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“Apocalypse in the Tropics”: Brazilian Filmmaker on Evangelicals, Bolsonaro & Trump’s Tariff Threat
Democracy Now!
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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...
25 years after a Central American hurricane, Noem's DHS to end associated immigration Temporary Protected Status
The Blaze
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July 7, 2025
In late October 1998, Hurricane Mitch tore through Central America on its way to Southern Florida and the Bahamas. It left destruction and thousands of people dead. In early 1999, the Clinton administration granted Temporary Protected Status to...
Colombia retracts statement on Pakistan casualties after Shashi Tharoor explains Operation Sindoor realities
Organiser Weekly
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In a significant accomplishment for India in its global outreach effort to expose Pakistan and to convey its zero tolerance against Terrorism, Colombia, which earlier in its statement sympathised with Pakistan over the loss of lives, has now...
Mexican volunteer search and rescue team join Texas relief efforts
El Paso Times - Texas
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Mexican rescue teams, including firefighters from Ciudad Acuña, are assisting in search and rescue efforts after deadly floods in Kerr County, Texas. The floods, which occurred over the July 4th weekend, have left at least 100 dead, including...
US pauses restart of Mexican cattle imports due to screwworm
Farmers' Advance - Michigan
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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...
US coffee, orange juice prices could surge if Trump’s Brazil tariffs stick
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 10, 2025
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...
Prabowo to Dispatch Team to Brazil for Agricultural and Renewable Energy Insights
Tempo.co
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July 10, 2025
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
KESQ-TV - California
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July 10, 2025
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...
PM Modi’s Visit New Starting Point For Greater Cooperation: Argentine Envoy
StratNews Global
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July 10, 2025
Home South America PM Modi’s Visit New Starting Point For Greater Cooperation: Argentine Envoy With consolidated trade of around $5 billion, India has become one of Argentina's top six trading partners Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent...
Trump’s Brazil tariffs gift Lula surprise tailwind for 2026 vote
The Gazette - Colorado
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Brazil spent months flying under the radar as Donald Trump upended global trade. Now that it’s in the spotlight, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva may stand to benefit from the attention. Hours after the U.S. president threatened to hit Brazil...
Photographer Sues US Government for $1 Million After Arrest While Filming Immigration Raids
PetaPixel - California
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July 10, 2025
A photographer, who was detained for filming an immigration raid outside a Home Depot store last month, is suing the U.S. government for $1 million. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of...
Trump Threatens Brazil With 50% Tariff and Demands Bolsonaro Trial End — A Dangerous Game of Interference
Finance Monthly
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July 10, 2025
Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat Against Brazil: Political Pressure Masquerading as Trade Policy US President Donald Trump has escalated tensions with Brazil by threatening a staggering 50% tariff on Brazilian goods and demanding the immediate halt to...
Trump slaps 50% tariff on Brazilian goods
In Business - Wisconsin
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President Donald Trump announced a 50% import tax on goods from Brazil, the Associated Press reports, singling out the country for its treatment of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial after being charged with trying to overturn his...
Trump pledges stunning tariffs on Brazil for following its own laws
MSNBC
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July 10, 2025
President Donald Trump sent his Brazilian counterpart a stunning letter Wednesday, informing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that his country would face a new 50% tariff "due in part to...the way Brazil has treated" former Brazilian President...
No final decision on Botanical Garden land for Colombia Avenue traffic solution
DR1
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The Ministry of Public Works (MOPC) has stated that, as of now, no definitive decision has been made regarding the potential use of a portion of the Botanical Garden for the road expansion. Addis Burgos, the MOPC’s head of communications,...
Finance Minister Affirms Danantara Investments Must Serve Public Interest
Tempo.co
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July 10, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati emphasized that the Danantara Investment Management Agency must prioritize the public interest in all investments. She conveyed this after meeting with the Chief Investment...
Markets/Coverages: Descartes Insurance Expands Into Credit & Political Risk
Insurance Journal
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July 10, 2025
Descartes Insurance, the Paris-based risk-carrying subsidiary of parametric-insurer Descartes, has expanded its offering to corporate clients and public institutions to include credit and political risk insurance (CPRI). To support its expansion...
DHS revokes Temporary Protected Status for two more Latin American countries
The Center Square
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July 7, 2025
(The Center Square) – After decades of extensions, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will not renew Temporary Protected Status for Honduran and Nicaraguan citizens residing in the U.S., per new agency announcements. The decision is...
Policy Updates | Trump to impose tariffs on Brazil, copper imports on Aug. 1
Profarmer
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July 10, 2025
Trump to impose 50% tariffs on Brazil, copper imports on Aug. 1... President Donald Trump warned Brazil he will impose a 50% tariff on all Brazilian exports to the U.S. starting Aug. 1 unless President Lula da Silva halts what Trump called a...
Nigeria is in crisis: Enough of politicians; where are the statesmen?
Daily Trust
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July 9, 2025
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will – Fred Douglass Murry Rothbard (1926-95) started his book ‘The Anatomy of the State” with a predictable quotation, “the greatest danger to the State is intellectual...