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U.S. Envoy Tells Zambia: ‘Time to Trade, Not Beg’
U.S. Envoy Tells Zambia: ‘Time to Trade, Not Beg’ LUSAKA, July 9, 2025 In a frank and forward-looking address, United States Ambassador to Zambia, Mike Gonzalez, has urged Zambia to abandon dependency on development aid and embrace a bold new era...

U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services Notify Harvard University’s Accreditor of Harvard’s Title VI Violation
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS’ OCR) today notified the New England Commission of Higher Education (the Commission) that its...

U.S. restricts Nigerians, others to single entry, three-month visas
Beginning from today Nigerians successful applicants for United States (U.S.) non-immigrant visitation will be granted a maximum three-month, single entry visas. The U.S. embassy in Abuja announced the State Department decision yesterday. It...

U.S Imposes Stricter Visa Rules, Restricts Nigerians, to Single Entry, Three-Month Visas
The United States Embassy in Abuja has announced that successful applicants for non-immigrant visitation visas will be granted a maximum three-month, single-entry visa starting immediately. This decision, made by the State Department, affects...

U.S. Rep. Mike Collins still mulling Senate bid
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - With two members of his own party already in the race and others presumably mulling a bid, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is still deciding whether to challenge Democrat incumbent Jon Ossoff next year. “It was never in...

U.S. Senate Targets El Salvador Officials Over Alleged Use of Crypto to Skirt U.S. Laws
A US Senate Bill called the “El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025” seeks to impose sanctions on El Salvador and its key officials over a possible use of crypto to facilitate corruption and evade US sanctions. El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele...

U.S Army & UFC Veteran Comes Clean on Military Service Controversy
Tim Kennedy, a former UFC fighter and decorated US Army veteran, has issued a public apology for previously misrepresenting his military service. In a lengthy Instagram post, Kennedy admitted to making statements over the years that incorrectly...
The U.S. is not our friend any more. Has anyone told Mark Carney?
Open this photo in gallery:FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attend a meeting with G7 leaders and guests, at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File...

Case Dixon launches campaign for U.S. Congress
On Wednesday, Case Dixon, an Alabama native and physical therapist from Hueytown, launched his campaign to represent Alabama’s 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dixon, who describes himself as a “lifelong Alabama conservative,” is...
More Canadians and Mexicans Now See U.S. as a Threat, Global Survey Reveals
Credit - Andreas Karelias—Getty Images/iStock The U.S. is seen as both a top ally and threat by its neighbors, a new survey has found. The Pew Research Center polled around 32,000 adults from 25 middle- and high-income countries across every...

More Canadians and Mexicans Now See the U.S. as a Threat Than Before, New Pew Poll Reveals
The U.S. is seen as both a top ally and threat by its neighbors, a new survey has found. The Pew Research Center polled around 32,000 adults from 25 middle- and high-income countries across every continent but Antarctica between Jan. 8 and April...

Upside-down U.S. flags remain protected as free speech
Flying the American flag upside down, or in any other direction, is protected under the First Amendment, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania. Displaying the flag in this way has been a symbolic protest in the U.S. It...

A Leading Canadian University Makes A Pitch For Top U.S. PhD Students
Western University has announced a lucrative bid to recruit top U.S. doctoral students to pursue ... More their graduate education in Canada.getty Western University, one of Canada’s leading public research universities, is launching an initiative...

China Opens Up to More Tourists as the U.S. Under Trump Closes Itself Off
As the U.S. under President Donald Trump increasingly closes itself off from the world, denying entry to tourists amid a crackdown on border controls and migration, its geopolitical rival China, which has long been known for its relative...

Trade Talks With U.S. to Continue, Officials Optimistic But Analysts Cite Hurdles
Cambodia will step up trade talks with the U.S. ahead of an August 1 deadline, when a 36% tariff is set to hit all its exports, according to Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol, who said Phnom Penh still has “cards to play” during a press...

Bill Clinton, Kathy Hochul attend LI funeral services for former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy Tuesday night
Over 100 people attended a private funeral ceremony Tuesday evening for former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, one of Congress’ fiercest gun safety advocates, who died June 26. Among an array of elected officials and close family and friends, former...

GBTA Cites Business Travel Benefits Within Recently Passed U.S. Reconciliation Bill
On July 4, President Donald J. Trump signed into law the Reconciliation Bill, otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” which is a budget reconciliation law passed by the 119th United States Congress and includes tax and spending...

"Lulu's Law" passes U.S. Senate, now heads to House of Representatives
FRIDAY TO RESPOND. WELL, NEW THIS MORNING. LULU’S LAW HAS PASSED IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. THE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KATIE BRITT IS NAMED IN HONOR OF 16 YEAR-OLD LULU GRIBBON. AS YOU KNOW, LULU SURVIVED A SHARK ATTACK...
Apple eyes U.S. Formula 1 broadcast rights after movie success: report
Apple is in talks to acquire the U.S. broadcast rights to air Formula One when the contract becomes available next year, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The report follows the strong box office performance of Apple's high-octane racing...

Kenya has reached breaking point, U.S based human rights activist says
A protester is overwhelmed after being sprayed with a police water cannon during Saba Saba protest in Kitengela on July 7th 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard] U.S.-based human rights activist Prof Peter Ndiang’ui has condemned police brutality...