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Trump’s Tariff Shock: How “Liberation Day” Punishes Houston Small Businesses and Weakens American Democracy
KVIA - Texas
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August 18, 2025
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 18, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — Trump’s sweeping tariffs promised strength; instead they raise prices, rattle jobs, and sideline democracy. Houston entrepreneurs, economists, and...
Latin America's Light Commercial Vehicle Market: The Next Automotive Frontier
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Latin America is a burgeoning hub for LCVs with investments in local assembly, alternative fuels, and tech innovations. Brazil leads in ethanol; Argentina boosts production; Mexico focuses on R&D. OEMs adopt...
Brazil launches package of measures to back exporters affected by US tariffs
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Brazil introduced a set of measures on Wednesday to assist exporters impacted by the 50 percent tariffs imposed by the U.S. government. The initiative, named Sovereign Brazil, allocates 30 billion reais (around 5.562 billion U.S. dollars)...
APNU pledges corporation tax break, small business financing opportunities
Demerara Waves
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August 15, 2025
Last Updated on Friday, 15 August 2025, 16:08 by Denis Chabrol PNCR-APNU Leader Aubrey Norton signs a Compact with other political parties that are under the APNU coalition umbrella The People’s National Congress Reform-led A Partnership for...
Small Business Bootcamp Powers Up Women Entrepreneurs Across Cayman
I News Cayman
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August 14, 2025
George Town, Cayman Islands –14 August – In a landmark year marking its 60th anniversary and the 30th anniversary of its Training Centre, the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce is doubling down on its commitment to local business with a powerful...
Small Business Development Complex to be developed in Georgetown – President Ali
I News Guyana
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August 14, 2025
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government will invest resources to establish a Small Business Development Complex in Georgetown. This transformative project was announced by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali as he addressed a public...
‘Blessed and honored’: Donated refurbished car helps mom keep her small business moving
Stockton Record - California
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For Olive Arnold and her family, Tuesday was far from an ordinary hot summer day in August. The Sacramento resident received a refurbished, donated vehicle Tuesday morning, Aug. 12, during a ceremony at Fabian’s Collision Center at 2615 West Lane...
Challenging the media bigotry on Latin American machismo
Morning Star
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MISOGYNY is “a very serious problem for Latin America,” reports the Guardian, reeling off the attacks on feminism by Argentina’s ultra-right president, Javier Milei. “Of course, Latin women continue to learn from those in the West,” it says,...
From Billboard To Behind Bars: Sean Kingston Sentenced In $1M Fraud Case.
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 18, 2025
By NAN ET Entertainer News Americas, MAIMI, FL, Mon. 18, 2025: Jamaican-American rapper Sean Kingston, once a Billboard chart-topper with hits like “Beautiful Girls,” is headed to federal prison after being convicted in a US$1 million fraud...
Explosion in high-crime area in northern Peru injures 10 and damages 25 homes
Euronews
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August 15, 2025
Published on 15/08/2025 - 22:49 GMT+2 An explosion on a street in a region of northern Peru plagued by organised crime injured at least 10 people and damaged 25 homes, authorities said on Friday. Interior Minister Carlos Malaver said the Thursday...
Neighborhood Guide: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play in National Landing
Washingtonian
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August 18, 2025
Your insider guide for both trendy and classic spots to eat, shop, and play in the DC area. Read More Here. The arrival of Amazon’s Northern Virginia headquarters in 2018 spurred a flurry of development in Crystal City, Pentagon City, and the...
Mexico’s Tourism Ministry making magic with new strategy
Travel Press
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August 15, 2025
Mexico’s Ministry of Tourism (SECTUR) has completed the first phase of its National Strategy to Strengthen Magical Towns — a program designed to help 177 Pueblos Mágicos grow sustainably and benefit local communities. As of July 31, SECTUR has...
Bolivia election could see lurch to right as once-dominant party’s time runs out
The Guardian
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August 15, 2025
In Plaza Murillo, the heart of Bolivia’s political capital, La Paz – and home to the presidential palace, parliament and the country’s main Catholic cathedral – time may be running out for a clock that runs backwards. Installed atop of the...
Brazil Not To Bow Down To US, Says Lula
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Brasilia, Aug 15 (IANS) Brazil will not bow down to the United States, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, countering the claim by his US counterpart Donald Trump that Brazil is "a horrible trading partner." "It is a lie when...
Political parties target key Amerindian vote ahead of elections
Demerara Waves
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August 18, 2025
Last Updated on Monday, 18 August 2025, 0:57 by Denis Chabrol A We Invest In Nationhood election campaign rally in Moruca The incumbent People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) on Sunday unabashedly went after Amerindian votes for Guyana’s general...
LA Tamale Shop’s AI Ad Goes Viral, Boosts Sales 40% in Minutes
WebProNews
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August 18, 2025
In the bustling world of small-business marketing, where budgets are tight and competition fierce, a modest tamale shop in Los Angeles has rewritten the playbook. The Original Tamale Company, a family-owned eatery specializing in traditional...
Blast in northern Peru’s crime-ridden area injures 10, damages 25 homes
News.Az
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The explosion, which disrupted electricity in the area and impacted an unknown number of vehicles, was the second blast reported in the South American country on Thursday. An explosion on a street in a region of northern Peru plagued by organised...
At 4th Fest, Black Wall Street Keeps Growing
New Haven Independent - Connecticut
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August 18, 2025
Brian Slattery photos At Saturday's Black Wall Street fest. Kayla Stapes: "I get a lot of inspiration from my culture." Walking the New Haven Green during Saturday’s fourth annual Black Wall Street festival, there was a sense of a need being met....
Republic Bank joins global SME Finance Forum
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 15, 2025
Business Shweta Sharma 2 Hrs Ago Nigel Baptiste, president and managing director of Republic Bank. - Photo courtesy Republic Bank REPUBLIC Bank has joined the SME Finance Forum, a global membership network of over 300 members and affiliates...
Explosion in high-crime area in northern Peru injures 10 people and damages 25 homes
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 15, 2025
LIMA, Peru (AP) — An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at… LIMA, Peru (AP) — An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and...