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Argentina To Launch New Citizenship Program: Here’s What You Need To Know
Overlooking the Buenos Aires skyline at sunset. Argentina is preparing to launch a new citizenship-by-investment program, drawing interest from expats and global investors. getty More and more Americans are dreaming of moving abroad. Whether it’s...
U.S.: Severe thunderstorms and possible flooding in the East; extreme heat in the West
The U.S. Gusty wind expanding across the Northeast A round of moderate to heavy rain along with increasingly gusty wind can be expected along the track of this low pressure system. The highest chance of heavy rain will be across the Ohio Valley...

Midwest Bible Baptist Church to host grand re-opening on Sunday
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Midwest Bible Baptist Church on Bandel Road NW in Rochester is celebrating the grand re-opening of its new building on Sunday. According to Pastor Caleb Hanson, the church was under construction for the past two years....

Refiners Cheer Good Start to U.S. Driving Season
U.S. gasoline consumption over Memorial Day weekend, the start of the U.S. driving season, rose by 2% from the same weekend last year as consumers took advantage of lower prices at the pump. The higher demand at the start of the summer driving...

Conditions are primed for a fierce hurricane season. Here’s what Floridians can expect.
Another potentially dangerous hurricane season officially begins Sunday and with forecasters calling for an “above-average” number of storms, Floridians should have their initial preparations in place soon. We can expect an above-average season...

Northern US Mayors Call for End to Trade War With Canada
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities and...

Transpacific Rates Soar as Carriers Push GRIs and U.S. Trade Policy Wavers
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Container spot freight rates on the transpacific trade saw another week of double-digit gains, as carriers forced prices with the détente in the US-China trade war continuing. Smaller increases were seen on...

Central's Haines, Cascade's Brewer capture state track & field titles
EUGENE — Later this summer, Gabe Haines will head off to the East Coast to begin his college football career. But, not before racking up some more hardware in his final time competing at Hayward Field. In the span of three hours, Haines captured...
This Gorgeous River Canyon Has the Highest Concentration of Waterfalls in North America—and It’s Just 10 Minutes From Portland
Steve Terrill/Getty Images The Columbia River Gorge at sunset. Appreciate the Columbia River Gorge’s natural splendor while catching some wind and waves on the water, hiking to waterfalls, or cycling through rocky tunnels. Refresh yourself at a...

Judge Jeanine Pirro Landed In A Major Legal Scandal Over Her Ex Husband’s Rumored Affair
When matters of the heart get heated, tempers can flare and some people start to make poor decisions. This certainly seemed to be the case for Judge Jeanine Pirro, who has had a truly sad love life through the years. Jeanine found herself in hot...

Northern US Mayors Call for End to ‘Irrational’ Trade War With Canada
Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities and upended one of the world’s most successful economic...
Canadian wildfires force 17,000 to evacuate; smoke expected to hit the U.S. this weekend
Smoke from massive wildfires that are burning out of control across western and central Canada, forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate, is expected to move south toward the U.S. and reduce air quality across multiple central and...

Trump cuts threaten safety training for workers in America’s most dangerous jobs
* Trump cuts threaten safety training for workers in America’s most dangerous jobs Some of America's most dangerous industries face cutbacks in worker safety training * Fatal accident rate in fishing, logging and farming is seven times higher than...
Analysis: Scandinavia–U.S. Summer Capacity Edges Up
The transatlantic market between Scandinavia and the U.S. will see growth of more than 3% this summer, helped by the addition of three new routes. According to analysis of OAG Schedules Analyser data for the summer 2025 season, capacity between...

West Coast state budgets challenged by Trump policy shifts
A hospital emergency room entrance in Riverside, California. Cuts to Medicaid are among the biggest budget threats facing West Coast states.Bloomberg News The three West Coast states face significantly lowered revenue projections for fiscal 2026...

Russian captain involved in U.S. tanker crash pleads not guilty to manslaughter in U.K. court
A view of Grimsby Docks, Grimsby, northeast England, Monday March 10, 2025, after a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military, setting both vessels on fire and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. File | Photo Credit: AP...

East coast irradiance dips as storm systems dominate May
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a low-pressure system over central North America in May suppressed solar irradiance on the East Coast while supporting moderate gains in the West and Midwest. May 30,...

Grand Valley State athletes recognized on D2CCA All-Midwest Region teams
Matthew Schulte Student Manager | Grand Valley State University Athletics WebsiteMatthew Schulte Student Manager | Grand Valley State University Athletics Website The NCAA Division II Collegiate Commissioners Association has announced the 2025...

US visa curbs on Chinese students may backfire on the administration's decision
One night in 1978, President Jimmy Carter got a phone call at 3 a.m. from a top adviser who was visiting China. "Deng Xiaoping insisted I call you now, to see if you would permit 5,000 Chinese students to come to American universities," said the...
Tropical storm warning for Los Cabos due to Hurricane Norma
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane season roared on as Norma edged toward Mexico's resort-studded Baja California Peninsula on Saturday, Jose threatened heavy surf along the U.S. East Coast and Tropical Storm Lee formed in the Atlantic far from land....