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'What's my contingency plan?' Farmers and ranchers worried Trump deporting their workforce
AlterNet
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July 9, 2025
President Donald Trump's agenda is hitting rural America particularly hard, with many farmers and handlers of livestock finding themselves in the midst of a labor shortage. According to a Tuesday report in Politico, that worker shortage is...
US Upland, Pima cotton sales down, shipment also drop this week: USDA
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Net sales of Upland cotton in the United States for the 2024–25 season totalled 23,700 running bales (RB), each weighing 226.8 kg (500 pounds), during the week ending June 26, 2025. This represents a decrease of 13 per cent from the previous week...
Texas Shrimpers Welcome Season with Boost from New State Law
Texas Border Business
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July 8, 2025
The Port of Brownsville ‘s fishing harbor, home to approximately 100 shrimp boats, bustles with activity as boats are prepped for the 2025 commercial shrimp season which opens July 15. Image courtesy of the Port of BrownsvilleTexas Border Business...
Billy McFarland Tried To Sell the Fyre Fest IP, but the Seven-Figure Deal Fell Through
VICE
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July 8, 2025
FYRE Fest owner/founder Billy McFarland recently tried to sell off the brand’s IP in a seven-figure deal, but the sale fell through. Over on Instagram, McFarland shared the news that an arrangement to sell FYRE Fest was not moving forward and that...
Tributes paid to ‘humanitarian legend’ Mike McDonagh
The Clare Champion
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July 8, 2025
Glowing tributes have been paid to an Ennis “humanitarian giant” who previously broke the blockade on the besieged city of Malanje in the Angolan central highlands during this phase of the war. The sudden death of Mike McDonagh on June 21, 2025,...
Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump’s federal layoffs, paving way for mass job cuts - US politics live
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump's mass federal layoffsThe supreme court has cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume carrying out mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, key elements of his campaign to downsize...
Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump’s federal layoffs, paving way for mass job cuts
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
Supreme court lifts order blocking Trump's mass federal layoffsThe supreme court has cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume carrying out mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, key elements of his campaign to downsize...
948 HPAI biosecurity assessments done in Rollins’ early tenure
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 27, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that 948 biosecurity assessments have been conducted at U.S. poultry farms since she took office, and she hopes many more can be done to help minimize the future impact of highly pathogenic...
Couple combines loves of honeybees, coffee with boutique in Gibbon
KSNB Local 4 - Nebraska
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July 8, 2025
GIBBON, Neb. (KOLN) - Brandon Olsen considers beekeeping to be “therapeutic.” Since he started this hobby 2021, it’s grown into a full-blown business called Brewed Bee, ran by Brandon and his wife Kylee. Kylee remembers when her husband brought...
Cementos del Norte inaugurates new mill
International Cement Review
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July 3, 2025
Honduran cement producer Cementos del Norte SA (CENOSA) has commissioned its Mill 4 at its plant in Río Bijao, Choloma, Cortés. Following the installation of a new 150tph Loesche LM 46.2+2 vertical roller mill and auxiliary equipment, the new mill...
Cruise News Update: Insane Prices, Glass Shatters, Drinks, and More!
Cruise Hive
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July 5, 2025
Stay in-the-know about the cruise industry’s most important developments with Cruise Hive’s weekly news recap. Highlights this week include the fees that Royal Caribbean will charge guests to visit its new Royal Beach Club Paradise Island, and how...
Hold GOP Accountable: Youngest Dem. Congresswoman on Medicaid, Climate Cuts & Her Visit to ICE Jail
Democracy Now!
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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: With President Trump’s massive new tax and spending law now in effect, states are preparing for its devastating impacts on healthcare, with nearly $1 trillion in cuts to...
Benzinga's Top Pick Aura Minerals Eyes $210 Million US Listing
Benzinga
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Gold and copper producer Aura Minerals ORAAF is preparing to raise approximately $210 million through a U.S. listing, aiming to expand its investor base beyond current markets in Canada and Brazil. The company plans to offer 8.1 million shares and...
Costa Rica’s First IHOP-Applebee’s Opens in Plaza Tempo
Tico Times
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July 8, 2025
IHOP and Applebee’s are bringing their breakfast and casual dining menus together in a new dual-branded restaurant at Plaza Tempo in Escazú. The chains, both owned by Dine Brands Global, announced the upcoming opening on social media, generating...
Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help rescue Miami's reefs from climate change
Canada's National Observer
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July 4, 2025
A team of scientists from the University of Miami, the Florida Aquarium and Tela Coral in Honduras is working together to transplant crossbred coral fragments onto a reef off Miami’s coastline that was devastated by coral bleaching two years ago....
GBH Daily: Trouble at the EPA
WGBH - Massachusetts
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July 8, 2025
This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! 🥵Very hot and humid, with highs around 90 and showers likely. Sunset is at 8:22...
Trump news at a glance: tariff threats draw muted reaction from Asian allies amid hopes deals can be reached
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of as much as 40% for 14 countries have drawn muted responses from the hardest hit Asian countries who are hoping to renegotiate them before they come into effect next month. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan...
Grounded mailboat in $1.88m insurance fight
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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July 7, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net A Bahamian mail boat operator’s bid to obtain summary judgment over a $1.881m insurance dispute related to a grounded vessel has been sunk by the Supreme Court. Justice Simone...
Who is the new bosun on Below Deck: More about Hugo Ortega
Sportskeeda
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July 8, 2025
The Below Deck franchise has introduced its newest bosun, Hugo Ortega, following Captain Kerry Titheradge’s decision to fire Caio Poltronieri for repeated leadership failures aboard the St. David. With the Below Deck team in chaos, Captain Kerry...
Scientists transplant crossbred corals to help save Miami's reefs from climate change (World)
Castanet Kamloops
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July 4, 2025
By Cody Jackson And Freida Frisaro, The Associated Press - Jul 4, 2025 / 6:19 am | Story: 559822 Photo:University of Miami Rosenstiel School via AP This image provided by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School shows divers planting a crossbred...