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English mayors push for visitor levy to boost income from tourism | England newsthirst.

A coalition of mayors from across England are urging the government to allow local authorities to bring in a Barcelona-style visitor levy to generate income from tourism. The group, led by the Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, argues that a visitor levy would unlock vital funding for tourism and cultural infrastructure, empower regional growth…

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Trump administration convinced Alaska LNG will find investors despite cost newsthirst.

The Trump administration is confident that a massive liquified natural gas project in Alaska will find investors despite its enormous cost. President Donald Trump has pushed Alaska LNG as a national priority since taking office. Alaska has already spent years trying to build an 800-mile pipeline from the North Slope above the Arctic Circle south…

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Mexican president hails ‘complete success’ after just 13% vote in judicial elections | Mexico newsthirst.

Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum has defended the country’s unprecedented judicial elections after just 13% of Mexicans turned out to vote, a record low in a federal election. Roughly 2,600 posts, from local magistrates to supreme court justices, were up for grabs on Sunday, as an entire judicial system was put to the vote for the…

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Outcry after Boston teen arrested by Ice agents on way to volleyball practice | US immigration newsthirst.

Trump administration officials sparked a massive protest on Sunday in a Boston suburb after immigration agents detained a high school student on his way to volleyball practice while they were seeking his father. The high schooler in question, 18-year-old Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, entered the United States on a student visa, according to a lawsuit…

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Applied Digital shares rip 40% higher on CoreWeave AI lease agreement newsthirst.

Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of Applied Digital rose more than 40% after the company said it signed two long-term lease agreements with CoreWeave for artificial intelligence data centers. Nvidia-backed CoreWeave climbed more than 7% following the announcement. Financial terms of the two agreements were not provided, but Applied Digital said…

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German police launch fresh searches in Portugal in Madeleine McCann investigation | Madeleine McCann newsthirst.

German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are to carry out fresh searches in Portugal this week, 18 years after the three-year-old went missing. German authorities said they are receiving support from Portuguese law enforcement. They last carried out searches in the country in 2023 near the Barragem do Arade reservoir, about 30 miles…

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