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Teacher protests in Mexico could spoil the World Cup party
Teacher protests in Mexico could spoil the World Cup party June 8, 2026As Mexico City prepares to host the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday, teachers have pledged to continue their protests for increased wages and better labor conditions in the area surrounding the capital's legendary Estadio Azteca (Aztec Stadium) as part of a national strike announced June 1 by the CNTE education workers union, which is demanding a 100% pay-rise. Over the past week, thousands of teachers have...
Will Mexico's World Cup party be spoiled by teacher protest?
Will Mexico's World Cup party be spoiled by teacher protest? June 8, 2026As Mexico City prepares to host the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday, teachers have pledged to continue their protests for increased wages and better labor conditions in the area surrounding the capital's legendary Estadio Azteca (Aztec Stadium) as part of a national strike announced June 1 by the CNTE education workers union, which is demanding a 100% pay-rise. Over the past week, thousands of teachers have...
The truth about Trump’s Truths
U.S. President Donald Trump’s May was dominated by the war in Iran and his continued pursuit to bring the entirety of the GOP to heel. But the president had other things on his mind, too. A POLITICO analysis of every single post Trump made last month on Truth Social, the social media site that he owns — totaling well over 800 posts or reposts — revealed a president focused as much on foreign policy as the beautification of the nation’s capital.
Trump’s Reflecting Pool repairs won’t fix a major underlying problem that could ruin the new blue look: report
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Rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR; IMD issues yellow alert
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Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex-chief justice at national park protest
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The Uncertain Future of the Smithsonian’s Smallest Museum
In 1969, the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, in Washington, D.C., debuted a new exhibit: “The Rat: Man’s Invited Affliction.” The display—complete with live rats—was different from what people were used to seeing from the venerable Smithsonian Institution. At the time, the main event at the Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) was an exhibit that focused on the fanfare of presidential campaigns and conventions.
Trump bizarrely claims Lincoln Memorial is facing the wrong way as he floats latest icon upgrade
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What Beijing’s shrinking youth population reveals about its changing appeal
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