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Ten Businesses You Could Buy to Escape the Apocalypse
London, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In 2025 we live in an increasingly unstable world, where many people are searching for financial and personal security. If you’re looking for a chance to reset and escape somewhere a bit less chaotic,...

President Lai meets delegation led by Representative Bera, co-chair of US Congressional Taiwan Caucus
TAIWAN, June 16 - Details 2025-06-13 President Lai meets delegation led by French National Assembly Taiwan Friendship Group Chair Marie-Noëlle Battistel On the morning of June 12, President Lai Ching-te met a delegation led by Marie-Noëlle...

Operation Lone Star Seizes $2.4 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine
TEXAS, June 20 - June 20, 2025 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together with the Trump Administration to secure the border; stop the...

Arizona teens charged with human smuggling plus endangerment after attempting to flee from Border Patrol
TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the Tohono O’odham Nation reservation in San Miguel arrested two U.S. Citizens teenagers, three Guatemalan nationals, and a Mexican national who were involved in a human smuggling event over the...

Premier Well Drilling Brings Clean Water to Northwest Florida—and Across the Globe
PENSACOLA, FL, UNITED STATES, June 2, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Premier Well Drilling, a family-owned company serving Northwest Florida since 2008, is doing more than providing top-quality water wells for local homeowners and businesses;...

Judge Orders Repatriation of Deported Asylum Seeker
(MENAFN) A U.S. federal court has determined that the Trump administration must take immediate measures to return a Guatemalan asylum applicant who was wrongfully expelled from the country earlier this year. This decision comes despite the...

Major Mexican Narcotrafficker Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Prison
A Mexican national who operated as a high-level cocaine trafficker was sentenced today to 232 months in prison for directing an international drug trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents, Jorge Humberto Perez Cazares, also known as...

DPS Discovers 25 Illegal Immigrants Crammed Inside Box Truck Along I-37 (South Texas Region)
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), during Operation Lone Star, discovered over two dozen illegal immigrants crammed inside a box truck during a crash investigation in Live Oak Co. On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, just after...

American Botanical Council Acquires Full Rights to Steven Foster Photo Library
Austin, Texas, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) announces that it has obtained ownership rights to the entire collection of medicinal and aromatic plant photographs taken by the late botanist,...

CMEx Applauds Nobel Prize Nomination of Lelei TuiSamoa LeLaulu
SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ, UNITED STATES, May 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEx) President Bevan Springer has applauded the nomination of CMEx Director Lelei TuiSamoa LeLaulu for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize, highlighting...

Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Role in International Human Smuggling Conspiracy that Resulted in the Death of a Family of Four
Two men were sentenced today in the District of Minnesota after being convicted at a jury trial for their roles in an international human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the deaths of four Indian nationals, including a three-year-old and...

The Role of Wedding Content Creators in Modern Weddings: A Growing Trend
The wedding content creator GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA, February 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Diana Sciarrillo, Chapter Head of IADWP Guatemala, shares insights on the increasing presence of wedding content creators within the wedding industry. This...

Smuggler in critical condition after attempt to flee
TUCSON, Ariz. – A U.S. citizen is in critical condition after attempting to smuggle illegal aliens and evade U.S. Border Patrol agents, resulting in a rollover crash near Sonoita, Arizona, Saturday. Border Patrol detection technology observed a...

New Orleans Border Patrol announces successful I-20 highway operation targeting illegal aliens
NEW ORLEANS – The United States Border Patrol New Orleans Sector today announced the successful culmination of Operation Magnolia, a highway interdiction enforcement action in the Pearl, MS area that resulted in the arrest of 25 illegal aliens...

Canyons, Cliffs and Caves at La Ruta Madre, Mexico’s Toughest Race
La Ruta Madre Adventure Race is back for 2025 as an Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) Qualifier, the first ever to be staged in Mexico. BENTONVILLE, AR, UNITED STATES, March 20, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- La Ruta Madre Adventure Race is back...

Two Honduran Men Sentenced to Prison for their Roles in International Human Smuggling Conspiracy
Note: See superseding indictment here. Two Honduran men were sentenced today to three years in prison for their roles in a scheme to illegally smuggle Honduran nationals into the United States. According to court documents and evidence presented...

Operation Magnolia results in apprehension of 48 illegal aliens
Over 100K in U.S. currency and multiple firearms seized NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector conducted targeted enforcement operations with Homeland Security Investigations and local law enforcement partners under Operation...

Remarkable Resilience of Human Rights Defenders a Source of Hope Amid Global Rollback on Rights
At least 324 defenders killed in 32 countries for their peaceful work in 2024 DUBLIN, IRELAND, May 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Despite an increasingly hostile world with expanded threats to their work, human rights defenders (HRDs) everywhere...

Alleged International Leader of MS-13 Extradited on RICO Charge
Moises Humberto Rivera-Luna, also known as Santos and Viejo Santos, 55, an alleged international leader of the violent MS-13 drug gang, made an initial appearance today in the District of Columbia following his extradition from Guatemala to the...

Four Mexican Nationals Residing Unlawfully in the United States Charged for Their Roles in an International Conspiracy to Smuggle Aliens from Canada into the U.S.
Four Mexican nationals unlawfully residing in the United States have been charged for their roles in an international human smuggling conspiracy that illegally brought aliens across the Canadian border to the United States for profit. Edgar...