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Radically local: Community foundations as catalysts of systemic change from the territory
Alliance Magazine
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July 3, 2025
In the pursuit of truly radical transformation, community foundations are essential. Institutional philanthropy overlooks this to their own loss. In the ongoing global conversation about the future of philanthropy, two recent publications offer...
Hilton and M&L Group Announce First Waldorf Astoria Hotel in The Nordics
Hospitality Net
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July 3, 2025
Waldorf Astoria Helsinki — Photo by Hilton Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has announced today the signing of a management agreement with M&L Group for The Hotel Maria in Helsinki, which will be re-branded as Waldorf Astoria Helsinki. This marks the first...
Budget 2025-26: Takes two to tango
GEO TV
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July 3, 2025
Budget 2025–26 signals fiscal restraint and modest climate intent but remains, at its core, an act of improvisation rather than coordinated choreography. Touted as contractionary, the budget sets ambitious targets: fiscal deficit at 3.9% of GDP...
Steph McGovern on her stalker, the BBC and class prejudice
The Times
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Steph McGovern, who as a TV presenter is better used to asking tricky questions, was recently asked one by her five-year-old daughter after she cottoned on that Mummy was famous. What, she inquired, does “famous” mean? “So I said to her,” McGovern...
Capybara Location: Where Do Capybaras Live?
AOL
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top 10 non-traditional pets - Capybara© Andrew M. Allport/Shutterstock.comCosta Rica is no stranger to drug smuggling incidents, but on May 22, 2025, police in the Central American country intercepted two men trafficking more than just illegal...
So many factors involved
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Over the last three weeks, the T&T men’s national football team has lived the kind of schedule and intensity few outside of the inner circle can truly grasp. From London's Unity Cup to Port-of-Spain to San Jose, Costa Rica, across a...
Diego Luna: parents, girlfriend, education, net worth, and USMNT career
The Economic Times
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July 3, 2025
Diego Luna’s early life, education, and soccer development Born on September 7, 2003, in Sunnyvale, California, Diego Ángel Luna was raised in a soccer-focused family. His father, Alberto “Beto” Luna, played professional indoor soccer for the San...
Diego Luna scores twice as U.S. beats Guatemala in Gold Cup semifinal at Energizer Park
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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Guatemala midfielder Pedro Altan (10) and United States of America midfielder Luca De La Torre (14) go up for the ball during the United States game against Guatemala in the semifinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup in Energizer Park in St. Louis on...
Livestock trade with Mexico set to resume July 7 after screwworm scare
El Paso Times - Texas
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The U.S.-Mexico border will reopen for livestock passage after a month-long closure due to New World Screwworm concerns. The USDA announced a phased reopening of ports of entry for cattle, bison, and equines starting July 7th. The USDA is working...
Climate change could separate vanilla plants and their pollinators
Science News
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July 3, 2025
Vanilla plants could have a future that’s not so sweet. Wild relatives of the vanilla plant — which could be essential if the original cash crop disappears — may someday live in different places than their usual pollinators, according to two...
Gen Z v Gen X: what we spend our money on now
The Times
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I have never considered myself a “girly girl”. A splash of water on the face and a quick ponytail was the extent of my morning beauty regime while at school. So it sometimes baffles me that, now aged 24, the majority of my money — food and booze...
‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ locations: the tropical real-life settings behind the dino adventure
Time Out
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The seventh ‘Jurassic’ movie, Jurassic World Rebirth is a return to form for a franchise that was looked to be going the way of that ailing Triceratops in the Spielberg original. Props to director Gareth Edwards (The Creator) and OG screenwriter...
Porter Airlines spreads its wings: New sun routes and a giveaway you will want to enter
SooToday
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Porter Airlines recently shared the news that they are launching service to several warm-weather destinations this winter It is always exciting when a Canadian airline announces new routes, especially when those routes lead straight to the sun....
Francis Lewis High School graduate joins elite ranks of Milken Scholars
QNS - New York
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July 2, 2025
Francis Lewis High School graduate Marcellino Melika was named one of the five 2025 New York City Milken Award recipients. Photo courtesy of the Milken Family Foundation Recent Francis Lewis High School graduate Marcellino Melika was named as one...
Romanian court says conditional release for former minister Elena Udrea is possible
Romania Insider
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July 2, 2025
The Ploiești Court found on Tuesday, July 1, that former tourism minister and influential politician Elena Udrea can be conditionally released from prison. The decision is not final and has reportedly been contested by the National Anticorruption...
‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Makes Huge Change Amid Safety Concerns
TV Shows Ace
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July 2, 2025
After taking a break for the 2024 TV season, Bachelor In Paradise is back next week. The show made some big changes, including bringing in a new showrunner. Scott Teti steps into the role of showrunner and executive producer after the...
Timbers Announce Ariel Lassiter Has Undergone Successful Hand Surgery
750 The Game - Oregon
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June 27, 2025
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 15: Ariel Lassiter #11 of Costa Rica runs after the ball during the Gold Cup match against Suriname at Snapdragon Stadium on June 15, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Ben Nichols/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty...
Government takes action against lower prices!
Q Costa Rica
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June 27, 2025
Q COSTA RICA — The Government of Costa Rica responded by filing a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office and introducing a bill that would create a mechanism to stop the entry of products at prices lower than those of local growers. The...
They choose America: Brand-new US citizens share their joys, hopes
Marco Eagle - Florida
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93 people from 41 countries became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony in Miami. The new citizens shared their stories and the significance of becoming Americans. Many expressed relief and joy, while some also acknowledged the difficulties...
Butcher shops close as E. coli outbreak kills 12-year-old girl, hospitalizes 21 children
Fox News
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June 27, 2025
Taliah Tsunis was born and raised vegetarian, but in a dramatic turn, the Costa Rican native, 36, recently began experiencing what she describes as a "primal craving" — not for fish or poultry but for red meat. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...