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10 Surprising Facts About California’s Buddhist City of Ten Thousand Buddhas

Just two hours north of San Francisco, hidden in the vineyards of Ukiah, lies a place that feels like a different continent. The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is one of the largest Buddhist communities in the Western Hemisphere. Yet, many Californians drive right past it without knowing it exists.

Budget and the Bees

Why is Trump so obsessed with Venezuela? His new security strategy provides some clues

Two centuries ago, US President James Monroe declared the Western Hemisphere off-limits to European powers in what would became known in history books as the “Monroe Doctrine”.

The Conversation

Trump's "Monroe Doctrine" bashes immigration and globalization

The 'Trump Corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine" declares the U.S. will assert its dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

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U.S. Operations In The Caribbean Could Also Be Aimed At 'Getting Russia And China Out Of The Western Hemisphere': Report

The U.S.'s operations in the Caribbean could be aimed at removing the Venezuelan regime from power, but also to get China and Russia out of the Western Hemisphere, according to a new report

Latin Times

John Bolton Says That Overthrowing Venezuela' Maduro Is the Only Path Forward 'For the Security of the Western Hemisphere'

Former national security adviser John Bolton said in an interview that "overthrowing Nicolás Maduro is the only answer" for Venezuela's future and "for the security of the Western Hemisphere."

International Business Times

John Bolton Says That Overthrowing Venezuela's Maduro Is the Only Path Forward 'For the Security of the Western Hemisphere'

Former national security adviser John Bolton said in an interview that "overthrowing Nicolás Maduro is the only answer" for Venezuela's future and "for the security of the Western Hemisphere."

Latin Times

Pete Hegseth Calls Cartels 'Al-Qaeda Of The Western Hemisphere," Anticipates Continued Campaign: 'Untie The Hands Of Our Military'

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called Latin American cartels the "Al-Qaeda" of the Western Hemisphere and anticipated the Trump administration will continue its military campaign in the region.

Latin Times

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A Look At The USS Gerald R. Ford, The U.S.'s Largest Aircraft Carrier On Its Way To The Caribbean

In its latest show of military strength in the Western Hemisphere, the Pentagon has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford to head to the Caribbean to support the Trump administration's ongoing counter-narcotics operation, which has been ramping up pressure on Venezuela.

Latin Times

Trump Calls Latin American Cartels 'The ISIS of the Western Hemisphere', Vows to Eliminate Them 'Once And For All'

President Donald Trump likened transnational drug cartels to ISIS and vowed to "eliminate the cartel presence in America once and for all."

Latin Times

What if Christopher Columbus had never reached the Americas?

How would history have unfolded if Christopher Columbus had never reached the New World?

LiveScience

Who discovered America?

Christopher Columbus was far from the first person, and not even the first European, to reach the Americas.

LiveScience

Trump Admin Reportedly Set To Prioritize Security Operations In The Western Hemisphere Over Deterring China

The Trump administration is set to prioritize homeland security and operations in the Western Hemisphere over deterring China, according to a new report.

Latin Times

Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red across the Western Hemisphere

The Independent UK

Republican Rep. Faces Widespread Backlash and Censure Vote for Post Disparaging Haitians

Louisiana's Clay Higgins wrote in a now-deleted post that Haiti is the "nastiest country in the western hemisphere." "All these thugs better get their mind right and their a-- out of our country before January 20th."

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The Independent UK

To counter China, NATO and its Asian partners are moving closer under US leadership

New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Australia are sending leaders or their deputies to the NATO summit in Washington this week as the military alliance shows growing interest beyond Europe and the Western Hemisphere

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GE Vernova to Build Largest Wind Turbine Order for SunZia Wind Project

GE Vernova, set to be spun off by General Electric, secures a record onshore wind turbine order for the largest wind project in the Western Hemisphere.

The Independent UK

Record numbers infected by tropical disease this year as Europe and America warned of spread

Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began in 1980

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Rep. Joaquin Castro warns of GOP’s adversarial rhetoric around Latino immigrants

Castro, the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, has made improving discussion of Latinos and Latino issues in politics a focus of his time in office.

The Independent UK

Honduras wants to build West's only island prison colony and lock gangsters inside

Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: China and Cuba are getting closer. Now is the time for Biden to reengage with Havana

Few countries in the Western Hemisphere have evoked for Americans the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine as much as has Cuba. For years, the Soviets used the island nation 103 miles off the coast of Florida as a listening post, and, in 1962, they brought the world to the brink…

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