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RCPS superintendent to retire at the end of this school year
Nicely After eight years as superintendent of Roanoke County Public Schools, Dr. Ken Nicely announced late last month he will retire at the end of the 2025-26 school year, culminating in a 35-year career in education and 33 total years with RCPS....
Owner: Michael Showell
JBS breaks ground on sausage plant in Perry
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Officials break ground for a new sausage making facility in Perry, Iowa, Oct. 14, 2025. From left: Rick Foster, president of JBS Prepared Foods; Perry Mayor Dirk Cavanaugh; Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig; Economic Development Authority...
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Episode 260: President Russell M. Nelson, 1924 — 2025; A Prophet of science and faith in his own words
28 Sept 2025, 6:30 p.m. MDT President Russell M. Nelson, Prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Sept. 27, at the age of 101. As the world mourns this loss, the Church News podcast dedicates this special memorial episode...
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Stream these 20 shows for Latino Heritage Month, including 'Wednesday'
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Shelby Star - North Carolina
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Dear TV streamers, here's an unsolicited business tip: Embrace the Latinidad. While streaming television increasingly dominates overall TV consumption in the U.S. at nearly 50%, Latino viewers significantly drive that trend with 55.8% of their...
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‘Meant to be a deterrent’: asylum seekers face new, higher fees in US
By the time the woman’s asylum hearing came around, she had already been stuck in the purgatory of immigration custody for about nine months. Exhausted from detention conditions that are allegedly oppressive at best and deadly at worst, she...
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Migrant Child Rapist Who Entered U.S. Under Biden-Era Scheme Sentenced To Over A Decade Behind Bars
A Haitian migrant who raped a young disabled girl in Massachusetts after he entered the United States under a Biden-era parole program will now spend more than a decade in jail for his crime. Cory Alvarez, 27, entered the United States on June 26,...
Owner: Ben Shapiro, Jeremy Boreing, Caleb Robinson and Farris Wilks
Ukraine returns 205 citizens from Russian captivity; Zelensky urges allies to finance Ukraine’s drone production: October 2 latest
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Ukraine returns 205 citizens from Russian captivity in a prisoner swap; Zelensky urges allies to increase financing of Ukraine’s drone production. Israel intercepted a flotilla carrying pro-Palestinian activists. Ukraine conducts prisoner swap...
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‘It Was F*cked Up’: Theo Von Reveals Govt Offered Him Security Following Backlash to Unauthorized DHS Clip
Comedian Theo Von revealed the government offered him security after he was subjected to a wave of harassment following a recent DHS immigration video. In late September, the Department of Homeland Security posted a video on social media showing...
Owner: Daniel Abrams
Bolivia’s presidential runoff pits ex-president against senator
LA PAZ: An ex-president and a senator will compete head-to-head in Bolivia’s presidential runoff this Sunday. Both candidates have promised to fix the South American country’s broken economy. Senator Rodrigo Paz of the Christian Democratic Party...
Rostam’s struggle to reunite with his family: A symbol of Trump’s assault on the US refugee system
Rostam has been waiting 11 years to see his parents, brother, and sister again. He is in California, safe thanks to his refugee status for religious persecution, but with the feeling of being incomplete. His family, in Iran, lead restricted lives,...
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Rincón: How Trump Is Opening the Door for Venezuela to Become America’s Strongest Ally
President Donald Trump has placed freedom in the Western Hemisphere back on the table. In doing so, he is pointing to a reality that could transform Latin America and strengthen the United States: a free Venezuela, governed by a legitimate...
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Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro
Across Latin America, democracy is coming under severe pressure. Authoritarian leaders across the continent have been entrenching political power through constitutional manipulation, militarised policing and the persecution of dissent. In...
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Post-atrocity research balances truth telling with the safety and dignity of those who lived the violence
While it is crucial to support these communities now through humanitarian aid and pressure on parties to end the violence, it is also important to continue the work once the fighting has ended by documenting the atrocities and elevating the voices...
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SU Kicks Off Hispanic Heritage Month!
On September 17th, Southwestern University held the annual Hispanic and Latine Heritage Month (HLHM) celebration in the Bishop’s Lounge. This celebration consisted of a series of tables, each representing a different Hispanic or Latin country with...
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Chicago Puerto Rican museum exhibit highlights power of America's pastime in Latino communities
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new exhibit highlighting the cultural impact of Latinos through the lens of baseball is now open at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Humboldt Park. During this Hispanic Heritage Month, museum attendees can...
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Venezuela Resistance Meeting In New York City Sets A New Tone
Above photo: Blanca Eekhout of Símon Bolívar Institute. A packed Assembly Hall at the prestigious Riverside Church in Manhattan was draped in Venezuelan colors and flags of resistance on Thursday, September 25. The exciting solidarity event with...
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Puerto Rican baseball mourns the passing of Santos ‘Sandy’ Alomar Conde
Santos “Sandy” Alomar Conde, a former Major League player, manager and mentor, was among the most respected figures in national and international baseball. He died Monday in his native Salinas at age 81. The Puerto Rico Baseball Federation and the...
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Gallagher: Reform the UN to promote peace, development, and human rights
Below is the full text of the address delivered by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Holy See Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations, at the 80th United Nations General Assembly. Statement by His Excellency Archbishop...
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Conducting Change: How Jessica Bejarano is redefining the modern orchestra at SF Philharmonic
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As the sounds of Beethoven's Symphony No.5 fill the rehearsal hall, conductor Jessica Bejarano stands at the podium, guiding her orchestra with passion and precision. "Let's make some music," she calls out, her baton slicing...
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Oldfield Baptist celebrates 75th anniversary Sept. 14
Oldfield Baptist Church, Sylacauga, celebrated its 75th anniversary Sept. 14. Special guests included Rick Patrick, pastor of First Baptist Church Sylacauga, who spoke about the establishment of Oldfield Baptist as a mission church of FBC; Wes...
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