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Indigenous leaders attend negotiations with President Lenin Moreno in Quito, Ecuador, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. The government and indigenous protesters started negotiations aimed at defusing more than a week of demonstrations that have paralyzed the nation's economy. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
October 13, 2019 - 11:14 pm

Ecuador indigenous, president strike deal to end protests

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — President Lenín Moreno and leaders of Ecuador's indigenous peoples struck a deal late Sunday to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralyzed the economy and left seven dead. Under the agreement announced just before 10 p.m.,...
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Anti-government demonstrators takes cover behind a barricade during clashes with police in Quito, Ecuador, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Protests, which began when President Lenin Moreno's decision to cut subsidies led to a sharp increase in fuel prices, have persisted for days. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
October 13, 2019 - 12:06 am

President orders army onto streets of Ecuadorian capital

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's army took to the streets after President Lenín Moreno ordered the first 24-hour curfew in decades in response to a day of attacks on government buildings and media offices. By Saturday night, soldiers had retaken control of the park and streets leading to the...
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Anti-government demonstrators clash with police in Quito, Ecuador, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Protests started last week after Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno ended fuel subsidies. The disturbances have spread from transport workers to students and then to indigenous demonstrators. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
October 12, 2019 - 2:15 pm

The Latest: Ecuador indigenous leaders willing to negotiate

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Latest on Ecuador's political crisis (all times local): 1:10 p.m. Indigenous leaders of protests that have paralyzed Ecuador's economy for nearly a week say they are willing to negotiate with President Lenín Moreno, signaling a possible exit from the crisis. The...
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Police held captive by anti-government protesters, are forced to carry a coffin that contains the remains of a companion demonstrator who protesters say died during yesterday's national strike, in a procession inside the Casa de Cultura in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. An indigenous leader and four other people have died in unrest in Ecuador since last week, the public defender's office said Thursday. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
October 10, 2019 - 10:04 pm

Defiant protesters in Ecuador parade captive police officers

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Anti-government protesters paraded captive police officers on a stage Thursday, defying Ecuadorian authorities who are seeking dialogue with opponents, particularly indigenous groups, after deadly unrest that was triggered by fuel price hikes. Some of the officers were later...
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Anti-government demonstrators march against President Lenin Moreno and his economic policies during a nationwide strike, in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Ecuador's military has warned people who plan to participate in a national strike over fuel price hikes to avoid acts of violence. The military says it will enforce the law during the planned strike Wednesday, following days of unrest that led Moreno to move government operations from Quito to the port of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Carlos Noreiga)
October 09, 2019 - 2:31 pm

Ecuador's protesters march; some clashes break out in Quito

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Thousands of protesters held anti-government rallies in Ecuador on Wednesday, seeking to intensify pressure on the government after a week of unrest sparked by fuel price hikes. There were some clashes between stone-throwing demonstrators and police using tear gas to fend off...
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in Indianapolis. An AP-NORC Center poll released on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, finds Americans are most unhappy with Trump on his handling of climate change. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
September 12, 2019 - 8:00 am

AP-NORC poll: Trump gets some of his worst grades on climate

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll finds that President Donald Trump gets some of his worst marks from the American people when it comes to his handling of climate change. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows that majorities of Americans believe the planet is warming...
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign event, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Hampton Falls, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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September 04, 2019 - 6:42 am

Democrats Propose Spending Trillions To Fight Climate Change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidates are releasing their plans to address climate change ahead of a series of town halls on the issue as the party's base increasingly demands aggressive action. California Sen. Kamala Harris unveiled her plans on Wednesday. New Jersey Sen. Cory...
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