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[https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-ice-raids-undocumented-workers-aa451dc90dda76004fdc5636b21bde97 by Paul Wiseman 19/6/25 AP]
[https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-ice-raids-undocumented-workers-aa451dc90dda76004fdc5636b21bde97 by Paul Wiseman 19/6/25 AP]
   Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.
   Farmers, cattle ranchers and hotel and restaurant managers breathed a sigh of relief last week when President Donald Trump ordered a pause to immigration raids that were disrupting those industries and scaring foreign-born workers off the job.
=====Juneteenth is the most widely known US emancipation celebration – but it’s not the only one=====
[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/19/juneteenth-other-emancipation-celebrations by Adria R Walker 19/6/25 The Guardian]
In Galveston, Texas, it wasn’t until 19 June 1865 that people who were enslaved found out about the declaration. Though Robert E Lee had surrendered in April, people continued fighting for the lost cause for months.
[[Free Expression-Stories of Peoples]]


=====China floods Brazil with cheap EVs triggering backlash=====
[https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/china-floods-brazil-with-cheap-evs-triggering-backlash-2025-06-19/ by Alessandro Parodi and Victoria Waldersee 20/6/25 Reuters]
  China's top producer of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, is offering Brazilian car shoppers relatively low-priced options in a market where the green-car movement is still in its infancy. Brazilian auto-industry officials and labor leaders worry that the vast influx of cars from BYD and other Chinese automakers will set back domestic auto production and hurt jobs.
[[Economy-Transportation Sector]]


=====Alzheimer’s Risk Linked to Increased Social Activity, Not Isolation=====
=====Alzheimer’s Risk Linked to Increased Social Activity, Not Isolation=====
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  Contrary to popular belief, a new study suggests that people with a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s may become more socially engaged—not less. Researchers analyzed data from over 500,000 individuals and found that higher-risk participants reported lower social isolation and more positive family interactions.
  Contrary to popular belief, a new study suggests that people with a higher genetic risk for Alzheimer’s may become more socially engaged—not less. Researchers analyzed data from over 500,000 individuals and found that higher-risk participants reported lower social isolation and more positive family interactions.
[[Health Care-Aging News]]
[[Health Care-Aging News]]
=====Anti-ageing drug rapamycin may extend life almost as effectively as restricting calories – our new research=====
[https://theconversation.com/anti-ageing-drug-rapamycin-may-extend-life-almost-as-effectively-as-restricting-calories-our-new-research-259169 by Zahida Sultanova 19/6/25 The Conversation]
Eating less, or dietary restriction, has been the gold standard for achieving a longer life ever since a study nearly a century ago in which laboratory rats that ate less surprised scientists by outliving their well-fed lab mates.
[[Health Care-Aging Solutions]]


=====Climate crisis could hit yields of key crops even if farmers adapt, study finds=====
=====Climate crisis could hit yields of key crops even if farmers adapt, study finds=====
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  Eighteen percent of Texans don’t have health insurance — the highest rate in the nation — and Johnson had already filed five pieces of legislation that session to use Medicaid expansion to get as many as 1.2 million of those people insured.
  Eighteen percent of Texans don’t have health insurance — the highest rate in the nation — and Johnson had already filed five pieces of legislation that session to use Medicaid expansion to get as many as 1.2 million of those people insured.
[[Health Care-Insurance News]]
[[Health Care-Insurance News]]
===== Big oil is behind conspiracy to deceive public, first climate racketeering lawsuit says =====
[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/20/big-oil-is-behind-conspiracy-to-deceive-public-first-climate-racketeering-lawsuit-says by Nina Lakhani 20/12/22 The Guardian]
“Puerto Rico is one of the most affected places by climate change in the world. It is so precariously positioned – they get hit on all fronts with hurricanes, storm surge, heat, coral bleaching – it’s the perfect place for this climate litigation,” said Melissa Sims, senior counsel for the plaintiffs’ law firm Milberg.
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===== Welcome To the Anthropocene - The Age Of Human Die-offs =====
===== Welcome To the Anthropocene - The Age Of Human Die-offs =====
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