USA Rice participated in a trade mission to Chile to discuss US trade topics and celebrate 200 years of bilateral trade. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade mission was…
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CultureEntertainmentHistoryUnited States
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Celebrating 1,000 Cultures Within the United States
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeMonday, Oct. 9, is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, replacing Columbus Day in many places. In 2019, Gov. Brad Little issued a proclamation celebrating the day in Idaho. But what is it…
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BusinessEnvironmentalGovermentUnited States
New York Fisherman Convicted of Criminal Conspiracy, Obstruction of Justice
A federal jury convicted Montauk, New York, U.S.A.-based fisherman Christopher Winkler of multiple criminal charges on 4 October after the U.S. Department of Justice accused him of overfishing and falsifying…
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EnvironmentalScienceUnited States
N.Y. Students Become Scientists for a Day at Annual Hudson River Event
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxIn an effort to inspire the next generation of environmentalists, thousands of students from 80 schools across New York state transformed into scientists for a day during the 21st annual…
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EconomyGovermentUnited States
Rising Long-term Interest Rates Are Posing the Latest Threat to a US Economic ‘Soft Landing’
by Koby Johnby Koby JohnSurging interest rates are intensifying the challenges for the U.S. economy and threatening to derail the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation without causing a deep recession. Since mid-summer, the…
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ActivistImmigrantUnited States
Florida Immigrant Coalition: Biden Decision to Deport Venezuelans ‘Blatant Betrayal’
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterThe Florida Immigrant Coalition condemned this week’s decision by President Biden to resume deporting Venezuelan migrants back to their economically troubled country after being caught at the U.S.-Mexico border. “This…
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GovermentHuman RightsUnited States
Divisions Over Abortion Roil 2024 Gop Presidential Field
by Travis Foxby Travis FoxFormer president Donal Trump went off his teleprompter last month in a ballroom full of evangelical activists, warning in stark terms that abortion could be a Republican loser in next year’s elections.…
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The decrease comes after a late summer coronavirus wave, but experts warn more could be ahead. New Covid-19 hospitalizations have declined for the third week in a row following the…
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HawaiiTourismUnited States
Hawaii’s ‘overtourism’ Becomes Growing Debate as West Maui Reopens for Visitors
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleWest Maui began reopening Sunday to visitors just two months after a wildfire devastated the town of Lahaina. The reopening did not come without outrage from some residents, many of…
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PoliticalPoliticsTransgenderUnited States
Transgender Adults in Red States Fear for the Next Generation as Political Attacks Accelerate
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterRaised on her family’s farm in conservative Nebraska in the 1960s and ’70s,Ashley Swatz took her cues about life from her surroundings: At home, the men worked the farm; elsewhere, boys…
