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Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago
M.A. Dworkin Chicago, IL - The Barack Obama Presidential Center explores the promise and power of democracy through the legacy of President Obama and his wife Michelle Obama. The Center includes a museum, community and conference facilities, a branch of the Chicago Public Library, and the nonprofit Obama Foundation. The Center opened on Juneteenth 2026 on Chicago’s South Side, to commemorate the Presidency of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States. Also
Iran State TV: MoU to End War, Open Strait of Hormuz
M.A. Dworkin UPDATE: Washington, D.C. - In a move that seems to be inching the U.S - Iran 90-day war towards an eventual end, according to a report on Iranian State TV, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is being negotiated between Iran and the United States that calls for U.S. military forces to withdraw from Iran’s vicinity and lift the blockade of Iranian Ports in return for a restoration of shipping and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to pre-war levels. “In ret
U.S. Indicts Former Cuban Dictator Raul Castro
M.A. Dworkin Miami, FL - As the Trump Administration ramps up pressure to oust the current Communist regime in Cuba, federal prosecutors in Florida unsealed an indictment charging former Cuban authoritarian Dictator Raul Castro and five others in connection with the Cuban military’s fatal downing of two planes, that were part of a humanitarian group, more than 30 years ago. The federal criminal charges against the 94-year old Castro - brother of the late strong-arm Dic
Ebola Outbreak in Africa U.S. Issues Entry Restrictions
M.A. Dworkin Africa - The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is monitoring an outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, which has killed 135 Africans throughout remote areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. To date, no cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in the United States due to the outbreak. The current overall risk to the American public and travelers remains low. There are reports of hundreds of confirmed cases and 540 co
Researchers Find 42 Lost Pages of New Testament
M.A. Dworkin Glasgow, Scotland - An international team of researchers and academics, from the University of Glasgow (UofG), led by U of G’s Professor Garrick Allen, have successfully recovered 42 “lost” pages of one of the world’s most important early New Testament manuscripts, the 6th-century Codex H (a New Testament manuscript of St. Paul’s Letters). The remarkable feat was performed by a partnership with the Early Manuscripts Electronic Library (EMEL) applying adva
Iran: Strait of Hormuz Open! Oil Prices Tumble!
M.A. Dworkin Middle East - Iran has declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” for commercial shipping for the duration of a 10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, easing global energy supply fears. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that vessels must use a coordinated route, often near the Iranian coast as announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. President Trump welcomed the move but said the U.S. naval blockade would rema
Travel Advisory: Saint Lucia Due to Increased Local Crime
A.J. Pike Saint Lucia - The U.S. State Department issued a travel advisory on July 14, 2026 for the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia due to a dramatic increase in localized crime. The Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution Travel Advisory, means that travelers are urged to remain highly aware of their surroundings, avoid walking or driving alone at night, and refrain from displaying expensive jewelry or large sums of cash. Violent crime - including armed robbery, burglary
Carib Leaders: Free BVI, Reparations From UK
M.A. Dworkin UK - A group of Caribbean leaders from the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC), on a four-day official tour of the United Kingdom (UK), have made headlines around the world with their demand to free the British Virgin Islands (BVI) from under British rule, and calls for reparations from the UK, along with requests for the independence of European and American territories in the Caribbean region. The CRC recently launched a new manifesto demanding a moral,
Supreme Court Strips Haitians and Syrians of Deportation Protections
M.A. Dworkin Washington, D.C. - The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote (Mullin v. Doe), cleared the way for the federal government to strip deportation protection from hundreds of thousands of citizens of Haiti and Syria who fled war and disaster to come to the United States. Under a federal program known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), for Haiti and Syria, which allows foreign citizens to stay in the U.S. when the U.S. government believes that it is not safe for them to retu
Huge Fire at DR Beach Resort Leaves 1 Dead
Axel Dash Dominican Republic - A massive fire at the luxury Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach Resort, a four-star resort, killed one female tourist and left at least nine others injured in the town of Bayahibe, La Altagracia province, Dominican Republic. Bayahibe is a popular destination for American and International tourists on the southeastern coast of the island. The fire broke out at around 11 am on Friday, June 19, 2026 and quickly spread throughout the thatched-roof
The Puerto Rico Trench & the Virgin Islands Trough - What Lurks Beneath?
Jamie Leonard Off the Coast of St. Croix - The Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the most geologically complex regions on the planet. It stretches nearly 800 miles - roughly the distance from Boston to Chicago - running east-west across the northern edge of the Caribbean. This vast undersea gorge passes north of Puerto Rico, continuing past the U.S. Virgin Islands, and arcs out into the open Atlantic. At its deepest known point, called t
Bryan Calls For Greater Caribbean Cooperation at CTO
M.A. Dworkin New York, NY - Governor Albert Bryan Jr. delivered the opening remarks at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Caribbean Week held in NYC at the Intercontinental New York Times Square. The USVI Governor called on regional leaders to strengthen cooperation across the Caribbean and position tourism not only as a driver of visitor arrivals, but also as a catalyst for long-term investment, economic development and shared regional prosperity. Speaking bef
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