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Supporters rush into Hard Rock Stadium ahead of Sunday’s Copa America final (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)Fans had been asked to arrive early, with watch parties banned outside the stadium or in the parking lots. Hard Rock also said “fans MUST have a game ticket” to enter the stadium campus on Sunday. With the sun beating down, fans pushed toward the closed gates, causing a crush. “Various stadium gates were closed and re-opened strategically in an attempt to allow ticketed guests to enter safely and in a controlled manner. “The Copa America final is organized by CONMEBOL and Miami-Dade Police Department provides security support, along with other law enforcement agencies,” the statement read.

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☆ Argentina Votes for New President to Confront Economic Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Kejal Vyas | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

People in Buenos Aires waiting Sunday to cast their vote. Photo: Cristina Sille/ReutersBUENOS AIRES—Argentines began to cast their ballots Sunday in a hotly contested presidential election between two candidates with starkly different views on how to pull the troubled country out of a punishing economic recession marked by a collapsing currency, growing poverty and one of the world’s highest rates of inflation. Polls had indicated a tossup between Economy Minister Sergio Massa and libertarian TV pundit Javier Milei. Massa, a 51-year-old lawyer who has directed the economy as inflation rose to 143%, has sought to distance himself from the unpopular ruling Peronist government, promising to deliver a “moderate and centrist” administration.

Persons: Cristina Sille, Sergio Massa, Javier Milei Organizations: Reuters, Reuters BUENOS AIRES — Locations: Buenos Aires, Reuters BUENOS AIRES, Peronist

☆ Javier Milei, a Self-Described Anarcho-Capitalist, Is Elected President of Argentina
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Kejal Vyas | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Javier Milei at a polling station in Buenos Aires on Sunday. Photo: Anita Pouchard Serra/Bloomberg NewsBUENOS AIRES—Javier Milei, a libertarian political outsider who pledged to flatten Argentina’s political establishment, was elected president Sunday in a major shift for a country buffeted by one of the world’s highest rates of inflation and mounting poverty after years of populist rule. Milei, a 53-year-old congressman, took 56% of the vote to 44% for Economy Minister Sergio Massa with 88% of the ballots counted, the National Electoral Directorate said.

Persons: Javier Milei, Anita Pouchard Serra, Sergio Massa Organizations: Sunday, Bloomberg News BUENOS AIRES, Economy, Electoral Locations: Buenos Aires

☆ Beauty brands are combining AI and 3D-printing tech to make personalized skincare products that target your specific needs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Bella Sayegh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Personalized skincare represents one of the fastest growing segments of the beauty and wellness industry. "Personalized products for skincare are more beneficial," said Melissa Snover, the founder and CEO of Nourished , a nutrition company. Rem3dy Health GroupNourished partnered with Neutrogena earlier this year to create personalized skincare supplements, called Skinstacks. NeutrogenaMore companies are leaning into custom skincareCompanies that sell more generalized skincare products are hopping on the personalization trend. Cetaphil, a brand popular for its sensitive skincare line, launched its skincare digital-assistant tool and AI skin analysis in March.

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[1/2] People shop in a used clothing shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 14, 2019. Today prices are unthinkable," said Aylen Chiclana, a 22-year-old student in Buenos Aires. Beatriz Lauricio, a 62-year-old semi-retired teacher, said that she and her husband, a bus company employee, go on weekends to a clothing fair to sell old garments to make ends meet. "We simply can't buy new things. You can't buy new sneakers, you can't buy new flip-flops, you can't buy new jeans, you can't buy a shirt or a T-shirt either.

