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Why US is flying deportees to Mexico's southern tip
The U.S. is increasingly flying deportees to Tapachula, Mexico, far from the U.S. border, as part of an aggressive deportation strategy. Many deportees have lived in the United States for decades, have U.S. citizen children and struggle with...
Florio named U.P. Realtor of the Year
Dawn Florio MARQUETTE– The Upper Peninsula Association of REALTORS® named the 2025 Upper Peninsula Realtor of the Year, Dawn Florio. Dawn Florio is an associate broker with RE/MAX 1st Realty. “Each year, the REALTOR® of the Year Award is presented...
Coming Up! Vero High performers stage Alcott’s ‘Little Women’
The Vero Beach High School Performing Arts Department will bring one of literature’s most beloved classics to life with its production of “Little Women.” Based on Louisa May Alcott’s timeless novel, the show tells the story of the four March...
Construction begins on pedestrian bridge linking uptown and South End
Before the decade is out, uptown Charlotte and South End will be knit together a little more tightly. City leaders on Tuesday marked the start of construction on the Rail Trail Bridge, a $20 million pedestrian bridge spanning Interstate 277. To...
A day in Berlin, the heart of Holmes County’s Amish country and one of Ohio’s best small towns
BERLIN, Ohio – Mel Gingerich has fielded a lot of questions in the nine years he’s been giving buggy tours around Berlin. Where do you live? Why do you wear those clothes? What kind of food do you eat? Gingerich usually answers the questions...
Ohio lawmakers clash over state’s response to SNAP benefits expiring: Capitol Letter
Rotunda Rumblings No SNAP answers: More than a million Ohioans could lose access to food assistance this weekend if the federal government shutdown continues — and state lawmakers are clashing over what to do about it. In a letter sent Tuesday...
Why no one wants to bet on coal, despite the Trump admin’s best efforts
Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to “reinvigorate” American coal, the industry isn’t gaining much steam. The Department of Interior offered up thousands of acres for coal mining on public lands in prime locations across Utah last month....
To Lam’s Foreign Policy Leadership in the “Era of National Rise”
Since assuming power in August 2024, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam has pursued bold reforms with urgency. Economic diplomacy has been a central focus, aimed at mobilising international resources for economic...
BTS won't abandon U-Tapao aviation city project, awaits EEC’s finalisation of investment benefits
Keeree Kanjanapas, Chairman of BTS Group Holdings, confirmed that the company would not abandon the U-Tapao airport and Eastern Aviation City development project, in which BTS holds shares through the U-Tapao International Aviation Co., Ltd....
Is Telluride ready to ‘chuck Chuck?’ Why the opulent ski town turned on the resort’s longtime owner
TELLURIDE — Chuck Horning was nowhere to be found. It was 11 a.m. on April 1 and Telluride’s Town Council sat in its chambers in Rebekah Hall. The meeting agenda that day called for an hour-long update from Horning, the longtime owner of...
U.S. is sending dozens of relief workers to help in areas hit by Hurricane Melissa
WASHINGTON — The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. Disaster Assistance Response Team...
A multibillion-dollar windfall for shipbuilders: Trump's approval fuels Korea’s nuclear submarine drive
Published: 30 Oct. 2025, 19:28 The USS Vermont (SSN-792), a U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, arrives at the HMAS Stirling naval base in Perth, Australia on Oct. 29. [AFP/YONHAP] [EXPLAINER] U.S. President Donald Trump's green...
Are Louisiana’s Taxes Really the Highest? The 2025 Numbers Might Shock You
Let's be honest, what's the one thing people in Shreveport-Bossier complain about more than the I-20 construction? Taxes. You hear it all the time. "Our taxes are the worst," or "We're the most taxed state in the country." It's a constant refrain....
Hope Park under construction in New Castle
Construction on a downtown park to improve the physical and mental health of Human Services Center residents is underway. Hope Park construction began this month at 217 N. Mill St. in the footprint of the former Universal Rundle and Patches Place...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues Enbridge Line 5 permit
Enbridge Logo(KBJR)St. Paul, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers issued an individual permit on Wednesday for the construction-related impacts to waters from the Line 5 reroute project in northern Wisconsin. “The...
COMMENT: EU's LNG import ban won’t break Russia, but it will render the sector’s further growth fiendishly hard
The European Union’s nineteenth sanctions package against Russia marks a pivotal escalation in the bloc’s energy strategy, which will impose a comprehensive ban on Russian LNG imports beginning January 1, 2027. The ban will not put a huge strain...
U.S.: Fertilizer Industry Calls for Practical Policy Solutions to Support Farmers and Strengthen Supply
As farmers continue to navigate a period of tight margins and volatile global markets, The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) is urging policymakers to focus on practical solutions that strengthen U.S. agriculture, expand markets for producers, and ensure...
St. Lucie Gardens faces growing pains amid county’s development boom
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla (CBS12) — For the past two years, the CBS12 News I-Team has been tracking the rapid development boom reshaping St. Lucie County. Now, residents in a quiet pocket of Port St. Lucie say the construction is threatening their way...
Will Trump’s Nevada Nuclear Test Revival Kill Off Burning Man?
When Donald Trump announced that the United States would resume nuclear weapons testing “immediately” for the first time in over 30 years, the shockwaves reverberated far beyond diplomacy circles and arms-control think tanks. They landed squarely...
Trump cuts China fentanyl tariffs and a church's 50-year history of sex abuse and cover-ups: Morning Rundown
Trump's long-awaited meeting with the Chinese president. A 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence and cover-up in the world's largest Pentecostal denomination. And, Hurricane Melissa's death toll rises as it causes more destruction in the...