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Twice-deported migrant rapist freed as Dems face heat for sanctuary policies
Fox News
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July 17, 2025
Fox News national correspondent Griff Jenkins joins Americas Newsroom to discuss sanctuary cities pushing back on President Donald Trumps illegal immigration crackdown amid the rise in assaults on immigration enforcement agents. NEWYou can now...
7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported In US
Kentucky News Network
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The Alaska earthquakes were reported days after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake was reported in Guatemala on July 8, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered in Amatitlán at a depth of 10 kilometers (about 6.2...
No School, No Work: The Worrisome Expansion of LatAm’s ‘Ninis’
Nearshore Americas
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July 17, 2025
Young people in Latin America who neither study nor work — the so-called Ninis — are becoming a ticking time bomb for the region’s economies. There are now 20 million Ninis, making up over 18% of Latin America’s youth aged 15 to 24, according to...
Yoder-Short: The trouble with Alligator Alcatraz | Column
Iowa City Press Citizen
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We like to think of ourselves as a good nation, but our priority of looking out for only ourselves, looking out only for those we deem worthy of humane treatment, is coloring our national identity. Good nations don’t have concentration camps. Good...
An Application of Ockham's Razor to Apologetic Motivations
Patheos
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July 17, 2025
A portion of the second-century BC Great Isaiah Scroll from Qumran (Wikimedia Commons public domain image) It’s Thursday at the Interpreter Foundation, so here’s a chapter reprint for you: Seek Ye Words of Wisdom: Manipulating Text to Reinforce...
Rep. Wesley Hunt Press Office addresses election results and sanctuary city concerns
NW Houston News - Texas
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July 17, 2025
Rep. Wesley Hunt Press Office, representing Texas's 38th District in the U.S. Congress since 2023, posted a series of tweets on July 16 and 17, 2025, addressing the results of the 2024 presidential election and expressing concerns about sanctuary...
“Bring him back”: Supporters of Pascual Pedro plead their case in Davenport
Wilton-Durant Advocate News - Iowa
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Andrea Grubaugh, Reporter Posted 7/16/25 The fight for the return of 20-year old Guatemalan immigrant and West Liberty resident Pascual Pedro has continued throughout the past week, with Pedro’s supporters making their voices heard through prayer...
Top anti-corruption group flees El Salvador amid government crackdown
Al Jazeera
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July 17, 2025
The rights group Cristosal says it has evacuated staff from El Salvador amid pressure from President Nayib Bukele. The El Salvador human rights and anti-corruption watchdog Cristosal says it has relocated its operations outside the country, as the...
Tears and frustration at Santa Ana immigration court, where a lawyer fears for his clients’ safety
Orange County Register - California
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July 17, 2025
On a recent afternoon, a masked man pulled into the back of the Santa Ana immigration courthouse in a white, unmarked van with no license plates. Wearing a vest that read ‘DETENTION OFFICER’ with a GS4 security uniform patch, the driver stepped...
Protestors gather in Phoenix to protest Trump policies, honor late civil rights icon John Lewis
Arizona Mirror
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July 17, 2025
A smattering of protests in Phoenix took place Thursday as part of a larger round of national anti-Trump demonstrations under the name Good Trouble Lives On, in a reference to the late civil rights icon and member of Congress John Lewis....
USDA Accepting Applications for an Agribusiness Trade Mission to Mexico
Sunflower State Radio KD 94 - Kansas
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July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is now accepting applications for its upcoming agribusiness trade mission to Mexico City, Mexico, scheduled for November 3–6. U.S. exporters...
Letter: The plea for conservative views
The Arizona Daily Star
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Thank you for publishing my conservative response defending FEMA layoffs. Writer Dan Barron also asked, "Why doesn't cutting USAID kill children?" On February 9, 2025, I wrote to the Star: "USAID will reemerge under the State Department, smaller,...
World News | El Salvador's Top Human Rights Group Flees President Bukele's Ongoing Crackdown on Dissent
Latestly
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July 17, 2025
Mexico City, Jul 17 (AP) El Salvador's top human rights organisation, Cristosal, announced Thursday it is leaving the country because of mounting harassment and legal threats by the government of President Nayib Bukele. The organization has been...
First Ladies Determine Their Role in a Polarizing World—Together
Harper's Bazaar
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July 17, 2025
Amid constant warfare, climate change, a reduction in mental health across the globe, and the rapid deployment of AI, what does it mean to be a first lady? It is one of the most visible roles, with access to an international platform, and yet in...
Avianca Adds Business Class to Key Caribbean Routes From Bogotá
Caribbean Journal
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July 17, 2025
Avianca is making a major move to upgrade the passenger experience on flights from Bogotá to the Caribbean. At the IATA Wings of Change Americas conference in Bogotá, Avianca announced it is expanding its Business Class service across more than 80...
Opinion: Grassley, Ernst, and Hinson mislead Iowans
The Gazette - Iowa
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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. As Pascual Pedro’s parish priest and godfather, I am deeply troubled by the recent statements of Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, and Rep. Ashley...
El Salvador’s top human rights group flees President Bukele’s ongoing crackdown on dissent
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 17, 2025
MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s top human rights organization, Cristosal, announced Thursday it is leaving the country because of… MEXICO CITY (AP) — El Salvador’s top human rights organization, Cristosal, announced Thursday it is leaving the...
How mariachi programs keep students like me culturally connected in college
EdSource
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July 16, 2025
Students pass beneath Sather Gate and onto Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley. Credit: Steve McConnell / UC Berkeley As a student of Mexican, Guatemalan and Salvadoran heritage at UC Berkeley, adjusting to life at a prestigious institution has been hard....
Rooted & Rising to celebrate poets
The Pioneer News - Kentucky
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What was your first big risk? Who was your first love? When was the first time you stood up for yourself? These questions—and many more—will inspire writers and artists at “Rooted & Rising,” the July 26 Artists’ Social hosted by the Salt River...
Hugo Blanco’s revolutionary legacy: An interview with María Blanco
Green Left
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July 17, 2025
Hugo Blanco (1934–2023) was a Peruvian revolutionary involved in grassroots struggles across Peru, Latin America and the world. He led a militant fight for land rights in Peru in the 1960s, for which the Ricardo Pérez Godoy military junta...