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    Guatemala Welcomes U.S. Help in Gang Crackdown After Prison Break

    President Bernardo Arévalo called an overhaul of his country’s prison system an “absolute priority” after 20 inmates accused of belonging to the Barrio 18 group were found to have escaped undetected.
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    Guatemala Closes Schools in Capital After Earthquakes

    A 5.7-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks near Guatemala City led to landslides that were reported to have killed at least two people.