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ICT NEWSCAST: Indigenous water rights, hantavirus, nurse loan limits, Native movies and more
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ICT NEWSCAST: Indigenous water rights, hantavirus, nurse loan limits, Native movies and more
The week's edition of the ICT Newscast covers the news for the week ending June 12, 2026 The post ICT NEWSCAST: Indigenous water rights, hantavirus, nurse loan limits, Native movies and more appeared first on ICT.
Indian Country Today · 12 Jun 2026
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London mayor backs calls to ban Israeli settlement property event
London mayor backs calls to ban Israeli settlement property event London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed calls to ban a real estate sales event in the British capital that includes properties in Israel and listings in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Khan said the settlements are "unjustifiable and illegal under international law" and condemned
Middle East Eye · 12 Jun 2026
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Porter Airlines Is Adding Nonstop Flights From Canada to Turks and Caicos, With Free WiFi, Wine, and No Middle Seats
Getting to Turks and Caicos from Canada is about to get a whole lot easier. Porter Airlines is adding nonstop flights to Providenciales, the gateway to Turks and Caicos and home to the world-famous sands of Grace Bay Beach. The new service launches from Toronto Pearson beginning Nov. 6, with five weekly flights operating Tuesday […] The post Porter Airlines Is Adding Nonstop Flights From Can
Caribbean Journal · 12 Jun 2026
Stay Up Late and Admire the Cosmos With This New ‘Stargazing Trail’ That Links Certified Dark Sky Destinations
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Stay Up Late and Admire the Cosmos With This New ‘Stargazing Trail’ That Links Certified Dark Sky Destinations
The initiative debuts as Colorado gears up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its statehood
Smithsonian Magazine · 12 Jun 2026
Construction of Trump’s Washington, DC arch could put archaeological sites at risk
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Construction of Trump’s Washington, DC arch could put archaeological sites at risk
There are more than a dozen documented archaeological and historic sites within one mile of the proposed arch location, according to a new report, and additional undocumented materials may be present
Art Newspaper · 12 Jun 2026
Budgeting on hope
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Budgeting on hope
If ever voice mattered, it was now. The budget unveiled today shows the government heard everything that was being said about it and has moved to rectify, albeit the moves are small. Salaried people have been extended some relief, but mostly for upper slabs. The infamous “deemed income” on capital assets (immoveable property) has been scrapped. The other bug bear of the elites, the so-called “Supe
Dawn Pakistan · 12 Jun 2026
Mozambique completes first white rhino breeding population in decades
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Mozambique completes first white rhino breeding population in decades
On June 6, nine female white rhinos arrived in Mozambique’s Zinave National Park following a two-day translocation. Their arrival marks the culmination of nearly 10 years of rhino reintroduction efforts in the park, aimed at rebuilding a viable breeding population of the mammals in Zinave after decades of local extinction. The white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) […]
Mongabay · 12 Jun 2026
‘Flamingo Revolution’ aims to stop Kushner-backed resort on protected Albanian delta
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‘Flamingo Revolution’ aims to stop Kushner-backed resort on protected Albanian delta
VJOSA-NARTA, Albania — In late April, heavy machinery began moving into the Pishë Poro-Narta protected landscape on Albania’s Adriatic coast without permits or public notice. Bulldozers and excavators felled coastal pine trees, flattened sand dunes, and cut new roads through previously untouched habitat. Then, barbed wire fences went up along the shoreline. The incursion was […]
Mongabay · 12 Jun 2026
Working From Home Is Making People Lonelier and Worsening Mental Health, a Study Suggests
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Working From Home Is Making People Lonelier and Worsening Mental Health, a Study Suggests
The findings do not mean that in-office mandates are a fix, experts say. Instead, workplaces should have flexible policies that allow employees to choose where they’d like to work
Smithsonian Magazine · 12 Jun 2026
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