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Emboldened by Trump, El Salvador’s president has jailed critics. Now journalists and human rights leaders are fleeing en masse
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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MEXICO CITY — They have fled to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica and Spain. Most left in a hurry with few possessions, unsure of when — or whether — they would be able to return home. As El Salvador cracks down on dissent, jailing critics of...
DeKalb County in Georgia gets new tuberculosis clinic
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 21, 2025
This article was originally published by Healthbeat, a nonprofit newsroom covering public health published by Civic News Company and KFF Health News. DeKalb County has the highest rate of tuberculosis cases in Georgia. This week, it's opening a...
Challenging the Media Myth of Latino Machismo: Recognizing Feminist Strides in Latin America
Pressenza
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July 15, 2025
Patriarchy is alive and well throughout the world. But the English-language media flatters itself by one-sidedly portraying machismo as a particularly Latin American malady, all the while overlooking significant feminist gains made in the region....
Morning Notes for July 18, 2025
Arlington Now - Virginia
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July 18, 2025
On the phone in Ballston (staff photo by Jay Westcott) Child Drowning Warning — “Arlington County Public Health urges parents and caregivers to be extra careful around water this summer. Eight children under the age of five have accidentally...
Commentary: Justice is an endangered species in the Everglades
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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July 15, 2025
Much has been written about Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier’s elation over construction of an immigrant detention camp in the middle of the Everglades they cleverly dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz.” It’s already been noted that:...
El Salvador rights group says forced out by Bukele ‘repression’
Digital Journal
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July 17, 2025
Cristosal lawyer and rights activist Ruth Lopez arrives at court in El Salvador following her arrest - Copyright AFP/File Marvin RECINOS A leading rights group investigating corruption in El Salvador said Thursday it had been forced into exile due...
Why dozens of journalists and human rights leaders are fleeing El Salvador
Yahoo News
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They have fled to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica and Spain. Most left in a hurry with few possessions, unsure of when — or whether — they would be able to return home. As El Salvador cracks down on dissent, jailing critics of President Nayib...
Emboldened by his alliance with Trump, Bukele is jailing critics in El Salvador. Journalists and human rights leaders are fleeing in droves
Los Angeles Times
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July 17, 2025
MEXICO CITY — They have fled to Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica and Spain. Most left in a hurry with few possessions, unsure of when — or whether — they would be able to return home. As El Salvador cracks down on dissent, jailing critics of...
Grassley, Ernst, Hinson misrepresent Iowan's deportation
Des Moines Register - Iowa
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Guillermo Trevino Jr. The Rev. Guillermo Treviño Jr. is the pastor of St/ Joseph Churches in West Liberty and Columbus Junction, and the board president of advocacy organization Escucha Mi Voz Iowa. As Pascual Pedro’s parish priest and godfather,...
Ranked: The 50 Most Food Self-Sufficient Countries in the World
Visual Capitalist
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July 21, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: 50 Countries That Can Feed Themselves This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...
School club gives students chance to benefit veterans, fosters Gospel value of serving others
Catholic Review - Maryland
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July 17, 2025
WEST ORANGE, N.J. (OSV News) — A unique extracurricular activity at Seton Hall Preparatory School, an all-boys Catholic high school in West Orange, is giving students the chance to benefit military veterans while learning about the value of...
No School, No Work: The Worrisome Expansion of LatAm’s ‘Ninis’
Nearshore Americas
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July 17, 2025
Young people in Latin America who neither study nor work — the so-called Ninis — are becoming a ticking time bomb for the region’s economies. There are now 20 million Ninis, making up over 18% of Latin America’s youth aged 15 to 24, according to...
Border Patrol says some illegal migrants arrested in Sacramento raid had criminal histories
Fox News
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July 21, 2025
Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin has exclusive insights into I.C.E. agents' chaotic chase in Sacramento on 'Special Report.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Border Patrol said following a raid at a Home Depot in Sacramento,...
Letter: The plea for conservative views
The Arizona Daily Star
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Thank you for publishing my conservative response defending FEMA layoffs. Writer Dan Barron also asked, "Why doesn't cutting USAID kill children?" On February 9, 2025, I wrote to the Star: "USAID will reemerge under the State Department, smaller,...
Son de Metal creates ‘a music of working people’
The Discourse
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July 8, 2025
Son de Metal’s blend of traditional Mexican and rock music is performed by a multicultural group of musicians on Vancouver Island. Photo courtesy of Son de Metal. A new subgenre of traditional Mexican folk music, created on Vancouver Island and...
California man arrested for brutal murder after being granted mental health diversion, having charges dropped
Fox News
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'Common Sense' Department: An illegal immigrant in California is being let out of prison after 3.5 years, when he was supposed to serve 10. The CSD is wondering just how often criminals like this are getting out early. NEWYou can now listen to Fox...
Placing future generations at the heart of Inter-American human rights law?
EJIL: Talk!
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July 21, 2025
A key aspect of the rich and long-awaited Inter-American Court of Advisory Human Rights Advisory Opinion 32/25 on Climate Emergency and Human Rights (AO-32) is the treatment of future generations (FG) with regard to Inter-American regional human...
This Week in History: 4-10 July
Al Hakam
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July 4, 2025
4 July 1978: On this day, Hazrat Khalifatul Masih IIIrh called on Albert Kenneth Cragg, who was an Anglican bishop and scholar who commented widely on religious topics for more than fifty years, most notably Christian–Muslim relations. This...
Poll: Plurality Support ICE Raids
Breitbart
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July 16, 2025
A plurality of likely general election voters support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids, a Cygnal survey revealed. The survey asked respondents, “Do you support or oppose Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) making raids to remove...
ICE arrests man accused of engaging with minor for sex in Portsmouth
WJAR - Rhode Island
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(WJAR) — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement New England announced it has arrested a Guatemalan national who had been charged and released for allegedly engaging a minor for the purpose of sex. According to ICE New England, 29-year-old...