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Why Trump invited five African leaders to the White House
Abdou Aziz Diédhiou & Yūsuf Akínpẹ̀lú & Brandon DrenonBBC News, Dakar & Lagos & Washington DC ShareSave Donald Trump wants to do business in Africa - and is not interested in aid US President Donald Trump began a three-day summit in Washington DC...

Trump wants to talk business with Africa in hopes of countering China. But a US summit excludes Africa’s big players
(CNN) — The White House is hosting an “African leaders” summit of sorts this week. But only five countries from the continent of 55 nations are welcome to join. Liberia said its president was one of five African heads of state invited by US...

Longtime employee of Homestake and SURF takes to the skies in Honor Flight
Ricky Allen, a Lead, South Dakota resident who works at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), is among those who took part in the recent Midwest Honor Flight for veterans. Article by Ollie Langley Peterson Lead, SD (July 2, 2025) —...

Sino-Russian Convergence in Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference: A Global Threat to the US and Its Allies
The use of AI-driven propaganda and deepfake technologies has significantly escalated the scale and sophistication of disinformation, posing unprecedented challenges from Russia and China for Western intelligence and democratic institutions....

Miami’s Freedom Tower Is the New Statue of Liberty
There was a time when New York City stood alone as America’s shining city on a hill, a magnet for immigrants, capital, and the imagination of the free world. Built by waves of Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Poles, Greeks, and Chinese immigrants,...

Study reveals surge in illegal arachnid trade via Facebook in Philippines
New research by wildlife trade watchdog TRAFFIC reveals a thriving online trade in live tarantulas and scorpions in the Philippines, with more than 16,000 arachnids found offered for sale on Facebook in 2020 and 2022. Most traded species are...

Reject Western Marxism, defend the socialist countries, and stand with the peoples of the world against imperialism
On Saturday 5 July 2025, Friends of Socialist China hosted – along with the Morning Star, the International Manifesto Group, Critical Theory Workshop and Iskra books – a discussion of Domenico Losurdo’s crucial book, Western Marxism: How it was...

Trump news at a glance: tariff threats draw muted reaction from Asian allies amid hopes deals can be reached
Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of as much as 40% for 14 countries have drawn muted responses from the hardest hit Asian countries who are hoping to renegotiate them before they come into effect next month. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan...

Florida weather: Outrage rolls on as storm fears escalate due to Trump's cuts
Charlie Jones Senior US News Reporter 03:11 ET, 08 Jul 2025 Concern over Florida's ability to track deadly weather systems continues to grow amid Donald Trump's cuts to key forecasting agencies. This comes as the National Hurricane Center tracks...

Resisting the Authoritarian Playbook in the South Caucasus
Recent events in the South Caucasus show how the authoritarian playbook is exported and adapted to suit local contexts. From Armenia’s clergy allegedly plotting coups, to Azerbaijan raiding Russian state-funded media offices as retribution, to...

Beyond GDP: Measuring What Really Matters
View of one of the sessions of the UN Development Conference in Seville, July 2025. // Photo: EFE/Moncloa/Borja Puig De La Bellacasa By Andres Allamand (Confidencial) HAVANA TIMES – In 1968, Robert F. Kennedy gave one of the most powerful speeches...

GBH Daily: Trouble at the EPA
This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! 🥵Very hot and humid, with highs around 90 and showers likely. Sunset is at 8:22...
US and Iran have a long, complicated history, spanning far beyond Israel's strikes on Tehran
JEFFREY FIELDS USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: July 1, 2025 (THE CONVERSATION) Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded...

6 Things to Know About Judge Who Stopped Congress, Trump From Defunding Planned Parenthood
The Massachusetts federal judge who temporarily secured taxpayer dollars for Planned Parenthood after the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” defunding of the nation’s largest abortion provider has a career steeped in progressive politics and controversial...
Spotlighting US export controls amid BIS crackdown on semiconductors in China
The United States asserts jurisdiction over US origin products and technology anywhere in the world regardless of whether a US person is involved in a transaction. The principal distinction between US sanctions and US export controls is that US...

The UAE and Latin America can be better friends
As part of its economic diversification and diplomacy strategies, the UAE is exploring uncharted terrains and increasingly focusing on Latin America. It has made strategic investments to enhance collaboration in a wide array of sectors –...

Trump’s Justice Department wants to denaturalize citizens. Can he do that?
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Here's Why the USDA Is Unleashing Millions of Lab-Grown Flies
The U.S. is releasing millions of sterile screwworm flies bred in Texas to combat the flesh-eating New World screwworm, recently discovered in southern Mexico and spreading north. The parasite, which eats living flesh, was recently detected about...

2025 Medical Professionals: Physicians to Women
A special advertising section 2025 Medical Professional Profiles: Physicians to Women Dr. Jamie Buck Doctor Jamie Buck joined Physicians to Women in 2012. She was born in Pearisburg, Virginia. Dr. Buck received her Bachelor of Science in Biology...

The Miami Political Asylum Hearing for Cuban Oscar Casanella Continues Without a Verdict
The defense will submit its briefs for the conclusion of the summary on July 11. The hearing lasted almost seven hours, from 8:30 in the morning / Courtesy 14ymedio, Miami, June 24, 2025 — Cuban scientist Oscar Casanella, a member of the San...