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Firefly Aerospace Raises Over $800 Million on First Day on Wall Street
US Economy

Firefly Aerospace Raises Over $800 Million on First Day on Wall Street

August 30, 2025September 1, 2025

Firefly, a civil-commercial spaceflight company out of Texas, recently raised over $800 million on Wall Street during its initial…

How Travel Advisories Influence the Shaping of Travel and Tourism Trends
Travel

How Travel Advisories Influence the Shaping of Travel and Tourism Trends

August 6, 2025August 7, 2025

Recent travel advisories are re-shaping where tourists go for vacation, making less prominent destinations more desirable because of a…

Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution
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Christians, Catholics in Gaza and the West Bank Face Killings and Persecution

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

Christian holy sites in both Gaza and the West Bank have faced their felt the brunt of Israeli bombing…

UNESCO World Heritage Class of 2025: Rock Art, a Disney Castle, and the Memory of a Genocide
Travel

UNESCO World Heritage Class of 2025: Rock Art, a Disney Castle, and the Memory of a Genocide

July 18, 2025July 18, 2025

The 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee took place in Paris this year from July 6th to 16th,…


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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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