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Judge blocks Trump plan to revoke legal status for immigrants from 3 countries
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday against the Trump administration's plans and extended Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. Temporary...

‘Color is neither a poison nor a crime’: Judge rips Kristi Noem’s ‘racial animus’ in latest ruling protecting migrants
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Judge blocks Trump’ s plan to end protection to 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal
A federal judge ruled on Thursday (July 31, 2025) against the Donald Trump administration's plans and extended Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. Also...

The aftershocks of L.A.'s summer of ICE will live on
After the 1994 Northridge earthquake, parks across the San Fernando Valley filled with families left homeless by the destruction or simply too afraid that an aftershock might pancake their home. An estimated 14,000-20,000 people lived in those...

Trump Announces Dozens of New Reciprocal Tariff Rates
Hours before the pause on “reciprocal” tariffs was due to expire, President Donald Trump released an executive order modifying the duty rates for dozens of U.S. trade partners. Ranging from 10 percent to 41 percent, the new tariffs will go into...

Ecuador joins regional push to control NGO funding
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa's proposal would create a mandatory registry for nonprofit entities, require regular financial reporting and allow the government to suspend or revoke operating permits if NGOs engage in “activities incompatible...

End the ‘mission creep’ of Temporary Protected Status
After the attacks of 9/11, the United States undertook a military operation aimed at dislodging the Taliban government of Afghanistan, which had provided material support and bases to al Qaeda. That immediate goal was achieved relatively quickly....
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Donald Trump announces new 'Liberation Day III' tariff rates for almost 70 countries
Donald Trump's new tariff announcement will affect dozens of countries as the White House's new trade policy will come into force very soon. Tariffs are essentially additional taxes charged on goods bought from other countries and are a percentage...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
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Communist Party of China joins Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa
The Communist Party of China (CPC) joined the Liberation Movements Summit that was hosted by the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa in Johannesburg, between July 25-28, under the theme, ‘Defending the Liberation Gains, Advancing...

Trump defends firing labor statistics chief by lying about her role in 2024 campaign – as it happened
Trump offers wildly false claim about job numbers released before 2024 election to defend firing of labor statistics chiefSpeaking to reporters on Friday, Donald Trump defended his decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of labor...

‘Our north is the south’: Softball leagues flourish in Brazilian city as Cuban arrivals outnumber Venezuelans for first time
If he had been able to choose, Roberto Hernandez Tello, 59, would have gone to the United States last May, when he left Cuba in search of a better life. However, due to Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies, he ended up in Curitiba, in southern...
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for 60,000 from Central America, Nepal
A federal judge ruled on Thursday against the Trump administration’s plans and extended Temporary Protected Status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. Temporary Protected Status is...

New US tariffs blunt India’s apparel edge; to come into effect on 7th August
Image Courtesy: Economic Times United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reimposing reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on US imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations in advance of this 1st August...

Trump unleashes new tariffs on 69 countries, set to take effect in 7 days: Full list and details
US President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order that slaps import tariffs on a long list of American trading partners. The decision, signed late Thursday, is set to go into effect on 7 August and covers a wide range of goods from 69...

Judge blocks ICE deportation strategy for paroled immigrants
A federal judge on Friday blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s “expedited removal” deportation strategy to detain paroled immigrants as quickly as possible.U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb of the District of Columbia ruled that the Trump...

Judge rules against Trump and extends deportation protections for 60,000 immigrants
A federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s plans and extended temporary protected status (TPS) for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua. TPS is a protection that can be...

Bukele tiene vía libre para tratar de gobernar El Salvador varios años más
Análisis por CNN en Español Nayib Bukele irrumpió en la política como un joven “outsider” que rompía con la tradición de los partidos establecidos en El Salvador. Ahora tiene la posibilidad de gobernar el país por varios años más, ya que el...

world What are the new tariff rates Trump set on US imports from dozens of countries?
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday (July 31) new tariffs of up to 41 per cent on goods imported from dozens of countries, again citing emergency powers he says he is using to shrink the country's trade deficits with many of its trade...

The Cuban women who whisper to cigar rollers
Felicia Alejandra Torres Rodríguez sits down and rings the bell. Seconds later, the cigar rollers take off their headphones and put away their cell phones. La lectora — the cigar reader — arrives punctually at 11:00 a.m. to read the second batch...