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Push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers with ‘guest worker’ visas

Mexican farmworkers with H-2A visas weed a North Carolina tobacco field in 2016. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty ImagesScott Morgenstern, University of Pittsburgh The U.S. has an important choice to make regarding agriculture. It can import...

LeBron James hasn't had buyout, trade discussions with Lakers, expects to be with team: Sources

LeBron James hasn't had buyout, trade discussions with Lakers, expects to be with team: Sources

LAS VEGAS — LeBron James shook hands with Rob Pelinka, joked with JJ Redick, talked golf with Austin Reaves and posed for pictures with his team’s newest players, Jake LaRavia and Deandre Ayton. At the Thomas & Mack Center on Monday night, James...

Twins All-Star Shuts Down Trade Rumors: ‘I Can’t Be Traded’

Twins All-Star Shuts Down Trade Rumors: ‘I Can’t Be Traded’

Getty The Minnesota Twins star outfielder Byron Buxton has delivered a clear message ahead of the 2025 MLB trade deadline: He’s not going anywhere. With trade rumors building and the franchise facing uncertainty amid ongoing ownership talks,...

Ponce Financial: Still Holding Firm On My Neutral Assessment

Ponce Financial: Still Holding Firm On My Neutral Assessment

Ponce Financial Group has shown strong growth in deposits, loans, and profitability, outperforming the S&P 500 since my last review. Valuation is a concern: the stock trades at a high P/E multiple (30.3), making it expensive compared to peers and...

Fisherman shares video of 'sickening' scene unfolding at local river: 'I can smell a horrible smell'

Fisherman shares video of 'sickening' scene unfolding at local river: 'I can smell a horrible smell'

To protect the environment, if you see something, say something. by Christine DulionAugust 3, 2025 A video posted to TikTok by fisherman Raw Explores (@rawexplores) is making waves online — and not in a good way. The clip shows what appears to be...

Lessons for rebuilding Ukraine from economic recoveries after natural disasters

Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, the estimated direct damage to Ukraine’s buildings and infrastructure now exceeds $176 billion, equivalent to nearly 100% of Ukrainian GDP in 2024 (World Bank et al. 2024). Although the source and...

Spark by Hilton to debut in Ponce, marking first in Caribbean region

Spark by Hilton to debut in Ponce, marking first in Caribbean region

A rendering shows the planned lobby design for Spark by Hilton Ponce. (Credit: Spark by Hilton) Hilton has announced plans to open Spark by Hilton Ponce, introducing its premium economy brand to the Caribbean and Latin America for the first time....

Deacon’s Bank restaurant review: ‘Lamb belly bites — only £7!’

Deacon’s Bank restaurant review: ‘Lamb belly bites — only £7!’

It’s true, I do not review in Derbyshire very often. In fact, I just googled “Giles Coren and Derbyshire” to find out exactly how many times I had reviewed in Derbyshire in the past 25 years and the answer is… no times. Although I did discover...

Lil Mama, Jason Mitchell & Carlos Ponce Lead Cast In Crime-Thriller ‘Mercy Mercy Me’, First Look Images Revealed

Lil Mama, Jason Mitchell & Carlos Ponce Lead Cast In Crime-Thriller ‘Mercy Mercy Me’, First Look Images Revealed

EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Lil Mama, Mudbound and Straight Outta’ Compton star Jason Mitchell and Carlos Ponce (Couple’s Retreat) are starring in action-thriller Mercy Mercy Me, written and directed by Wes Miller (A Day To Die). The crime-thriller, set in...

C. Constantin Poindexter Salcedo: Leading Surety One, Inc.’s Global Revolution

C. Constantin Poindexter Salcedo: Leading Surety One, Inc.’s Global Revolution

C. Constantin Poindexter Salcedo (Founder, Surety One, Inc.), with a formal education in law and national security, developed a profound appreciation for accountability, precision, strategic foresight, and crucially, risk. This deep understanding...

