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Best baseball players are selected in Union County for 2025
Senior left-hander Sean Budis led the way this season for David Brearley High School with some of the most well-pitched games ever produced in Group 1 state tournament history. UNION COUNTY, NJ — The David Brearley High School Bears didn’t win as...

In Yuma County and statewide, students and orgs demand no cuts to federal Pell Grants
“I believe that our community will suffer as I mentioned because higher education is what brings us opportunity, is what brings us chances and what brings hope to San Luis,” said Arizona Western College student Armando Olmos. “… like many students...

‘Adiós, Milwaukee’: A family uprooted, a hole left behind
Photos and additional reporting from Milwaukee by Jamie Kelter Davis. Yessenia Ruano’s home in Milwaukee is in a state of limbo. Some of the family’s belongings have been sold. Some were gifted, out of necessity, to friends and family, including...

From remedies to modern medicine: 5 ways women can navigate reproductive care
Modern medicine has achieved incredible breakthroughs. Yet, for many women in underrepresented communities, reproductive healthcare feels like it speaks at them, not with them. With dismissive doctors to medical devices that do more harm than good...

El Paso author producing documentary on deadly 1948 deportation flight; plus, city’s proposed budget could mean tax hike
News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El...

History imposes a burden on us to speak out in defence of the Palestinians
President Nelson Mandela said in December 1997: “We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” These words are more than the rhetoric of solidarity, and are not merely a statement of fact. They are also...

Mexico’s largest pride flag formed from over 5000 people
More than 5,000 people came together in Mexico to create the world’s largest LGBTQ+ flag over the weekend, and it was a sight to behold. A year ago, workers in Mexico were recorded tearing a giant Pride flag from a building, sparking a pro-LGBTQ+...

Chronic inflammation in ageing not seen across all populations
A study led by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health suggests that the link between aging and chronic inflammation may not be as universal as once believed. The phenomenon known as ‘inflammaging’ — a state of persistent, low-level...
Tiwanaku: Pre-Incan Civilization in the Andes
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The ruins of the pre-Incan civilization at Tiwanaku near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. | Credit: diegograndi/Getty ImagesLocated near Lake Titicaca...

Diet analysis challenges current understanding of early farmers
A new analysis of diet data is challenging our historical understanding of why the Andes civilisations transitioned from foraging food to farming roughly 5,000 years ago. In around 3000 BCE, ancient indigenous civilizations in the Andes Mountain...

La conexión con Chicago: Cómo la Unión Teológica Católica moldeó al Papa León
A pocas horas después de la elección del Papa León XIV, los medios de comunicación ya hablaban mucho de sus raíces en Chicago, incluso discutían el equipo deportivo que apoyaba y a dónde va a comer pizza. Pero las conexiones con Chicago del Papa...

Meet Notre Dame Mendoza’s MBA Class Of 2026
Faith is the foundation of business. People start businesses because they have hope. And they believe their solution can bring value and make a difference. At its core, a business is a call to serve and take responsibility for others. More than...

Trump threatens to slap Brazil with 50 percent tariffs over treatment of Bolsonaro, other disagreements
And it echoes a social media post Trump shared earlier this week, accusing the country of unfairly treating Bolsonaro, who is on trial over allegations related to his role in 2022 riots in the capital of Brasilia, when his supporters stormed...

Baja California Sur launches EMBRACE IT: an initiative to support sustainable tourism
The Government of the State of Baja California Sur will officially implement the EMBRACE IT tax on foreign visitors who stay in the state for more than 24 hours. This measure aims to generate funds to strengthen natural environmental conservation,...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.2.25
Good Wednesday morning. Less than two years into his first term as a state lawmaker, Miami Rep. Mike Redondo has cemented his spot in line to lead the Legislature’s lower chamber. All 22 members of the House GOP first-year class voted for Redondo...

How the Cinchona tree took on malaria
The flowering Cinchona pubescens, also known as red cinchona | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons One of humankind’s greatest enemies has been the mosquito. More specifically, the female Anopheles mosquito that spreads malaria. Some experts reckon...

LeGrand Benjamin Smith, 98, of Yorktown
LeGrand Benjamin Smith died peacefully in his sleep on June 19, 2025, one month and one day after the passing of his beloved wife, Jayne. June 20 would have been Jayne and LeGrand’s 76th wedding anniversary. His granddaughter Maia remembers...

Meet Chatter magazine’s 20 Under 40 Class of 2025, some of Chattanooga’s young and fabulous
Meet the 20 Under 40 Class of 2025. Everyone here brings something different to the table. Or the board meeting. Or the nonprofit fundraiser. But they're all equally impressive. These honorees are selected for being awesome in any number of ways...

PAHO and Global Affairs Canada initiative strengthens the health of women and adolescents in situations of vulnerability in six countries of the Americas
Washington, D.C., July 2 2025 — A joint project by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Global Affairs Canada is transforming health outcomes for populations in situations of vulnerability in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras...

GAZA: Starvation or Gunfire – This is Not a Humanitarian Response
NGOs call for immediate action to end the deadly Israeli distribution scheme (including the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation) in Gaza, revert to the existing UN-led coordination mechanisms, and lift the Israeli government’s blockade on aid...