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Baseball history unpacked, June 6
Bleed Cubbie Blue - Illinois
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June 6, 2025
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a...
Sephardic Jewish Film Festival in NYC to Feature Array of Movies Celebrating Culture, Tradition, History
Algemeiner Journal
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June 6, 2025
The New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (NYSJFF), also known as the Sephardic Film Festival, returns to New York on Sunday for a week-long celebration of films that spotlight the traditions, cultures, and histories of Sephardic Jews. This...
Council of Europe set to embrace human rights reform after backlash
The National News
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The Council of Europe has appeared to bow to pressure to reform its human rights convention, as it risks losing members over growing political backlash against migration. Alain Berset, secretary general of the council, said the European Convention...
Middle East Debt Surges As External Influence Deepens
MENAFN
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June 6, 2025
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) The debt burden across the Middle East and North Africa has escalated markedly over the last decade, with many governments relying heavily on borrowing to sustain public spending amid economic challenges. This growing...
Cork Airport unveils full details on exciting new Turkey route coming in 2026
Cork Beo
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June 6, 2025
Cork Airport are starting a new route to Turkey's stunning Turquoise Coast next summer - here's all you need to know. The service to Antalya city will launch as part of their 2026 Summer Schedule, and run from 16th May through to October 24th...
Ambassador Mahmoud Karem Appointed Acting President of Egypt’s Human Rights Council
Egyptian Streets
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June 6, 2025
Ambassador Mahmoud Karem has been appointed Acting President of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Wednesday, 4 June, following the formal resignation of Moushira Khattab. The Council announced the decision during its latest...
RECIPE FOR A HEALTHY PLANET: Lisa Murray – Experimenting with Egyptian recipes
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript - New Hampshire
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June 6, 2025
Reading “Diet for a Small Planet” by Frances Moore Lappé roughly 33 years ago informed me of the dire environmental consequences of eating a meat-based diet and ignited my journey to a plant-centered diet. The 50th anniversary edition of the book...
Egypt, Greece agree to protect status of Mount Sinai monastery after court verdict
TVC News Nigeria
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June 6, 2025
Greece and Egypt have agreed to protect the status of one of the world’s oldest Christian worship places, foreign ministers from both nations announced, following an Egyptian court verdict last week that placed doubt on its survival. The St...
Iran Turns to China for Ballistic Missile Materials as Nuclear Threat Grows
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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June 6, 2025
While negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program appear to have made little progress, Iran is further arming itself, a new report indicates. Iran has ordered materials for ballistic missiles from China as it seeks to bolster its military amid...
Bakrid 2025 in India: Date, History, Significance, Rituals & How Eid al-Adha Is Celebrated
The Hans India
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June 6, 2025
Eid al-Adha, commonly referred to as Bakrid, is one of the most sacred Islamic festivals celebrated across the globe. The day honours the unwavering faith of Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and his readiness to sacrifice his son in obedience to Allah....
Humanitarian vessel carrying Greta Thunberg rescues four migrants at sea
The Globe and Mail
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June 6, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands near a Palestinian flag on Sunday after boarding the Madleen boat departing from the Sicilian port of Catania, Italy.Salvatore Cavalli/The Associated Press A ship carrying...
Helping refugees settle in Ashburton
Ashburton Courier
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June 6, 2025
Jane Wallace has been helping refugees settle into the Ashburton District in her new role as refugee service co-ordinator. Wallace, a social worker, worked for Oranga Tamariki (OT) for 28 years in Hawkes Bay and Ashburton. She was seconded to...
History's most extreme medical treatments – from crystal meth injections to jars full of farts
Daily Star
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June 6, 2025
Astronaut Butch Wilmore says getting stranded in space cured his bad neck, as has been recently reported. The pain disappeared as soon as he entered microgravity at the International Space Station. But sadly the spaceman – who was rescued in March...
New ban puts Afghans in US resettlement limbo
London Daily Digital
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June 6, 2025
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning nationals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the country A new US travel ban, which lists...
Vermont Afghan Group Blasts 'Blatantly Racist' Travel Ban
Seven Days - Vermont
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June 6, 2025
President Donald Trump’s travel ban on a dozen foreign nations poses a serious threat to the prospects of hundreds of Afghans who have resettled in Vermont, as well as their family members and other refugees fleeing the Taliban who remain...
Deputy PM Zafirov Says Current Levels of Migrant Pressure Are Historically Low
Bulgarian News Agency
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Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov said that the current levels of migrant pressure in the country are "historically low". Speaking to journalists in Yambol, Southeastern Bulgaria, on Friday, he expressed hope that this would continue. "The...
US sanctions 4 ICC judges over Israel and US cases
Oman Observer
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June 6, 2025
WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court including over an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as it ramped up pressure to neuter the court of last resort. The four...
Omer Avital debuts newest work with Israeli Andalusian Orchestra
The Jerusalem Post
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June 6, 2025
Omer Avital, a virtuoso bassist, composer, arranger, and jazz bandleader, has indelibly stamped his mark on Israeli jazz and far beyond. Residing in New York since the 1990s, Avital has forged a distinct musical style, seamlessly weaving together...
'No Eid' for West Bank Palestinians who lost sons in Israeli raids
Al-Monitor
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June 6, 2025
Abeer Ghazzawi had little time to visit her two sons' graves for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha before Israeli soldiers cleared the cemetery near the refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The Israeli army has conducted a...
Iran Update, June 5, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish the Iran Update, which provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities that undermine regional stability...