Ponce City Market celebrates July 4th from the rooftop

Ponce City Market celebrates July 4th from the rooftop

ExploreBao, bento and bingsu coming to Ponce City Market Credit: Zaire Breedlove Credit: Zaire Breedlove Its unique atmosphere draws locals and tourists year-round, including Brian and Klaver Tezelli and Lauren Desilva, who traveled from Brazil to...

Despite Recent West Coast Cuts, Avelo Airlines Eyes Fleet Growth For East Coast Expansion

Despite Recent West Coast Cuts, Avelo Airlines Eyes Fleet Growth For East Coast Expansion

Avelo Airlines is reportedly planning to grow its fleet by leasing additional Boeing 737s as part of its expansion efforts along the US East Coast. This move comes shortly after the airline announced cuts across its West Coast network, with plans...

MEXICALI BRIEFS: Chayanne concert relocated due to ongoing use of FEX Site as deportee shelter

MEXICALI BRIEFS: Chayanne concert relocated due to ongoing use of FEX Site as deportee shelter

ENTERTAINMENT Chayanne concert relocated due to ongoing use of FEX Site as deportee shelter The highly anticipated Puerto Rican singer Chayanne concert, originally scheduled for October 18 in the parking lot of the Fair, Show, and Exhibition...

Who is Arvi Bahal? Indian American to fly to space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket

Who is Arvi Bahal? Indian American to fly to space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket

Indian-origin Arvinder Singh Bahal, a real estate investor, is all set to fly to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos’s space venture Blue Origin’s next space tourist flight. Born in Agra Bahal, who has become a US citizen by naturalisation, loves...

Indian-origin man to fly to edge of space with Jeff Bezos' venture

Indian-origin man to fly to edge of space with Jeff Bezos' venture

New Delhi: Indian-origin Arvinder Singh Bahal, a real estate investor, is all set to fly to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos’s space venture Blue Origin’s next space tourist flight, reports IANS. Born in Agra Bahal, who has become a US citizen by...

Twice and Doechii Take Over Lollapalooza Day Three

Twice and Doechii Take Over Lollapalooza Day Three

The 2025 edition of Lollapalooza has been full of happy surprises, from pop royalty Robyn performing with Gracie Abrams on the first day, to Olivia Rodrigo marking her Lolla Chicago debut on Day Two with a little help from Weezer, the first band...

3 sentenced in elderly couple’s killing

3 sentenced in elderly couple’s killing

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. 3 sentenced in elderly couple's killing SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Three escaped prisoners from the eastern Caribbean island of Grenada who were accused of killing...

OBITUARY: Highly Decorated Master Sergeant Arcadio Santiago Rodríguez, 101, of Palm Bay, Passed Away Peacefully July 11

Served Brevard Public Schools as a bus driver for 20 years, was member of Puerto Rican Veterans Hall of Fame Master Sergeant Arcadio Santiago Rodríguez, 101, of Palm Bay, Florida, went peacefully into his Father’s arms on July 11, 2025. He was...

Asia report: Markets mixed as Bank of Korea holds interest rates

Asia report: Markets mixed as Bank of Korea holds interest rates

South Korea’s central bank held interest rates steady, while Trump unveiled a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports starting 1 August, and confirmed a similar duty on copper imports would take effect the same day. “Brazilian assets suffered a decline...

Meet Arvinder ‘Arvi’ Bahal, Agra-born man to fly to edge of space today on Blue Origin NS-34 mission

Meet Arvinder ‘Arvi’ Bahal, Agra-born man to fly to edge of space today on Blue Origin NS-34 mission

Arvinder ‘Arvi’ Singh Bahal, an Agra-born globetrotter and real estate investor who lives in the US, will fly to the edge of space onboard Blue Origin's tourism flight NS-34 on August 3. Arvinder 'Arvi' Singh Bahal (centre) with some of the others...

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