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Austin growth is slowing, increasingly driven by international migration, as Hispanic and Black residents leave
Austin Monitor - Texas
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July 15, 2025
In 2022, Austin had just broken into the top 10 largest cities in America. It was the fastest-growing large metro area in the country, and had held that title for 12 years. Now, Austin has dipped to the 13th largest city, and the fourth...
Nicaragua’s Government Sends Warm Congratulations to Suriname’s First Female President
teleSUR
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Nicaragua and Suriname strengthen revolutionary ties with message of unity and friendship. Photo: National Assembly of Suriname. July 7, 2025 Hour: 5:56 pm The Government of Reconciliation and National Unity of Nicaragua congratulates Jennifer...
Venezuela must deliver on solar as blackouts look set to continue
Dialogo Chino
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July 11, 2025
In August 2024, 80% of Venezuela was plunged into darkness by a power outage that lasted around 12 hours. Such disruption has continued since then, and can last for days. The existing “load management plan” involves scheduled four-hour power cuts...
A Silent Emergency Is Unfolding on the Colombia-Venezuela Border
Caracas Chronicles
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July 14, 2025
The images of thousands of people stuck on the Venezuelan side of the Simón Bolívar International Bridge, waiting to enter Colombia, are no longer common. Nor are the crowds of people walking en masse, as seen years ago. But those who still cross...
President Gustavo Petro accuses US of coup plot
Weekly Blitz
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July 11, 2025
Colombia, a long-time US ally in Latin America, has found itself at the heart of a diplomatic storm. President Gustavo Petro recently accused the United States of orchestrating a plot to overthrow or even assassinate him, citing leaked recordings...
President of Brazil Gripes: ‘Totally Disrespectful’ for Trump to Threaten Tariffs on Truth Social
Breitbart
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July 11, 2025
Radical leftist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that Brazil will reciprocate the United States’ 50-percent tariff on August 1 if no “solution” is found through diplomatic channels before the deadline — stressing that...
Illegal Venezuelan migrant pleads guilty to crash that killed boy a day before his 12th birthday
New York Post
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July 15, 2025
An illegal migrant from Venezuela has pleaded guilty to causing a head-on crash in Missouri that killed a boy just a day before his 12th birthday. Endrina Bracho, 34, was driving with her own two kids on Dec. 20, 2023, when her Dodge van crossed...
'Immoral and Indefensible': Study Reveals Deadly Consequences of US Sanctions
Common Dreams
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July 23, 2025
A study published this week in the British medical journal The Lancet Global Health revealed that unilateral economic sanctions cause more than 500,000 excess deaths annually, prompting renewed calls for the United States to end its use of a form...
NYC nearly doubles spending on immigration legal services
Gothamist - New York
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July 15, 2025
New York City is slated to spend $120 million on immigration legal services in the new budget, nearly double the $65 million appropriated last year, according to City Hall spokesperson Liz Garcia. The funding for fiscal year 2026, approved by the...
Oscar-eligible film one of many playing at Maine International Film Festival
WABI - Maine
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July 14, 2025
WATERVILLE, Maine (WABI) - The Maine International Film Festival in Waterville began last Friday. Throughout the course of 10 days, more than 100 films will be shown that were made all over the world including one short film made in Colombia. Más...
Venezuela's Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra cancels Hollywood Bowl shows: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
Los Angeles Times
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July 11, 2025
In early July, the Los Angeles Philharmonic quietly canceled all four Hollywood Bowl performances featuring Venezuela’s Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. The L.A. Phil, in a statement, attributed the cancellations of...
Venezuelan Legislators Declare MEPs Personae Non Gratae Over Gaza Stance
teleSUR
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Legislator Jorge Rodriguez, July, 2025. X/ @IKandanga2 July 11, 2025 Hour: 10:11 am On Thursday, Venezuela’s National Assembly declared several members of the European Parliament “personae non gratae” over their support for the genocide being...
Legal expert warns of 'scary' scenario if Trump loyalist becomes federal appeals judge
AlterNet
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July 11, 2025
On Thursday morning, July 10, Politico reported that whistleblower and former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Erez Reuveni had "provided Congress with a trove of e-mails and text messages to corroborate his claims" about Emil Bove — the...
Venezuela Marches to Demand Release of Children Detained in the U.S.
teleSUR
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Venezuelan families rally to end forced separation of children held by U.S. authorities.Photo:PSUV. July 10, 2025 Hour: 5:38 pm Thousands rally in Caracas, demanding the immediate return of Venezuelan children separated from their families and...
Former Twins pitcher convicted of murdering his father-in-law over $11M estate
Star Tribune - Minnesota
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July 15, 2025
“It was frame by frame going through each video, pausing, comparing body types and comparing shoes, even, was a topic of discussion,” she said.Serafini will be sentenced Aug. 18.Serafini was drafted by the Twins in the first round of the 1992 MLB...
Mum of Italian held in Venezuela complains of govt's silence
ANSA
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July 15, 2025
The mother of Alberto Trentini, an Italian aid worker who has been held in Venezuela on 'conspiracy' charges since November 15, on Tuesday complained of Premier Giorgia Meloni's alleged silence with respect to the case. "Today it's exactly eight...
Amid immigration raids, MLBPA advises players to keep legal documents with them
Los Angeles Times
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July 15, 2025
ATLANTA — As federal agents conduct immigration raids in Southern California and across America, the union representing major and minor league baseball players has warned any concerned members to “carry documentation wherever they go,” union chief...
WIN to compete in all ten regions; Mohamed promises release of election policies soon
News Source Guyana
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July 14, 2025
The recently formed We Invest in Nationhood party, headed by billionaire businessman, Azruddin Mohamed will be contesting in all ten administrative regions in its maiden elections voyage. With a wave of supporters dressed in the party’s royal blue...
Trump says he wants to deport ‘the worst of the worst.’ Government data tell another story
Los Angeles Times
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July 13, 2025
President Trump has pledged to deport “the worst of the worst.” He frequently speaks at public appearances about the countless “dangerous criminals” — among them murderers, rapists and child predators — from around the world he says entered the...
Opinion: A rule of brute force, not a rule of law
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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“America goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy … She might become the dictatress of the world, But she would no longer be the ruler of her own spirit.” • John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) In the middle of his term as secretary of state, the...