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Pisang Mas Crowned the Best-Tasting Banana by TasteAtlas
Tempo.co
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August 26, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - When it comes to flavor, taste is often a matter of personal preference. However, TasteAtlas has recently unveiled a ranking of the world’s best-tasting bananas, based on the votes of real food lovers from across the globe....
From Katrina to Maria: Hurricane season’s lasting effects on U.S. minorities
Los Angeles Times
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August 29, 2025
Last week, Hurricane Erin became the first major hurricane of the 2025 season, peaking as a Category 5 storm and leading to 12 deaths. Erin’s erratic nature, highlighted by its ability to intensify greatly in a 24-hour period, further showed how...
'Unauthorized' estimates reach record highs in 2023 in Utah, US
KSL - Utah
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WASHINGTON — Getting a solid handle on the number of immigrants in the country illegally can be a tough task. Estimates range all over the place, depending on the source. But the number of unauthorized immigrants, the term used by the Pew Research...
Why Katrina Reshaped The Landscape And Unity Of New Orleans Churches
Religion Unplugged
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NEW ORLEANS — The church doors would remain open, David Crosby decided after the levees failed New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina. Someone from the Midwest sent a huge generator to First Baptist Church of New Orleans, Crosby’s pastorate at the time,...
Physician feature: Dr. Derek Dirks
North Idaho Business Journal
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Dr. Derek Dirks is a general surgeon and the director of bariatric surgery at Northwest Specialty Hospital in Post Falls. A 2005 Coeur d'Alene High School graduate, Dirks attended the University of Idaho where he graduated with his Bachelor of...
The U.S. confirms its 1st human case of New World screwworm. What is it?
KIYU - Alaska
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August 25, 2025
New World screwworm larva, like the one pictured, will hatch and feed on the flesh of living animals, typically cattle. Cases in humans are rare but can be fatal. AP/USDA Agricultural Research Service hide caption toggle caption AP/USDA...
Bangladesh, Mexico celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties
Dhaka Tribune
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August 30, 2025
Bangladesh and Mexico have celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations with a diplomatic reception and a photo exhibition titled "Breaking the Silence" at the historic Museum of Muralism in Mexico City. The event, held on...
LSU will wear special helmet sticker vs. Clemson to remember 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 29, 2025
LSU will wear special helmet sticker vs. Clemson to remember 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina LSU will wear special helmet sticker vs. Clemson to remember 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Years ago today, Hurricane Katrina devastated the...
Corals keep cooking in climate-heated seas. These crossbreeds may keep hope alive
WUSF - Florida
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August 17, 2025
The first-in-the-world experiment began not with a splash, but with a gasp from a respirator. Neoprene-clad scientists sank to the shallow bottom of Flamingo Reef off Key Biscayne, clutching black milk cartons filled with precious cargo. Inside...
This is the world’s most peaceful country for 2025
CNN
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August 30, 2025
Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, and where to stay. In travel news this week, a look inside Amtrak’s new high-speed train, Southwest...
Watch Live: Katrina Comeback: How New Orleans brought its people, culture back
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 29, 2025
Katrina Comeback: How New Orleans brought its people, culture back Two decades later, New Orleans is still rising. From chaos to code, the city rewrote its playbook. New neighbors arrived by Will and wonder. Well, because that's what we're called...
Katrina reshaped New Orleans churches, leaders say
The Baptist Standard - Texas
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August 29, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (BP)—The church doors would remain open, Pastor David Crosby decided after the levees failed New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina. David Crosby Someone from the Midwest sent a huge generator to First Baptist Church of New Orleans, Crosby’s...
Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias Returns to Seattle Center with Music, Dance, and Community Sept. 13-14
The Facts News - Washington State
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August 30, 2025
Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias Returns to Seattle Center with Music, Dance, and Community The free, family-oriented event returns to Seattle Center September 13–14 SEATTLE— Celebrate the vibrant spirit of Latin America at Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias from 12...
“Like Making Elon Musk the Head of the FAA”—Meet Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill
Mother Jones
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August 29, 2025
Department of Health and Human Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., right, conducts the swearing-in ceremony of Jim O'Neill as the Department's Deputy Secretary, June 9, 2025, in Washington. Amy Rossetti/Department of Health and Human Services via...
Appeals court stays Trump plan to end protections for Venezuelans
Jamaica Observer
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August 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Friday from stripping legal protections from some 600,000 Venezuelans living in the United States. A federal judge in...
Deadly flesh-eating screwworm found infecting person in US for first time in years
The Independent
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August 25, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...
Corporate political activity of the food industry in the development of food policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: a narrative review of the current literature
Globalization and Health
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August 26, 2025
Narrative review The search provided an initial screening sample of 29,644 documents from search platforms (n = 29,611) and grey literature (n = 39). Following a title screening, 29,174 documents were excluded because they did not meet the...
Princess Kako of Akishino
Andina
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Their Imperial Highnesses Crown Prince and Crown Princess Akishino and their family A Picture taken In the garden of their residence in early summer of 2024. (from left to right) : Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako, His Imperial Highness Crown...
SHAVER: Canada must tighten its medical screening of asylum seekers
Winnipeg Sun
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August 29, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Published Aug 29, 2025 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 3 minute read Asylum seekers walk along Roxham Road near Champlain, N.Y., making their way toward the Canada/U.S. border on Aug. 6, 2017. Photo by Geoff...