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Residents, commissioners weigh in on search for next police chief
A search for a new Hawaii Police Department chief was the hot topic Friday at the monthly Police Commission meeting at the County Council chambers in Hilo. A search for a new Hawaii Police Department chief was the hot topic Friday at the monthly...

Colorado State Patrol Relaunches Auto Theft Victim Assistance – Funding to offset costs associated with the crime of motor vehicle theft
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How ICE Became Trump’s Secret Army
Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Pocket Casts On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum begins with reflections on how Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown has transformed America into what he...

Courteously Turning Away: How Latin America Is Building Up New Partnerships
Latin America is at a geopolitical watershed. Instead of continuing to subordinate itself to the interests of the US and Europe, the region is quietly but resolutely seeking to forge new partnerships. While its tone remains diplomatic, the...

Cuba’s Scarce Electricity Hobbles the Few Industries Left
The Jose Marti Iron and Steel Company, Antillana de Acero. File photo: Leonardo Santiesteban / Periodismo de Barrio Por Amado Viera HAVANA TIMES – The last time the Cuban State press spoke about the Jose Marti Metallurgical Iron and Steel Company...

Latin American Community Radio: Embattled but Resisting
Indigenous women from Peru’s Cuzco region speak about their culture for the “Laramani” community radio station. The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters feel that one important dimension of their Latin American affiliates’...

Peru: Government strengthens diplomatic ties by receiving ambassadors' letters of credence
Belgium is a country with which Peru has maintained relations since 1850, based on the defense of democracy, the rule of law, and sustainable development. Likewise, the Ambassador of Guatemala, Herbert Estuardo Meneses Coronado, was presented,...

Client Alert: Nonprofits and New Foreign Influence Registration and Reporting Schemes: A Growing Trend with Broad Applicability
Florida’s recent amendments to its Charitable Solicitation Act are getting a lot of attention – and for good reason – charitable fundraising just got even harder. But Florida’s efforts to combat foreign influence should attract the nonprofit...

Special Lamar City Council work session August 18
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‘We Are Just One Church’: Green Bay Congregation Grows Through Spanish Outreach
GREEN BAY, Wusc. — “Our God, He Is Alive.” “Existe un Dios.” On a recent Sunday, the Green Bay Church of Christ — just two-tenths of a mile off Packerland Drive — sang the unofficial anthem of Churches of Christ in both English and Spanish. A...

Immigrant population in US declines for first time since 1960s under Trump admin
The US immigrant population is shrinking for the first time since the 1960s as President Donald Trump has implemented a crackdown on illegal immigration, tightened up the visa application process, and taken other steps to implement his agenda. In...
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Have 1.6 million illegal immigrants really left the US under Trump 2.0?
The Trump administration is claiming that an unprecedented number of undocumented immigrants have left the country in the United States president’s first 200 days back in office. US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has repeatedly...
Star of the Seas enters service with Royal Caribbean
Star of the Seas is now in service for Royal Caribbean International, embarking on its first revenue cruise on 16 August 2025 from Port Canaveral. As the second ship in the company’s Icon class, the 250,800gt ship was delivered by the Meyer Turku...

Undocumented count in US surged in 2023. Nevada had second-highest population share.
By Mike Schneider Nevada had the second largest share of undocumented residents behind only Florida in 2023, while topping the list of states with the highest percentage of undocumented people and households with an undocumented resident,...

Opinion: Utopian visions like California Forever lack key details on governance
A aerial rendering of California Forever in Solano County. (Image courtesy SITELAB urban studio) In 2020, the rapper Akon secured 136 acres of land to build his own eponymous city on the site of the coastal village of Mbodiène, not far from where...

Record Number of Submissions for Sanfic’s Santiago Lab, as Chilean Project Market Builds International Profile
The Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) reported 98.39% more applications this year to its fiction and documentary labs from some 32 countries. Out of 240 applications, 16 fiction projects and 15 documentaries were selected. “Unlike...

FEALAC and Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar, August 19, 2025 /MONTSAME/. Mongolia will serve as Co-Chair (East Asia Regional Coordinator) of the Forum for East Asia–Latin America Cooperation (FEALAC) for the 2025–2027 term. Mongolia will host the 10th FEALAC Foreign Ministers’...

Flesh-Eating Flies Pose Risk To Southern Deer Populations
At the southern border, a new threat is creeping into the United States—and no wall can stop it. Enter, the New World screwworm: a small fly that lays eggs into open wounds of a bird or mammal, where the larvae feast on live flesh. If untreated,...
Get Ahead of Property Tax and Business License Compliance
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Six reasons to show ICE some love | Opinion
With millions of undocumented immigrants still in the country, ICE agents have a real slog ahead of them. If ICE agents aren’t exhausted yet, they will be. And they could probably use a pick-me-up about now. Here are six reasons to show ICE some...