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Month: July 2025

Firefighters race to contain wildfires in Greece as thousands evacuated, 2 die in Turkey

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters battled blazes Thursday near Athens and on the island of Crete, where thousands were forced to flee holiday resorts, while blazes in neighboring Turkey claimed at least two lives. More than 5,000 tourists, hotel workers and residents were evacuated from the Ierapetra

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Vicksburg: Made me feel like a ‘Damn Yankee’

If you like history, we are seeking sponsors and contributors to support the work. Contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com and/or appreciate via Venmo @ bobfordshistory.  Vicksburg, Ms., was a citadel of defense for the South, with steep banks, deep ravines and jungle-like terrain.  General Grant had finally gotten his 70,000-man Army of the Tennessee around the

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Latin America’s top human rights court says states have duty to act on climate crisis

By STEVEN GRATTAN Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights obligations to their responsibility to address the threat of climate change — a move expected to shape policy and litigation across Latin America and the Caribbean. The opinion is

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers say he is a changed man. Will that spare him from more time behind bars?

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In rejecting Sean “Diddy” Combs’ release on bail, a federal judge confronted the hip-hop impresario with a disturbing aspect of his criminal case that his lawyers couldn’t deny: his history of violence. Combs’ defense lawyers claimed he is a changed man. But

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Beds are seen inside the migrant detention center dubbed as "Alligator Alcatraz" in Ochopee

Lawmakers who tried to visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid humanitarian concerns were denied entry

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Florida lawmakers worried about “humanitarian concerns” were denied entry into the new detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” Thursday, just hours after the arrival of its first group of detainees. “They stopped us pretty immediately,” said Florida state Rep. Anna Eskamani, one of the five Democratic state lawmakers

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fought Jake Paul on Saturday in Anaheim

Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. detained by ICE and on track to be deported just days after fighting Jake Paul

By Kyle Feldscher and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Days after fighting social media influencer Jake Paul in a high-profile bout in California, Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. was arrested by ICE agents on Wednesday and is in the process of being deported from the United States over alleged cartel ties and other infractions,

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Lee Zeldin testifies before a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on his nomination to be EPA administrator in January.

EPA suspends and investigates around 140 employees who signed a letter critical of the agency

By Ella Nilsen, Rene Marsh, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency has placed roughly 140 employees on administrative leave days after they signed a public letter expressing concern about the treatment of federal employees and the Trump administration’s regulations on climate and public health. The EPA is conducting an “administrative investigation” into the employees,

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