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Tucson Speaks Out: June 30
This is a new Arizona data center in Mesa (by Meta) with five buildings. A separate data center complex planned near the Pima County Fairgrounds in the Tucson area, to be developed by an undisclosed company, will have up to 10 buildings. Star...

Is Planet Fitness looking to take over Basic-Fit?
Planet Fitness, which is listed on the Nasdaq, is thought to be positioning for a takeover of European fitness chain Basic-Fit as the sector continues to consolidate. Rumours about the move, which seem to originate from Belgian investment bank,...

U.N. warns of worsening human rights conditions in Venezuela
Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, told the U.N. Human Rights Council that conditions in Venezuela have continued to deteriorate at an alarming rate over the past year. Photo by Chamila Karunarathne/EPA-EFE July 1...

Israel-TT ambassador defends Iran strikes: We had no choice
News Andrew Gioannetti 5 Hrs Ago Itai Bardov, Israel's-non-resident ambassador to Barbados, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Caricom. - ITAI Bardov, Israel's ambassador to Panama and non-resident ambassador to Barbados, Guyana, Suriname,...

The cost of conservation without consent: Astrid Puentes on rights-based environmentalism
Astrid Puentes’s journey from Bogotá to the UN is shaped by a deep awareness of how environmental harm often mirrors social injustice. Early in her legal career, she confronted cases where pollution and exclusion disproportionately affected...

Wave goodbye to the heat... for now! Brits to start cooling off as temperatures dip and rain is set to fall - but not for long
Britain is set to cool off tomorrow after a scorching heatwave that posed a 'risk to life' peaked today - but temperatures could near 30C again in parts of the UK by the end of the week. Sunseekers basked in searing 34.7C in St James's Park,...

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(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) In an era of sleek technology, businesses are discovering that blending medieval-inspired design elements with interactive displays creates uniquely memorable and secure environments that captivate visitors. The marriage...
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Where is the cast of Jurassic Park now? See the stars of the original film more than 30 years later By Huntley Woods and Kevin Jacobsen
Hold onto your butts: It's now been more than 30 years since we were first welcomed to Jurassic Park by the eccentric industrialist John Hammond (Richard Attenborough). Released in the summer of 1993, Jurassic Park centers on a trio of scientific...

LA Army Veteran with Purple Heart Self-Deports to South Korea Under Threat of Deportation
An Army veteran who grew up in Van Nuys and was awarded a Purple Heart self-deported to South Korea last week as he was threatened with being detained and deported by federal immigration forces. On Monday, veteran Sae Joon Park, who legally...

AFSOUTH Launches AMISTAD 2025 Across Latin America
U.S. Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH) launched AMISTAD 2025 in Peru on June 2, marking the start of a global health engagement designed to strengthen partnerships and enhance deployment readiness across five Latin American nations. For 10 weeks,...

Quilts of valor presented
Four veterans were honored with a quilt of valor Saturday, including an 89-year-old veteran who served in Korea. The quilts were presented in a ceremony at the American Veterans Memorial in North Platte, formerly known as the 20th Century Veterans...

Passion for Animals
Local veterinarian and advocate expands access to animal healthcare with compassion at the core FOR most Guyanese, stray animals are part of the landscape—a neighbour’s dog wandering through the gate or a familiar cat curled on the front step. But...

Jurrangelo Cijntje Represents Seattle In The All-Star Futures Game
NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje was among nine first-round picks from last year's amateur draft selected Monday for the All-Star Futures Game at Atlanta's Truist Park on July 12. A 22-year-old from the Netherlands...

The TRUTH behind the movie responsible for MORE DEATH and GLOBAL DAMAGE EVER MADE!!!
OP ED “JB”- After all these past two weeks of an absolute DUMPSTER FIRE, or in this case LITERALLY “DUNPSTER FIRES” in Bocas, I have a topic I want to truly GO OFF ON. I have mentkioned part of me being in Panama, is my love of the ocean. I spent...

Yoga, haldi doodh, and now Kolhapuris—Indian culture needs protection from Western plagiarism
Not all ideas are unique. In the creative world, it is easy to get “inspired” by someone else’s work. But when your product is merely a copy of an object from another culture, can it even be called yours? And if you seek to profit from it by...

Wind farm scandal was 'central topic' of Montengro deputy PM visit to Malta
Montenegro’s deputy prime minister has stressed the importance of completing joint investigations into a scandal-ridden 2015 deal linked to alleged corruption that saw Enemalta overpay for shares in a wind farm in the Balkan country. The Mozura...

Female Filmmakers Lead New Wave of Costa Rican Cinema: 5 Names to Watch
Early in 2021, Costa Rican filmmaker Antonella Sudasassi launched a pioneering initiative in her home country: the Unión de Directoras de Cine Costa Rica, or the Union of Female Film Directors of Costa Rica, in literal translation. The...

Morning Report: D1 Decision Day
It’s decision time in South San Diego County. South County voters go to the polls today to pick their new representative on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The winner – Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, a Democrat, or Chula Vista...

Customs seizes 150kg of cocaine bricks in Tauranga
Cocaine worth an estimated $58.2 million has been found at the Port of Tauranga in a shipping container from Jamaica. Customs officers based at the port seized an estimated 150kg of the Class A drug from a container destined for New Zealand. The...

Better Than a Bank
This morning, I walked down Boulevard Madrid to Calle Juarez. I was headed for desayuno at Lulu’s with plans for coffee at Puerto Café afterward. I almost made it, but was distracted by something shiny at a nearby small appliance repair shop. I...