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‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’ Is Full of Laughs, Lesbians, and Guinea Pigs
Autostraddle
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August 30, 2025
Adult Swim is home to many hilarious surrealist adult animated projects, and their latest is a super queer stop-motion series inspired by the works and aesthetics of Pedro Almodóvar. Think of any Pedro Almodóvar movie you’ve seen — from Women on...
Federal judge in Maine orders release of Ecuadorian man whom Border Patrol flew to Texas
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 30, 2025
A federal judge in Maine has ordered immigration officials to release an Ecuadorian man whom they flew to Texas. Edgar Vicente Bermeo Sicha, 26, spent more than two weeks in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection after Border Patrol...
"We have to enjoy... we don't live with players of that quality all the time" - Ecuador man on facing Lionel Messi's Argentina in WC qualifier
Sportskeeda
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August 30, 2025
Ecuador international Willian Pacho is relished the prospect of facing Lionel Messi's Argentina in the World Cup qualifier on September 9. La Albiceleste have already qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and are sitting comfortably at the top of...
Marco Rubio to visit Mexico and Ecuador next week
The Yucatan Times
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August 29, 2025
7 Marco Rubio, next week, will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said on Thursday, August 28th. The US secretary of state...
Mass deportation of undocumented immigrants does not help American citizens
WAMC - New York
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August 29, 2025
On Monday August 11, I joined elected officials, activists and ordinary citizens at a rally in Peekskill, NY in Westchester County. We were there to support an Ecuadorean immigrant, Amy Lituma, who had been offered a Hobson’s Choice by ICE ---...
14,000 migrants have returned south since Trump’s immigration crackdown began, report says
The Globe and Mail
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August 29, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Migrants board boats to continue north to the United States after walking from Colombia in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, in November, 2024. A new report says 14,000 migrants have reversed course and turned south.Matias...
‘Lifesaving’ devices to be sold in airports after British man died in Ecuador
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 29, 2025
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...
Rubio To Visit Mexico And Ecuador As U.S. Seeks Stronger Diplomatic Strategy
StratNews Global
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August 29, 2025
Home North America Rubio To Visit Mexico And Ecuador As U.S. Seeks Stronger Diplomatic Strategy Rubio, the first Latino U.S. secretary of state, visited Central America and the Caribbean in his first overseas trip as Washington's top diplomat...
‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’: A Weird,...
Animation World Magazine
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One of animation’s superpowers is the ability to revie old ideas. It’s a timeless medium that exists outside of reality and, therefore, can recycle discarded ideas into something magical. So, when Rachel Kinnard, costume designer and wife of...
Ecuadorian Dreams of Disney, Lands in America’s Asylum Waiting Room
LatinAmerican Post
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August 28, 2025
A promised Disney vacation turned into an escape from Guayaquil’s spiraling violence, sending a mother and her daughter into the long maze of U.S. asylum. Their journey traces Ecuador’s descent into terror, the rigid letter of American law, and...
Indigenous people gain formal role in Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization
Mongabay
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August 28, 2025
The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) recently announced the creation of a formal role for Indigenous peoples, giving them a voice for the first time in one of the Amazon Basin’s most important intergovernmental bodies. The...
Immigrants fearing deportation are willing to pay thousands to stay. And that’s when scammers strike.
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 28, 2025
In desperate straits, the Ecuadorian man clinging to his life in Baltimore made a tragic mistake. The undocumented immigrant in his late 30s moved to the city two years ago with plans to obtain a work permit and eventually receive asylum to remain...
Several arrests in ongoing immigration enforcement efforts
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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August 29, 2025
U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector, working with federal law enforcement agencies across the country, have arrested multiple individuals with prior criminal convictions and removal orders, officials announced this week. One of those...
The 10 best things to do in Ecuador
Lonely Planet
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Outdoor adventures, incredible landscapes and diversity-driven culture place Ecuador high on any travel bucket list. Spanning altitude-high Andean cities, sun-kissed beaches and wildlife havens, the South American nation offers some truly epic...
Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to dis…
Fort Bend Herald - Texas
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Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday. The US secretary of state will also travel to...
Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to discuss migration, China
The Daily Courier - North Carolina
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Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday. The US secretary of state will also travel to...
Marco Rubio will head to Latin America again as Trump prioritizes immigration
Associated Press
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August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico and Ecuador next week, making his fourth foreign trip in the Western Hemisphere since becoming President Donald Trump’s top diplomat in January. Rubio, who has already traveled...
Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to discuss migration, China: US
Hartsville Vidette - Tennessee
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Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday. The US secretary of state will also travel to...
Latin band aims to uplift immigrants at Louisville’s WorldFest amid enforcement anxiety
WFPL - Kentucky
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August 28, 2025
Once a week, a group of musicians gathers at Louisville native Gregory Acker’s home. A wooden lodge in the backyard transforms into a studio, buzzing with conversation as each band member clicks open the cases of their saxophones, Andean flutes,...
Politics AFP Rubio to visit Mexico, Ecuador next week to discuss migration, China: US
Yahoo News
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Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday. The US secretary of state will also travel to...