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Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Catholic Review - Maryland
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July 3, 2025
MIAMI — Most Americans agree on the need for good U.S. border security, but to hear politicians and civil authorities hurl insults and jokes at the expense of migrants as Florida opened its new “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center in the...
What is BRICS and why does it matter?
Deutsche Welle
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July 3, 2025
Leaders of the world's fast-growing BRICS economies gather in Rio de Janeiro this weekend, promising to strengthen trade and technology exchange within the bloc in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's tariff threat. Brazilian President Luiz...
Mauricio Pochettino is bringing fight and focus back to the USMNT | Leander Schaerlaeckens
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
There is something cosmically funny about all of this. Late last summer, the United States men’s national team went out and hired the most qualified manager it could find. The one with the most impressive coaching resume by far of anyone US Soccer...
Poch: 'Desperate' Luna sets example for USMNT
ESPN Australia
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July 3, 2025
ST. LOUIS -- United States coach Mauricio Pochettino praised goalscorer Diego Luna for being "desperate to play" for the national team after the winger scored twice in a 2-1 Gold Cup semifinal win over Guatemala on Wednesday. "[His] attitude,...
Origami helps behavioral health patient find healing through art
York County News - Pennsylvania
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July 3, 2025
Anthony Aquilina, DO Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive | WellSpan HospitalsAnthony Aquilina, DO Executive Vice President and Chief Physician Executive | WellSpan Hospitals Over the past year, WellSpan Philhaven hospital in...
Luna scores twice; U.S. advances in Gold Cup
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 3, 2025
ST. LOUIS -- Mauricio Pochettino got a feel for what the U.S. men's national team still faces at times during home games: a crowd rooting for the opposition. "It was like [we were playing] in Guatemala," the coach said after his team got two early...
The paradise island where millionaires go to avoid death (and taxes): Isle for the libertarian super-rich attracts many more like Bryan Johnson - the biohacker who wants to live forever
Daily Mail
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June 21, 2025
The Caribbean is often seen as the ideal holiday destination, with turquoise seas, white sand, rum punch, and no stress. But on one Honduran island, a different kind of paradise is taking shape. This isn't a place for a break but one to escape...
Venezuela and Haiti, the countries most vulnerable to climate change and with the fewest resources to adapt
El País
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July 2, 2025
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks second after Africa as the region of the world most vulnerable to climate change. This is true not only if factors such as its geographic location and topography are taken into account, but also if other...
New ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ for migrants called a ‘sinful initiative’
OSV News
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July 2, 2025
MIAMI (OSV News) — Most Americans agree on the need for good U.S. border security, but to hear politicians and civil authorities hurl insults and jokes at the expense of migrants as Florida opened its new “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention...
Pochettino says pro-visitor crowd in St. Louis was `like to play in Guatemala'
KSAT - Texas
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July 3, 2025
ST. LOUIS – Mauricio Pochettino got a feel for what the U.S. men's national team still faces at times during home games: a crowd rooting for the opposition. “It was like to play in Guatemala,” the coach said after his team got two early goals from...
Dinos, Dresses, and <i>Dirty Dancing</i> in This Weekend’s Arts Events
The Austin Chronicle - Texas
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Photo by Tico Mendoza Dinos in the Wild Through August 17, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Created by renowned dino dab Don Lessem – also an adviser on Jurassic Park – animatronic prehistoric animals have taken over the Wildflower Center....
Designed To Enact Suffering
Common Dreams
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July 2, 2025
Plunging to new lows of "cartoonish cruelty" in our fascist reality show, MAGA just voted for our "most deeply immoral piece of legislation," depriving millions of food and health care as their fuehrer celebrated the launch of a scorched-swamp,...
Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Florida Catholic
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MIAMI | Most Americans agree on the need for good U.S. border security, but to hear politicians and civil authorities hurl insults and jokes at the expense of migrants as Florida opened its new "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention center in the...
Mexican Soccer Players Travel with Pillows for Comfort
Times News Global
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July 3, 2025
PHOENIX, United States — The Mexican national soccer team has become known for their unusual travel accessory—a pillow. This practice has sparked curiosity among fans, but there is a clear reason behind it. When traveling between hotels and...
Nativity Catholic Church donates more than $700,000 to Food For The Poor
Arlington Catholic Herald - Virginia
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Parishioners at Nativity Catholic Church in Burke have donated $719,290 to Food For The Poor through its Operation Starfish fundraising campaign, making it the largest gift in the 27-year history of the partnership between the two organizations....
‘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...
On the paradise island where millionaires go to avoid death (and taxes)
The Times
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In one corner of the terrace, sipping a coffee, sits a Honduran architect who hopes to build a city on the moon. In another, a Uruguayan entrepreneur looking to develop a private island. Overseeing events is a German venture capitalist whose...
Sean Combs Found Guilty of Two Charges
WWD - New York
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July 2, 2025
After seven weeks, the trial of Sean Combs has come to a close, with Combs being found not guilty of racketeering and not guilty of sex trafficking, but guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. Last year, Combs was charged with two...
GBH Daily: So long, hotel shelters
WGBH - Massachusetts
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July 1, 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! 🌧️Hot and muggy, with highs close to 90 and chance of afternoon thunderstorms....
Here are the 15 best things to do in Houston this 4th of July weekend
Culturemap
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July 2, 2025
The 4th of July lands on a Friday this year, which means things will get especially patriotic this weekend. We’ve already listed all the fireworks celebrations and restaurant specials that’ll be popping off on Friday. (Don’t forget about the...