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US has reclosed its southern border after a flesh-eating parasite is seen further north...
American officials worry that if the fly reaches Texas, its flesh-eating maggots could cause large economic losses, something that happened decades ago. The U.S. largely eradicated the pest in the 1970s by breeding and releasing sterile male flies...

Capital Fliers: Record Breaking Exodus of Latin America Millionaires
A record number of millionaires are fleeing Latin America. The region’s four largest economies — Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Argentina — are set to lose around 1,600 high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) by 2025. The breakdown is stark. Brazil alone...

The Canadian Government Just Slapped The World's Hottest Country With A Travel Advisory
The Canadian government's travel advisory comes in four levels: Level 1 (exercise normal security precautions), Level 2 (exercise a high degree of caution), Level 3 (avoid all non-essential travel), and Level 4 (avoid all travel). The U.S. is...

The Sordid History of Offshoring Migrants
Just weeks into Donald Trump’s second presidency, the Department of Homeland Security began sending immigrants living in the United States to prisons in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Panama and to the U.S. naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. At the...

Colombian Brand Chevignon Expands into the U.S. with First of Ten Stores
More Latin American fashion in the United States. In a key step in the internationalization of Colombian fashion, Chevignon, which specializes in denim, has made its physical landing in the U.S. market with the opening of its first store in the...

The Weight of China in Ecuador: Broken Promises, Debt, and Consequences – PART II
At the start of the 21st century, when Ecuador was facing the closure of Western financing due to high debt, China burst onto the scene with million-dollar loans, promises of accelerated development, and a seductive discourse of cooperation...
Richard Li’s China insurance expansion talks stall amid backlash to father’s port sale plan, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) -Billionaire Richard Li’s efforts to expand his insurance business into mainland China have been put on hold after Beijing reacted with fury to his father Li Ka-shing’s plan to sell a suite of global ports to U.S. firm BlackRock,...

This DC-Area Lawyer Wants More Americans Betting on Elections
I t’s a springtime Thursday night at Nanny O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Northwest DC, and up on the TVs, the University of Maryland men’s basketball team is struggling against the University of Florida. The bar is stuffed with revelers eating chicken...

US pauses restart of Mexican cattle imports due to screwworm
Agri-Pulse’s Oliver Ward reported that “the Agriculture Department said Wednesday evening that the U.S. would be closing the southern border to livestock trade, effective immediately, after reports that New World screwworm has resumed its...

Australia stops imports of Sahrawi phosphate
London, 9 July 2025 (SPS) - The Australian company Dyno Nobel (formerly Incitec Pivot) has definitively halted the importation of phosphate from occupied Western Sahara, announced on Tuesday by the International Observatory for Natural Resource...

The Morning Briefing: Let's Give Blue Cities Enough Commie Rope to Hang Themselves
Top O' the Briefing Happy Tuesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Endelphlemp preferred a steady diet of peppery apple sausages when spending the day translating the Beastie Boys catalogue into Lithuanian. Today's lead-off is an extension...

Terramar DMC Mourns Sudden Loss of Industry Leader
Terramar DMC, a global destination management company with a large presence in Mexico, announced the sudden passing of Managing Director Lee Chipman, who spent a decade with the DMC as well as nearly three decades with Hilton. “Lee wasn’t just a...
Local Ally Thomas Set As Opener For James Slater, Tom Douglas At McLemore's Songwriter Series July 17
McLemore Resort’s signature Songwriter’s Series returns on July 17 with music from James Slater + Tom Douglas. The series is made possible by First Bank and Land Rover Chattanooga. Local singer/songwriter Ally Thomas will open the night....

What Is the New World Screwworm Fly and why the US has issued a livestock ban at the Mexico border
The United States has taken emergency action to suspend livestock imports from northern Mexico after detecting the alarming spread of the New World Screwworm fly, a parasitic insect that poses a deadly threat to livestock health and the American...

Are Scotiabank stocks a buy? Insights for Canadian investors
Strategic shift Scotiabank’s divestment of its retail banking operations in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama to focus more on North America has sparked renewed interest from investors. Many in the market view this shift as a move toward efficiency...

Richard Li’s China insurance expansion talks stall amid backlash to father’s port sale plan, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Billionaire Richard Li’s efforts to expand his insurance business into mainland China have been put on hold after Beijing reacted with fury to his father Li Ka-shing’s plan to sell a suite of global ports to BlackRock, Bloomberg News...
Richard Li’s China insurance expansion talks stall amid backlash to father’s port sale plan
The discussions were suspended shortly after the port sale was announced in early MarchPublished Thu, Jul 10, 2025 · 03:51 PM [HONG KONG] Billionaire Richard Li’s efforts to expand his insurance business into mainland China have been put on hold...

Securing the Canal: The Mind Behind PANAMAX Alpha
Panama’s National Border Service (SENAFRONT) Deputy Commissioner Maritza Censión is a trailblazer in her field. As the longest-serving female officer in SENAFRONT and the executive officer of the Panama East Third Brigade, she brings decades of...

Brazil takes up Mercosur presidency aiming for deeper integration
Expanding trade, promoting energy transition, developing technology, fighting organized crime, and tackling social inequalities—these are the five priorities for the next Mercosur presidency, which Brazil will hold in the second half of this year....

Destinations: Dreams and Realities
I recently became one of the newest members of the Medicare Club. My 87-year-old mother called to wish me happy birthday and said, “My baby is 65!” No way am I 65, I thought. Old people are 65! I feel like I’m living my best life right now and...