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After getting a surprise inheritance of $20,000 from my aunt, I started traveling. Now, I live in Argentina.
Business Insider
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August 16, 2025
My father's sister Helen died unexpectedly in the fall of 2021. I'd known my aunt was ill and had made plans to fly from my home in New Orleans to Dallas to visit her, but she was closer to the end than we realized. I had loved Helen and written...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Mexico in September
The Yucatan Times
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August 15, 2025
20 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Mexico in September to meet with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, a senior official familiar with the matter said Friday, August 15th. The meeting comes as America’s neighbors deal with U.S....
Chevron Sends First Venezuelan Oil Cargoes To US After License Renewal
myMotherLode - California
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Friday, August 15, 2025 10:35 PM EDT Image Source: Pexels The first two shipments of Venezuelan oil exported by Chevron Corp (CVX) since getting a renewed US license last month have left for the United States, according to vessel monitoring data...
Colombia’s offshore energy hopes wane on poor discoveries, strict regulations
Offshore
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August 14, 2025
Hopes among foreign energy companies that Colombia’s offshore acreage could serve as a key source of future oil and gas supplies are being dashed as many exploration projects lag expectations, with unwelcomed regulation further deflating optimism....
Home Depot Vs. Lowe's: Which Is The Best Investment As Q2 Results Approach?
myMotherLode - California
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Friday, August 15, 2025 10:10 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay Looking ahead to next week’s earnings lineup, retail earnings from Home Depot (HD - Free Report) and Lowe’s (LOW - Free Report) will be a highlight, and it may be a worthy topic of whether...
Trump orders Pentagon to use military force against Latin American drug cartels
World Socialist Web Site
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August 15, 2025
U.S. troops patrolling border near Tucson, Ariz., May 11, 2025 [Photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Remoi Brown]Citing anonymous sources, the New York Times reports that President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “begin using military force...
What should passengers do about travel bookings if Air Canada strikes? Here’s what experts say
CTV News
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August 16, 2025
Updated: August 15, 2025 at 8:54PM EDT Published: August 15, 2025 at 5:00PM EDT Carla Levitt and Stephen Brown say they'll be on the hook for travel expenses such as storage for their catamaran in Grenada if there's an Air Canada strike.
UN Commission urges Latin America to diversify markets to confront Trump’s tariffs
WKZO - Michigan
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August 15, 2025
By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The head of the U.N. commission on Latin America, Jose Manuel Salazar, urged the region’s countries to diversify their export and import markets and to integrate their economies in response to U.S. President...
US court halts YPF share turnover in Argentina’s $16.1bn dispute
The Sun Daily
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August 15, 2025
NEW YORK: A US appeals court has temporarily halted an order requiring Argentina to surrender its 51% stake in YPF to satisfy a $16.1 billion judgment. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan paused the June 30 turnover ruling while...
Brazil, Canada In Talks To Revive Mercosur Trade Negotiations
myMotherLode - California
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Friday, August 15, 2025 3:51 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay Brazil and Canada are ready to revive stalled talks on an “action plan” to free up trade between Ottawa and the Mercosur trade bloc, said Brazil’s foreign trade secretary, Tatiana Prazeres....
GE Appliances Shifts More Production From China, Mexico Back to US as Part of $3 Billion Investment
The Political Insider
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August 15, 2025
This article was originally published by The Epoch Times: GE Appliances Shifts More Production From China, Mexico Back to US as Part of $3 Billion Investment GE Appliances said Wednesday that it will move production of refrigerators, gas ranges,...
CIBC Caribbean’s 2025 Walk for the Cure and 5K set for September 27
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 16, 2025
Sports Roneil Walcott 6 Hrs Ago Robert Dumas, from left, chairman of the TT Cancer Society; Mahadeo Sebarath, head of country Trinidad CIBC; and Anthony Stoude, event director at the launch of the Walk for the Cure and 5K at CIBC Caribbean on Long...
Investing $750 Million For New World Screwworm Protection Facility in Edinburg
Texas Border Business
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August 15, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced at a press conference that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $750 million in a new Domestic Sterile Screwworm Production Facility to combat the...
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Nigeria News5 seconds ago President Tinubu Arrives Dubai [Video] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan and Brazil for official state visits. After a few days in...
Naija News
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August 16, 2025
After a few days in Dubai, Tinubu will depart to Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama, Japan from August 20 to 22. Naija News reports that the conference, themed “Co-create...
Egypt Aims To Attract Potassium Investments
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Brazil-Arab News Agency (ANBA)) São Paulo – The Egyptian government is seeking companies working with potassium, kaolin, iron ore, and geopolymers to establish and set up plants in the country. According to information released by the...
Brazil's Lula Calls Trump a Liar, Refuse to Negotiate on Trade
Breitbart
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August 15, 2025
Radical leftist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva claimed on Thursday evening that President Donald Trump “lied” about Brazil being a poor trading partner and asserted that the South American country will not bow down to the U.S....
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Has a Warning for New York
PJ Media - Virginia
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August 15, 2025
Earlier this week, I wrote about how Donald Trump and Marco Rubio seem to be ramping up efforts to bring Nicolás Maduro to justice and, with any luck, pave the way for a free and liberated Venezuela. In the wake of these recent efforts, Venezuelan...
Brazil Attorney General’s Office requests that Meta remove illegal gambling ads
iGB
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August 14, 2025
Home > Offshore gaming > Brazil Attorney General’s Office requests that Meta remove illegal gambling ads 14th August 2025 | By Kyle Goldsmith With licensed advertising already under the microscope in Brazil, the Attorney General's Office is now...
Mexico Ships 26 Alleged Cartel Figures to US in Major Extradition.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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August 15, 2025
- Advertisement - Mexico has sent 26 inmates to the United States, all suspected of holding high-level roles in some of the country’s most powerful drug cartels. This is the second large prisoner transfer of the year. US officials said the group...
Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro meets US Treasury chief amid push for sanctions
The Gazette - Colorado
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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro said on Friday he met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent earlier this week, as he lobbies for sanctions against officials involved in the trial of his father, former President Jair...