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Recent droughts are ‘slow-moving global catastrophe’, says UN report
Nagaland Post
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July 4, 2025
From Somalia to mainland Europe, the past two years have seen some of the most ravaging droughts in recorded history, made worse by climate change, according to a UN-backed report. Describing drought as a “silent killer” which “creeps in, drains...
Loons ride set pieces (again) in a 2-1 win at FC Dallas
West Central Tribune - Minnesota
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July 5, 2025
Minnesota United’s set-piece success continues to be a driving force this season. The Loons scored two goals — one apiece on a free kick and long throw-in — to propel its 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Friday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The...
A (Native) Star is born in historic Gaslamp Quarter Victorian
Times of San Diego
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July 4, 2025
Overview: Native Star On April 4, 1882, one year before his death, Capt. Wilcox began construction on what was a substantial brick building, complete with all the latest improvements like gas and water fixtures and large drainage pipes. Native...
Letter to Editor: O’er the Land of the Free…
Talbot Spy - Maryland
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July 4, 2025
Are we a free people anymore? We were told ICE would begin seizing illegal immigrants who were convicted criminals, MS-13 members, drug dealers, murderers, human traffickers and people of that ilk. We wondered how there could be 12 million such...
Creating Change through Creativity
Hawaii Business
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July 1, 2025
At the RYSE Hawai‘i shelter in Kailua, youth and young adults who are facing challenges in their lives can stop by to receive free support services, including hot showers and meals, laundry facilities, clothing, as well as referrals to stable...
US to deploy billions of sterile flies over Mexico and Texas to combat flesh-eating parasite
Weekly Blitz
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July 4, 2025
US to deploy billions of sterile flies over Mexico and Texas to combat flesh-eating parasite In a bold and unconventional effort to stave off a potentially devastating threat to its livestock industry, the United States is preparing to release...
Alert issued as vaccine for Brit travellers for lethal infection 'out of stock in UK'
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
The vaccine is expected to be out of stock for a number of weeks, Foreign Office website Travel Health Pro today reported Holidaymakers have been alerted to a disruption in the supply of a crucial vaccine, which is expected to be 'unavailable' for...
Climate Change Drives Record-Breaking Droughts, Says UN-Backed Report
Seed World
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July 4, 2025
Driven by climate change and mounting pressure on land and water resources, some of the most extensive and destructive droughts in recorded history have occurred since 2023, according to a new UN-supported report released today. Produced by the...
Global Drought Hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage
Smart Water Magazine
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July 4, 2025
Fueled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have taken place since 2023, according to a UN-backed report launched on July 2. Prepared by...
US planes to airdrop billions of flies to combat ‘man-eater’ maggot menace
Interesting Engineering - New York
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July 4, 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is battling a dangerous flesh-eating parasite known as the New World screwworm (NWS) by air-dropping billions of sterilized flies over Mexico and Texas. The aim is to stop the spread of these dangerous...
US to drop billions of flies on Mexico and Texas
Bulawayo 24 News
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July 4, 2025
US authorities are preparing to release billions of flies from airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to stop the spread of a dangerous parasite, the Associated Press (AP) has reported. The move aims to protect livestock, wildlife, and household...
Eight men jailed for involvement in Ireland’s largest drugs haul
Express & Star
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July 4, 2025
Eight men have been jailed over Ireland’s largest drugs seizure, made in 2023 after Irish soldiers dramatically intercepted a fleeing cargo ship. Six of the ship’s crew and two others received sentences varying in length from 13 and a half years...
Grain Train rolling to Kentucky for flood relief
Bristol Press - Connecticut
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BRISTOL — Volunteers with Orphan Grain Train sent more than 7,000 pounds of food as well as clothing, medical supplies and other needed items to Appalachia. Steve Ayers, branch manager of Orphan Grain Train’s New England Branch, said the...
Diego Luna makes his feelings perfectly clear on Mauricio Pochettino
The Mirror US
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July 4, 2025
Mauricio Pochettino’s tenure as head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team has been a rocky one so far, but it seems the Argentine has cleared the turbulent waters and is finally steering his side in the right direction. After losing to both...
Damon “Webby” Kenison, Sr.
The Wanderer - Massachusetts
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Damon “Webby” Kenison, Sr., 91 of Salem, NH passed away on Thursday, November 14th at Parkland Medical Center, Derry, NH. He grew up in Salem and after graduating from Woodbury High School, he joined the US Army to begin a 27 year career in...
MV Matthew crew were 'valuable components' on behalf of crime group with 'apparently unlimited resources'
The Roscommon Herald
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July 4, 2025
Eoin Reynolds The six men caught on board the bulk carrier MV Matthew with 2.2 tonnes of cocaine and two others who attempted to take the illicit load on board a second vessel in the Irish Sea have been jailed for a combined 129 years. Passing...
Australia Considers Approving GM Purple Tomatoes for Sale
Produce Report
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As reported by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Food Standards Australia New Zealand has accepted an application from Norfolk Healthy Produce — a U.S. biotech company based in Davis, California — to grow and sell genetically modified...
Local veterans honored with flight to Washington, D.C.
Lake Placid News - New York
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Gary Lawrence, right, trades stories with Sergeant Chad Blinn of the Lake Placid Police Department on Friday, June 27 before departing for this weekend’s honor flight. (News photo — Grace McIntyre)LAKE PLACID — Three Tri-Lakes veterans — Gifford...
Teachers Intensify Protests, Announce Legal Action Against the Ministry of Education Measures
Newsroom Panama
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June 29, 2025
The various teachers’ unions, united in the Teachers’ Action Front (FAM), the National Union of Educators of Panama (UNEP), and the Union of Educators for the Quality of Panamanian Education (UNECEP), announced that they will continue their...
Southwestern officials worried about screwworm flies from Mexico
Roswell Daily Record - New Mexico
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Protecting livestock, wildlife, pets — and sometimes even people — from New World screwworm flies is the purpose of a resolution approved last week by Chaves County Commissioners. The commissioners are supporting the addition of ivermectin into...