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The Epstein Files: The Truth Is Out There
Canada Free Press
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It’s more than obvious that influence has triumphed over justice once again, but to advertise that fact with this type of blatant neon sign is a smack in the face to all of those who held out hope that this type of degradation would not go...
ESGR Announces 2025 Secretary of Defense Freedom Award Recipients
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES 07.07.2025 WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense is pleased to announce the 15 recipients of the 2025 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award--the highest U.S. government honor to...
Ten Bizarre Things Hidden in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
The American Prospect
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July 7, 2025
We’re bidding farewell to “Trump’s Beautiful Disaster,” as the Republican tax and spending bill was passed and signed by President Trump last week. Well, everyone, it’s official. Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the House last Thursday...
ICE arrested a Palestinian newlywed after her honeymoon. Five months later, she’s free
The Independent
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July 3, 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...
This south Louisiana company has found success building metal studs. Here's how.
Nola - Louisiana
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After he left Georgia Tech in 2019 with a degree in mechanical engineering, Mateo Atwi returned to New Iberia and started a business with his brother Tiago creating buildings out of shipping containers. They built some modules for a medical clinic...
Accessibility is the law. It’s also the right thing to do | opinion
Milford Daily News - Massachusetts
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Outdoor accessibility faces challenges regarding distance, affordability and fundamental barriers for people with disabilities. Organizations can improve outdoor accessibility by learning from one another, improving existing spaces, and advocating...
2025 Utah Great Reads from Great Places
ETV News - Utah
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July 5, 2025
Utah Humanities Press Release Morgan Sjogren’s Path of Light: A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon and Emily Inouye Huey and Kaye Kang’s Wat Kept Playing selected to Utah at National Book Festival in Washington, DC. The Utah Center for...
Map: Tracking Post-Tropical Cyclone Chantal
The New York Times
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July 4, 2025
Chantal was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean Monday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Chantal is the third named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025. Tracking Chantal’s rainfall...
Dedication ceremonies and Unveiling of UGRR historical markers set for July 10
People’s Defender - Ohio
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July 4, 2025
By Tom Cross The Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative has reached a significant milestone in its mission to document the region’s Underground Railroad history, with an additional eight verified sites now officially listed on the...
US seeking deep-sea miners interested in leasing American Samoa's seabed
The Pacific Island Times
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. is soliciting interest from prospective companies to lease American Samoa's seabed for deep-sea mining, amid a petition launched by advocacy groups seeking to halt the plan. There are only a few days left for the public to comment on the...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
International News Briefs for Thursday, July 3, 2025
Havana Times
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July 3, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – Here are some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Thursday, July 3, 2025. GOP Leaders Advance to Final House Vote on Bill to Slash Social Programs and Cut Taxes on the Rich Jul 03, 2025 On Capitol...
The 10 Sexiest Black Bombshells To Enter The Villa On ‘Love Island USA’ Seasons 6 And 7
Vibe Magazine - New York
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July 3, 2025
Love Island USA is where romance, reality TV, and ridiculously good-looking people collide. Set in a sun-kissed villa on the island of Fiji, the Peacock show drops singles into a pressure cooker of connections, random chats, and steamy challenges....
Maxim Photographer Antoine Verglas Reveals His Favorite Cover Model Shoots
Maxim
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July 3, 2025
Cindy Crawford, Cameron Diaz, Angelina Jolie, Candice Swanepoel and more stun in throwback cover shots from the famed French lensman. Angelina Jolie (Antoine Verglas) The list of legendary Maxim covers is almost too vast to count, but we can tell...
From Calm to Catastrophic: The Threat of Rapid Hurricane Intensification
St. Thomas Source
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July 3, 2025
Satellite imagery of Hurricane Maria in 2017, which underwent rapid intensification. (Photo courtesy NASA) Rapid intensification can make hurricanes more dangerous in a short period, leaving less time for preparation and response. For coastal and...
Texas Passes Most Comprehensive AI Governance Bill
SecureWorld
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July 2, 2025
Texas is making waves in AI governance. Governor Greg Abbott recently signed House Bill 149, formally titled the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), on June 22, 2025. The new law, effective January 1, 2026,...
Newlywed shackled by ICE officers after her US honeymoon, says ‘moved like cattle’
The Indian Express
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July 5, 2025
A newlywed Palestinian woman from Texas says she was shackled, denied food and water, and “moved around like cattle” during nearly five months in US immigration custody, all for being stateless.Ward Sakeik, 22, who has lived in the United States...
Stateless Palestinian woman 'treated like cattle' by US immigration
The National News
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A stateless Palestinian woman who grew up in the US was released this week from American immigration detention after four months in custody. Ward Sakeik, 22, a resident of Texas whose family is originally from Gaza, was arrested by Immigration and...
Senate passes 'big beautiful bill,' expands tax-exempt financing to spaceports
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 1, 2025
Vice President JD Vance, center, departs after breaking a tie to pass Donald Trump's $3.3 trillion tax and spending cut bill Tuesday after a furious push by Republican leaders to persuade holdouts to back the legislation.Bloomberg News The...
Obscure But Painful Reconciliation Package Cuts You May Have Missed
TPM – Talking Points Memo
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July 1, 2025
There are a lot of well-documented ways the alliterative Senate reconciliation package, passed Tuesday with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance, will mess over lower-income Americans in order to subsidize tax cuts for the wealthiest....