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GBH Daily: Farming in the city
WGBH - Massachusetts
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July 17, 2025
This is a web edition of GBH Daily, a weekday newsletter bringing you local stories you can trust so you can stay informed without feeling overwhelmed. Sign up here! 🌡️Muggy and hot, with highs in the 90s and a chance of thunderstorms. Sunset is...
Community | Casa da Saudade Library closing amid public outcry – New Bedford
Portugese American Journal
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July 12, 2025
Posted on 12 July 2025. Mayor Jon Mitchell of New Bedford has announced the impending closure of Casa da Saudade, the city’s Portuguese-language library branch, as part of sweeping austerity measures following a $10.2 million reduction in the...
Blood Feuds: The Fight Over Who Gets to Be Native American
Boston Magazine
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July 13, 2025
In her Rhode Island kitchen, Deborah Spears Moorehead pores over a collection of Census records scattered across her table. The Native American painter, who was recently an artist-in-residence at Brown University, traces her lineage through...
Trinidad and Tobago nationals to pay an extra US$250 for US visa
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 8, 2025
News Sean Douglas 11 Minutes Ago The US Embassy in Port of Spain. FILE PHOTO - TT nationals, along with other "aliens" under US immigration law, will soon have to pay an extra US$250 (roughly $1,750) on top of their visa fee of US$185, to enter...
Africa’s Addiction to Aid
Pressenza
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July 17, 2025
by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu Is it the beginning of the end of Africa’s overreliance on foreign aid? Trump’s decision to end the flow of aid going to the developing world, notably Africa, which has been channeled through the USAID over the past...
Nation’s only Portuguese public library branch could close in New Bedford
South Coast Business Bulletin - Massachusetts
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New Bedford's Mayor Jon Mitchell announced austerity measures, including closing the Casa da Saudade library, in response to city council budget cuts. The Casa da Saudade is the only Portuguese public library branch in the nation and houses a...
MAGA darling claims Fed chair's firing is 'imminent' after Trump reveals Jerome Powell's critical mistake
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
By SONYA GUGLIARA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 00:26 EDT, 16 July 2025 | Updated: 01:32 EDT, 16 July 2025 MAGA firebrand Anna Paulina Luna said Jerome Powell was on thin ice - and his firing was 'imminent' after Donald Trump slammed the the fed...
Summit recounts impact of Merck on healthcare
Zambia Daily Mail
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More than 2,280 scholarships for young doctors from 52 countries MARGARET CHISANGA Dubai MERCK Foundation has provided more than 2,280 scholarships for young doctors from 52 countries in 44 critical and underserved specialties, the Merck...
Riding the Wave: João Selva Returns with Onda
World Music Central
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July 16, 2025
João Selva – Onda (Underdog Records, 2025) Brazilian singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist João Selva continues his exploration of Afro-diasporic rhythms with Onda, his fourth solo album. The album weaves samba, funk, disco, and Caribbean...
New arts residency program aimed at strengthening ties with Portugal
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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New Bedford resident Lara Harrington launched Hotel Papel, an arts-focused cultural exchange program connecting the South Coast with the Azores and beyond. The first residency takes place January 23-February 1, 2026, on Faial, focusing on various...
Portuguese-speaking parliaments reject blocking CPLP summit in Guinea-Bissau
Ver Angola
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"I believe we must respect the separation of powers. We have our functions as parliaments, and heads of state also have their responsibilities. It will not be the Parliamentary Assembly [of the CPLP] that will decide not to hold a summit,"...
Angola to host 15th Assembly of CPLP Parliaments in 2026
Ver Angola
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The decision was announced during the reading of the final communiqué of the 14th Parliamentary Assembly of the CPLP, which concluded this Tuesday in Maputo, again with calls from delegates and parliamentary presidents to move forward definitively...
Veteran local waterfront worker now offers tours of New Bedford harbor
South Coast Business Bulletin - Massachusetts
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NEW BEDFORD — For decades, Phillip Mello has been a living part of New Bedford’s industrious waterfront. Today, as a tour guide for the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center, he leads visitors through a living history that’s as much his own as it is...
Mozambique hosts CPLP parliamentary assembly and assumes presidency of the body
Ver Angola
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According to information provided by Deputy Feliz Sílvia, head of the national group of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique within the CPLP, debates on the promotion of peace, democracy, and good governance in the CPLP countries have been...
Carolina Cerqueira: Angola is playing its part in Lusophone mobility
Ver Angola
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"Angola is playing its role, Angola is paying attention. We are a country with 35 million inhabitants, after Brazil, we are the second most populous country in the CPLP (...). We have responsibilities internally, regionally, and internationally,...
Where Will Pope Leo Go First? Clues Point to Algeria, Turkey — and the US
National Catholic Register
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ANALYSIS: Given Pope Leo’s relative youth, the possibilities for travel abound. On July 11, Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Michel Guillaud as bishop of the Diocese of Constantine in Algeria. The appointment drew little attention, in part because...
Mozambique assumes presidency of CPLP parliaments
Ver Angola
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According to information provided by Deputy Feliz Sílvia, head of the national group of the Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique within the CPLP, during her two-year term, Mozambique will focus on strengthening democracy and the rule of law and...
PAC’s Jaki Seroke: Sobukwe would have supported the GNU
Mail & Guardian
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July 14, 2025
Former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. The spirit of goodness in the heart of the former president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, continues to manifest nearly...
I'm a travel agent and I'd never go to these five destinations
Liverpool Echo
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July 13, 2025
Carlos Lavilla has shared his thoughts on some of the most popular destinations in the world Choosing the ideal spot for a getaway can be quite the challenge. Nonetheless, a seasoned travel agent has now offered some advice to streamline your...
Travel agent slams five popular holiday destinations as 'overrated'
Devon Live
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July 13, 2025
Carlos Lavilla, a travel agent, has shared his thoughts on some of the most popular destinations in the world Choosing the ideal spot for a getaway can be quite the challenge. Nonetheless, a seasoned travel agent has now offered some advice to...