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Ottumwa mayor confirms 200 plant workers must self-deport after visa revocation
KTVO - Missouri
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OTTUMWA, Iowa — JBS USA has reportedly issued 200 notices to employees at the Ottumwa plant that their work visas have been revoked. The workers are from Haiti, Cuba, Guatemala and Nicaragua. At the Ottumwa City Council meeting on July 15, Mayor...
El Salvador's new wave of political exiles say history repeating itself
Akron Legal News
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MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press Published: August 1, 2025 The fiercest voices of dissent against President Nayib Bukele have long feared a widespread crackdown. They weathered police raids on their homes, watched their friends being thrown into...
Central America most affected by plastic bottle pollution
Azzet
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July 29, 2025
Central American countries are the most affected by plastic bottle pollution on Latin America’s Pacific coast, with large companies like Coca-Cola representing the majority of these pollutants. Most of the plastic bottles and caps polluting Latin...
El Salvador Just Made It Legal for Bukele To Stay in Power Indefinitely
Reason Magazine
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August 1, 2025
El Salvador's Legislative Assembly has approved constitutional changes that clear the way for President Nayib Bukele to run for reelection indefinitely. The changes passed Thursday night with a 57–3 vote, less than an hour after they were...
Trump Order Pushes Tariffs Start Date To August 7—Here Are The Rates Set For 67 Countries And EU
Forbes
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Topline President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs on nearly all key U.S. trading partners will go into effect on August 7—a week later than his self-imposed deadline of August 1—as the president signed an executive order on Thursday...
NYC fights plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from 3 countries
SI Live - New York
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July 28, 2025
NEW YORK CITY – New York City has joined a coalition of 13 local governments across the United States to protect Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduran, Nepali, and Nicaraguan immigrants set to expire in August and September. The 13 states...
Iran’s demand for US war compensation ‘grounded in binding norms’: Lawyer
Press TV
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An international lawyer and analyst says Iran’s demand that the United States compensate the country for losses incurred during the recent illegal aggression is “firmly grounded in precedent and binding norms.” Reza Nasri made the remarks in an X...
The Daily View: An unhappy history of sanctions
Lloyd's List
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August 1, 2025
ANIMOSITY between Washington and Tehran dates back to 1979, when revolution in Iran overthrew the Peacock Throne of US-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and installed the still regnant Shi’ite theocracy. A botched attempt to free over 50 hostages...
Donald Trump cracks whip: 50 Countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh, have tariff rates lower than India. Complete list here
DNA India
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While US President Donald Trump imposed on India 25% tariff plus a "penalty" if New Delhi buys fuel and military hardware from Russia, he imposed lower tariffs on more than 50 countries, including Pakistan and Bangladesh. See the list here. Donald...
Top Trump Aide Shares Ominous Post About ‘Indefinite’ Presidential Terms
The Daily Beast
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August 1, 2025
At least one White House official is apparently feeling inspired by El Salvador’s move to end presidential term limits. President Nayib Bukele’s ruling New Ideas party voted overwhelmingly to amend the country’s Constitution, paving the way for...
Trump Revises Tariffs: India Remains At 25%, Pak's Rate Slashed At 19%. Full List Of US Tariff Rates
Asianet Newsable
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August 1, 2025
India has been slapped with a 25 per cent "Reciprocal Tariff, Adjusted", one of the higher rates among key US trading partners.US President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an Executive Order further modifying reciprocal tariff rates, building upon...
I bought Brixton Academy for £1
The Big Issue
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July 29, 2025
Get the latest news and insight into how the Big Issue magazine is made by signing up for the Inside Big Issue newsletter “I didn’t have a fucking clue what I was doing, but I had just done accountancy and law at South Bank poly – didn’t finish,...
WestJet Cargo responds to demand with wider winter schedule
Aviation Business News
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July 29, 2025
WestJet Cargo has unveiled its expanded 2025/2026 winter schedule, introducing five new destinations and boosting service across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia to support Canadian businesses during the peak season. New destinations include...
AP News Summary at 10:20 p.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's order imposing new tariffs on 68 countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of...
Farm Bureau: Re-instated July Cattle Inventory Shows Continued Herd Contraction
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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August 1, 2025
Reinstated after its 2024 cancellation, USDA’s July Cattle Inventory report offers a critical midyear snapshot of the U.S. cattle herd, including an estimate of the year’s calf crop. Released alongside the monthly Cattle on Feed report, the two...
‘Classic tinpot dictator’: Trump exports his assault on democracy to Brazil
The Guardian
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July 31, 2025
Over the past six months, Donald Trump has been accused of rapidly dragging the largest democracy in the Americas towards authoritarianism. Now, the US president seems bent on undermining the region’s second largest democracy too. Since early...
Find it out, write it down, get it out there.
Meduza
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Derk Sauer, who died in Amsterdam on Thursday at the age of 72, was a figure of rare consequence in the history of post-Soviet journalism. A former reporter and editor in the Netherlands, he departed for the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and went...
Trump Slaps Tariffs on 69 Countries, Highest at 41%
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing new reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on imports from 69 countries and territories. The move comes shortly after he extended the...
Full list: Donald Trump announces US tariffs on India, other trading partners
Hindustan Times
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August 1, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order introducing new tariffs on a broad range of its trading partners, including India, set to come into effect on August 7. The executive order was issued shortly after 7 pm on Thursday...
Immigrants losing work authorization squeezes ag sector
The Iola Register - Kansas
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July 28, 2025
The Trump administration’s termination of work permits for more than 530,000 immigrants could have far-reaching economic consequences for the country’s agricultural sector, potentially deepening labor shortages and leading to higher food prices....