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How the CIA Infiltrates Politics in Plain Sight-and How Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin are Upping the Ante
In a recent report, Restoration News investigated the intelligence ties of Abigail Spanberger and Elissa Slotkin: Former CIA operatives who became rising Democratic stars off their national security experience and “centrist” leanings. It showed an...
Helen Schulman walks us through the short stories in her new book, ‘Fools for Love’
Helen Schulman is not afraid to make you squirm. Across her long and distinguished career as a novelist and short story writer, she has fearlessly explored the awkward collisions between our private and public selves, between what we present to...

Short Redhead Reel Reviews for the week of July 4
Rating system: (4=Don't miss, 3=Good, 2=Worth a look, 1=Forget it) For more reviews, click here. “Arcades & Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day” (NR) (3) [Screened April 17 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Los Angeles.] — Ed Cunningham's...

What Queer Americans Can Learn From Hungary
Feature image of the Budapest Pride Parade 2025 by Janos Kummer via Getty Images June was a hard month for democracy in the United States. Now that Pride is behind us, it’s time to take stock—not only of what we’ve lost, but also of the lessons we...

Immigration raids, arrests disrupt businesses and immigrant families
Editor’s note: This story was co-published by the El Paso Times and Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom, convener, and funder dedicated to high-quality, fact-based news and information from the U.S.-Mexico border. SANTA ANA,...

FRI: July 4th cookouts cost 19% more than in 2019, UNM researcher warns COVID isn't over, + More
Fourth of July cookout costs are 19% higher than in 2019 but less than last year — Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch The average cost for a 10-person Fourth of July will cost $70.92, which is 30 cents less than last summer, but the second highest...

India News | NIA Arrests Two More 'US Donkey Route' Human Traffickers Following Raids in Himachal, Delhi
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two 'US donkey route' human traffickers after searches at two locations in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, the agency said on Saturday. The accused, identified as...

India News | NIA Arrests 2 Key Men Involved in Human Trafficking to US Via 'dunki' Route
New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two key men allegedly involved in trafficking of humans to the US via the infamous 'dunki' route, officials said on Saturday. The arrests came after searches at a location...

Fresh summer vegetable recipes to try now – from smashed cucumbers to miso-glazed courgettes
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Billions of flies to be dumped from planes to fight flesh-eating screwworms
The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government's plans for...

US to Release Billions of Radiation-Treated Flies to Stop Flesh-Eating Maggots
Screwworm larva with tusk-like mandibles visible. Credit: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service / USDA The US government is preparing a large-scale effort to combat a dangerous parasite by releasing billions of radiation-treated flies over...

Trump: Global Geopolitics
Trump is also reinforcing a hemispheric vision by reviving old tenets of the Monroe Doctrine, implying a heightened focus on Latin America. By Alfredo García Almeida Luz Araceli González Uresti, a research professor of international relations at...

Why I Don’t Celebrate Independence Day — Yet
I don’t celebrate the Fourth of July. Celebrating the Revolution is like celebrating the First World War — needless butchery. The Stamp Act was nothing compared to the way our current governments — federal, state, county, city — bleed us today....

Volcanoes are part of the forecast
At WMO, we say no hazard respects borders. But it’s just as true that no warning system is complete without the full picture. Every day, National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) work on the front lines of risk. They gather and...

The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to kill a pest. Here is how it will work
The US government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government's plans for...

Highlights: Mexico 1-0 Honduras in 2025 Gold Cup
EVENT ENDED Best moments and highlights from Mexico's victory over Honduras in the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, a match that went down to the second half. Photo: VAVEL Four more minutes are added at Levi's Stadium. Not much is happening on the field,...

Immigration raids, arrests disrupt businesses and immigrant families
“I’m scared to death to leave my house.” SANTA ANA, Calif. — At Hector’s Mariscos restaurant in this heavily Latino and immigrant city, sales of Mexican seafood have slid. Seven tables would normally be full, but diners sit at only two this...

The U.S. Will Drop Billions Of Flies From Airplanes Over Mexico And Texas
3 Why? The U.S. government intends to release billions of sterile meat flies from airplanes over south Texas and Mexico. This is how the authorities are fighting the carnivorous larvae, a parasite that can destroy living animal tissue and pose a...

The U.S. plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work
TOPEKA, Kan. — The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the...

USDA to breed, drop billions of flies from planes to fight flesh-eating maggots
The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. That sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but it is part of the government's plans for...