foreign Ministry reported no casualties and confirmed the attack in Damascus.

October 4, 2016

WikiLeaks hints at #OctoberSurprise ahead of US presidential election

A month ahead of the U.S. presidential election, WikiLeaks promised to publish roughly one million documents about the election, which has since been characterized online as the #OctoberSurprise.

October 4, 2016

US-Philippine military exercises begin, but could be last

U.S. and Philippine forces opened joint combat exercises under some uncertainty on Tuesday, days after the Philippines’ new leader said they would be the last such drills of his six-year presidency.

October 4, 2016

In VP debate, Pence gets tasked with cleaning up for Trump

The vice presidential contest comes as Trump tries to recover from one of the worst weeks of his turbulent presidential campaign.