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Max Verstappen tips 18-year-old Barcelona superstar to win the most prestigious individual award in football in the future
Like several other fans, Formula 1 drivers are often known to share an affinity for the beautiful game of football, and Max Verstappen is no exception. The Dutch driver has recently tipped a Barcelona youngster, Lamine Yamal, to win the Ballon...
Owner: Nitish Mittersain
Murcia follows Madrid and removes Arabic language and Moroccan culture classes from its schools
The two regions have successively announced the withdrawal of the Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture Teaching Program (PLACM), supported by the Spanish Ministry of Education and the Hassan II Foundation for Moroccans Living Abroad. With the...
Owner: Javier Fernandez Arribas
TollBit to restore local journalism and expand civic access
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Press Release | Nota Nota today announced the launch of Nota News, a new initiative to restore and sustain local journalism in underserved communities, in partnership with TollBit, Springwire and Microsoft. Nota News is already live across 11...
Owner: Mike Blinder
"He just didn't have to say those things" - When Lionel Messi called out Barcelona president Joan Laporta for comments after exit from club
Argentina legend Lionel Messi called out Barcelona president Joan Laporta in 2021 for his interview about the shock exit from Camp Nou. The Spaniard had claimed that he wanted Messi to stay and play for free instead of leaving for Paris...
Owner: Nitish Mittersain
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Lauren Sánchez Bezos has become a 'Literacy Champion': Here's how the author is helping kids
Children’s book author, philanthropist, and pilot Lauren Sánchez Bezos will serve as a Literacy Champion for Scholastic's groundbreaking program United States of Readers. The initiative is designed to create book choice and ownership opportunities...
Owner: Sánchez Family
Book Review | Tracing the Oldest Hatred Here at Home
Antisemitism, an American Tradition By Pamela S. Nadell W.W. Norton, 352 pp. On the afternoon of July 30, 1902, an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 Jews walked through the Lower East Side of Manhattan, following the funeral cortege of Rabbi Jacob...
Owner: Center for Creative Change
Testronic makes 4.8 percent of its total workforce redundant, closes Madrid and Belgrade studios
After multiple reports and accounts from employees since July, Testronic has confirmed that it's shuttering its Madrid and Belgrade studios. Via a press release issued earlier today, the company announced an internal restructuring, which includes...
Owner: Informa PLC
'They Killed One of Us': Latin America and Spain Honor Charlie Kirk
Conservatives throughout Spain and Latin America offered words of condolence, outrage, and gratitude to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk on Wednesday following his public assassination, referring to him as a friend a “one of us.” Kirk was...
Owner: Larry Solov, Susie Breitbart and The Mercer Family
Cuban Books of August: Dying with Padura, the “Yuca Fool,” and the Recovered Childhood of Luis Felipe Rojas
‘Poisoned Utopia’ describes the mechanisms of ideological export and political control that have characterized Havana in recent decades. Image from the presentation of Padura’s new novel in Madrid. / 14ymedio 14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca,...
Owner: Mary Jo Porter & Karen Heffner Chun
Book Review: Ode to Women by Silver Phoenix
Ode to Women by Silver Phoenix Genre: Anthology / Women’s Studies / Poetry ISBN: 9798891327382 Print Length: 132 pages Publisher: Atmosphere Press Reviewed by Jadidsa Perez Have you come across a pink talking lemonade maker? Or fallen in love with...
Owner: Joe Walters
Germany legend Michael Ballack names his favorites for UCL, rules out Real Madrid and Manchester City for one key reason
Chelsea legend Michael Ballack has named Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain as the favorites for the UEFA Champions League title, while ruling out Real Madrid and Manchester City. He believes that Bayern Munich are also challengers, but not the...
Owner: Nitish Mittersain
12 Local Expressions To Speak Paraguayan Spanish Like A Pro
Heading to, or just arrived Paraguay? To truly connect with the locals and understand their unique culture, you will need to go beyond standard Spanish and start exploring Paraguayan Spanish. Paraguay is a proudly bilingual country, with both...
Owner: Non-transparent
Today In Culture, Thursday, September 11, 2025: Lynn Osmond Named Driehaus Foundation President | Phillip Bahar Leaves For MSU’s Broad Art Museum | Poetry Announces Pegasus Winners
Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Chicago Humanities’ Phillip Bahar Leaves For MSU’s Broad Art Museum Longtime Chicago Humanities’ executive director Phillip Bahar...
Owner: Brian & Jan Hieggelke
I never expected the Spanish Inquisition. How bureaucracy turned my life into a Python sketch
When filmmaker Julian Doyle received a Home Office letter declaring his wife’s residency had “expired,” it felt like a scene from one of the Monty Python films he helped create. Now, as he faces the prospect of leaving his home and family in...
Owner: Claire Nugent-Isitt
“Ronaldo was keen” - Ex-Real Madrid star claims Cristiano Ronaldo asked Al-Nassr to bring him out of retirement to assist 1000th career goal
Former Real Madrid star Wesley Sneijder has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo was keen on adding him to the Al-Nassr squad. The Dutch legend added that the Al-Nassr captain spoke to the Saudi Pro League side's sporting director, Simão Coutinho, about...
Owner: Nitish Mittersain
Deaths in Longford - Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Larry (L.J.) McDonnell, Mornine, Moydow, Co Longford The death occurred peacefully, surrounded by his loving family and in the care of the nurses and staff at Our Lady's Manor Nursing Home, Edgeworthstown on Monday, September 15, 2025 of Larry...
Owner: Malcom Denmark
Letters to the Editor: In an era of intense political polarization, readers call for compromise
Sept. 16, 2025 5 AM PT To the editor: As alluded to in staff writer Kevin Rector’s article (“A new era of American political violence is upon us. How did we get here? How does it end?,” Sept. 11), the late 1960s and early 1970s were also a time of...
Owner: Patrick Soon-Shiong
Voices from the past
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Morning Sentinel - Illinois
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CENTRALIA — The Centralia Cultural Society held its 14th annual Elmwood Speaks event this past weekend, attracting several visitors and locals who learned pieces of Centralia history through the voices of eight individuals buried in Elmwood...
RiverArts Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month With Artists Fredy Granillo and Roberto Ortiz
Last Friday, RiverArts celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with Artistry of the Latin American Diaspora, a gallery event alive with color, music, and conversation featuring two beloved local artists: painter and musician Fredy Granillo and fine...
Owner: Dave Wheelan