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Massachusetts Certifies Nine Statewide Ballot Questions for November

Certification on July 21 forces many communities to use two- to three-page ballots with a voter guide scheduled for September.

Arizona Man Pleads Guilty After Living Years on Tonto Forest With Half‑Ton of Trash

Sardinia’s Punta Molentis Limits Access and Bans Umbrellas for Most Visitors

Texas Finalizes 54,000‑Acre Purchase to Create Silver Lake State Park

Duisburg Steps Up Enforcement as Weather Index Risks Automatic Public Grill Ban

Peru Honors Eight Indigenous Women With National Order of Merit on Indigenous Women's Day

Florida Legislature Opens Special Budget Conference for FY 2026–27

Trump Signs Measure Overturning Boundary Waters Mining Ban

Apache Stronghold Sues to Void Oak Flat Land Swap, Citing NEPA, NHPA and an 1852 Treaty

Louisville Unveils Jefferson Memorial Forest Master Plan Seeking Over $60 Million

National Geographic Names Peru’s Huacachina One of the World’s Most Beautiful Oases

Argentina’s Lower House Logs 18,000 Registrations for Glacier Law Hearings as Opposition Seeks More Time

Rajya Sabha Clash Over Aravalli Mining as Yadav Defends Record, Congress Walks Out

KSIC Strike Freezes Mysore Silk Output as Lawmakers Confront Stadium Plan

Visit Sweden Opens ‘Your Swedish Island’ Contest for Yearlong Stays on 5 Uninhabited Isles

Yosemite Sets Firefall Viewing Window as Park Ends Reservations, Tightens Traffic Rules

Senate Weighs Bid to Undo Boundary Waters Mining Ban This Week

Mallorca’s Caló des Moro Owners File Plan to Fence Off Land Access, Citing Overtourism

B.C. Raises Fees at 59 Parks and Adds $20 Surcharge for Non-Residents Starting May 15

Operation River Raid Identifies 25 in Alleged Catfish Poaching Across Six Kentucky Counties