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iciHaiti - Security : PNH offensive in several localities of Kenskoff (video)
iciHaiti - Security : PNH offensive in several localities of Kenskoff (video) 20/07/2025 09:04:28 In recent days, the Haitian National Police (PNH) has stepped up its operations in several localities in the commune of Kenscoff, such as Kablen,...

Minneapolis astronaut set to go to International Space Station
By WCCO Staff Updated on: August 6, 2025 / 9:06 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota Calls for changes to Capitol security after lawmaker shootings, and more headlines Calls for changes to Capitol security after lawmaker shootings, and more headlines 05:54 A...

U.S. to require some travelers post up to $15,000 bonds to enter: What to know
The United States is launching a pilot program that could require some inbound travelers to pay bonds of up to $15,000 to enter. The 12-month program is aimed, in part, at visitors from countries with historically high visa overstay rates,...

Six AANA CRNAs Chosen for the American Academy of Nursing 2025 Class of New Fellows
Newswise — Rosemont, Ill. -- Six members of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) have been selected to join the 2025 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. These Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs),...

Islam, Race and Rebellion in the Americas: Transatlantic Echoes of the West African Jihads
From the start of the fifteenth century, and for four hundred years to follow, twelve to fifteen million Africans, victims of the transatlantic slave trade, were shipped to the Americas and the Caribbean, mainly from regions along the Guinea...

SVG’s Human Development Index Score Continues to Improve
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) Each year, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) publishes its Human Development Index (HDI) of 193 nations globally, as an assessment of their human development. The index encompasses the data relevant to...

Weekend things to do (updated): A new Parkland dinner spot, Artikal Sound System, bull riders, Jeff Buckley
Sydney Sweeney. What can you say about Sydney Sweeney? Me? Not much. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything she’s been in. “Euphoria”? Nope. Ditto “The White Lotus.” (My wife says it’s very good.) Sydney Sweeney does have a new movie, “Americana,”...

Urgent action needed to protect Texas cattle from screwworm, lawmakers say
(The Center Square) – A deadly parasitic fly, the New World Screwworm, is heading toward Texas. It’s believed to be 370 miles south, flying north through Mexico from Central America. It has the potential to wipe out Texas cattle in a state that...

Roaming Charges: Something’s Gone Wrong Again
A four-year-old Palestinian girl who died of malnutrition and lack of medical treatment in Gaza. Photo: UNRWA. “We live in an oligarchy, but with the humidity, it feels like a dictatorship.” – Judah Friedlander + This was the week the worms...

How a Sikh Captain America opens a wider exchange about faith and identity in comic book storytelling
Vishavjit Singh looked at the boy who uttered those words, and then he looked at himself, a skinny, bespectacled, turbaned, bearded Sikh in a Captain America suit. “I wasn’t offended, because I knew that this kid was going to have this image of...

U.S. crackdown sends refugees to Canada
In the face of the Trump administration’s hard line on immigration, many refugees are seeking asylum in Canada instead. But that border is becoming more difficult to cross, too. By Wyatt Gilliland, Jenna Olsen, Masih Khalatbari This story is...

Naming the Bones
Ann Ross’ ponytail dangles over the back of her white lab coat. She’s wearing a brown T-shirt that reads “Women in Science” and black Vans with big, bright red roses and a colorful skull. Ross, a forensic anthropologist at North Carolina State...

A Counterintuitive Perspective on Deportations
Since Donald Trump has begun the push to deport illegal aliens, we’ve seen stories about families being broken up, and people losing their homes or being deported without having been arrested for crimes other than illegal entry. The stories are...

New US visa bonds program: What is a visa bond? Who is affected?
As part of its crackdown on immigration, the U.S. State Department announced that it would start requiring travelers from certain countries to pay bonds of up to $15,000 to enter the U.S. The 12-month pilot program affects B-1 business and B-2...
Open letter from Joverlain Moise to Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Haiti - Justice : Open letter from Joverlain Moise to Secretary of State Marco Rubio 26/07/2025 10:28:04 Joverlain Moïse, son of the late President Jovenel Moïse, in an open letter urges U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to exert his influence...
PolitiFact FL: New US visa bonds program: What is a visa bond? Who is affected?
WLRN has partnered with PolitiFact to fact-check Florida politicians. The Pulitzer Prize-winning team seeks to present the true facts, unaffected by agenda or biases. As part of its crackdown on immigration, the U.S. State Department announced...

Tom Moran: What’s really driving Trump’s tariff wars? (Hint: It’s not the trade deficit.)
When Donald Trump swore his oath in January, he promised to impose stiff tariffs to end the giant trade deficit he blames for poisoning our economy and hollowing out the heartland. And in six months, the average rate has jumped from about 2...

Cloudflare report reveals surge in internet shutdowns & outages
Cloudflare has released its Q2 2025 Internet Disruptions Report, outlining a series of significant global disruptions to Internet connectivity caused by government actions, infrastructure failures, fibre optic cable damage and cyberattacks. Return...

Built on Magic: Black Women’s Spiritual Legacy in American History
Black Feminist in Public is a series of conversations between creative Black women and Janell Hobson, a Ms. scholar whose work focuses on the intersections of history, popular culture and representations of women of African descent. The “Black...

My travels in Trump’s Florida: Maga superstars, gen Z Republicans – and the shame of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
The mezzanine floor of the Tampa Convention Center buzzes chaotically with rightwing chatter: conspiracy theories, grievance politics and Christian nationalism. Look in any direction and someone in front of you, washed in sharp studio lights, is...