About 1 billion roses will cross borders for Valentine’s Day. Here’s how they get to you
From farms in South America, through customs, distribution centers and, eventually, to your home, roses travel thousands of ...
From Colombia with love: The journey of a Valentine’s Day bouquet
Since the beginning of the year more than one billion flowers have crossed into the United States. Most of them came from ...
Roses are red, violets are blue, 940 million flowers are traveling (through Miami) to you
Roses, carnations, pompons, hydrangeas, chrysanthemums and gypsophila arrive on hundreds of flights, mostly from Colombia and Ecuador, to Miami on their journey to florists and supermarkets across the ...
Cost of roses set to skyrocket before Valentine's Day due to EU border
As the big day approaches on Friday, market experts are predicting shortages due to inspectors routinely checking delivery ...
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Silence and suspicion on Belarus's border with Ukraine
Near a border checkpoint between Belarus and Ukraine, anti-tank spikes and concrete pyramids block what was once a bustling road between two peaceful neighbours. Novaya Guta is one of almost a dozen ...
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‘What the heck is going on?’ Why this B.C. community put up border fence with U.S.
2:07 Fence erected along Canada-U.S. border by City of Delta A new cross-border fence has sparked some controversy along a small part of the world’s longest undefended border. The chain link ...
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Trump rapidly fortifies US borders with plans for 10,000 troops, immediate deportation of illegal crossers
In just three days, the commander in chief has moved to dramatically beef up security at the border — with plans to send in 10,000 US troops and summarily detain and deport any illegal border ...
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‘The Daily Show’ Clip: Jordan Klepper Crashes Trump’s Inauguration Tonight on Comedy Central
The comedian traveled to Washington D.C. to speak with MAGA supporters about the new president. IndieWire can share an exclusive clip from the upcoming episode, which sees Klepper — a ...
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Why Deportations Were Higher Under Biden Than in Trump’s First Term
(Those who were caught could be expelled repeatedly — the proportion of people who were arrested by Border Patrol again within a year rose to nearly 30 percent in 2021.) During the pandemic ...
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Federal agents investigating after Border Patrol agent fatally shot in Vermont
Federal agents are investigating after a US Border Patrol agent was shot and killed Monday afternoon on a highway in Vermont close to the US-Canadian border. In addition to the Border Patrol agent ...
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Rosé on the Best Song to Get Over a Break Up, Her Valentine’s Day Traditions, and Her Favorite Skims Products
The queen of the best heartbreak album of 2024, Rosie, is now also the star of the year’s most romantic campaign. In honor of Valentine’s Day, Skims tapped Rosé to model the brand’s ...
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‘I Feel Rage, I Feel Sadness.’ With Border Closed, Migrants Face Few Options.
On Monday, President Trump took action to close the nation’s southern border and terminate a widely used app. Many migrants expressed despair, and some moved to cross the border anyway.