South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 8, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Representatives Espaillat, Ocasio-Cortez Statement on ICE Abduction of Bronx Resident Merwil Gutiérrez
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) BRONX, NY – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) released a joint statement on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) abduction of Bronx resident Merwil Gutiérrez. On February 24, ICE detained 19-year-old Merwil Gutiérrez at the doorstep in front of his shared Bronx apartment. […]
MIL-OSI USA: Marking 60 Years Since “La Revolución de Abril,” Rep. Adriano Espaillat to Reintroduce Historic Legislation Named in Spanish
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will reintroduce his bill later this month urging the creation of a commission to study interventions and occupations of the United States and develop proposals for the repair and reconciliation to the people of the Dominican Republic […]
MIL-OSI: FSI ANNOUNCES TEN CENT SPECIAL DIVIDEND
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TABER, ALBERTA, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE-AMERICAN: FSI), is the developer and manufacturer of biodegradable polymers for oil extraction, detergent ingredients and water treatment as well as crop nutrient availability chemistry. Flexible Solutions also manufactures biodegradable and environmentally safe water and energy conservation technologies. In addition, FSI […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle to visit Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Source: United States Coast Guard U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/07/2025 07:15 PM EDT 05/07/2025 06:54 PM EDT U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) will be in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico from Friday, May 9 until Monday, May 12. Eagle will be moored at the cruise ship terminal at Pier 2. MIL […]
MIL-OSI USA: ICE Yuma case results in Mexican national charged with possession of child pornography while attempting to enter the US
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement YUMA, Ariz. – Alan Xavier Cabrera, 27, of Mexico, was arrested April 25, and charged by criminal complaint for possession of child pornography. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating this case. According to the complaint, on April 25, Cabrera applied for entry into the United States at the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: World must meet 1.5°C goal or risk “unprecedented” exposure
Source: Save The Children Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, research released by Save the Children and Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) found that under current climate commitments – which will likely see a global temperature rise of 2.7°C above pre-industrial levels – about 100 million of the estimated 120 million children born in 2020, or 83%, […]
MIL-OSI USA: AG Brown co-leads states suing to stop illegal termination of federal electric vehicle infrastructure funding
Source: Washington State News SEATTLE — Washington is co-leading a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding for electric vehicle infrastructure – including a combined $1 billion in the plaintiff states, Attorney General Nick Brown announced today. Unless the courts check the president’s overreach, Washington stands to lose […]
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Restore Justice: 205 Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in FBI-led Nationwide Crackdown, Including Four in the Southern District of California
Source: Office of United States Attorneys SAN DIEGO – Today, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders in the nationwide crackdown. […]
MIL-OSI Canada: New Alberta voice in Washington
For two decades, Alberta has had strong representation in the United States, advocating for Albertans and building integral relationships with key U.S. legislators, decision makers and investors. Through these relationships, Alberta and the U.S. have built a $187.2 billion bilateral trade partnership, with the U.S. accounting for 90 per cent of Alberta’s total exports. To […]
MIL-OSI USA: Vasquez: DEA Drug Bust Underscores Urgent Need to Resource Border, Fight Cartels
Source: US Representative Gabe Vasquez’s (NM-02) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a major federal operation that dismantled a Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficking ring in New Mexico, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) is renewing his call for a fully resourced border and bipartisan action to combat fentanyl and transnational criminal networks. “The takedown of a cartel-linked drug […]
MIL-OSI: The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. Announces Special Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on June 17, 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) MIAMI BEACH, Fla., May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ: CUBA) (the “Fund”) today announced that the Fund has filed preliminary proxy materials (“Proxy Materials”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a special meeting of stockholders to be held on June 17, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Restore Justice: 205 Alleged Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in FBI-Led Five-Day Nationwide Crackdown
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) State Crime Alerts (c) Seven cases move forward in Western Washington during National Child Abuse Prevention month Seattle – Today, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue […]
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Restore Justice: 205 Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in FBI-led Nationwide Crackdown, Including Six in North Carolina
Source: Office of United States Attorneys RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders in the nationwide crackdown. The […]
MIL-OSI: Silvaco Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Achieved gross bookings of $13.7 million and revenue of $14.1 million in the first quarter 2025 Signed 9 new customers in the first quarter 2025 and expanded relationship with existing customers across key markets including AI, Photonics, and IoT Expanded Product Portfolio with the Acquisition of Tech-X Corporation SANTA CLARA, Calif., May […]
MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta: Trump Administration Must Make a U-Turn on Illegal Withholding of Billions in Funding for EV Charging Infrastructure
Source: US State of California BURLINGAME – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Department of Transportation, and the California Energy Commission, today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unlawfully withholding billions of dollars in funding approved by bipartisan majorities in Congress for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure that […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Steering through the Fog: The Art and Science of Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets
Source: IMF – News in Russian (As prepared for delivery) May 7, 2025 Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be with you here at this critical juncture for the global economy. Since early April, the US effective tariff rate has increased to levels last seen over a hundred years ago, and the uncertainty surrounding […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Zinke and Vasquez Launch Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus to Champion Conservation and Access
Source: US Congressman Ryan Zinke (Western Montana) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Ryan Zinke (R-MT-01) and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.-02) announced the launch of the bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, a bipartisan congressional coalition focused on conserving America’s public lands and expanding access for all Americans. The caucus will build upon the trusted working relationship between Vasquez and Zinke, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Two Mexican men arrested for illegal re-entry
Source: Office of United States Attorneys BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Israel De La Cruz San Juan, 29, and Candido De La Cruz San Juan, 34, both citizens of Mexico, were arrested and charged in separate criminal complaints with illegal re-entry of a removed alien, which carries a maximum penalty […]
MIL-OSI Security: Justice Department Announces Results Of Operation Restore Justice: 205 Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in FBI-Led Nationwide Crackdown, Including 4 in the Western District of New York
Source: Office of United States Attorneys BUFFALO, NY – Today, the Department of Justice announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a coordinated enforcement effort to identify, track and arrest child sex predators. The operation resulted in the rescue of 115 children and the arrests of 205 child sexual abuse offenders in the nationwide crackdown. The […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve AI Testing and Evaluation Systems, Safeguard Americans Against Risks
US Senate News: Source: US Senator for New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025, legislation to improve the federal […]