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Senator Eric Schmitt criticizes USAID spending and urges passage of rescissions package
Columbia News - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
Senator Eric Schmitt | U.S. Senator Eric SchmittSenator Eric Schmitt | U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt Senator Eric Schmitt has recently shared a series of posts on social media expressing his views on the direction and priorities of U.S. foreign aid...
A Guide to Ypsilanti: Where to Eat, Sip, Shop, and Play
Current Magazine - Michigan
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July 15, 2025
Long before Ypsilanti earned its reputation as one of Michigan’s quirkiest, most creative cities, Ypsilanti was a trading post along the Huron River — a key stop between Detroit and Chicago. Founded in 1823 and named for Greek War of Independence...
Employer Fines for Breaches of Foreign Worker Rules on Track for Record Year
The Epoch Times
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July 10, 2025
Mexican and Guatemalan temporary foreign workers pick strawberries at a strawberry farm in Pont Rouge Que., on Aug. 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot Federal inspectors are set to give out record fines against Canadian employers who...
Ashley Hinson defends deportation of West Liberty man with no criminal history
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson defended the deportation of a West Liberty man who was sent to Guatemala earlier this week, despite not having...
Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Bust
The Delta News - Mississippi
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HARRISON COUNTY- A Guatemalan citizen has been arrested in Mississippi after authorities say they found a large amount of illegal drugs in his possession. The Harrison County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that 33-year-old Valdez- Marroquin...
Search for Missing Yazidis in Syria Faces Legal, Logistical Hurdles, New Report Finds
The Syrian Observer
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July 10, 2025
More than a decade after the Islamic State’s genocidal assault on Iraq’s Yazidi community, justice remains out of reach for thousands of survivors. A new report by the Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) warns that efforts to locate the...
Eastern Iowans rally around West Liberty soccer player detained by ICE
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Pascual Pedro was 13 years old when he came to the United States from Guatemala with his dad in 2018. His father was detained and deported shortly...
A Study In Winning: Matt Freese’s Harvard Days Helped The U.S. Take A Big Step
Frontier Media - Alaska
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MINNEAPOLIS — Matt Freese went into Sunday’s penalty shootout against Costa Rica fully understanding the stakes. If the U.S. goalkeeper wanted to give his team a chance to win the match and advance to Wednesday’s Gold Cup semifinal against...
Names make it tough to ignore human impact of news
The Times Republican - Iowa
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One longtime truism of journalism is “Names make news.” That shorthand stems from the fact people better understand the significance and context of news when they learn about events and issues through the eyes and experiences of people they know...
Flowers: When our divisions online meet us in real life
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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I was leaving immigration court the other day, feeling fairly good about the fact two of my clients had avoided deportation orders, when I heard the words “Christine Flowers, you are a disgusting human being.” At first, I thought it was a friend...
Hot sand, hotter reads: What these beachgoers are reading
The Arizona Daily Star
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Hira Qureshi, The Philadelphia Inquirer On the first scorching Saturday of the season, the beaches in Cape May and Wildwood in New Jersey were packed with sun tents, towels, and folding chairs tucked into the sand. The air buzzed with the sound of...
Ancient Royal Tomb Found at Caracol in Major Maya Discovery
Love FM
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July 12, 2025
The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) says that the landmark discovery of a tomb at the Caracol archaeological site sheds greater light on Maya civilization both in the Belizean and regional context. The tomb of Te K’ab Chaak, the...
Volleyball Teams To Compete In Mexico
Bernews
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July 11, 2025
Bermuda will compete in the fourth stage of the 2025 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour this weekend in Tamaulipas, Mexico, with men’s and women’s teams set to face top regional opponents. A spokesperson said, “As the international beach volleyball...
'Love Island' Season 7 finale earns praise for Latino representation
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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Bramaya's happily ever after on "Love Island" wasn't just a personal victory. It was a win for el amor. Amaya Espinal and Bryan Arenales, fan-favorite contestants on the latest season of Peacock's hit dating competition series, were crowned the...
How an artist collective connects both sides of the border
KPBS - California
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S1: It's time for KPBS Midday Edition. Today we're talking about what's happening in arts and culture. We have some art , activism and summer blockbusters. I'm Andrew Bracken in for Jade Heinemann with conversations to keep you informed , inspired...
ICE Deports 20-Year-Old With No Criminal Record: 'Man of Faith'
Newsweek
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July 9, 2025
A 20-year-old Guatemalan national with no criminal record was deported from the United States days after being detained by immigration agents. Pascual Pedro, a construction worker and West Liberty High School graduate, was deported around July 6...
William F. Buckley was gifted but no history-maker | GUEST COMMENTARY
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 10, 2025
William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008, masterminded a conservative, Catholic challenge to selective liberal dogmas. His fame exceeded his intellectual depth and principles. He knew what he was against more than he knew what he was for. And what he was...
Artistry and faith unite for new museum collection
Sooner Catholic
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July 9, 2025 The Blessed Stanley Rother Museum will soon house seven new prints by the renowned artist Carmen Lind Pettersen to its collection. These prints, donated by an anonymous benefactor, are accompanied by a rare book entitled “The Maya of...
Padre Marcelo’s Last March
The New York Review of Books
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July 3, 2025
Just before 8:00 AM on Sunday, October 20, 2024, parishioners were exiting the Catholic church in Cuxtitali, a neighborhood on the edge of the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas, in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost—and...
Here are the 15 best things to do in Houston this 4th of July weekend
Culturemap
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July 2, 2025
The 4th of July lands on a Friday this year, which means things will get especially patriotic this weekend. We’ve already listed all the fireworks celebrations and restaurant specials that’ll be popping off on Friday. (Don’t forget about the...