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Franz Dieter d'Alquen
Franz Dieter d'Alquen passed away peacefully surrounded by family on May 27, 2025, after a brief stay at Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland, Colorado. Dieter was born on February 19, 1938, in Lippstadt, Germany, to Alex and Gertrud...

Immigration services: 4-year-old Mexican girl may stay in CA for treatments
(The Center Square) – A 4-year-old Mexican girl getting lifesaving hospital care in Los Angeles and her family will be allowed to stay in the U.S. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has granted humanitarian parole for one year to Sofia...

Environmental protection is under threat in Brazil. Here’s why it matters to everyone
A new bill recently approved by the Senate in Brazil undermines the licensing of projects that can have huge environmental impacts —just a few months before COP30. The Devastation Bill—that is what civil society and environmentalists are calling a...

Public Health Department working on plan to limit measles cases on our island
0 The Aruba Public Health Department (DVG) is closely monitoring the development of measles virus transmission worldwide. In this context, they are preparing a plan to reduce the possibility of measles cases or an outbreak occurring in Aruba....

By the Numbers: Caribbean Travel Marketplace Drew Almost 800 Delegates to Antigua
The Caribbean’s premier tourism marketing event made a powerful statement in Antigua and Barbuda this year, as Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2025 brought together more than 780 delegates from across the globe for a dynamic, reimagined edition of...

Sandals Just Expanded Its Coral Restoration Programs Across the Caribbean
Sandals Resorts is expanding its coral restoration programs across the Caribbean, introducing new guest experiences in The Bahamas and Curaçao to mark World Ocean Month. The company’s philanthropic arm, the Sandals Foundation, is building on...
Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Yellow Medicine County in week ending May 31?
There was a single gas station in cities across Yellow Medicine County selling diesel at the lowest price of $3.32 per gallon in the week ending May 31, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of diesel...

I work as a rescue pilot in one of the world's most isolated jungles... I help those who have never accessed medical care and don't know what electricity is - people never believe what I've seen
Growing up, Mark Palm always knew he wanted to fly. It was in his blood. His grandfather was a World War II pilot, his uncles took to the skies, and his cousin served in the military as an aviator. But while most boys with an aviation pedigree...

Guest column: The faces of hospitality
Submitted by Amy Nesler, San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau. Most of us who live here start as visitors but then are captivated by the islands’ magic, inspired to create an island life. This series of columns will help put faces to small businesses...

Hays CISD honors longtime employee with child nutrition center dedication in Buda
BUDA, Texas — On Tuesday, Hays CISD dedicated its child nutrition center to honor Helen Alcala, a longtime district employee who became a well-known face in Buda. The Helen Alcala Child Nutrition Center, located at 5750 Dacy Lane, serves as the...

Australian kids BYO lunches to school. There is a healthier way to feed students
Australian parents will be familiar with this school morning routine: hastily making sandwiches or squeezing leftovers into containers, grabbing a snack from the cupboard and a piece of fruit from the counter. This would be unheard of in many...

A healthcare giant is using AI to sift through millions of transactions. It's saved employees 15,000 hours a month.
For "CXO AI Playbook," Business Insider takes a look at mini case studies about AI adoption across industries, company sizes, and technology DNA. We've asked each of the featured companies to tell us about the problems they're trying to solve with...

How one man smuggled a list of the disappeared from under the Argentine dictatorship’s noses
For several months of 1977 and 1978, Juan Carlos Clemente would leave the Tucumán police station where he worked every day with hidden documents stuffed down his sock. The Confidential Information Service and detention center at the police...

Kendall Jenner's 200 calorie breakfast is 'packed with healthy fats that keep her thin'... after accidentally sharing she's a size 2
Kendall Jenner is one of the highest-paid supermodels in the world due in part to her killer figure. And now the 29-year-old leggy wonder from Calabasas has revealed the very low calorie breakfast she eats to stay so thin. The reality TV star...

Mexico vs Denmark LIVE Score Updates, Stream Info and How to Watch Maurice Revello Tournament Match
2:45 PM3 minutes agoLineups for this match These are the lineups for this match, this is the starting eleven that Mexico and Denmark send to the field for day 1 of the Maurice Revello tournament: 2:43 PM5 minutes agoAll ready warmup The players...

New “FloodAdapt” Tool To Revolutionise Disaster Management in Caribbean
A groundbreaking new decision support tool with the potential to greatly augment flood preparedness and disaster response in island communities has received resounding endorsement from leading stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago’s agencies. The...

Budget office warns 10.9 million in U.S. could lose health care under Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
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...

Dye spill turns Brazilian lake blue threatening local wildlife
Could have been worse The Civil Defence unit officials were able to offer some reassurance and revealed that whilst it obviously was a contaminant, when compared to other chemical products, it thankfully was not as severe, but they did confirm...

US restricts visas for Central American officials over Cuban medical program
The US State Department yesterday took steps to impose visa restrictions on several Central American government officials and their relatives because of their involvement in Cuba’s medical mission programs. The announcement came months after the...

Venezuelans: the unbreakable people
Extranjero Toda tu vida serás extranjero Con el acento propio de extranjero (Franco de Vita, 1990) Foreigner All your life, you will be a foreigner With the distinct accent of a foreigner It’s been thirty-five years since I first heard Extranjero,...