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Trump’s Success Rate In The Courts So Far: 30%
The Trump administration has lost approximately 60% of the court rulings against it since Inauguration Day and won 30%—while another 10% were mixed rulings both in favor and against the administration—based on a total of 182 rulings between Jan....
Straive Acquires SG Analytics to Bolster Data Analytics & AI Operationalization Capabilities
NEW YORK and PUNE, India, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Straive, a global leader in Data, Analytics, and AI Operationalization, today announced its acquisition of SG Analytics, a leading provider of AI-powered Insights and contextual analytics...

What Trump’s deportation obsession means for Haiti
Opinion Life just got a whole lot more precarious for roughly 211,000 Haitians residing legally in the U.S. under temporary humanitarian parole status. And the chief source of that fear and danger is U.S. President Donald Trump, who has now even...

Man extradited in $29M fraud case probed by FDIC monitor
A Nicaraguan citizen was brought to Miami from Spain this week on federal charges tied to the man's alleged wire fraud and money-laundering operation. As part of the joint investigation by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s Office of Inspector...

Business News | Straive Acquires SG Analytics to Bolster Data Analytics & AI Operationalization Capabilities
PRNewswire New York [US] / Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 19: Straive, a global leader in Data, Analytics, and AI Operationalization, today announced its acquisition of SG Analytics, a leading provider of AI-powered Insights and contextual...

Electronic waste surges in Latin America amid lack of recycling laws
SANTIAGO, Chile, June 20 (UPI) -- Growing demand for technology in Latin America has made the region a major importer of electronic devices, but it still lacks clear regulations for managing the resulting waste -- a problem with serious...

How Trump’s deportation push created 1 million MORE undocumented people
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
A Battle for Humane Consciousness in a War Against Truth: Exposing the Dark Arts of War
The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world. It is an objective which, when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of...

Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year
June saw the death of a musician whose talent brought The Beach Boys from a local California band to hitmakers and international ambassadors of surf and sun. Brian Wilson formed the band with two brothers, a cousin and a childhood friend,...

How Trump’s immigration policies target Mass.
Write to us at startingpoint@globe.com. To subscribe, sign up here. Immigration has been Donald Trump’s top issue since his political career began. When Trump launched his first presidential run, he described Mexican migrants as “rapists” and...
Livestock trade with Mexico set to resume July 7 after screwworm scare
The U.S.-Mexico border will reopen for livestock passage after a month-long closure due to New World Screwworm concerns. The USDA announced a phased reopening of ports of entry for cattle, bison, and equines starting July 7th. The USDA is working...

Russia Deploys Foreign Intel Director to Cuba
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin on Tuesday met in Havana with Cuban figurehead “President” Miguel Díaz-Canel, who described the Russian official as a “good friend” of Cuba. Although details of the encounter...

Miami clergy raise concerns as Trump tours Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
MIAMI — Most Americans agree on the need for good U.S. border security, but to hear politicians and civil authorities hurl insults and jokes at the expense of migrants as Florida opened its new “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention center in the...

Defracted Universes, Memory Divers, and Darkest Academia: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
I’m compiling this month’s SFF list in the lead-up to the summer solstice; by the time you read it, the days will already have begun shortening, even incrementally. But summer has only just begun, and July brings a bevy of exciting reads for...

Iran, 9 other nations condemn West sanctions on world states
In a joint statement at the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on Tuesday, the signatories stressed the necessity of respecting the sovereignty of countries as sanctions sap the ability of countries,...

Marvel Studios' 'Ironheart' exemplifies sisterhood, STEM, self-discovery in new Disney+ series
LOS ANGELES -- In 2016, MIT genius Riri Williams soared onto the Marvel Comics scene in "Invincible Iron Man Vol. 3 #7." Now, thanks to Executive Producer Ryan Coogler, hot off his success with the global phenomenon "Sinners," Williams is soaring...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.2.25
Good Wednesday morning. Less than two years into his first term as a state lawmaker, Miami Rep. Mike Redondo has cemented his spot in line to lead the Legislature’s lower chamber. All 22 members of the House GOP first-year class voted for Redondo...

Opinion: Where I learned the power of looking at everything
People who earned their bachelor’s degree from an Ivy tend to let you know, even decades after graduating. It’s in their author bio, or on their X handle. My degree from U.C. Berkeley never seemed like a detail worth mentioning, unless someone...
Several states, including Iran, condemn West’s sanctions on world countries
In a joint statement at the 53rd session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) on Tuesday, the signatories stressed the necessity of respecting the sovereignty of countries as sanctions sap the ability of countries,...

Iran, nine other nations condemn West's sanctions on world countries
Iran and nine other countries have condemned unilateral sanctions and coercive measures imposed by the West on various states, describing such actions as a violation of the UN Charter and the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs...