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Remittance firms brace for US tax but expect little fallout
Jamaica Observer
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July 20, 2025
A customer counts cash received through a remittance transfer. While some Jamaicans still rely on in-person collection, local providers are encouraging a shift to digital channels ahead of the new US tax on cash-based transfers.. Local remittance...
This Week in History: 27 June – 3 July
Al Hakam
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June 27, 2025
27 June 1955: During his visit to Germany, Hazrat Musleh-e-Maudra attended a reception at the Hamburg Town Hall on this day, which was organised by the local government in Hamburg. Huzoorra granted an audience to various officials of the Hamburg...
‘I feel that nowhere is safe’: Stories from inside Mass. communities left reeling by the surge in ICE arrests
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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In May, ICE and other federal agents descended on Massachusetts, arresting more than 1,400 people, more than any other month on record — an extraordinary flex of might that shows no sign of stopping. It’s the leading edge of the immigration policy...
US breaks record with 209 deportation flights in June after first major increase of Trump era
El País
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July 11, 2025
Since mid-May, the United States has stepped up the pace of deportations. According to data independently compiled by Thomas Cartwright, a member of the immigration advocacy group Witness at the Border, 209 expulsion flights took place in June,...
She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.
The 19th News
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July 8, 2025
On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note,...
Open burning of plastic is an escalating public health threat, say experts
Mongabay
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July 17, 2025
Plastic waste is an exploding global problem, with minimal recycling resulting in incineration as a common disposal practice. Shipments of plastic products and plastic waste from the Global North to the Global South are contributing to a flood of...
Right to Water
Indybay - California
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July 17, 2025
Climate change, social inequality, and industrial interests threaten the right to water. Without water, there is no life. But who actually decides how much of it people get? Who gets to live and who has to die? Corporations are making water...
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...
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...
What is 'Expo diplomacy'? How many foreign dignitaries has Japan PM met through it?
The Mainichi
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Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pose for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 2, 2025. (Mainichi/Akihiro Hirata) The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers...
Miscarriage of Justice: Donald Trump’s war on pregnant migrants
Dallas Observer - Texas
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July 2, 2025
Four days before Christmas in 2017, Rubia Morales-Alfaro crossed into the United States through a hole in the border wall that separates Tijuana and San Diego. She was 27 years old and filled with courage, hope, and a rather naive view of...
Kids Understand Inclusion. Adults Often Don’t. But we Can Learn
Seed World
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July 18, 2025
Ever notice how kids just get it? They don’t need a memo from HR or a PowerPoint presentation on diversity and inclusion (D&I). They see someone sitting alone at lunch and go sit with them. They hear an accent and get curious — not judgmental....
'Bring Him Back' rally for deported 20-year-old draws 100 supporters
Iowa City Press Citizen
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"Bring him back." Nearly 100 people gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, July 9, calling for the return of 20-year-old Pascual Pedro of West Liberty, who was detained and deported to...
Letter: Ambassadorship to (fill in the blank)
The Arizona Daily Star
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Reply to McConnell's LTE of 7/17: Your letter is more a plea for Trump views than for Conservative views. How did you ever survive BT (Before Trump)? Your letter's attention to our nation's "misguided programs" involving transgender clinics,...
Rugged Politics, Not Rotten Pockets: Why Tough Leadership Should Never Justify Looting
Kogi Reports
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July 19, 2025
In the decaying architecture of many post-colonial democracies, it is not revolution that destabilizes nations—it is rugged politics camouflaging the silent machinery of looting. When political toughness degenerates into a license for kleptocracy,...
San Benito Poite Villagers Demand Return of Stolen Maya Artifacts from UK, Minister Supports
Love FM
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July 12, 2025
The Ministry of Indigenous Affairs supports efforts by San Benito Poite villagers in the Toledo District to recover artifacts from the British Museum. In April, villagers formally petitioned the British Museum for the repatriation of items taken...
Balfour Miami Beach Joins Morgans Originals Collection
Food & Beverage Magazine - Nevada
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July 12, 2025
MIAMI BEACH, FL Balfour, an iconic art deco gem located in Miami Beach’s upscale South of Fifth enclave, unveils an exciting new chapter as part of Morgans Originals — a collection of one-of-a-kind, independent hotels that each tell a unique...
Rio Grande Farm Park Mercadillo en el Rio opens for the summer season
Valley Courier - Colorado
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By JOHN WATERS, Courier News Editor ALAMOSA — Farmers and other vendors celebrated the beginning of the summer mercado/market season at the Rio Grande Farm Park on July 16. The market is on Wednesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. The next market, on July 23,...
Belize’s march of peace to the ICJ
Amandala
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July 9, 2025
Just over three decades ago, when the PUP government in Belize was exhorting the population, including the Opposition UDP, to join in the campaign to support the passage of the Maritime Areas Act (MAA) as a vehicle toward ending the centuries-old...
ICE detains asylum-seeking drag queen in San Francisco
GCN
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July 8, 2025
On June 26, a Guatemalan drag performer, known under the stage name Hilary Rivers, attended his scheduled asylum hearing in San Francisco, California. The judge denied the government’s motion to dismiss the drag queen’s asylum case, but ICE...