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During WWII, Peter To Rot Chose Martyrdom Over Polygamy and Silence
National Catholic Register
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July 7, 2025
SAINTS & ART: When Japanese forces outlawed Christian worship and promoted polygamy in Papua New Guinea, a young lay catechist refused to abandon the faith. One of the problems in talking about art in relation to modern saints like Peter To Rot...
She left her home in California to live on a cruise ship for 15 years
CNN
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June 26, 2025
CNN — When Sharon Lane stepped onto Villa Vie Odyssey cruise ship in mid-June, she was flooded with feelings of joy and relief. This moment was the fulfillment of a dream a long time coming. “I’m finally able to do what I’ve wanted to do for...
Back in the saddle: B.C. rodeo icon gets his ride back 40 years later
Penticton Western News
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July 7, 2025
Fort St. John musician Kevin Busche surprised Jack Palmantier with the saddle during an Ol' Cowboy Gathering in Williams Lake During Stampede weekend in Williams Lake, former rodeo athlete Jack Palmantier of Riske Creek was reunited with one of...
New road works and closures, licenses, and planning applications in your area
Liverpool Echo
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July 7, 2025
Councils across the Liverpool City Region have issued a list of public notices in the past seven days. These are important documents which act as a public record of key decisions in the city region and keep citizens across the local authority...
Readers’ views: ‘Square root of zero letters of support for longer pedestrianisation’
Newbury News
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July 7, 2025
Please tell us benefits of pedestrianisation I have lost count of the number of letters to this newspaper from Newbury residents who object to the recent extension of pedestrianisation of the town centre. It certainly goes into double figures, and...
The Cotswolds pubs where you’re most likely to bump into a celebrity next to your pint
The Sun
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June 25, 2025
THE Cotswolds is a popular spot for celebrities enjoying a pint or two, but there are specific boozers where you're more likely to see them. holidaylodges.co.uk has revealed three must-visit pubs in the Cotswolds where celebrities have recently...
Jam-packed beach part of life in 'lovely' Dorset village
Bridport and Lyme Regis News
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People will be able to get an insight to life in Charmouth since the Second World War with an upcoming exhibition, book and talk. Neil Mattingly will provide the insight at the Charmouth Local History Society event with an exhibition and talk at...
Farmers battle digital chaos as grain passport portal sparks frustration
The Scottish Farmer
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July 5, 2025
And that word is ‘portal’. This particular word has taken on a number of meanings over the years, carrying different connotations, many of which lie in the shadowy corners of our imagination, stirring stories of primal fears, evoking sensations of...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
How the SS Great Britain overcame the tyranny of distance
VoxEU
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July 4, 2025
Transport revolutions have been a key element of globalisation – none more so than the arrival of the steamship. As Baldwin (2018) puts it, steam “unleashed spectacular transportation capabilities that made it economical to consume things that...
Southbound
Cityview Magazine - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
In the middle of the night, as our ship pitched and rolled in the Southern Atlantic Ocean, I lay awake, confident in the captain’s ability – but also considering two unappealing scenarios: that the ship couldn’t roll much farther without us being...
The majestic New Forest estate formerly owned by a billionaire adventurer —famous for driving 'the world's fastest kettle' —has come up for sale
Country Life
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July 5, 2025
The New Forest estate formerly owned by one of Britain's most flamboyant billionaires has come to the market for the second time in six years. Newtown Park is a classically beautiful Grade II*-listed Georgian manor house sitting in 405 acres of...
Cruise deals from NCL, Cunard, Costa, Hapag-Lloyd, Riviera, A&K
Seatrade Cruise News
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June 20, 2025
Lines big and small are rolling out limited-time savings for North American customers on last-minute cruises this summer with some deals extending further out. Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Cruise Line has deals on last-minute summer vacations,...
From Washington and Jefferson to Trump and Rubio: Threats to Get a Puppet Elected
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 3, 2025
Photo: Metroworldnews.com By Hernando Calvo Ospina / CUBA DEBATE With the exception of John Adams and his son, John Quincy, the first 12 presidents of the United States, some of them known as the "Founding Fathers," not only owned hundreds of...
Jen Bartlett obituary
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
Jen Bartlett, who has died aged 93, was part of a husband-and-wife team that brought groundbreaking natural history films to television audiences around the world, including to ITV as part of its long-running Survival series. Des Bartlett did most...
Southdowns Concert Band & St Paul’s Choir combine for Festival of Chichester
Sussex World
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June 19, 2025
Southdowns Concert Band and the St Paul’s Church Choir join forces for the Festival of Chichester to offer An Evening Around The World on Saturday, June 28 at 7.30pm. Spokeswoman Brenda Bailey said: “The holiday of a lifetime in music will feature...
Royal Navy veteran searching for borough's war graves to honour fallen comrades
The Bolton News
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Ian Thomas, 59, is the chairman of the Bolton Royal Naval Association and came up with the idea to mark Armed Forces Week. The former shipmate, who now lives in Johnson Fold, said he had gathered the names of all Royal Navy, Marines and Merchant...
Mum widowed twice by 49 but doesn't want husband's bravery forgotten
Birmingham Live
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July 2, 2025
The grief experienced over the last nine years by Anna-Louise Stubbings is unimaginable for most people, as the 49-year-old has been widowed twice while her daughter has lost her father and stepfather. She lost her first husband, Stuart, when he...
'I never thought I'd be a widow twice by 49 but I never want my brave husband to be forgotten'
Wales Online
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July 2, 2025
It is hard to fathom what Anna-Louise Stubbings has been through in the last nine years. Anna-Louise is 49 and a widow twice while her daughter has lost her father and stepfather. Anna-Louise's first husband Stuart died alongside the couple's son...
Saint Kitts And Nevis Participated in And Advocated for The Right to Self-Determination on Behalf of The British Virgin Islands at the Recently Concluded Special Committee on Decolonisation (C-24) Session Held at The United Nations
Nevis Pages
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July 1, 2025
United Nations, New York – Saint Kitts and Nevis participated in and advocated for the right to self-determination on behalf of the British Virgin Islands at the recently concluded Special Committee on Decolonisation Session held at the United...