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Two Kenyan high school students to showcase their food security innovations on the world stage, Unites States
The Standard
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Jael Achieng from Loresho Secondary in Nairobi, and Blessed Kyalo from AIC Tangu Comprehensive School in Makueni County will represent Kenya at the Global Youth Institute in Iowa, USA, in October after their innovations on food security won at the...
Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms
Canada's National Observer
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August 28, 2025
As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout. Students will be returning to classrooms after one of Canada's...
Historic Pocket Rescission Package Eliminates Woke, Weaponized, and Wasteful Spending
The White House
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August 29, 2025
THIS HISTORIC POCKET RESCISSION PACKAGE ELIMINATES WOKE, WEAPONIZED, AND WASTEFUL SPENDING The Trump Administration is committed to getting America’s fiscal house in order by cutting government spending that is woke, weaponized, and wasteful. Now,...
Politifact FL: Fact-checking the Trump administration’s claims about Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Central Florida Public Media
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August 28, 2025
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. The Trump administration again detained Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a...
Microbiomes may be corals’ secret weapon against climate change: Study
Mongabay
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August 14, 2025
Researchers compared how genetically similar populations of Pocillopora corals cope with heat stress in Panama’s Gulf of Panama and Gulf of Chiriquí, both on the Pacific coast. The team looked at the entire holobiont — the coral’s symbionts,...
Pew: Unauthorized immigrant population hit record of 14 million in 2023
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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August 22, 2025
The number of unauthorized immigrants in the US reached a record number of 14 million in 2023, according to an Aug. 21 Pew Research Center report. Pew noted that the all-time high for unauthorized immigration followed two consecutive years of...
Tariffs, Trade, and Textiles – Navigating U.S. Trade Policy in a Shifting Global Landscape
IFJ
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August 28, 2025
What was once the domain of trade lawyers and procurement officers is now a concern for the boardroom. U.S. trade and tariff policy is evolving into a complex mixture of economic competition, national security, and concerns about forced labor, not...
What Are the Real Reasons Behind Washington’s Latest Show of Force Against Venezuela?
naked capitalism
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August 22, 2025
The US Empire’s drums of war are once again beating loud and hard in Latin America. Three US destroyers equipped with the Aegis system, a defence technology designed to track multiple targets and neutralise air or sea threats simultaneously, will...
At Texas’s School for the Blind, an Inventive Band of Outsiders Takes the Stage
Texas Monthly
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August 29, 2025
The kids were exhausted before rehearsal even began. They’d entered the small classroom one by one on this cold evening in mid-February, slowly feeling their way with canes, some with an adult guiding them. All six were blind, some more so than...
Can “immigrant” corals save Florida’s dying reefs?
Anthropocene
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August 20, 2025
Coral isn’t exactly a migratory species. Many have exoskeletons that seem more like sculptures than living organisms. But right now, Florida scientists are watching closely to see if an unusual experiment in coral migration pays off. As the...
Alorica Expands Its Cairo Operations, Increasing Workforce By 450% And Cementing Its Position As A Regional CX Powerhous...
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN- AETOSWire) (BUSINESS WIRE ) -- Alorica Inc. , a global leader in digitally powered customer experiences (CX), announced its site expansion in Cairo, Egypt to meet rising demand from its global customer base. With the most number of new...
UHC Announces Newest Member of Staff with Addition of Dr. John Dugas to Staff of Bridgeport Pediatrics
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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August 29, 2025
Dr. John Dugas is joining Bridgeport Pediatrics, having finished his pediatric residency at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. While a student, he was recognized as the outstanding senior resident and intern in Outpatient Pediatrics;...
Lab of Ornithology hits 2 billion bird sightings, 3 million recordings
Cornell Chronicle - New York
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August 19, 2025
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and its eBird program, a participatory-science platform in which anyone around the world can submit bird sightings and sounds for scientists to use in research, recently hit a pair of major milestones. The eBird...
U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Reached a Record 14 Million in 2023
Pew Research Center
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August 21, 2025
How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this research to understand changes in the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States. The Center has published estimates of the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for more than two...
'Moral imperative': Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms
Burlington Today
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August 28, 2025
As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout. As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians' daily...
Carnival Cruise Line’s Christine Duffy Leads Growth And Innovation
Forbes
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Christine Duffy's strong leadership has resulted in impressive growth. Carnival Cruise Line Christine Duffy is a busy woman. As president of Carnival Cruise Line, the flagship brand of Miami-based global cruise industry leader Carnival Corp., the...
Service providers help international students at Lakehead University navigate Thunder Bay
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 29, 2025
Last year, Sharon Saji came to Thunder Bay, Ont., from Dubai feeling both excited and afraid of the journey ahead of her. Now, she's part of Lakehead University's global ambassador program and is helping other international students adjust to life...
Coconut on the Road: Northern vs. Southern hospitality
Pacific Daily News
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In a land far, far away from Guam, yet equally as hot and humid in summer, I find myself in the company of an old friend…the South. Close to Bayou Shaffer, along Hwy 182 in Morgan City, Louisiana, sits a simple red-roofed building. Three American...
Liberty Networks Launches MAYA-1.2 Subsea Cable Upgrade to Boost Caribbean Connectivity
The Fast Mode
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August 29, 2025
Liberty Networks, a leading provider of enterprise connectivity and digital infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean, announced a major milestone with the launch of MAYA-1.2, an enhanced system that doubles the capacity of the MAYA-1...
Frontier Airlines adds several new routes, including in Charlotte
WCNC - North Carolina
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August 27, 2025
Frontier Airlines announces 20 new routes this year, including two from Charlotte. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Frontier Airlines is adding 20 routes later this year, including two in Charlotte. Other cities impacted include Detroit, Houston, and Baltimore....