Fifty years after gunfire tore through a student march in San Salvador, survivors like Mirna Perla still carry shrapnel in their knees and unanswered questions in their hearts—while the state continues to look the other way. A Protest Born in the Shadows of Repression It began in the early hours of July 30, 1975, when a handful of student leaders gathered on the campus of the University of El Salvador, already occupied by military forces. Just days earlier, troops had stormed the university in Santa Ana, trampling its constitutionally protected autonomy and sparking nationwide outrage. That night, under the hum…
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In the sun-scorched plains of western Cuba, where silence once fell heavy on abandoned farmland, the rumble of Vietnamese machinery now cuts through the heat—reviving not only rice production, but an old alliance reborn in pragmatism over ideology. Breaking a Revolutionary Taboo with Seeds and Steel In Cuba, farmland has long been sacred ground—claimed by the revolution and held in government hands since Fidel Castro’s sweeping 1959 nationalizations. For six decades, foreign capital was barred from the soil. But today, in Los Palacios, a town tucked between sugarcane fields and sun-bleached highways, that line has been crossed. On 1,000 hectares…
A Colorado jury on Wednesday convicted a former dentist of murder in his wife’s death by dosing her protein shakes with a poisonous cocktail that included medication found in eye drops. The Arapahoe County jury found James Craig, 47, guilty of first-degree murder in the March 2023 killing of Angela Craig, 43. The panel reached its verdict on the second day of deliberations, finding him guilty of several other counts, including solicitation to commit murder. That charge centered on Craig’s efforts to enlist a fellow inmate to kill a detective who had investigated his wife’s death. He was acquitted of…
A man poured gasoline on a Virginia city councilman and set him on fire Wednesday, police said. Danville City Council member Lee Vogler, 38, was attacked at the office of a local media outlet, Showcase Magazine, where he works, in Danville, a small city roughly 45 miles northwest of Greensboro, North Carolina, police said in a statement. A man entered the office Wednesday morning and confronted Republican lawmaker before he doused him in flammable liquid, authorities said. Vogler and the suspect then exited the building, where the suspect lit Vogler on fire, they said. Police said that Vogler, the city…
Microsoft on Thursday became the second publicly traded company after Nvidia to hit $4 trillion in stock market value after shares spiked following blowout quarterly results. The landmark valuation is the latest sign of growing bullishness about an AI investment boom that market watchers believe is still in the early stages – even as companies like Microsoft plan $100 billion or more in annual capital spending to add new capacity. Microsoft reported profit of $27.2 billion on revenue of $76.4 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter, capping another year of growth amid massive customer interest in the company’s cutting-edge AI…
The U.S. on Thursday announced sanctions on officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), claiming they are obstructing peace efforts with Israel, even as other Western powers advanced toward recognizing Palestinian statehood. The State Department said it would deny visas for travel to the U.S. by those it was targeting, although it did not name any specific individuals. “It is in our national security interests to impose consequences and hold the PLO and PA accountable for not complying with their commitments and undermining the prospects for peace,” the State Department said in a statement. It…
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The Coney is the latest New York project to present its casino bid to an appointed local committee, although it received more pushback than others. Brooklyn’s Coney Island is one the most enduring symbols of Americana and East Coast summertime fun. Long ago, the beachfront neighbourhood was something of an entertainment capital. That is why proponents of The Coney, a $3.4 billion mixed-use casino development, have adopted the slogan that Coney Island “just makes sense”. Representatives from Thor Equities, Saratoga Casino Holdings, the Chickasaw Nation and other partners gave a detailed presentation of the proposal Wednesday. The project has begun…
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp announced first-half GGR results on Tuesday. E-games kicked in more than half of the PHP215 billion total. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) posted gross gaming revenue of PHP214.75 billion ($3.72 billion) for the first half of 2025 on Tuesday, up 26% over last year. Land-based casinos contributed PHP93.36 billion, down 5.85% from 2024. But online gambling — e-games in the Philippines — generated PHP114.83 billion, up an astounding 82.67% year-on-year. Could e-games spike prove critics’ case? The rising popularity of e-games could actually provide fodder for the gaming sector’s critics. In recent…