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Conozca a la Mujer que Lucha Contra la Brecha de Género Oculta en los Sistemas Alimentarios Mundiales
En la intersección del fitomejoramiento y la justicia social, la Dra. Hale Ann Tufan está rediseñando la investigación agrícola para que refleje a las personas a las que sirve. El último día de la conferencia de la Asociación Nacional de...

Americans are moving onto the Gold Cup semifinals
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After losing a second-half lead to Costa Rica, this young U.S. side was forced into a shootout with the daunting task of facing goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Matt Freese studied for this. Literally. The late-blooming national team...

Solo and Safe: The 10 Most Friendly Countries for Independent Travelers
Solo travel is either the most liberating experience of your life or a lesson in why humans are social creatures. The difference usually comes down to one thing: picking the right destination. Some countries seem designed for solo...

Gen Z Travel Trends 2025
Gen Z is transforming travel with a focus on digital access, affordability, sustainability, and immersive, experience-led tourism models. According to a recent report by Peek Pro, Generation Z now represents nearly 40 percent of global travelers....

Global Fintech Interview with Radha Suvarna, Chief Product Officer of Payments at Finastra
Radha Suvarna, Chief Product Officer of Payments at Finastra comments on the evolution of payment processing systems and how AI is making the way for more connected, intelligent methodologies in this Global Fintech interview: ________ Hi Radha,...

Best Sites Like Bovada: Top Bovada Alternatives for US Players
Bovada has been around for a while, and there’s no denying it’s a big name in the world of online betting. But let’s be honest - just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s the best fit for everyone. More and more US players are realizing that...

USMNT's grit, character are shining at Gold Cup, which will help at 2026 World Cup
MINNEAPOLIS -- As Mike Tyson once opined, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. But the United States men's national team went one better in its Concacaf Gold Cup quarterfinal matchup against Costa Rica. On Sunday, the USMNT took...
Fast-Track to Pura Vida: Kristi Noem and Rodrigo Chaves-Robles Ink Historic Global Entry and Security Pact
San José, June 25, 2025 — In a move destined to reshape travel, trade and security ties, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves-Robles joined forces Wednesday in San José to sign a groundbreaking...

Searching the Globe for Answers to America’s Thorniest Problems
In what would be the final year of the first Donald Trump administration, the COVID-19 pandemic put many age-old cracks in American society into high relief. Our ailing, grossly unequal healthcare system was woefully ill-prepared for a public...
DEA Strikes in San José: Tico Leader Arias-Alfaro Arrested in High-Stakes Drug Probe
In a dramatic turn fit for a telenovela, judicial agents from Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) swooped in on Wednesday to arrest a prominent Tico male identified as Arias-Alfaro, acting on an international arrest warrant...

USMNT's Freese: 'Penalties are my thing'
The Concacaf Gold Cup may have brought a new hero to the United States men's national team in Matt Freese. The unlikely goalkeeping star saved three Costa Rica penalties in a sudden-death shootout, and was instrumental in the USMNT advancing to...

Inside the World of Japan’s Obsessively Perfect Luxury Fruit
Would you pay $89 for a single strawberry? What about $120 for a melon? A Japanese startup thinks you might—and it’s betting on a growing appetite for ultra-premium fruit far beyond Japan’s borders. Meet Ikigai Fruits, a new online retailer...

Freese shined in his shootout moment for USMNT
MINNEAPOLIS -- After losing a second-half lead to Costa Rica, this young U.S. side was forced into a shootout with the daunting task of facing goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Matt Freese studied for this. Literally. The late-blooming national team...
12 compelling wildlife photographs from BigPicture 2025
A mother lemur leaps across the rugged limestone cliffs near Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in western Madagascar. Her daring jump would be impressive on its own, but she’s carrying a passenger: her only weeks-old baby. Photographer Zhou Donglin...

Climate change threatens wild Vanilla and its pollinators, study warns
Summary: Wild Vanilla species may face a critical threat from climate change, as shifting habitats could separate them from the insects they rely on for pollination. In a study published in Frontiers in Plant Science, researchers modeled future...

Florida weather: Outrage rolls on as storm fears escalate due to Trump's cuts
Charlie Jones Senior US News Reporter 03:11 ET, 08 Jul 2025 Concern over Florida's ability to track deadly weather systems continues to grow amid Donald Trump's cuts to key forecasting agencies. This comes as the National Hurricane Center tracks...
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Here's Why the USDA Is Unleashing Millions of Lab-Grown Flies
The U.S. is releasing millions of sterile screwworm flies bred in Texas to combat the flesh-eating New World screwworm, recently discovered in southern Mexico and spreading north. The parasite, which eats living flesh, was recently detected about...

'Penalties are my thing': USMNT GK Matt Freese turns Harvard, MLS Next Pro preparation into Gold Cup heroics
The Concacaf Gold Cup may have brought a new hero to the United States men's national team in Matt Freese. The unlikely goalkeeping star saved three Costa Rica penalties in a sudden-death shootout, and was instrumental in the USMNT advancing to...

Havas and World Vision’s Lessons of Shame under scrutiny after Cannes Lions win
A Havas campaign highlighting gaps in educational provision in the Central American country has become the latest Cannes Lion-winning work whose veracity has come into question. The case study for Lessons of Shame, a campaign created by Havas...

USMNT moves on in Gold Cup after penalty shootout thriller
The U.S. men's national team defeated Costa Rica in a thrilling Concacaf Gold Cup quarterfinal that went to a penalty shootout at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, June 29. The USMNT prevailed in the shootout, 4-3, after the two teams...