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Bolivia and El Salvador Join Together in Crypto Memorandum – What Cryptos to Buy Now?
Bitcoinist
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August 11, 2025
Bolivia and Algeria are taking opposite paths on crypto. Bolivia, which lifted its decade-long ban in mid-2024, has seen digital asset transactions surge over 500% in just six months, reaching $294M by April. Now, it’s partnering with El Salvador...
Maryland screwworm case has US officials bracing for return of an old foe
The Guardian
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September 7, 2025
A patient in Maryland was diagnosed in August with New World screwworm, a parasitic fly, after traveling to El Salvador. Doctors and veterinarians say the case poses very low risks for human health in the US, but it comes after an increase of...
Bitcoin Nears $120,000 Again As El Salvador Opens Bitcoin Banks
NewsBTC
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August 10, 2025
Bitcoin’s march to reclaim the $120,000 milestone again is gaining pace with a combination of tightening supply and interesting events around the world. Harvard University recently revealed its $116.6 million allocation to BlackRock’s IBIT Bitcoin...
Students Have Questions About Our Democracy. Is Civics Class Up to the Task?
Education Week
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September 8, 2025
Last school year, Massachusetts teacher Andrew Swan started to feel like the assignments he had long relied on to illustrate how government works for his students were falling short. In one, his 8th grade civics students analyzed documents and...
Pramila Jayapal addresses Gaza famine declaration and research funding on social media
Seattle City Wire - Washington State
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August 23, 2025
U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, who represents Washington’s 7th district in Congress, posted a series of statements on August 23, 2025, addressing international humanitarian crises and the importance of research funding.In her first post,...
Time for Korea to prepare for stablecoins
Korea JoungAng Daily
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September 8, 2025
Published: 08 Sep. 2025, 10:14 Choi Jae-won The author is a professor of economics at Seoul National University. Stablecoins are digital currencies pegged to the value of legal tender such as the dollar or the Korean won. Unlike volatile...
Latin American and Caribbean laboratories strengthen zoonotic influenza detection through joint PAHO-IAEA workshop
Pan American Health Organization
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August 22, 2025
Rio de Janeiro, August 22, 2025 (PANAFTOSA/SPV-PAHO/WHO) – Laboratory technicians from 19 Latin American and Caribbean countries completed a five-day workshop in Rio de Janeiro to enhance the detection of avian influenza A (H5N1), a virus...
Crime Is ‘Genetic,’ Says Trump. Rebuttals Needed
Journal-isms
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September 8, 2025
Crime Is ‘Genetic,’ Says Trump. Rebuttals Needed: Nazis Had a Name for It: ‘Criminal Biology’ Being a Black Journalist: ‘Can’t Make Any Mistakes’ Trust in News is Partisan, Including for Latino Outlets Investigative Reporting Lives in Dallas,...
Pew Research flags sharp 1 million fall in undocumented immigrants in Trump’s first months
Financial Express
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The number of undocumented immigrants in the United States hit a record 14 million in 2023, which is 19% higher than the year before, according to new figures from the Pew Research Center. The steep increase had mainly came from people who were...
ACLU Files Habeas Corpus for Salvadoran Journalist Detained in U.S.
teleSUR
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Salvadoran journalist Mario Guevara, 2025. X/ @MarvinLimforGA August 21, 2025 Hour: 2:24 pm On Thursday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a habeas corpus petition — the legal principle that protects individuals against arbitrary...
Salvadoran Catholic leaders speaking out more amid worries over democratic erosion
Catholic Review - Maryland
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August 11, 2025
Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador issued a pair of petitions for lawmakers during a Mass celebrated for the feast of the Divine Savior, observed in the country to commemorate the Transfiguration. Both petitions ventured into the...
USA/Global: Tech made by Palantir and Babel Street pose surveillance threats to pro-Palestine student protestors & migrants
Amnesty International
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August 21, 2025
The US authorities are using automated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tools to deliberately target non-US citizens and pose risks to those who speak out for Palestinian rights, said Amnesty International, amid the country’s...
US immigrant population declines for first time in half a century, research shows
LAist - California
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August 21, 2025
Keep up with LAist. If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less. For the first time in more than 50 years, the...
U.S. immigrant population declines for first time in half a century, research shows
Pleasanton Weekly - California
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August 21, 2025
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. immigrant population is declining, with foreign-born residents either choosing to leave the country or being...
Roger Sosa Continues to Drive Tech Innovation in Banking at Banco Davivienda International
Hispanic Executive
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August 18, 2025
One PC was available for the entire loan department, and it was a big deal. Roger Sosa remembers installing that computer. It was the late eighties, and he got to install cutting-edge technology within his bank. The accumulated processing power of...
What to know about US forces in South America, Venezuelan reaction
1News
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The United States is continuing to boost its military forces near Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels – even after a US strike destroyed what President Donald Trump said was a drug-carrying boat operated by the Tren de...
How Immigration Policies Are Harming Mental Health
Psychology Today
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By Srishti Katuri, MA, and Cynthia J. Najdowski, PhD, University at Albany. On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act—historically employed only during wartime—so that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
$5 Billion Bitcoin Treasure Tied To Piracy Website Found In German Wallets
Bitcoinist
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September 7, 2025
Arkham Intelligence has flagged roughly 45,000 Bitcoin tied to the Movie2K piracy case that have not moved since 2019, a discovery that raises fresh questions about what was missed when German authorities handled the earlier seizures. At current...
‘Living laboratory’: Trump admin urged to look to South America for lessons on fighting migrant gangs
Fox News
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Jose Arocha, a former lieutenant colonel in the Venezuelan military, told Fox News Digital that the recent U.S. intel community report denying Tren de Aragua is linked to the Venezuelan dictatorship is missing a key aspect. NEWYou can now listen...
Hurricane threat to Hawaii diminishes
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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September 7, 2025
Hurricane threat to Hawaii diminishes HONOLULU -- Hurricane Kiko was tracking to the north of the Hawaiian islands, diminishing the threat of strong winds and widespread rain, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Kiko was about 1,000 miles...