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  ICE Operation Nets 1,400 Criminal Aliens Amid Push to End Sanctuary Policies
A three-week Immigration and Customs Enforcement sweep in Massachusetts lead to thousands of arrests of criminal illegal aliens, highlighting what federal officials call the deadly cost of sanctuary laws. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Immigration and...
    
  Coffee-driven deforestation is making it harder to grow coffee, watchdog group says
As the world's thirst for coffee shows no signs of slowing down, widely used practices to ramp up the crop's production have become self-defeating, according to a nonprofit watchdog group. In Brazil, the world's biggest coffee producer, coffee...
The CFO's Guide to Services CPQ: Driving Accuracy, Efficiency, and Growth
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IAP helped Peruvian inventor patent a wastewater treatment system
As part of his studies, environmental engineering student Jorge Alonso Delgado Sáenz joined a field trip to a palm oil manufacturer in Ucayali, in Peru's remote east, in 2015. There, he and other students at the National University of Ucayali were...
    
  Colombia’s Left Faces Political Siege as Electoral Council and Courts Undermine Unity
Colombia’s leftist coalition sabotage intensifies as the CNE blocks the Pacto Histórico and courts free Uribe — exposing deep judicial bias and electoral manipulation. Related: Bolivia Backs Colombian President Petro After Trump Sanctions On...
    
  Powerful Hurricane Melissa Threatens Cuba after Jamaica
Haiti and the Dominican Republic also affected By Circles Robinson HAVANA TIMES – The slow-moving hurricane Melissa has intensified rapidly as it takes aim on the island of Jamaica, before a predicted landing at eastern Cuba. At 11:00 am EDT on...
    
  Green Capitalism in the Americas: False Solutions, Real Threats
By Sabrina Fernandes The following article is syndicated in partnership with the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). This piece appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of NACLA’s quarterly print magazine, the NACLA Report. The promise of a...
    
  Delaware Haitians flee to Canada as temporary protections end
Why Should Delaware Care? Many Haitian immigrants in Delaware are fleeing to Canada as the Trump administration throws their temporary legal status into jeopardy and Haiti remains unsafe to return to. The people who remain are stuck in a state of...
PM Says Buying Dams Makes Belize
But how much will it cost taxpayers, and are the dams worth a rumored 250 million Belize dollars with many future droughts on the horizon? We had the tough questions for PM today - as he explained that the genesis of the buyout came when Fortis...
    
  Heat Shock Tips Florida Corals to Extinction
Extreme ocean heat has eradicated two key coral species in Florida from a 350-mile-long reef that protects the state’s coastal cities from storms and provides habitat for fisheries, scientists have found. A record marine heat wave in 2023 killed...
    
  What to expect aboard the Star Princess cruise ship
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...
    
  September 2025: Earth’s 3rd-warmest September on record
September 2025 was Earth’s third-warmest September in analyses of global weather data going back to 1850, behind only 2023 and 2024, said the European Copernicus Climate Change Service on Oct. 9. The Japan Meteorological Agency also rated...
    
  An Untold Story of Hurricane Janet
Hurricane Janet was one of the most powerful and devastating hurricanes to impact Belize, (then British Honduras), specifically the northern districts of Corozal and Orange Walk, in recorded history. I came across this very interesting post on my...
    
  Immigration officials have arrested nearly 20 children who are US citizens - including two with cancer - in first nine months of Trump’s term, report says
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...
    
  14th Annual “Beers and Brats for Boobies” 5K run/walk held October 4 in Lamar to raise awareness for breast cancer and funds for two local charities
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  Judge blasts lawyer for using AI after he cited ‘entirely fictitious’ cases in asylum appeal
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The Darién Gap Straddling Panama and Colombia is a Mass Migrant Graveyard that Exemplifies Injustice of Today’s Global Economy
[Source: greenmatters.com] MAGA warnings of an enemy invasion through the gap helps justify cruel policies targeting vulnerable people who have been victimized by U.S. foreign policy Known in Spanish as Tapón del Darién, the Darién Gap is a...
    
  La Tormenta Tropical Melissa aún no se fortalece, pero se espera que se convierta en un huracán peligroso en el Caribe
Se ha emitido un Aviso de Huracán para la costa sur de Haití y un Aviso de Tormenta Tropical para Jamaica debido a la Tormenta Tropical Melissa, que hasta el mediodía del miércoles aún no se había fortalecido. La tormenta se desplazaba lentamente...
    
  Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Celebrates Historic Opening of the Joyce F. Brown Academic Building
First new academic building in nearly 50 years stands as lasting tribute to a visionary leader NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), part of the State University of New York (SUNY) and a global leader in...
    
  Global, industry leaders to convene at Sharjah
Dubai: The 8th edition of the Sharjah Investment Forum (SIF 2025) will bring together global ministers, senior officials, and business leaders from 142 countries under one roof, in collaboration with the World Investment Conference (WIC). Taking...