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'On the US payroll': Secretive Army unit's involvement in drug trafficking and murder exposed
AlterNet
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August 16, 2025
As President Trump threatens to use U.S. special forces against drug cartels abroad, a new book, The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces, reveals some of the most secretive and elite special forces in the Army are...
Trump is open to doing business with Russia. That could be tricky
CNN
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August 15, 2025
Follow London — US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are heading to Alaska for pivotal talks that could unlock a long-sought peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. A peace deal, or a simple thawing of relations between...
They’re feeding the hungry. Then guarding the door from ICE.
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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Jose Angel Rodriguez doesn’t like when his stepmother goes outside alone. As he prepares to leave for the U.S. Marine Corps in less than a month, the 24-year-old has been haunted by news of families split apart and deported. Murmurs of people...
US Guts Criticism of Indigenous Rights Abuses, Mentions of Climate Change From Annual Human Rights Reports
Inside Climate News
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August 14, 2025
Forget Indigenous rights, climate change and environmental protection. That’s the stark message from the latest edition of the U.S. Department of State’s reports on human rights practices across the world, according to an Inside Climate News...
Twenty Dissidents Abducted in Nicaragua
Havana Times
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August 15, 2025
In the departments of Carazo, Masaya, Granada, and Rivas View of police patrols with riot gear during a raid in Managua. // Photo: Archive Among those illegally detained are former political prisoners, returned exiles, artists, businesspeople, and...
As Trader Joe's opens in New Orleans, try these quirky local restaurants near the grocery
Nola - Louisiana
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Sure, you can now get your everything bagel seasoning, frozen kimbap, sourdough rye chips and other favorite Trader Joe’s food brands in New Orleans. But did you know that right next-door you can get fresh squid ink noodles, vegan curry, Filipino...
In Kenner, a routine traffic stop can be a gateway to deportation
WWNO - Louisiana
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August 13, 2025
This article was produced in partnership with Gulf States Newsroom. Alexander Sanchez had only been in the United States for two months when police officers pulled him over one morning in December near a major intersection in Kenner, about 10...
Bolivian voters hungry for change, disillusioned by options ahead of election
The Mainichi
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Presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina waves during a closing campaign rally in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita) LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) -- The campaign billboards adorning the streets of Bolivia for Sunday's...
Weekly global protein digest: 2025 US forecast - broiler production up; egg & turkey production down
The Poultry Site
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Livestock analyst Jim Wyckoff reports on global protein news Weekly US beef, pork export sales report Beef: Net sales of 4,300 MT for 2025--a marketing-year low--were down 73 percent from the previous week and 66 percent from the prior 4-week...
Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for July 2025
JD Supra - California
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August 12, 2025
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past month, with links to...
DOGE Saves $4.2 Billion More in Wasteful Contracts
PJ Media - Virginia
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August 15, 2025
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is still hard at work cutting billions of taxpayer dollars’ worth of outrageous federal contracts and grants. In less than a week, DOGE was able to end over 120 federal contracts worth billions of...
Mission: Evangelize Spanish America
The Christian Chronicle
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August 12, 2025
GREEN BAY, WIS. — “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...
US foreign policy’s long been transactional – but not like Trump’s
Asia Times
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August 14, 2025
The US president, Donald Trump, watched on recently as the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands in the White House. They had just signed what Trump called a “peace deal” to end nearly four decades of conflict. The deal grants the US...
Bolivian voters are hungry for change — and disillusioned by the options ahead of election
Associated Press
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August 15, 2025
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The campaign billboards adorning the streets of Bolivia for Sunday’s presidential election make grand promises: A solution to the dire economic crisis within 100 days, an end to fuel shortages and bread lines, unity for a...
US presidents have always used transactional foreign policy – but Trump does it differently
The Conversation
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August 13, 2025
The US president, Donald Trump, watched on recently as the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands in the White House. They had just signed what Trump called a “peace deal” to end nearly four decades of conflict. The deal grants the US...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 8.13.25
Florida Politics
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August 13, 2025
Good Tuesday morning. Florida health care and business leaders will convene for a roundtable discussion today at 10 a.m. on the importance of extending the enhanced premium tax credits. The enhanced premium tax credits are a lifeline for 4 million...
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
BioPharma Dive
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4 major trends shaping today’s oncology market
BioPharma Dive
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Ultimate Guide: Star of the Seas
Cruise Passenger
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August 14, 2025
Deck Plans Reviews Icon of the Seas is no longer alone as the biggest ship in the world. Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Star of the Seas will start sailing this weekend. The ship is the second Icon-class vessel and will sail alongside her twin....
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The 12th Regional Meeting on the Pastoral Care of Human Mobility in Costa Rica
Fides
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August 14, 2025
Thursday, 14 August 2025 San José (Agenzia Fides) – The 12th Regional Meeting of Bishops and Pastoral Workers of Human Mobility from North, Central America, and the Caribbean will be held from August 18 to 22 in Costa Rica, at the Juan XXIII...