Persons: Agustin Marcarian, Javier Milei, Sergio Massa, Aylen Chiclana, Beatriz Lauricio, Lauricio, María Silvina Perasso, María Teresa Ortiz, Claudia Martini, Miguel Lo Bianco, Lucila Sigal, Adam Jourdan, Rod Nickel, Leslie Adler Organizations: REUTERS, Economy, Peronist, Thomson Locations: Buenos Aires, Argentina, BUENOS AIRES, Brazil, Tigre

[1/2] People shop in a used clothing shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina May 14, 2019. Today prices are unthinkable," said 22-year-old student Aylen Chiclana in Buenos Aires. Beatriz Lauricio, a 62-year-old semi-retired teacher, said that she and her husband, a bus company employee, go on weekends to a clothing fair to sell old garments to make ends meet. "We simply can't buy new things. You can't buy new sneakers, you can't buy new flip-flops, you can't buy new jeans, you can't buy a shirt or a T-shirt either.

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☆ Argentina’s Next President Will Face an Economy in Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Ryan Dubé | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BUENOS AIRES—As Argentines prepare to choose a new president later this month, the once-prosperous nation known for its baroque architecture and robust cattle is grappling with its most debilitating economic crisis in a generation. Grocery-store shelves increasingly lack basics such as toilet paper, coffee and rice as triple-digit inflation accelerates. Factories can’t import supplies because of dollar shortages, which forced General Motors to suspend production. Doctors say they don’t have materials to perform CT scans. Recently, long lines formed outside gas stations after drivers were told they could buy only a few dollars of fuel at a time.

Persons: Motors Organizations: BUENOS AIRES, Factories Locations: BUENOS

☆ Argentina’s Ruling Party Candidate Takes Most Votes in Presidential Election
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Ryan Dubé | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Brazil’s and Argentina’s leaders have revived the idea of a common currency in a bid to boost trade and reduce the region’s reliance on the U.S. dollar. WSJ’s Samantha Pearson explains why it is unlikely to be implemented anytime soon. Photo: Eve HartleyBUENOS AIRES— Sergio Massa , the ruling party’s candidate for president, came out on top in the first round of a presidential election Sunday, beating out a libertarian economist, Javier Milei , who had promised to lay waste to Argentina’s political establishment. With 92% of the votes counted, Massa took 36.3% of the votes, defying polls that had predicted Milei would be the victor.

Persons: Samantha Pearson, Eve Hartley BUENOS, Sergio Massa, Javier Milei, Massa Organizations: U.S .

☆ Argentines Vote to Choose President in Country Hard Hit by Economic Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Ryan Dubé | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Election workers prepared for Sunday’s elections at a school on the outskirts of Buenos Aires to be used as a polling station. Photo: Mariana Nedelcu/ReutersBUENOS AIRES—Argentines began voting Sunday for a new president amid a grueling economic crisis marked by triple-digit inflation and growing poverty that is fueling political upheaval in the agricultural powerhouse. Leading the polls is Javier Milei, a libertarian economist and outsider who has tapped into voter anger at the political establishment with pledges to dismantle what he derides as Argentina’s “political caste.” He has promised to close ministries as part of his plan to slash public spending and replace the peso currency with the dollar to bring 138% inflation to heel in Latin America’s third-biggest economy.

Persons: Mariana Nedelcu, Javier Milei Organizations: Reuters, Reuters BUENOS AIRES — Locations: Buenos Aires, Reuters BUENOS AIRES

☆ Argentina Seeks Help to Free Hostages Held by Hamas in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Argentine President Alberto Fernández said his government has spoken with authorities from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar and Egypt for help in freeing Argentine hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza. A day earlier, Fernández held a virtual meeting via Zoom with relatives of the kidnapped Argentines that was broadcast live on Radio Jai. "This problem is not just your problem, it is also the Argentine government's and we are facing a band of terrorists," Mr. Fernández told the relatives. Fernández said he has information on 16 Argentines kidnapped by Hamas. Argentina is home to the most Jews in Latin America.

Persons: Alberto Fernández, Fernández Organizations: Palestinian Authority, Argentine, Hamas, Radio Jai Locations: Israel, Qatar, Egypt, Gaza, Argentine, Argentina, Latin America

☆ Latin Americans Being Evacuated From Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

The first of six planned flights by Brazil's government to rescue nationals stranded in Israel landed in the capital Brasília on Wednesday, officials said, with five others expected in the coming days. Argentina's Ministry of Defense said it has sent two military transport aircraft to evacuate more than 1,200 Argentines in Israel. In Latin America, Argentina is home to the biggest number of Jews, followed by Brazil and Mexico. Mexico's government said two planes it sent to Israel would arrive Wednesday in Mexico City with 276 evacuated Mexican citizens. Two Mexicans, a man and a woman, have been taken hostage in Gaza, an official said, without giving further details.

