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Dinosaurs Deserve So Much Better Than Jurassic World Rebirth
The Stranger - Washington State
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July 2, 2025
Jurassic World Rebirth will bring in a billion dollars at the box office. Which makes this review mostly inconsequential. Look in your heart; you know this to be the case. Despite unanimous critical consensus that the franchise's previous film...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Wimbledon finalist murdered Swedish woman before receiving life sentence
The Mirror US
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July 3, 2025
04:06 ET, 03 Jul 2025 Since its inception in 1877, Wimbledon - with this year's tournament now well underway - has seen a variety of characters grace its courts, some with less savory stories than others. One such individual was a finalist from...
Suriname certified malaria-free by WHO
Pan American Health Organization
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June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 (PAHO) | Geneva – Today, Suriname became the first country in the Amazon region to receive malaria-free certification from the World Health Organization (WHO). This historic milestone follows nearly 70 years of commitment by the...
De plane! De plane! and Trump’s fantasy island
Times-Georgian
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From 1978 to 1984 the television series “Fantasy Island” aired. It was about an enigmatic overseer named Roarke who oversaw a mysterious island somewhere near Devil’s Island, French Guiana in the Atlantic Ocean. People from all walks of life could...
France Wants to Build a High-Security Prison in South America. Trump Should Stop It.
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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May 22, 2025
In an epic case of, “Tag, you’re it!,” the French government is building a “high-security prison” in the middle of the Amazon jungle in French Guiana. This prison will house the most dangerous criminal elements within France, including drug...
France to build supermax prison to isolate drug lords and Is...
Modern Ghana
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France plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and radicalised Islamists near a former penal colony in its overseas department of French Guiana, sparking outcry among residents and local officials. The wing will form...
Hiram "El Pavo" Remón, vocal master of the Latin American Songbook, dies at 93
WBGO - New Jersey
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June 20, 2025
Hiram Remón, renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the vocal traditions of Latin America, passed at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY Saturday June 14 of natural causes. His death was confirmed by his daughter Malena Remón, he was 93 years old....
France sparks outcry with plan for prison wing near former penal colony
The Guardian
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May 19, 2025
French plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and Islamic militants near a former penal colony in French Guiana have sparked an outcry among local people and officials. The wing would form part of a $450m (£337m) prison...
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Is France repeating its colonial past by building a prison in the Amazon? The controversy, explained
Firstpost
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May 20, 2025
A newly announced plan by the French government to build a high-security prison in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in French Guiana has been subject to criticism, putting a spotlight on deep-rooted colonial-era grievances. French Justice...
France to build high-security prison for traffickers and extremists in Amazon Jungle
Khaama Press
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May 20, 2025
France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon to detain drug traffickers and extremists, opening by 2028. French media reports that the country plans to build a high-security prison in the French Guiana region, deep in the Amazon...
France Builds New High-Security Prison In Amazon Jungle Specially For Muslim Terrorists
India Herald
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France’s decision to construct a high-security prison in French Guiana, deep in the amazon jungle, signals a strategic shift in how the country handles its most dangerous criminals, particularly Islamic terrorists and high-level drug traffickers....
Four die in apartment block e-scooter fire
AOL
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Credit: X/@LevyGuillaume, @nexta_tv Four people have died in a fire started by an electric scooter in an apartment block in France. Authorities described the fire that tore through the 10-storey housing block in Reims, 80 miles north-east of...
France to build jungle prison to hold drug kingpins
AOL
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Gerald Darmanin, right, France’s minister of justice and Jean-Paul Fereira, the first vice-president of the French Guiana Territorial Authority, arrive for their meeting in South America - RONAN LIETAR/AFPFrance is to build a high-security prison...
Astor Johnson Rep Dance Co presents She Too
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 27, 2025
Features Sean Douglas 57 Minutes Ago AJRDT perform a dance named Sorrows featuring Leah Gordon - THE Astor Johnson Repertory Dance Theatre (AJRDT), along with Los Alamitos Ballet Theatre, California, USA, will present a tribute to women called She...
France plans to build supermax prison in Amazon jungle: Reports
NewsNation Now - Illinois
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May 19, 2025
(NewsNation) — France over the weekend announced plans to build a supermax prison in the Amazon jungle, a report said. France’s Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, in a visit to French Guiana, said the facility would be located in...
The Brief – Elon’s next blow up with Brussels
EurActiv
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June 25, 2025
The EU’s effort to expand its regulatory reach farther than ever before pits its policy wonks against a familiar foe: MAGA’s Elon Musk. The SpaceX billionaire is no stranger to a scrap with Brussels and, after a two-year wait, the European...
French artist Thieb Delaporte-Richard sees World Cup poster as a love letter to L.A.
The Daily Pilot - Calfornia
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June 23, 2025
For Thieb Delaporte-Richard, the Parisian cafe within walking distance of his home in Santa Monica was the best spot for an early-morning chat. While standing in line, the aroma of baking croissants wafted, and the buzzing of espresso machines...
Investigating How Illegal Gold Gets Into the Legitimate Supply Chain
Global Investigative Journalism Network
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April 25, 2025
Editor’s Note: GIJN is co-publishing this latest “how they did it” article from the Pulitzer Center about a reporting project that featured one of its Rainforest Investigative Network fellows, as part of our mutual support for journalists covering...
Meet the most extreme traveler in the animal kingdom
AS
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June 23, 2025
The painted lady butterfly sounds as if it might be an artist’s most famous masterpiece but is actually one of the world’s most fascinating insects, not only because of its startling appearance, but also due to its migratory habits. How far can...