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The shutdown and the fight over 'free health care' for immigrants
Republicans are claiming Democrats shut down the government "to demand free health care for illegals." But is it true? The United States government ground to a halt at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to fund the federal...

‘Free to Think 2025’: Attacks on Higher Education Rise, Even in Democracies
“Unprecedented” attacks on higher education in the United States highlight a trend of rising assaults on academic freedom around the world, in both authoritarian states and traditionally liberal democracies, warns a new report from Scholars at...

Daughter of former church President Gordon B. Hinckley remembers President Nelson
SALT LAKE CITY — For Kathleen Barnes Walker, daughter of former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Gordon B. Hinckley, hearing the news of President Russell M. Nelson's death brought back familiar emotions. "It was a very déjà...

Diaspora celebrates Navratri with fervour, brings forth Indian culture to Panama
Panama City [Panama], October 1 (ANI): The members of the Indian diaspora enthusiastically participated in the Navratri celebrations in Panama and brought the festive spirit to Panama. Sharing the details in a post on X, the Indian Embassy in...
Kalinago Council receives financial backing from global indigenous organization, Pawanka Fund
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 at 1:37 PM Kalinago Chief Anette SanfordThe Kalinago Council has announced a significant new collaboration with the Pawanka Fund, an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to providing grants...

Pinolero shares the flavor and culture of Nicaragua in its Kensington eatery
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 4:50PM Lilliam Orozco and her daughter Sarah show off the land of fire and water, the inspiration for their restaurant Pinolero KENSINGTON (WPVI) -- Pinolero brings the flavors of Nicaragua to Philadelphia. Lilliam...

Florida landlords are turning away immigrants on temporary legal status as deportation worries loom
Doral Landings East, a gated Miami suburb consisting mainly of single-family homes, is experiencing an immigrant exodus. Many Venezuelans lived and worked there under temporary programs that expanded during the Biden administration, The Wall...

Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn
The US healthcare system faces a “perfect storm”, more than 100 members of Congress warn today, as Donald Trump’s administration risks exacerbating pressure on its workforce by stripping nearly one million US immigrants of work authorization and...

A decade of immigration in Wisconsin in 9 charts
Reading Time: 6 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? Of the roughly 6.6 million immigrants who landed in the federal immigration court system over the past decade, at least 41,000 listed addresses in Wisconsin. Those immigrants, many of...

Endorois Youth Unleash Voices, Revitalize Culture Through Media Project
By Titus N’getuny, Communication Officer, Endorois Indigenous Women Empowerment Network (EIWEN) For generations, the Endorois Indigenous community, deeply rooted in their ancestral lands around Kenya's sacred Lake Bogoria, has faced...

Wisconsin immigrants face shifting court, ICE crackdowns
Of the roughly 6.6 million immigrants who landed in the federal immigration court system over the past decade, at least 41,000 listed addresses in Wisconsin. Those immigrants, many of them new arrivals, are now in the spotlight. The Wisconsin...

From Nicaragua to the Vatican: China’s Diplomatic Bidding War with Taiwan
Written by Sophia Li. Image credit: 01.10 尼加拉瓜的建築 by 總統府/ Flickr, license: CC BY 2.0. In 2019, the Solomon Islands received a reported $500 million in promised Chinese investments, days before it cut ties with Taiwan and recognised Beijing. Soon...

UN: Nicaragua denounces imperial aggressions and supports Cuba, Venezuela and Palestine
“As revolutionary brothers in the Great Homeland, sons of our American heroes and protagonists of victorious revolutions, we ratify our full and unequivocal solidarity and brotherhood with Cuba and Venezuela,” said the foreign minister. September...

Central America’s Economic Growth Trap: The Dilemma Of Emigration
Many emigrate from Central American countries, particularly El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, to support their families. The money they send back in the form of remittances has become of keystone importance to these Central American economies,...

Hardy the dog joins 1st Nicaraguan-born US bishop
An auxiliary in Newark, Bishop Chau brings his ministry experience -- including to the Deaf Community -- and a trusty sidekick. Newly ordained Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau brings both his heritage and a canine companion, along with his extensive...

Communist Party’s Jeannette Jara leads Chile’s presidential polls
The CP's Jeannette Jara, presidential candidate of the “Unidad por Chile” coalition [Photo: PCCh]In Chile’s 2025 presidential race Jeannette Jara, a member of the Communist Party and presidential candidacy for the alliance “Unidad por Chile”...

Fiesta DC kicks off amid immigration concerns
Despite a somewhat soggy start, Fiesta D.C.'s food, music and culture took over a part of Pennsylvania Avenue outside the U.S. Capitol building. “You get to experience different cultures — Salvadorian, Honduran, Nicaragua. It's really diverse,”...

Majority World leaders call to reimagine missions with indigenous frameworks and less Western dependence
Believers worship together at church in Jinotega, Nicaragua. In his reflection, Olofinjana urges Majority World Christians to reclaim agency, develop contextual theologies, and shape a missiology grounded in suffering, liberation, and the work of...

Court stops Trump’s middle-of-the-night deportation of children
Some of President Trump’s immigration policies suffered a setback in one federal court and a victory in another. In one case, a federal judge temporarily barred the administration from swiftly deporting nearly 330 Guatemalan children under the...

Deal Dispatch: Six Flags Has An Activist Shareholder At The Gates, Ancestry.com Opts For A Dual-Track
New On The Block Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: FUN) insists it has plans to boost attendance and reduce costs. But activist shareholder Land & Buildings Investment Management got specific on Friday, Sept. 26: spin off Six Flags' real estate...