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Liberia: Visiting Congressmen Call for Fairness In US Visas Processing For Liberians Under Trump’s Administration
Front Page Africa
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August 21, 2025
Senator Reed emphasized that it is totally wrong for the US foreign policies to have “adverse impacts” on Liberia and its citizens. Monrovia – Two visiting high-ranking members of the United States Congress have called on the Donald Trump...
Catch up on children's routine vaccines during National Immunization month
Shoreline Media - Michigan
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LANSING— With National Immunization Awareness Month underway, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging residents to stay up to date on routine vaccinations. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has also proclaimed August as Vaccine...
CFAO gives back to Okinawa's local area
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 21, 2025
U.S. Sailors, Airmen, their families, and government employees participated in a tree-trimming community relations event hosted by Kadena Town's Green Tree Association and Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa in Okinawa City, Japan, Aug. 17, 2025....
U.S. and Brazil farm interests clash on trade practices
Capital Press - Oregon
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August 20, 2025
Published 3:31 pm Wednesday, August 20, 2025 U.S. and Brazil farms groups exchanged accusations in comments sent to U.S. officials investigating Brazil’s trade practices, highlighting sources of friction between two agricultural powerhouses. U.S....
U.S. strikes more deportation deals with countries
CBS News
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Internal government documents obtained by CBS News show the Trump administration has expanded its campaign to persuade countries around the world to aid its crackdown on illegal immigration by accepting deportations of migrants who are not their...
COVID-19 pushed me to swindle America $4.2 million, Apetu of Ipetumodu tells U.S. court
Peoples Gazette
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August 20, 2025
A United States court has received a fresh plea for leniency from the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, who admitted guilt in a $4.2 million COVID-19 relief fraud scandal that stunned both Nigeria and the U.S. In a sentencing...
What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin as it heads past the U.S. East Coast
The Gazette - Colorado
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Hurricane Erin is creating potentially deadly beach conditions all along the U.S. East Coast days before the largest waves are expected, with high winds and flooding anticipated in North Carolina by Wednesday night. Erin lost some strength Tuesday...
'Fifteen or so billionaires': Former Trump aide claims they shaped India’s trade policy in book
Business Today
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August 21, 2025
As Donald Trump threatens new tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases, fresh light is being cast on how his trade agenda toward New Delhi has been shaped. In his 2023 book No Trade is Free, former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer...
European stocks slip lower; U.K. inflation surprises on the upside
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 20, 2025
European stocks fell Wednesday following a tech-led selloff on Wall Street, while U.K. inflation came in hotter than expected, raising doubts over future monetary easing by the Bank of England. At 04:00 ET (08:00 GMT), the in Germany dropped 0.5%,...
Sri Lanka Praises UK’s Easing of Tariff-Free Rules
Sourcing Journal - New York
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August 20, 2025
The trade group that represents Sri Lanka’s tentpole apparel industry on Tuesday praised the U.K. government’s announcement of liberalized rules of origin that will allow the country’s manufacturers to source up to 100 percent of their inputs from...
New England-Canada Business Council announces new Canada/U.S. Energy & Innovation Collaboration Award
TMCNet
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August 20, 2025
The New England-Canada Business Council (NECBC) has launched the Steve Leahy Energy & Innovation Collaboration Award to celebrate outstanding cross-border partnerships and projects that exemplify the spirit of U.S.-Canada partnership in the energy...
U.S. Halts Most Visa Processing in Zimbabwe Amid Policy Review
[your]NEWS
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August 20, 2025
By Emmanuel Ogbonna The United States has suspended most visa services in Zimbabwe until further notice, the U.S. Embassy in Harare announced on Aug. 20. “We have paused routine visa services in Harare while we address concerns with the Government...
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Coloma Township sells U.S. Bank building for $528,000, also receives $8,000 property tax refund
Sauk Valley - Illinois
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The Coloma Township Board has sold the former U.S. Bank building it purchased in 2023. The township finalized the sale of the bank Tuesday, selling it for $528,000, Supervisor Kristine Dobbs told Shaw Local. Dobbs was not able to disclose who it...
Diaz-Canel Slams Trump’s Venezuela Measures at ALBA-TCP Summit
teleSUR
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August 20, 2025 Hour: 7:41 pm In a address at the XIII Extraordinary Summit of ALBA-TCP Heads of State and Government, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel vehemently condemned the latest actions by the Trump administration against the people and...
CVS holds off adding Gilead's new HIV prevention shot to drug coverage lists
ETPharma.com
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August 21, 2025
London: CVS Health , which runs the largest U.S. pharmacy benefit manager, will not add Gilead Sciences' new HIV prevention drug to its commercial plans for now, a spokesperson told Reuters, despite the medicine's proven effectiveness. CVS based...
How a Pardon for Binance’s Founder Would Break Presidential Norms
The Dispatch
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August 21, 2025
Changpeng Zhao is the richest man in crypto. Known widely by the nickname CZ, Zhao rose to prominence—and wealth—after founding the cryptocurrency exchange Binance in 2017. The firm has since become the largest exchange of its kind in the world,...
U.S. Troops Take Down Senior ISIS Terrorist In Syria, Official Says
Daily Wire
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August 20, 2025
ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) -A pre-dawn U.S. military raid in northwestern Syria early on Wednesday targeted and killed a senior member of the Islamic State group, a U.S. official told Reuters. It was the second known raid in northern Syria by U.S....
U.S. to probe "anti-American" views of immigrants
CBS News
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The Trump administration has instructed government officials to investigate what it is calling "anti-American" views and activities of people applying for immigration benefits, including those applying for green cards and work permits. CBS News...
Waller Calls for Private Sector to Lead U.S. Payments Revolution
Breitbart
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August 20, 2025
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Wednesday laid out a pro-market vision for modernizing U.S. payments that echoes the Trump administration’s call to “re-privatize” the economy, urging that private firms take the lead on innovation...
Qatar Confirms Hamas Acceptance of Ceasefire Proposal; Israel’s Response Still Pending Amid Escalating Tensions
teleSUR
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August 20, 2025 Hour: 2:44 pm The Government of Qatar has officially confirmed that Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, which includes a 60-day truce, a prisoner-hostage exchange, partial Israeli troop withdrawal, and a...