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El Salvador’s ‘Daily Bitcoin’ claims crumble under IMF scrutiny
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) review released on July 15, claims that El Salvador ceased accumulating bitcoins in February, following the signing of the deal with the IMF. The agreement required El Salvador to stop BTC accumulation and...
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Venezuela’s returning migrants allege abuses in the notorious El Salvador prison the U.S. sent them to
Carlos Uzcátegui, one of the Venezuelan migrants deported months ago to El Salvador by the United States under an immigration crackdown, is welcomed home by relatives and neighbors in Lobatera, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP...

3 fired DOJ workers add to chorus of layoffs in 'foundering' workforce
This year hundreds of employees at the Justice Department have been fired. Sometimes, because they clash with the Trump administration, and other times, for reasons they don't even know. Those departures are spreading fear across the workforce and...

Trump Says Epstein ‘Stole’ Accuser Virginia Giuffre From Mar-a-Lago
A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version. Trump’s Epstein Story Keeps Changing Yesterday on Air Force One, returning from his trip to Scotland, President Donald Trump admitted...

Indondesia, Japan, Australia...: As massive earthquake hits Russia, tsunami alert issued for 44 countries; check complete list here
Home News Indondesia, Japan, Australia…: As massive earthquake hits Russia, tsunami alert issued for 44 countries; check complete list here A powerful earthquake, measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale, struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far...

8.8 magnitude earthquake latest: Volcano erupts in Russia, tsunami waves reach California
NOAA (LOS ANGELES) — A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Pacific coast, sparking tsunami warnings and evacuations of coastal areas in Hawaii and alerts along the U.S. West Coast. Latest In Russia, a camera captured the eruption...

Indonesian Civil Liberties on CIVICUS Watchlist
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - CIVICUS Monitor, an international research collaboration dedicated to tracking civil liberties across 197 countries, has added Indonesia to its watchlist. CIVICUS assesses that within Indonesia, instances of state intimidation,...

Massive Earthquake in Russia
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka region in the Far East on Wednesday, generating tsunami waves that triggered evacuation alerts across dozens of countries, including the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and several...

El Salvador's Bukele slams Venezuela over migrant abuse probe
SAN SALVADOR - Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele lashed out at the Venezuelan government on Monday after it announced an investigation into alleged torture of migrants deported by the United States and jailed in El Salvador. More than 250 migrants...

Repatriated Venezuelans Denounce ‘Abuse and Torture’ in El Salvador’s CECOT Mega Prison
252 men were recently released from CECOT following a successful negotiation led by the Maduro government. (Getty Images) Caracas, July 23, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – A group of Venezuelan men forcibly deported from the US and detained in El...

Venezuelan makeup artist returns home, describes torture during El Salvador detention
CAPACHO, Venezuela (Reuters) -A makeup artist who became the face of more than 250 Venezuelan migrants deported by the U.S. to El Salvador's most notorious prison arrived home to his family on Wednesday after what he described as "an encounter...

History of political exiles is repeating itself in El Salvador
The fiercest voices of dissent against President Nayib Bukele have long feared a widespread crackdown. They weathered police raids on their homes, watched their friends being thrown into jail and jumped between safe houses so they can stay in El...

World Reuters Venezuelan makeup artist returns home, describes torture during El Salvador detention
CAPACHO, Venezuela (Reuters) -A makeup artist who became the face of more than 250 Venezuelan migrants deported by the U.S. to El Salvador's most notorious prison arrived home to his family on Wednesday after what he described as "an encounter...

Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska
Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....

Immigrant Kids Detained in ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ Sites as Trump Team Seeks To End Protections
Sandy West A child developed a rash after he was prevented from changing his underwear for four days. A little boy, bored and overcome with despair, began hitting himself in the head. A child with autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity...

World News | El Salvador's New Wave of Political Exiles Say History Repeating Itself
San Salvador, Jul 23 (AP) The fiercest voices of dissent against President Nayib Bukele have long feared a widespread crackdown. They weathered police raids on their homes, watched their friends being thrown into jail and jumped between safe...

Venezuela's returning migrants allege abuses in El Salvador's ‘hell’ prison where U.S. sent them
LOBATERA, Venezuela (AP) — Carlos Uzcátegui tightly hugged his sobbing wife and stepdaughter on Wednesday as the morning fog in western Venezuela lifted. The family's first embrace in more than a year finally convinced him that his nightmare...

Venezuelan Migrants Describe Torture After Deportation to El Salvador
“You’re going to rot in here. You’ll spend 300 years in prison.” That’s what Maikel Olivera says guards repeatedly told him during his four-month detention in El Salvador’s notorious mega prison. On Tuesday, the 37-year-old reunited with his...

Venezuelan deported to El Salvador and back to home country had a court order for his return to the US
Daniel Lozano-Camargo fled Venezuela as a minor. He illegally crossed the southern border of the United States alone at the age of 17 in 2022. He was held in a juvenile detention center until he reached the age of majority, and upon his release,...