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Neighbours star Holly Valance, UK Reform billionaire Nick Candy property empire, potential settlement revealed
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...

A Cuban dad did time for a marijuana bust 40 years ago. He died in ICE custody last week
MIAMI – Isidro Pérez spent his life by the sea: first, during his childhood in Cuba, and at the end, on a house-boat off the coast of Key Largo with his dogs. He arrived in the U.S. in 1966 at the age of 16 and worked as a mechanic and fisherman....

North Platte businesses affected by federal order targeting four nationalities
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The Department of Homeland Security has begun notifying hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans that their temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. has been revoked. They are now...

Jnr Champs 25: Cole, DeGannes among four Pan Am qualifiers, but mixed reviews for T&T track and field
Four rising stars, among them two Carifta Games champions, have booked their spots at the Junior Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Villavicencio, Colombia this October. The four won the right to represent this country at the 2025...

Cartagena Convention Secretariat: Caribbean Sea fundamental to regional well-being
News Paula Lindo 2 Hrs Ago Eretmochelys imbricata/Hawksbill Sea Turtle. - Photo courtesy Noel Lopez THE 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol) was observed on June...
A Battle for Humane Consciousness in a War Against Truth: Exposing the Dark Arts of War
The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world. It is an objective which, when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of...
National Hurricane Center Monitoring Two Disturbances with High Development Potential in Atlantic and Eastern Pacific
NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center- This Monday, June 23, the National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas in the Tropical Weather Outlook. Central Subtropical Atlantic (AL90): Satellite images indicate that disorganized showers and...

USAID’s End Marks Shift in U.S. Foreign Aid: A New Chapter or Continued Intervention?
U.S. interventionismis changing: USAID hands over aid programs to State Department.photo:EFE. July 1, 2025 Hour: 5:05 pm The U.S. government announces a significant overhaul of its foreign aid strategy, ending USAID’s direct role in aid...

Cave discovery of ancient avocados could rescue a global crop
The world’s appetite for avocados rests almost entirely on a single variety: the creamy Hass. That genetic sameness has streamlined production into a multibillion-dollar industry. But it also invites disaster, as uniform orchards can collapse...

Australian Unicorns and Soonicorns: Startups Set to Dominate 2025
The birth of the Australian startup ecosystem is truly entering an age of gradual momentum, from thousands active startups and rising activity in sectors such as fintech, climate tech, AI, and creator tools. In 2024 alone, Aussie startups have...

Earth Today | 25 years and counting
YESTERDAY, JUNE 18, marked 25 years since the entry into force of the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol). The anniversary flagged a quarter of a century of dedicated efforts to conserve and sustainably...

Voices: When US presidents talk of regime change, we must be careful what they wish for
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...

A Cuban dad did time for a marijuana bust 40 years ago. He died in ICE custody Thursday.
Isidro Pérez spent his life by the sea: first, during his childhood in Cuba, and at the end, on a house-boat off the coast of Key Largo with his dogs. He arrived in the U.S. in 1966 at the age of 16 and worked as a mechanic and fisherman. In the...

Farewell to USAID: Reflections on the agency that President Trump dismantled
A storied US agency, one that began under President Kennedy in 1961 with the aim of providing global stability through a wide array of humanitarian aid and development programs, has now formally closed. Since January, the Trump administration has...
Sanctions considerations for non-governmental organisations in a new US administration
The continued and evolving use of economic and financial sanctions by a growing number of jurisdictions and government authorities, the exponential increase in the sheer number of sanctions targets and the increasing level of complexity of...

RELIGION HEADLINES FRI 6-20-25
Audio By Carbonatix (SRN NEWS ) Nicaragua continues to attract attention for religious persecution. Scores of Catholic and Protestant leaders have wound up in prison for questioning President Daniel Ortega’s dictatorial rule. CSW, a British-based...

Sino-Russian Convergence in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: A Global Threat to the US and Its Allies
The use of AI-driven propaganda and deepfake technologies has significantly escalated the scale and sophistication of disinformation, posing unprecedented challenges from Russia and China for Western intelligence and democratic institutions....

Brazil’s English Skills Lag Far Behind Global Standards
Brazil faces a big challenge as it prepares to host the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in 2025. The country ranks 81st out of 116 countries on the EF English Proficiency Index, a respected international measure. This means most...

Defracted Universes, Memory Divers, and Darkest Academia: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
I’m compiling this month’s SFF list in the lead-up to the summer solstice; by the time you read it, the days will already have begun shortening, even incrementally. But summer has only just begun, and July brings a bevy of exciting reads for...

Yes, You Could Be Both Openly Gay and Conservative in the '80s
The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983–1994, by Thomas Mallon, Knopf, 592 pages, $40 Writing in 1985, arguably the worst year of the AIDS crisis, the leftist columnist Christopher Hitchens attacked closeted gays who preached right-wing...