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Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year
The Canadian Press
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June saw the death of a musician whose talent brought The Beach Boys from a local California band to hitmakers and international ambassadors of surf and sun. Brian Wilson formed the band with two brothers, a cousin and a childhood friend,...
How Trump’s deportation push created 1 million MORE undocumented people
The Independent
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June 19, 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...
The story behind Duchess Sophie's royal rings as the mystery of her bare finger sparks questions
Daily Mail
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July 2, 2025
MailOnline has compiled a rich list of the Royal's engagement rings, which reveals those with the greatest value and most rare stones. The Princess of Wales: Value: £500,000+ Ring: Originally Princess Diana's engagement ring, the 12-carat oval-cut...
Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers
KFF Health News - California
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June 26, 2025
In a top-rated nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia, the Rev. Donald Goodness is cared for by nurses and aides from various parts of Africa. One of them, Jackline Conteh, a naturalized citizen and nurse assistant from Sierra Leone, bathes and...
The Media construction of a Threat: Scapegoating the Latinx ...
Modern Ghana
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Historically as well as contemporarily, immigration has been a key and extremely polarizing issue in American political discussion and discourse at all levels of US society. Certain leaders have maintained more open and accepting immigration...
Is the growth of executive power a threat to constitutional democracy?
The Brookings Institution
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President Donald Trump’s forceful exercise of presidential power has generated legal and constitutional controversies, many of which the U.S. Supreme Court will be called upon to resolve well before the president’s second term ends. This battle...
Ritter Sport appoints Christian Boulter as new UK sales director, amid key regional growth
Confectionery Production
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Christian Boulter joins Ritter Sport's UK operation, as its new sales director. Pic: Ritter Share this page German-founded premium chocolate brand Ritter Sport has named Christian Boulter as its new sales director for the UK and Ireland, as the...
The Sprudge Twenty Class of 2025Presented By Pacific Barista Series
Sprudge - Oregon
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June 30, 2025
We are delighted to welcome you to the official announcement of The Sprudge Twenty, presented by Sprudge and Pacific Barista Series. This is the seventh class of Sprudge Twenty honorees, part of an annual tradition honoring and amplifying leaders...
Chinese investment protection in Latin America: Navigating regulatory risks through strategic arbitration
JD Supra - California
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June 24, 2025
[co-author: Coline Desveaux] As China's economic engagement with Latin America reaches unprecedented levels, Chinese investors are navigating an increasingly complex landscape of opportunities and risks across the region's critical infrastructure,...
Undocumented workers say Cheesecake Factory recruited them, furnished fake work papers
HR Dive
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The Cheesecake Factory recruited undocumented workers to staff a Pennsylvania restaurant, provided them with false employment authorization documents and subjected them to abusive conditions, a group of five workers alleged in a June 19 lawsuit....
Five Below-the-Line Talents to Track in Costa Rica
Variety
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July 2, 2025
Costa Rica’s most prized assets – aside from its unparalleled locations – are its highly skilled crews, known for their depth of experience, strong work ethic and bilingual skills. Honed through years of on-set experience – paired with formal...
Iran, 9 other nations condemn West sanctions on world states
Mehr News Agency
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July 2, 2025
In a joint statement at the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on Tuesday, the signatories stressed the necessity of respecting the sovereignty of countries as sanctions sap the ability of countries,...
CHNV Update: Revocations and USCIS Guidance Trigger Urgent Employer Action
JD Supra - California
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June 25, 2025
The Trump administration terminated the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela parole (CHNV parole) program on June 12, 2025. See our initial guidance here. According to the administration, notices have been sent to affected parolees advising: Their...
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending legal status for more than 500,000 Haitians
Washington Examiner
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July 2, 2025
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump‘s move to terminate the protected status of more than 520,000 Haitians.Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the move, affecting over half a million Haitians who...
Several states, including Iran, condemn West’s sanctions on world countries
Iran Front Page
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July 2, 2025
In a joint statement at the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on Tuesday, the signatories stressed the necessity of respecting the sovereignty of countries as sanctions sap the ability of countries,...
Iran, nine other nations condemn West's sanctions on world countries
Press TV
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Iran and nine other countries have condemned unilateral sanctions and coercive measures imposed by the West on various states, describing such actions as a violation of the UN Charter and the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs...
Hurricane Flossie Intensifies to Category 2, Threatens Mexican Pacific Coast with Torrential Rains and Flooding
teleSUR
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July 2, 2025
Hurricane Flossie strengthens to category 2, threatening Mexico’s Pacific coast with heavy rains. Photo: EFE/Reference. July 1, 2025 Hour: 10:25 pm Hurricane Flossie rapidly strengthened to Category 2, advancing toward Mexico’s Pacific coast with...
Neighbours star Holly Valance, UK Reform billionaire Nick Candy property empire, potential settlement revealed
The West Australian
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July 2, 2025
Australian singer and former Neighbours star Holly Valance is in line for a major financial windfall following her split from British billionaire property developer Nick Candy, after 13 years of marriage. Despite reportedly signing a prenuptial...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ is just the start of a state plan to remove immigrants. Will it wreck Florida’s economy?
WGCU - Florida
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July 1, 2025
Mega-farmer Francis Alfred “Alfie” Oakes III addresses the camera as massive watermelons come rolling down a conveyor belt at one of his farms in Collier County. Behind him are workers, all of them Hispanic, rapidly picking up the melons and...
Why does the US still have a Level 1 travel advisory warning despite the chaos?
The Conversation
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June 11, 2025
No travel can be considered completely safe. There are inherent risks from transportation, criminal activity, communicable diseases, injury and natural disasters. Still, global travel is booming — for those who can afford it. To reduce the chances...