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Border Patrol union chief blasts anti-masking proposal: 'Tone deaf politics'

Border Patrol union chief blasts anti-masking proposal: 'Tone deaf politics'

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said she’s aware of concerns from critics about ICE wearing masks, but said it’s ultimately up for Congress to decide on the VISIBLE Act at a news conference in Phoenix, Arizona. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!...

‘The Gringo Hunters’ Netflix Review: Mexico’s Scathing Critique Of USA’s Illegal Immigrants

‘The Gringo Hunters’ Netflix Review: Mexico’s Scathing Critique Of USA’s Illegal Immigrants

Just because somebody is an undocumented immigrant doesn’t mean they are a criminal; let’s get that straight first. Criminals are criminals regardless of what they look like or where they are from. Countries that have anti-immigration policies are...

Man busted with anti-government, anti-Trump documents after Texas ICE ambush suspect phone call, feds say

Man busted with anti-government, anti-Trump documents after Texas ICE ambush suspect phone call, feds say

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Nancy Larson provides an update on the charges facing suspects accused of attacking a Texas ICE facility on ‘The Story.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man charged with...

My Week at the U.S.-Mexico Border: May 27-30

My Week at the U.S.-Mexico Border: May 27-30

Day 4: May 27 This morning we had more time to relax and just lay around after the walk yesterday – something I took full advantage of. After participating in our daily biblical reflection with Adams, Gallegos took us to the border wall to really...

Abiodun woos Brazilian investors for Olokola LNG, Livestock, Mining, Tourism, others.

Abiodun woos Brazilian investors for Olokola LNG, Livestock, Mining, Tourism, others.

Governor Abiodun spoking at the Ogun State Investment Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the sidelines of the BRIC Summit Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has urged investors from Brazil to partner with the state to set up a...

Grijalva erases Hernandez’s funding lead ahead of July 15 special primary election

Grijalva erases Hernandez’s funding lead ahead of July 15 special primary election

By Emma Bradford | Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Former state Rep. Daniel Hernandez and Adelita Grijalva – who hopes to fill her father’s old seat in Congress – are neck-and-neck among donors ahead of Tuesday’s special primary. Both campaigns say...

Poultry shortages, high prices to persist despite end of Brazil ban

Poultry shortages, high prices to persist despite end of Brazil ban

A bird flu outbreak in a region of the South American country triggered the ban. The ban had cut off 95% of the country’s mechanically deboned meat supply, the main ingredient in polony and Vienna sausages. " The prices of mechanically deboned...

Four Venezuelan Children Were Taken From Deported Mothers: Cabello

Four Venezuelan Children Were Taken From Deported Mothers: Cabello

Some Venezuelan children being held in the U.S. X/ @Misslzquierda July 10, 2025 Hour: 12:31 pm On Wednesday, Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello denounced that U.S. authorities took four children away from their mothers before the women were...

Morning Brief: Epstein Threatens To Derail Bondi, SCOTUS Hands Trump A Win. Meanwhile, In Mexico …

Morning Brief: Epstein Threatens To Derail Bondi, SCOTUS Hands Trump A Win. Meanwhile, In Mexico …

Questions mount over the DOJ and FBI’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, fueling public suspicion, the Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s mass government layoffs, and a deadly “screwworm” is spreading through cattle in Mexico. It’s...

Trump’s 50% Tariff on Brazilian Goods Could Make US Coffee Prices Soar

Trump’s 50% Tariff on Brazilian Goods Could Make US Coffee Prices Soar

United States President Donald Trump yesterday announced a sweeping 50% tariff on all Brazilian imports, up from the 10% tariff initially introduced in April. Beyond the sordid political context — Trump said the tariffs were related to the “witch...

Argentine Leader orders closure of national highway safety, management agencies

Argentine Leader orders closure of national highway safety, management agencies

(MENAFN) Argentine President Javier Milei has officially ordered the dissolution of several national agencies responsible for managing highway safety and infrastructure. Executive orders published on Tuesday in the government’s official gazette...

US-Brazil tariff confrontation fueled by “geopolitical dynamics”

US-Brazil tariff confrontation fueled by “geopolitical dynamics”

US President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods through a letter posted on social media yesterday (July 9). He cited the trial of close ally and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, which he called a “witch...

US coffee, orange juice prices to rise if Trump's Brazil tariffs stick

US coffee, orange juice prices to rise if Trump's Brazil tariffs stick

By May Angel and Marcelo Teixeira LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. consumers face sharp price rises on food staples like coffee and orange juice if the Trump administration sticks to its plan to slap 50% tariffs on all imports from Brazil, traders...

“Apocalypse in the Tropics”: Brazilian Filmmaker on Evangelicals, Bolsonaro & Trump’s Tariff Threat

“Apocalypse in the Tropics”: Brazilian Filmmaker on Evangelicals, Bolsonaro & Trump’s Tariff Threat

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: President Trump issued a new wave of tariff...

US pauses restart of Mexican cattle imports due to screwworm

US pauses restart of Mexican cattle imports due to screwworm

Agri-Pulse’s Oliver Ward reported that “the Agriculture Department said Wednesday evening that the U.S. would be closing the southern border to livestock trade, effective immediately, after reports that New World screwworm has resumed its...

Brazil's top honour reflects PM Modi's impactful global leadership: Rajnath Singh

Brazil's top honour reflects PM Modi's impactful global leadership: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being conferred with Brazil's highest national honour, 'The Grand Collar of the National Order of the Southern Cross.' He...

Brazil and China to assess railroad to Peru feasibility

Brazil and China to assess railroad to Peru feasibility

Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:20 UTC The Integration Routes project is one of four strategic axes signed between Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Xi Jinping Authorities from Brazil and China signed this week an agreement to start the...

Prabowo to Dispatch Team to Brazil for Agricultural and Renewable Energy Insights

Prabowo to Dispatch Team to Brazil for Agricultural and Renewable Energy Insights

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto planned to dispatch a team of technical experts to Brazil to study its advancements in modernization, agricultural technology, and renewable energy development. He highlighted Brazil's...

Gobierno de México lanza estrategia nacional contra la extorsión, el delito que Sheinbaum admite no haber contenido

Gobierno de México lanza estrategia nacional contra la extorsión, el delito que Sheinbaum admite no haber contenido

Por Karol Suárez, CNN en Español El Gobierno de México lanzó esta semana una estrategia nacional para combatir la extorsión, un delito que, según la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum, “no ha sido contenido” en los últimos años. ¿Puede esa estrategia...

Dominican Republic cuts homicide rate to 8.3, now second safest in Latin America, President says

Dominican Republic cuts homicide rate to 8.3, now second safest in Latin America, President says

Santo Domingo.- President Luis Abinader announced today that the Dominican Republic’s homicide rate has fallen from 13.79 per 100,000 inhabitants in June 2023 to 8.3 in July 2025, according to the latest Inside Crime report. This decline places...

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