'If I Lived in Colombia, I Would Be Worried' (Newser Deep Dive)

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August 3, 2024     'If I Lived in Colombia, I Would Be Worried' In Colombia's fabled fight against Pablo Escobar's hippos, it seems safe to say the hippos are winning. For now. Keep reading   'We're Really Not Supposed to Have Earthquakes Here' A map put out by the US Geological Society earlier this year on earthquake risk zones has a lot of red in unsurprising places such as California and Alaska. But as a story at the nonprofit science site Undark points out, it also has what amounts to a bull's-eye over ... Missouri? Keep reading     Drug Kingpin Eluded Cops as a So-So Soccer Player Drug kingpins, including Pablo Escobar, have been known to bankroll local soccer teams in Latin America, writes Kevin Sieff in the Washington Post. It's a smart move in a few ways: Not only is soccer the "bedrock of power and politics," it's also an easy way to launder money. Keep reading   From the Archives Bobby McIlvaine Died on 9/11. This Is the Shape Grief Took "'The only thing I do is 9/11 stuff,' Bob Sr. says. 'My whole basis of everything revolves around the day.'" Keep reading   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved