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Tala Expands To New Markets in Latin America
Fintech company Tala is extending its operations in Latin America, with plans to enter Guatemala first, followed by the Dominican Republic and Panama before the close of 2025. Since its entry into Mexico eight years ago, Tala has served close to...

Best things to do in LA and SoCal: Oct. 10-12
Let us help you find the most interesting things to do Sign up for the Best Things To Do newsletter, our weekly roundup of L.A.'s best food and events. The Dodgers are still leading the NLDS, and Clair, Brentwood’s favorite Apatosaurus, has been...


Phoreners, diplomats too throng Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal
Alice concedes to having arrived at a distinct wonderland. This Alice is from Australia who has “never seen a religious-cultural gust like this.” Hopping one pandal after the other — braving the sweltering hot climate — his sister too is...

Historians warn that Republican leaders are driving a 12-step blueprint for America’s collapse
People are baffled. Why are Trump and his Republicans so intent on gutting our government, destroying our alliances and reputation around the world, and screwing working-class people while transferring over $50 trillion from them to the morbidly...


From Seeds To Foods Opens In Rome As FAO Marks 80 Years Of Global Action
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today inaugurated “From Seeds to Foods“, the first global exhibition tracing the evolution of agrifood systems – from the origins of agriculture to today’s innovations. Led by FAO...

Belize Joins Taiwan in Celebrating 114th National Day
The Republic of China (Taiwan) is marking a major milestone, its hundred and fourteenth National Day and Belize is right there celebrating alongside them. On Wednesday night, the Taiwan Embassy rolled out the red carpet at the Biltmore for a...

Supervisor Dorsey tours S.F. ICE office, pledging aid for asylum-seekers
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Supervisor Matt Dorsey rolled up to San Francisco immigration court on an e-bike Friday morning, and became the second city supervisor so far...

School district boosts career and job training
The School District of Lee County continues to expand opportunities for students who want to prepare for the job market. Ed Mathews, associate superintendent for Adult, Career, Technical, and Alternative Education, said at Tuesday’s school board...

Supervisor Dorsey tours S.F. ICE office, pledging aid for asylum-seekers
Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t find elsewhere. Supervisor Matt Dorsey rolled up to San Francisco immigration court on an e-bike Friday morning, and became the second city supervisor so far...

Artists Gala Porras-Kim, Jeremy Frey and Tuan Andrew Nguyen among winners of 2025 MacArthur ‘genius grants'
The artists Gala Porras-Kim, Jeremy Frey, Matt Black, Garrett Bradley, Tonika Lewis Johnson and Tuan Andrew Nguyen are among this year’s cohort of MacArthur Fellows, the coveted fellowships awarded annually by the John D. and Catherine T....

Ecuador: NGOs condemn repression of social protests and call on international community to remain alert
The following organisations condemn the use of excessive force on the part of the Ecuadorian security forces in response to the protests which broke out in provinces across the country last week. We strongly urge the government of Ecuador to...

WATCH: Chicago Residents Welcome Border Patrol in Contrast to Leftist Anti-ICE Radicals
A video posted on social media shows Chicago residents warmly greeting U.S. Border Patrol agents who are deployed to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers rounding up criminal aliens. The welcome stands in sharp contrast to the actions...

Roaming Charges: What’s the Frequency, Donald?
“A populace that is chloroformed day and night by TV stations like Fox News could do with inoculation by poetry. Obviously, poetry can’t be administered like an injection, but it does constitute a boost to the capacity for discrimination and...

How to protect unaccompanied minors who are in the U.S.
Thousands of unaccompanied minors flee violence and seek safety in the U.S. Legal representation helps minors gain the security they deserve. The IRC provides legal assistance, casework and emergency care for children. Your support can help expand...
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Even if Trump is right about UN, US should be last to complain
United States President Donald Trump delivered an unscripted address at the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, railing against the institution and calling it a ‘failed organisation’. What might have been dismissed as another unhinged...

Team Europe reaches €300 billion target for Global Gateway investments ahead of time
(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today at the opening of the Global Gateway Forum, President von der Leyen laid down her vision for strengthened partnerships in a radically changing...


10 Epic Judge Dredd Comics That Would Be Perfect For A Karl Urban Sequel
In 1977, John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra created Judge Dredd, perhaps the single most famous British comic book ever made. In 2012, Karl Urban became the second man to play the antihero in a live-action film, improving on Sylvester Stallone's 1995...