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“Everyday” Millionaires - A Huge (And Growing) Wealth Segment For Advisors
Forbes
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(Original Caption) New York: "We're Very Happy." Linda Christian And Brazilian Millionaire Francisco ... More Pignatari Coo At El Morocco. Several weeks ago, Pignatari masterminded picket line in front of her Rio de Janeiro hotel. Yesterday in New...
An Ancestral Legacy with Modern Concerns: The Story Behind the Waru Waru Agricultural Fields in Peru
ArchDaily
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July 15, 2025
Waru Waru agricultural field. Image via World Monuments Fund Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...
Health experts to work towards improving ethnic inclusion in research
The Voice
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July 15, 2025
HEALTH EXPERTS are working towards improving the inclusion of Black and other ethnic groups in research. The under-representation of ethnic minority communities taking part in research, along with the lack of systematic data collection and...
Latin America Summit: ‘reinvent universities’ to end inequalities
University of Nottingham
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July 11, 2025
Higher education in Latin America is at a “historical crossroads” and must act decisively to end inequalities of access, a conference has heard. Nilma Lino Gomes, former minister of women, racial equality and human rights in Brazil, told delegates...
Sony Bravia 2 Mark II TV review: A flagship-level upgrade for your living room
The Times of India
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July 18, 2025
Rating: 4/5 As the technology in the TV space evolves, the arrival of a new television model always sparks curiosity, promising advancements that could redefine our viewing experiences. Sony has been among those brands that has historically been...
Man, Sea, Algae: HOMO SARGASSUM’s Stirring Critique of Human Culpability in the Caribbean
Inter Press Service
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July 14, 2025
Active Citizens, Arts, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Editors' Choice, Environment, Global, Headlines, Latin America & the Caribbean, Natural Resources, TerraViva United Nations Arts “Plastic Ocean” by Alejandro Duràn, one of the artworks...
Illegal mining, logging operations shut down as Guyana ramps up protection of natural resources
News Room
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July 15, 2025
In a coordinated push to safeguard its natural resources and sovereignty, Guyana has intensified surveillance and enforcement operations across land, river and sea to combat illegal logging, mining and maritime crimes. These efforts have resulted...
‘Revolutionary technology’ uses scanners for easier species detection in the wild
Mongabay
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July 15, 2025
Researchers in Brazil’s Amazonas state are testing easy-to-use scanners that can help them identify animal species they come across in the wild, Mongabay contributor Miguel Monteiro reported in June. The scanners use a technology called...
Latin American Hit List 2025: Billboard’s Top 25 Songs Revealed
LatinAmerican Post
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July 11, 2025
In 2025, Latin music didn’t just dominate charts—it reshaped the world’s sound. A fearless wave of genre-bending tracks, rooted in salsa, sierreño, and Afrobeat, turned streaming platforms into cultural battlegrounds—and made Spanish hooks the...
US House of Representatives passes GENIUS Act in boost for stablecoins, digital assets and US dollar
The Indian Express
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July 18, 2025
US Crypto Week yielded positive results for cryptocurrency backers after Republican hardliners overcame initial reservations to vote in favour of a raft of legislations that are expected to forward US President Donald Trump’s agenda of formalising...
AI ‘Nudify’ Websites Rake in Millions with Deep Fake Porn Thanks to Tech Giants
Breitbart
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July 14, 2025
A new analysis reveals that AI-powered “nudify” websites, which generate nonconsensual deep fake pornography based on normal pictures of victims, are making millions of dollars by exploiting the services of major tech companies like Google,...
Central America: Honduras Mayor Murdered in Motel Ambush
Newsroom Panama
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July 11, 2025
Francisco Martínez Domínguez, the mayor of San Isidro, a small municipality in Honduras, was brutally killed in Siguatepeque, about 90 km north of Tegucigalpa. The 45-year-old was seeking re-election under the opposition National Party in the...
Church prepares its first jubilee for Catholic influencers
Interaksyon
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July 18, 2025
VATICAN— For the first time in its history, the Catholic Church will celebrate a Jubilee event within a Holy Year specifically dedicated to digital missionaries and Catholic influencers, formally recognizing the digital environment as a true field...
How Home Depot became a magnet for day laborers and a target for ICE
CNN
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July 18, 2025
New York CNN — Summer is the busiest time of the year for immigrant day laborers outside Home Depot, picking up jobs as roofers, painters and construction workers. But the usual crowd of both legal and undocumented workers has vanished from many...
Aerial view of the citadel of Peñico, located in the province of Huaura, Lima Department, Peru, on July 12, 2025.
Buenos Aires Times
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July 14, 2025
To the music of conch shell trumpets, a 3,800-year-old citadel of the Caral civilisation – one of the oldest in the world – opened its doors to visitors in Peru after eight years of study and restoration work. The archaeological site, known as...
Latin America Summit: ‘set the agenda’ on protecting biodiversity
University of Nottingham
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July 10, 2025
Universities in biodiverse Latin American countries need to demonstrate they are “transformation agents” rather than “just repositories of knowledge” by taking the lead on protecting delicate ecosystems, a conference has heard. Leaders gathered at...
Big Tech, Big Banks, and Big Gov
Coingeek
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July 15, 2025
Homepage > News > Editorial > Big Tech, Big Banks, and Big Gov For many years, I have talked about the hijacking of Bitcoin, the ensuing civil war, and the caricatures of “Greg” and “Mastercard” (NASDAQ: MA) because they are easy for readers and...
South America Explores Building Own 2,800-Mile Transcontinental Railroad
Newsweek
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July 11, 2025
Brazil and China have signed an agreement to launch a technical, environmental and economic feasibility study for a proposed 2,800-mile railway linking Brazil's Atlantic coast with Peru's Pacific port of Chancay. The memorandum of understanding,...
Monarch butterfly population rebounds, but it’s still one of the lowest numbers on record
WUWM 89.7 FM - Wisconsin
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July 17, 2025
Monarch butterfly populations have nearly doubled this year, an annual survey of the species found. At the end of each summer, the beloved pollinators migrate from southern Canada and the northern and central United States to mountain tops in...
Organized crime is driving a deadly surge in violence in Brazil
Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
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July 14, 2025
Violence in Brazil’s northern and north-eastern regions is a growing concern. In 2023, the homicide rate in northern Brazil was 41.5% higher than the national average. Meanwhile, six of the 10 cities with the highest homicide rates in the country...