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Man from Nicaragua arrested for sexual assault of a minor in Hellertown, DA's office says
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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HELLERTOWN, Pa. - A man from Nicaragua was arrested by Hellertown police on charges of sexual assault of a minor, the Northampton County District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday. Northampton County's District Attorney's Office announced...
How Organized Crime Became More Serious in Latin America
Havana Times
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August 29, 2025
Illustration: Dialogo Politico For decades, drug cartels have wielded profound political influence in Latin America. With the evolution and diversification of new illicit markets that move trillions of dollars, the corrupting capacity of criminal...
Nicaragua arrests retired general and son over alleged money laundering scheme
Tico Times
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August 15, 2025
The Nicaraguan government on Thursday accused a retired general, once an ally of President Daniel Ortega, and his son of using shell companies to launder money through the operation of a geothermal plant. Retired military officer and former...
Nicaraguan dictatorship confiscates Catholic school: ‘An outrage against religious freedom’
Catholic News Agency
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August 15, 2025
ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 15, 2025 / 14:03 pm The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife and “co-president” Rosario Murillo in Nicaragua on Aug. 12 confiscated the iconic San José Catholic School in Jinotepe, accusing the school of having been a...
Nicaraguan governor seizes Catholic school amid claims it is site of past crimes
OSV News
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August 14, 2025
(OSV News) — Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista regime has seized a prominent Catholic school, claiming without proof that it had operated a “torture” center during past protests and renaming the education facility for a slain partisan. The Colegio San...
Fans Are Flocking to 1 of the Best Crime Dramas in TV History
Comic Book Resources (CBR)
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August 17, 2025
One of the greatest crime dramas in TV history is experiencing a resurgence on streaming platforms. Snowfall dramatized the rise of crack cocaine in South Central Los Angeles in the 1980s. Per FlixPatrol, Snowfall entered Apple's iTunes Top 25 TV...
The Mood Matrix: A smarter way to choose the perfect cigar for any moment
The Manual - Oregon
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August 29, 2025
You’ve just closed the biggest deal of your career. Your hand hovers over the humidor, browsing the possibilities—but nothing quite fits the moment. There’s a cure for that. Most cigar rules apply the same to all smoking sessions—”start with...
Nicaragua’s New “Super” Prosecutor’s Office
Havana Times
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August 12, 2025
Illustration by Confidencial The Attorney General’s Office has shifted from being the “State’s lawyer” to a repressive arm used to confiscate, spy on, and dismiss. With its powers greatly expanded, its new role will also include bringing formal...
The greatest rivalries in sport: El Savador v Honduras and the match that started a war
The New Zealand Herald
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August 17, 2025
You know that thing where your favourite team loses and you say, “Oh well, nobody died”? It’s not always strictly true. Football is the sport with a multitude of storied rivalries, from the sectarian angst of Glasgow’s Old Firm Derby to the class...
“My Future Is Not in Nicaragua”
Havana Times
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August 16, 2025
Thousands have their documents apostilled in case they have to leave. Nicaraguans line up to have their documents apostilled at the Foreign Ministry in Managua, in February 2025. // Photo | Taken from La Primerísima radio station “We must be ready...
Injuries prove Aaron Boone right: The New York Yankees cannot compete like this
MARCA
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August 28, 2025
Bad news for the New York Yankees as they strive to regain their top form and secure a spot in the MLB postseason. Yankees reliever Jonathan Loáisiga will officially miss the remainder of the 2025 season due to a flexor strain, as reported by...
Twenty Dissidents Abducted in Nicaragua
Havana Times
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August 15, 2025
In the departments of Carazo, Masaya, Granada, and Rivas View of police patrols with riot gear during a raid in Managua. // Photo: Archive Among those illegally detained are former political prisoners, returned exiles, artists, businesspeople, and...
Team Bahamas Dominates Scrimmage Against Nicaragua
Our News Bahamas
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August 15, 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement NICARAGUA – It was a travel day for most of the players on the roster, but once Team Bahamas hit the court in Nicaragua it quickly turned into a business trip. The men’s senior...
Nicaraguan parliament demands international probe into Kiev’s crimes against children
TASS
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August 8, 2025
HAVANA, August 8. /TASS/. The parliament of Nicaragua supported the Russian parliamentary commission’s report on investigating the Kiev government’s crimes against children and demanded an international probe into these crimes. "In the light of...
The great American chutzpah 2025 remix
The Economic Times
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August 29, 2025
You have to give it to United Staters stating things that, by their sheer chutzpah, make you stand up and break into a slow clap. Their penchant for being self-appointed guardians of democracy is legendary. By telling themselves that their duty on...
Exiled priest calls Nicaraguan governor seizures of Catholic school ’theft’
The Catholic Register
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August 14, 2025
Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista regime has seized a prominent Catholic school, claiming without proof that it had operated a "torture" centre during past protests and renaming the education facility for a slain partisan. The Colegio San José de...
NewBriefs for August 2025
Vermont Business Magazine
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August 31, 2025
Vermont’s unemployment rate unchanged at 2.6% in June The Vermont Department of Labor has reported that the seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for June was 2.6%. This reflects no change from the prior month’s revised estimate. The...
Challenging the media bigotry on Latin American machismo
Morning Star
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MISOGYNY is “a very serious problem for Latin America,” reports the Guardian, reeling off the attacks on feminism by Argentina’s ultra-right president, Javier Milei. “Of course, Latin women continue to learn from those in the West,” it says,...
Cuba warns about the Dangers of Cognitive Warfare
Cuban News Agency
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August 29, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 28 (ACN) With a call for unity among progressive intellectuals in the region and the world against the imperialist offensive, the discussion "Cognitive Warfare Against Venezuela and Cuba: Response Options," led by journalist and...
Nicaragua: Medical Clinics Shut Down and Patients Evicted
Havana Times
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August 6, 2025
Affects thousands of Amocsa members Photo of the Neonatology Unit at Amocsa. Photo taken from its website. Doctors received orders to immediately stop treating patients; who will care for the members who had contracts with Amocsa? By Ivan Olivares...