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US designates 2 new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations 0
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- July 19, 2026
MEXICO CITY — The United States government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. These are the Juárez Cartel, on the border with Texas, and Los Viagras, a criminal group from the western state of Michoacán. The Federal Register, the U.S. government’s newsletter, published the designation on Thursday. They joined six other
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Trump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits 0
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- July 18, 2026
MIAMI– The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared Thursday in the Federal Register and will be formally published on July 20. The policy was first implemented in
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Federal appeals court rules New Jersey assault weapons ban unconstitutional 0
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- July 18, 2026
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey’s bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 bullets are unconstitutional. This is the first time a federal appeals court has struck down a state ban on such weapons, and it comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether
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Why a global debate on inequality is necessary 0
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- July 18, 2026
The authors of the Global Justice Report They are calling for a UN-led central bank to replace the International Monetary Fund.Credit: Samuel Corum/Bloomberg/Getty Ambitious. Utopian. Crackpot. These are some of the responses to last month’s post by Global Justice Report by economist Lucas Chancel of the Paris-based World Inequality Lab and his 44 co-authors. The
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US politicians pressure agencies to restrict research collaboration with China 0
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- July 18, 2026
John Moolenaar, Republican of Michigan, is the chairman of the US House Select Committee on China.Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty U.S. House lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have expressed concerns about China exploiting U.S. research but have diverged over how to protect the country’s research and fund it. The concerns, expressed at
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US cancels automatic protections for endangered animals as critics warn of extinctions 0
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- July 18, 2026
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Department of the Interior on Friday canceled a rule intended to protect plants and animals considered endangered, the latest step by President Donald Trump’s administration to dismantle key provisions of the landmark Endangered Species Act at the industry’s behest. Instead of receiving automatic protections, endangered species will need individualized protection
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