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Sporting KC II’s Johann Ortiz called up by El Salvador for Central American Games
Sporting Kansas City II midfielder Johann Ortiz has been selected for the El Salvador U-20 national team ahead of the Pre-Olympic Central American Games. Ortiz will participate in a two-week training camp in El Salvador before traveling to...
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Bitcoin is ‘almost’ ready to join the big leagues as a central-bank reserve asset
Central banks hold reserve assets—think U.S. debt, gold, and currencies—to manage exchange rates, pay off external debt, and have a cushion for emergency use. The returns aren’t important. What banks want is assets that are highly liquid and that...
Owner: Shobhana Bhartia
Baltimore media pioneer talks immigration, wrongful detainment in Venezuela
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CBS 13 Baltimore - Maryland
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Erick Oribio Quintana has been an influential voice in Maryland's Hispanic community for years, running his own media empire. He recently made headlines when he was released in a prisoner swap after being wrongly detained in Venezuela. Oribio sat...
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Mercado Central commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month
By Jasmine White THE scents of savory dishes and the sounds of a vast array of Hispanic cultural music filled the air and streets outside of the Student Recreational Center. On Oct.7, students in the Bachelor’s of Social Work program, led by its...
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El Salvador’s Agromarkets to Offer Paraguayan Beef and Digital Wallet Discounts.
El Salvador’s agromarkets will soon feature premium Paraguayan beef alongside a new digital payment program offering discounts to consumers. Carnes del Paraguay is investing $5 million to supply high-quality, grass-finished, antibiotic-free beef...
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El Salvador Advances Its Digital Transformation with a Nationwide ID Renewal in 2026.
El Salvador’s National Registry of Natural Persons (RNPN) is preparing for a large-scale renewal of the country’s national identification card, known as the DUI, set to begin later this year and extend through 2026. The initiative will incorporate...
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President Bukele bans inclusive language in El Salvador public schools
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Yahoo News
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Oct. 7 (UPI) -- President Nayib Bukele has ordered a ban on the use of "inclusive language" in all public schools in El Salvador, citing the defense of the Spanish language and the protection of children from "external ideologies." "As of today,...
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El Salvador bags ‘Best Religious Festival’ for Divine Mercy Shrine Feast in ATOP
El Salvador City has been officially proclaimed as the grand winner of the Best Religious Festival in the Philippines for its Divine Mercy Shrine Feast. Mayor Edgar S. Lignes received the award during the 26th Association of Tourism Officers of...
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World Bank Backs El Salvador’s Push for Social Housing and Urban Renewal.
El Salvador’s Ministry of Housing held a high-level meeting with senior representatives from the World Bank to outline a new program aimed at expanding affordable housing and improving living conditions across the country. Minister of Housing...
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Argentina and El Salvador Deepen Ties in Science, Technology, and Social Development.
The governments of El Salvador and Argentina have signed the Fourth Technical-Scientific Cooperation Program, marking a renewed commitment to advancing South-South collaboration for the 2025–2027 period. The agreement was formalized during the IV...
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Immigration Tracker: Updates on ICE enforcement, DACA and more
Immigrants in San Francisco continue to face uncertainty as the Trump administration expands enforcement and rolls back key protections. This month, the federal government announced plans to process new DACA applications for the first time in...
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Manosphere influencers who once backed Trump now distance themselves amid backlash over immigration policies
The online personalities who once helped rally young male voters behind Donald Trump are now beginning to back away from the president they once championed. Nine months into his administration’s new term, prominent figures in the manosphere — a...
Owner: Shobhana Bhartia
Migrant gets 1 year in prison, faces deportation after hit-and-run that caused USC student's death
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The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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COLUMBIA — A Central American man has been sentenced to a year in prison for a hit-and-run crash that left a University of South Carolina student dead, a case that made headlines this spring given the defendant was an immigrant without legal...
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Illegal immigrant to serve only 1 year in prison for fatal hit-and-run killing of college student
In April, Fernandez-Cruz was making a left turn when he pulled out in front of Baker’s motorcycle, striking him. Baker died from his injuries. An illegal immigrant from El Salvador who pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run that resulted in the death of...
Owner: Jeff Webb
Immigration sought to deport 88-year-old. But he already died
Jose Mario Rodriguez Grimaldi was weak and unable to eat in his final days after contracting COVID. He died peacefully in his daughter’s Winnetka home two years ago, at age 88. Years after his death, he was facing deportation proceedings. In...
Owner: Patrick Soon-Shiong
El Salvador’s Security Boost Attracts Thousands of Hondurans During Morazán Week
El Salvador continues to strengthen its position as one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Central America. During Morazán Week, a holiday celebrated in Honduras, thousands of Hondurans chose to visit El Salvador, attracted by the...
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El Salvador Set to Launch the World’s First Bitcoin Banks, Blending Fiat and Crypto
El Salvador will make financial history once again as it prepares to open the world’s first two Bitcoin banks before the end of 2025, according to Ambassador Milena Mayorga. The announcement was made during BitcoinDC, where she highlighted the...
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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Reserve Could Surpass $800 Million as Market Momentum Builds.
El Salvador is approaching another historic milestone in its Bitcoin journey, with its national reserve now valued at approximately $792 million—the highest level since the country began systematically purchasing the cryptocurrency in 2021....
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Migrant gets 1 year in prison, faces deportation after hit-and-run that caused USC student's death
COLUMBIA — A Central American man has been sentenced to a year in prison for a hit-and-run crash that left a University of South Carolina student dead, a case that made headlines this spring given the defendant was an immigrant without legal...
Owner: Manigault Family