Persons: Aerolíneas Organizations: Argentina's Ministry of Defense Locations: Israel, Brazil, Gaza, Brazilian, Tel Aviv, Rome, Argentina, America, Mexico, Mexico City

☆ Russian Women Flock to Argentina to Give Birth
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( Silvina Frydlewsky | Juan Forero | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BUENOS AIRES—Thousands of pregnant Russian women and their partners have been migrating to Argentina since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, inspired by the hope of building new lives far from his autocratic and increasingly isolated nation. The chance to begin anew over 8,000 miles away from Russia has led more than 22,000 mostly middle- and upper-class Russians to make the circuitous journey to this capital city since January 2022, according to Argentine government migration figures. Officials here say the women have been arriving in growing numbers and giving birth, which bestows immediate citizenship on newborns as well as temporary residency and work permits for their parents.

☆ Argentina’s World Cup Champions Airlifted From Celebration as Fans Slow Caravan
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Kejal Vyas | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BUENOS AIRES—The plan was straightforward: Members of Argentina’s World Cup championship team, smiling and waving from atop an open-air, double-decker bus, would take a 50-mile victory lap through the vast capital to celebrate with fans. Millions poured into the streets to greet them.

☆ Argentina Binges on the World Cup to Forget Soaring Inflation and Unrest
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Ryan Dube | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BUENOS AIRES—Like many Argentines, Natalie Acosta is struggling to buy food as one of the world’s highest inflation rates fuels growing unrest here amid little hope that this nation’s economic turmoil will end anytime soon. But for the last two weeks, Ms. Acosta has tried to ignore the daily rise in grocery bills and expanding poverty, focusing instead on Argentina’s do-or-die games at the World Cup.

☆ Argentine Court Sentences Vice President Cristina Kirchner to Six Years in Prison
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Kejal Vyas | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—A federal court on Tuesday convicted Vice President Cristina Kirchner of fraud charges and sentenced her to six years in prison for embezzling money through public-construction contracts, a blow for a leftist government grappling with soaring inflation and one of the worst economic crises in two decades. A three-judge panel said Mrs. Kirchner, along with several other former aides, would be permanently banned from holding public office, capping a long-running graft case against Argentina’s most prominent and polarizing politician. Mrs. Kirchner served as president for two terms from 2007 to 2015 before becoming the first vice president in the country to be tried and convicted on graft charges while in office.

☆ Argentina Frees Iranian and Venezuelan Crew Members of Plane Detained Since June
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Ryan Dube | Silvina Frydlewsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Venezuelan ambassador to Argentina Stella Lugo de Montilla, second from right, accompanied crew members of the Venezuelan cargo plane to Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires. BUENOS AIRES—Argentina released five Iranian and Venezuelan crew members of a cargo jet that was grounded for an investigation into possible terrorism ties, after a judge ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence to charge them. Among those freed was a pilot who U.S. and Latin American law-enforcement officials have said is a high-ranking member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

☆ IMF staff back $4 billion tranche for Argentina, praise 'decisive' steps
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Demonstrators sit near the National Congress as the senate debates the government's agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Agustin MarcarianBUENOS AIRES, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement on Argentina's $44 billion extended fund facility arrangement,which should unlock nearly $4 billion in funds for the country, the lender said on Monday. Argentina, a major grains producer, struck a new IMF deal earlier this year to replace a huge failed program from 2018. "A subsequent period of FX and bond market volatility has been arrested following decisive policy steps to correct earlier setbacks and rebuild credibility." On Argentina's reserves, which have proven hard to rebuild, the IMF said that they should still rise by some $9.8 billion in the 2022-23 period, in line with program targets.

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