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STRONG START, CLEAR VISION: Treñas opens term with action and commitment to inclusive leadership
Panay News
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July 6, 2025
ILOILO City – Barely a week since assuming office, newly installed Mayor Raisa S. Treñas has already made significant strides in delivering on her promise of inclusive, action-oriented governance. From day one, the young Treñas has walked her talk...
Editor’s Column #003 Justice for Gaza Has a Voice – and It’s Not the West
The Fatu Network
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July 16, 2025
- Advertisement - OPINION by: Seringe S.T. Touray Editor-in-Chief, The Fatu Network We’ve grown up with the script: China is the villain, the West is the moral compass. As a former Western colony, shaped by the worldview of London and Washington,...
President Gabriel Boric and the rightward shift of the Chilean pseudo-left
World Socialist Web Site
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July 15, 2025
President Gabriel Boric arriving for his final annual address to the Chilean Congress. [Photo: Marcelo Segura/prensapresidencia]President Gabriel Boric gave his fourth and final televised annual address to Chile’s National Congress at the...
In Yuma County and statewide, students and orgs demand no cuts to federal Pell Grants
KAWC Colorado River Public Media - Arizona
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June 27, 2025
“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...
What You Need To Know About Big Lots Store Closures
KDXU - Utah
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July 7, 2025
Doesn't it seem like more and more big retailers are shutting down after decades in business? Obviously, inflation is playing a major role, but I think the bigger issue is the rise of Online Shopping! Here in 2025, way more people are opting to...
Teens from NW tribes kayak Klamath to celebrate removal of dams and return of salmon
OregonLive.com
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July 15, 2025
KLAMATH, Calif. — As bright-colored kayaks push through a thick wall of fog, voices and the beats of drums build as kayakers approach a crowd that has formed on the beach. Applause erupts as the boats land on the sandy spit that partially...
Hobbs talks legislative session, from groundwater to school vouchers
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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PHOENIX – The way Katie Hobbs sees it, the just completed legislative session was the best that could be hoped for in a divided government. In a wide-ranging interview with Capitol Media Services, she noted the $17.6 billion budget that eventually...
A Common Assumption About Aging May Be Wrong, Study Suggests
Slashdot
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July 5, 2025
"Some of our basic assumptions about the biological process of aging might be wrong," reports the New York Times — citing new research on a small Indigenous population in the Bolivian Amazon. [Alternate URL here.] Scientists have long believed...
'Adiós, Milwaukee': Community mourns as ICE forces family out
Raw Story
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July 2, 2025
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 plants Ruano offered to her coworkers. The most essential — clothing,...
Arizonans love these 15 unusual places names. Here's why
AZ Central - Arizona
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You've heard of Snowflake, Why and Bumble Bee. But have you ever seen Nothing or Hope in your travels? Arizona is home to many uniquely named landmarks and places that are sure to make you laugh in delight or seriously wonder where the name came...
Hundreds of Thousands Told To Avoid Sun: 'Deadliest Weather Phenomenon'
Newsweek
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July 7, 2025
Hundreds of thousands of people have been advised to stay out of the sun this week due to "dangerously hot conditions" forecast in two states. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued extreme heat warnings for large swathes of southern Arizona...
North Carolina teenager suffers unimaginable horror while sunbathing at the beach
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
A 15-year-old girl was hospitalized after a pickup truck performing beach survey work ran over her legs while she was sunbathing on a public beach in Oak Island, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred around 2:11 p.m. on July 14 when Oak...
At Hague Group Emergency Summit, 30+ Nations Seek to 'Halt the Genocide in Gaza'
Common Dreams
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July 15, 2025
Ministerial delegates from more than 30 nations gathered in the Colombian capital Bogotá Tuesday for an emergency summit focused on "concrete measures" to end Israel's U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza and other crimes against occupied Palestine. The...
Dangerous ‘Influencers’: Organized crime on social media
Latinoamerica21
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July 14, 2025
Criminal gangs have learned to move fluidly across social media. With TikTok as their new territory of conquest, their recruitment strategies target emotions, symbols, and systemic voids. Can our public policies keep up with the speed of the...
La conexión con Chicago: Cómo la Unión Teológica Católica moldeó al Papa León
USCatholic
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June 30, 2025
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...
El dalái lama promete que no será el último líder del budismo tibetano
KESQ-TV - California
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July 2, 2025
Simone McCarthy y Tenzin Dharpo El dalái lama ha anunciado que tendrá un sucesor después de su muerte, continuando una tradición centenaria que se ha convertido en un punto de conflicto en la lucha con el Partido Comunista de China por el futuro...
Mystery of lost civilization revealed by ancient temple ruin discovery
New Atlas
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July 6, 2025
Long before the Inka (commonly known as Inca in English) rose to power, a mysterious civilization bloomed on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Known as Tiwanaku, it began as a humble farming village in the Bolivian highlands and, by around 500 BCE, grew...
BRICS+ membership: A crossroads for Nigeria’s non-aligned stance
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 16, 2025
As global power dynamics continue to shift and traditional alliances face increasing scrutiny, Nigeria finds itself at a critical juncture, torn between its historical ties to the West and emerging opportunities in the Global South. Opinions are...
Arizona governor discusses vouchers, water law, D’backs, vetoes, divided government
Daily Independent - Arizona
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PHOENIX - The way Katie Hobbs sees it, the just completed legislative session was the best that could be hoped for in a divided government. In a wide-ranging interview with Capitol Media Services, she noted the $17.6 billion budget that eventually...
‘Adiós, Milwaukee’: A family uprooted, a hole left behind
The 19th News
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July 1, 2025
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...