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Watch Live: Katrina Comeback: How New Orleans brought its people, culture back
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 29, 2025
Katrina Comeback: How New Orleans brought its people, culture back Two decades later, New Orleans is still rising. From chaos to code, the city rewrote its playbook. New neighbors arrived by Will and wonder. Well, because that's what we're called...
Ben Anderson, Chris Hedges – Reporting on War
Brave New Europe
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August 29, 2025
29 August 2025 War correspondent Ben Anderson joins host Chris Hedges to detail the numbing physical and psychological elements of war reporting — and ponders whether or not the truth can really change anything It is rare to find war...
Federal Judges Have Absolutely Had It With The Trump Administration, DOJ
Techdirt
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August 13, 2025
from the gtfo-with-this-bullshit dept Maybe this won’t actually mean anything when all is said and done. Maybe what we’re seeing here is the last dying breaths of a democracy as its current owners sell it off for parts and consolidate their power....
Deadly flesh-eating screwworm found infecting person in US for first time in years
The Independent
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August 25, 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...
How immigration levels in the U.S. changed since Trump’s 2nd term
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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August 30, 2025
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 deported, according to the latest data from the Pew Research Center. In January 2025,...
AP News: The Latest: Trump blocks $4.9 billion in foreign aid approved by Congress
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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In a letter sent Thursday to Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, President Donald Trump said he would not be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid — effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative...
Why the U.S. is sending warships to South America
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 30, 2025
WASHINGTON — The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels with the expected arrival of more vessels next week, an action that will undoubtedly fuel more speculation...
Remittances Will Continue To Define The Future Of Fintech
Forbes
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Remittances are the lifeblood of many economies and families around the world. Their impact on fintech in the future will be unmistakable. Photographer: Katumba Badru Sultan/Bloomberg © 2023 Bloomberg Finance LP For decades, remittances have been...
The hidden truth behind Trump's fabricated deception
AlterNet
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August 19, 2025
We’re all familiar with Trump’s famous deportation flights of Venezuelans and Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a concentration camp in El Salvador in violation of a court order. But did you know there have been over 1,000 such flights in the past few...
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: A Flesh-Eating Parasite Puts Farmers On Alert, Amazon Protection at Risk, and Seaweed Farm Shows Promising Early Signs
Food Tank - Maryland
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August 30, 2025
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. First Human Case of a Flesh-Eating Parasite Detected in the U.S. The Department of Health and Human Services announced the first human case...
Riding the AI wave in Mexico: innovation, regulation and the road ahead
Latin Lawyer
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August 29, 2025
Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming Mexico’s economic and social landscape, presenting unprecedented opportunities for innovation and efficiency across diverse sectors, including enhanced decision-making, data...
Australia tops new list of most expensive passports in the world - but here's the list of countries it will get you into without a visa
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 | Updated: 09:53 EDT, 24 August 2025 The Australian passport has been revealed as the most expensive in the world for the second year in a row, but research suggests...
Obenski: In defense of cashless bail
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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August 30, 2025
Do you realize you have probably used cashless bail? Did you ever get a traffic ticket? When you signed the bottom line on the ticket, you accepted cashless bail terms. That way, the officer did not have to take you to the police station to ruin...
The Disappearance Machine
Common Dreams
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August 30, 2025
"What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again."—Anne Frank US President Donald Trump has federalized the DC police department and put more than 2,000 National Guard troops on city streets, even as crime remains at...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says Trump admin is trying to force him to plead guilty with Uganda threat
The Independent
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August 23, 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...
New Orleans still rebuilding population 20 years after Hurricane Katrina
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 29, 2025
Years ago today, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, upended lives, reshaped communities, and tested the very soul of the crescent city. But this is not just *** story of loss. It's *** story of resiliency, rebirth, and the relentless...
Reader favors mail-in voting. What do you think?
The Oklahoman
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We're fighting to preserve mail-in voting Oklahoma has one of the most reliable, accurate, secure and efficient voting systems in the U.S. ― both at the polls and by mail-in. President (Donald) Trump’s recently announced executive order to...
Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias Returns to Seattle Center with Music, Dance, and Community Sept. 13-14
The Facts News - Washington State
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August 30, 2025
Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias Returns to Seattle Center with Music, Dance, and Community The free, family-oriented event returns to Seattle Center September 13–14 SEATTLE— Celebrate the vibrant spirit of Latin America at Sea Mar Fiestas Patrias from 12...
LSU will wear special helmet sticker vs. Clemson to remember 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
WDSU 6 - Louisiana
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August 29, 2025
LSU will wear special helmet sticker vs. Clemson to remember 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina LSU will wear special helmet sticker vs. Clemson to remember 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Years ago today, Hurricane Katrina devastated the...
This truly shocking statistic reveals the depth of Trump's deception
Raw Story
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August 18, 2025
We’re all familiar with Trump’s famous deportation flights of Venezuelans and Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a concentration camp in El Salvador in violation of a court order. But did you know there have been over 1,000 such flights in the past few...