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Judge denies bond for man charged with rape of young relative
WZDX - Alabama
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July 11, 2025
Juan Castro Hernandez wielded a gun, threatened to kill the girl, according to court documents. LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. — A Limestone County judge has denied bond for a 29-year-old Guatemalan man charged with the rape of a girl under the age of 10,...
U.S. Pressure on Huawei Reaches New Heights in Panama
Americas Quarterly
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Reading Time: 5 minutes PANAMA CITY—A month ago, the U.S. Embassy in Panama made a rare announcement: The U.S. government, in coordination with the Ministry of Public Security, would replace Huawei telecommunications equipment at 13 sites across...
Judge in Springfield faces choice: Keep man detained? Or release him, only for ICE to deport?
MassLive - Massachusetts
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July 15, 2025
SPRINGFIELD — The magistrate judge hearing the case of a Guatemalan man charged with illegal reentry said he would likely be deported if she released him ahead of his trial. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Noe Yolindo...
Good Dog, Susan! Tabs, Mon. July 21, 2025
Wonkette - Michigan
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July 21, 2025
Tabs gif by Martini Glambassador, meow meow meow How was your weekend? What’s in the news? You’d think Hakeem Jeffries and New York’s Dem. Reps would be embracing New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani with both arms and a big wet kiss for...
Alentejo hosts World Music Festival
The Portugal News
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As usual, today and Tuesday, 22nd July, are quieter days, with three free concerts: Umafricana, a project by Portuguese Guinean Sandra Baldé, today at 7 pm; Susobrino (Bolivia/Belgium) and Queralt Lahoz (Catalonia - Spain), on Tuesday, at 7 pm and...
US Visa Cost Increase for Travelers and Workers Under New Law
Tico Times
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July 15, 2025
United States President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4, introducing a new surcharge for most non-immigrant US visas. The legislation adds a $250 “Visa Integrity Fee” to existing charges, significantly raising the...
The love story behind Boston’s Fanny Appleton Bridge
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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July 16, 2025
The love story behind Boston’s Fanny Appleton Bridge The stunning footbridge is one of seven along the Esplanade BRIDGE ARCHITECT MIGUEL ROSALES AND HIS HUSBAND, JOHN DAVID COREY, AN EXPERT IN RESTORING HISTORIC HOMES. IT’S A LONG WAY FROM WHERE...
Trump Said ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Would Hold ‘Menacing Migrants.’ Most Don’t Have Criminal Convictions
Rolling Stone
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July 13, 2025
When Donald Trump touted his new Florida immigrant detention facility, which he dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” he promised that it would hold “some of the most vicious people on the planet.” Records obtained by The Miami Herald show the majority of...
ICE may deport migrants to countries other than their own with just six hours’ notice, memo says
Stabroek News
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July 14, 2025
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration officials may deport migrants to countries other than their home nations with as little as six hours’ notice, a top Trump administration official said in a memo, offering a preview of how deportations could ramp...
Signs of the Latter Days, the second advent and the global spiritual awakening in 1925
Al Hakam
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July 4, 2025
Mosque of Hazrat Omar It is sometimes said that the Ark of Noah rested at the original site of Jerusalem. As a matter of fact, the early history of this ancient city is very obscure, but there is no doubting the fact that it owes its sanctity 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,...
Migrants once headed for the US turn back and look south
El País
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July 14, 2025
The camp was so large that it was divided by streets and even neighborhoods. There was Las Vegas, Tijuana, Dubai, Havana... The migrants living there organized markets and parties. By dint of living together, they sometimes argued, but deep down...
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...
BoCA2025 premieres opera by Dino D’Santiago
Portugal Pulse
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July 15, 2025
The 2025 BoCA Biennial of Contemporary Arts program, announced today, will revolve around the theme “Camino Irreal” under the curation of John Romão, newly appointed as the artistic director for Évora’s European Capital of Culture in 2027. Running...
Rep. Norma Torres addresses Supreme Court decision and local budget cuts
Golden State Today - California
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July 15, 2025
Representative Norma Torres, who has served California’s 35th District in the U.S. Congress since 2015, recently shared a series of statements on social media addressing local and national issues. Torres, originally from Escuintla, Guatemala and...
Senate Passes International Marrakesh Treaty Benefiting the Blind and Visually Impaired
ABILITY Magazine
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Stevie Wonder congratulates representatives from WIPO’s member states and non-governmental organizations(NGOs) on the adoption of the Marrakesh Treaty for the visually impaired. It’s a pretty rare occurrence on Capitol Hill these days for a bill...
World Mango Day serves up summer’s star ingredient
The Citizen of East Alabama
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Juicy, sweet and packed with tropical flavor, mangos are a quintessential summer fruit. This season, mango imports are projected to increase nearly 20% over last year. This surge makes World Mango Day on July 22 the perfect time to stock up and...
‘Outsiders’: A global wave with Latin American lessons
Latinoamerica21
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July 20, 2025
Decades ago, Latin America got used to politics barging in through the back door and, without asking permission, taking the seat at the head of the table. When, in 1990, a Japanese-Peruvian agronomist named Alberto Fujimori defeated the acclaimed...
Baseball to honky tonks: Bryan Ruby find his voice on 'Growing Season'
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Bryan Ruby, a former professional baseball player, released his latest EP, "Growing Season," on July 11. Ruby, who came out as gay in 2021, is pursuing a career in country music, inspired by artists like Florida Georgia Line and Kristian Bush. He...
The Kent school Ofsted loved so much they couldn't find anything bad to say about it
Kent Live
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July 15, 2025
A Dartford school has been rated outstanding across all categories by Ofsted - so much so that inspectors struggled to find any areas for improvement. At Leigh Academy Dartford, a three-form entry academy with 669 pupils age 3-11, children "make a...