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Luxury pad of Marbella mayor’s son could be seized as Swedish mafia trial continues
A LUXURY home belonging to Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz’s son could be confiscated as part of an ongoing Swedish mafia trial in Madrid. The Anti-Drug Prosecutor’s Office is demanding the seizure of Alexander Broberg’s property as they pursue his...

Consortium Seeks to Launch Major Carbon Removal Initiatives
Experts in the field of carbon capture and climate solutions are coming together for a pivotal meeting in Exeter, aimed at spearheading the development of a new carbon economy. The New Carbon Economy Consortium (NCEC), a key player in the global...

Foreign aid cuts could impact U.S. agriculture industry, advocates say
Kevin Shea, former administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at USDA (right) speaks speaks to panel of U.S. Democratic Senators. (Screenshot from livestream on Sen. Shaheen's youtube channel) Federal cuts to the U.S. Agency...

Give me liberty or a Tinpot Dictator
Peggy Noonan has been a right-leaning columnist for The Wall Street Journal since leaving the Ronald Reagan administration as his primary speechwriter. Five of Noonan’s books have been New York Times bestsellers. Consuming every word of her weekly...

OPINION: Good morning, Governor Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom, courtesy of Brian Kusler Good morning, Governor Newsom. It has been a pleasure to see you wake up and redevelop your spine in the last couple of weeks, surely as a result of my previous criticism of your...

Why Is BlackRock Gunning to Take Over a Minnesota Electric Utility?
Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. Who will own our energy future? There’s a battle playing out in northern Minnesota with major ramifications for this question. It...

Previewing the 2025 Gold Cup: USMNT schedule, format and how to watch
One year before the 2026 World Cup, CONCACAF teams -- and one guest -- will compete in the biannual Gold Cup that awards the top nation in the region. Mexico is the reigning champion having beaten Panama in the 2023 final 1-0, with the U.S. men's...

Tonnes of drugs that won’t get to Glastonbury — on board with Border Force
If festivalgoers are finding cocaine harder to come by this weekend, they can blame Border Force officers who seized 2.4 tonnes of the drug earlier this month. Worth an estimated £96 million, the seizure was one of the biggest drug busts in...

Incredible moment missing Brit castaway Mary Gavin waves desperately at passing ship sparking rescue after 5 days at sea
THIS is the incredible moment missing Brit castaway Mary Gavin waved desperately at a passing ship after being stranded in the sea for five days. Footage shows Ms Gavin in a life jacket shouting for help after she vanished on a boat she had rented...

Plummeting Insects
Insects are crucial for the health of nature, whereas humans are not. And since insects are ‘dropping like flies’, does the loss of insects mean nature is collapsing? That question of whether nature is collapsing because of insect armageddon is...

WRITE ON: Congress, wake up! It's urgent
The U.S. bombing of Iran’s supposed three nuclear development sites last week should be a multiple-alarm wakeup call for the U.S. Congress, mostly dozing since January instead of carrying out its duties as one of three co-equal branches of our...

Ceasefire with Iran gives Israelis a chance to return from temporary Cyprus haven
Police at Limassol’s port in Cyprus were nervous as Israelis who had sought a haven and were stranded by weeks of airline disruption gradually arrived on Thursday to board a cruise ship that would take them home. Many had spent weeks away from...

Purple Heart veteran self-deported to South Korea…
An Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who has lived in the U.S. for more than four decades self-deported to South Korea after immigration officials said he would otherwise be forcefully removed from the country. Sae Joon Park's removal order...

KINGA CLUES
Bringing professional organizing prowess into fashion accessories! Kinga Clues says she was born with what she calls the “how hard can it be?” gene. “It’s always a ‘no’ if you don’t try,” she says. “I take chances, don’t live in fear and am not a...

How Secure Are Taiwan’s Remaining Diplomatic Partnerships?
In the intricate landscape of global diplomacy, shaped by the shifts in Donald Trump’s foreign policy and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, an intense struggle persists over the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan – formally known as...

Why some coral reefs resist bleaching
A new study led by researchers at McGill University and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama reveals why some corals resist bleaching while others don’t: the answer lies in a complex partnership between corals and their...

Bonn Climate Talks Rife With Roadblocks and Dead Ends
As the United Nations climate talks came to a faltering end Thursday in Bonn, Germany, the world’s least developed countries and island nations feared for their future while some rich, developed countries backslid on climate promises and doubled...

President Sheikh Mohamed holds talks with Qatari Emir
President Sheikh Mohamed expressed hope that the Israel-Iran ceasefire would bolster “security, stability and peace across the Middle East” in talks with Sheikh Tamim, Emir of Qatar. The UAE leader praised Sheikh Tamim for his role in securing the...

Liberia Named on Proposed U.S. List of Countries for Third-Country Deportations as Funding is Cut for Global Vaccine Program
Immigrants looking out the windows of a plane after arriving in Costa Rica on a deportation flight from the United States in February. Costa Rica took 200 deportees in February, including citizens of China, India and Nepal. Credit: Reuters...

Guatemala brings pride and passion to the Gold Cup fan experience
This article is part of our Finding Fútbol series, a special feature produced by The Athletic to chronicle how the U.S.’s Hispanic communities celebrate and enrich the beautiful game. CARSON, Calif. — It is still working hours on a Monday, but...