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Local documentaries at Café Congo Sept. 7
Winona Post - Minnesota
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Well-known local filmmaker Mary Farrell returns to Café Congo (161 West Broadway, Winona) on Sunday, September 7, at 2 p.m. to present a one-hour screening of her films featuring two beloved community members, Anne Pellowski and John Latsch. “Anne...
Diocesan Catholic Charities distributes 425 backpacks to students
Arlington Catholic Herald - Virginia
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Back-to-school time can be both exciting and overwhelming, no matter who you are. For families that came to this country as refugees, this time is magnified as many of these children worry about simply fitting in. Bishop Michael F. Burbidge joined...
'The King of Zydeco' is a love story to Southwest Louisiana music master Clifton Chenier
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Avid fans of the late, great accordionist, vocalist, composer and innovator Clifton Chenier will surely savor the rich mix of musical, factual and quotable ingredients in “The King of Zydeco.” The carefully researched biography's vivid telling of...
African Energy Week (AEW) 2025: One Month To Go Until The Global Energy Industry Unites In Cape Town
MENAFN
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August 29, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) With just one month to go until African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies - Africa's largest energy event -, investors, policymakers and project developers are gearing up to discuss strategies for Positioning Africa...
Blocked By Trump’s Travel Ban, One Iranian Student Wonders If She Will Ever Make It to Harvard
The Harvard Crimson - Massachusetts
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Rozhan Rasti speaks five languages, plays the violin and the santoor, and fills her free time with painting and photography. Like those of the 1,653 other students who chose to join Harvard College’s Class of 2029, her resumé shines — she ranked...
Mass murder is a pogrom; Booing tourists is not
Knews Kathimerini
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Back in 2022, when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the “leftist” and anti-Western biases revealed that many supposedly progressive people among us struggled to read the events unfolding around them outside the one-dimensional narratives with...
Judge rules State Department can’t deny visas using Trump travel ban
Washington Examiner
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August 21, 2025
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the State Department can’t deny visas to foreign nationals on the basis of the travel ban that President Donald Trump imposed on 19 countries in June.Although the State Department is limited in this regard,...
US college declines to oppose Trump travel ban after Iranian students’ plea
Al Jazeera
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August 21, 2025
A top university in the United States has declined to oppose President Donald Trump’s travel ban on Iran after a call to action by its Iranian students. In a letter last month, the group of students called on the University of Texas at Austin to...
Trump travel bans alarm Arizona college athletes
West Valley View - Arizona
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Arizona State University is a haven for athletes from all over the world. They represent six continents and compete across a variety of sports. The recent announcement by President Donald Trump that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from...
More changes coming to the San Antonio Zoo: Gorillas, coral lab and maybe the return of elephants
San Antonio Report - Texas
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August 29, 2025
San Antonio Zoo is going through unprecedented changes. Congo Falls will bring gorillas back to San Antonio in November. And now state records show plans to open a new lab displaying coral conservation efforts. “This is probably the most dynamic...
Staten Island relief organization: Gaza travel ban threatens care for war-injured children
SI Live - New York
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August 20, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- At just 4 years old, Omar Abukwaik lost his arm and suffered severe injuries when a bombing destroyed his home and killed his entire family in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war. The boy also suffered severe burns to his body,...
Crackpots Putin and Kim Jong Un head to China for gross parade - here's what to expect
Daily Star
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August 29, 2025
China’s military parade, being held in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on September 3, marks 80 years since the Japanese surrender that ended the Second World War The “Axis of Evil” assembles as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian president...
CHAN 2024: How Super Eagles B Rated In 2-0 Win Vs Congo
Complete Sports
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August 19, 2025
Nigeria’s Super Eagles B ended their campaign at this year’s Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) with a 2-0 win against Congo. It was a dead rubber tie as the Super Eagles B had already crashed out no thanks to their defeats against Senegal and...
Travel bans, restrictions alarm AZ collegiate athletes
AZ Central - Arizona
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ASU athletes from several countries are concerned about potential travel restrictions and visa issues due to recent policy changes. ASU's athletic director has expressed support for international athletes, assuring them of their participation in...
Dan Buettner: What travel has taught me about living longer
The Times
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Dan Buettner, 65, is a National Geographic explorer, bestselling author and Emmy-winning host of Netflix’s Live to 100. A record-breaking endurance cyclist turned Blue Zones founder, he has spent decades studying the world’s longest-living...
Al Gore, Mia X commemorate Hurricane Katrina anniversary in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward
Nola - Louisiana
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Former vice-president Al Gore joined rapper, educator and cookbook author Mia “Mia X” Young at the Industrial Canal wall in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward on Friday to mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Nearly two dozen speakers...
The Brown, Stinky Seaweed Crisis Affecting Beaches From Florida to the Caribbean, Mexico, and Beyond
AFAR
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August 15, 2025
Seaweed that’s part of what is known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is once again washing ashore and making headlines that might leave beachgoers wondering if their upcoming sand-filled getaways in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Florida might be...
Dare to be a contrarian and take the journey less travelled
The Citizen
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When it comes down to it, travel is all about the memories one creates, whether going to the farthest point in the world or eating raw meat with members of the Hadzabe tribe, who thrive away from civilisation. It's those moments that make the...
Vegas Tourism Down 11%--But Mob Story Books Bring Back The High-Rolling Heyday
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) When the Mob Ran Vegas takes readers inside sizzling stories of Mobsters, casino bosses, showgirls, entertainers, and high rollers who built the city's legendary past. Back then, Mob-controlled casinos weren't just places to...
Backpacks For Refugees Delivered By Interfaith Los Alamos
Los Alamos Reporter - New Mexico
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August 5, 2025
Refugee children receive backpacks with school supplies delivered last Wednesday by Interfaith Los Alamos and made possible by the generosity of community members in Los Alamos. Photo Courtesy Interfaith Los Alamos Don Cobb and Kate Massengale of...