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In Memoriam | Portuguese-American Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Native American Leader, died at 92 Travel Alert! Lisbon Airport suspends European Border Control System for three months Community | Fundraiser for slain MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro surpasses $350,000 Book | Three Stories of Forgetting | By Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA
 

In Memoriam | Portuguese-American Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Native American Leader, died at 92 – Colorado

Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former U.S. senator from Colorado, Native American leader, and proud Portuguese-American, died at the age of 92. He passed away from natural causes at his Colorado ranch, surrounded by family. Born on April 13, 1933, in Auburn, California, Campbell’s life reflected a uniquely multicultural American story. He was the son of […]

Travel Alert! Lisbon Airport suspends European Border Control System for three months – Portugal

The Portuguese government has announced the temporary suspension of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport for a period of three months. The measure applies exclusively to Lisbon Airport and is intended to relieve pressure on passport control operations during peak travel periods. During the suspension, border authorities will revert to […]

Community | Fundraiser for slain MIT Professor Nuno Loureiro surpasses $350,000 –  Boston, MA

The family of Nuno Loureiro, a respected Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, who was tragically killed earlier this month, continues to receive an extraordinary outpouring of support from the community and friends.  Professor Loureiro was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 15, 2025, and died the following day at a […]

Book | Three Stories of Forgetting | By Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida – Editor’s  Note

Three men haunt these pages. Perhaps they are tormented ghosts who cannot find rest. All three have been expelled in some way, sent on solitary journeys into the night. Celestino, an old slave trader, returns to the solitude of his home and garden after a life of horrors. Boa Morte da Silva, an Angolan who […]

Update | Portuguese national identified as suspect in the killings at Brown and MIT – Boston, MA

In a major development, law-enforcement officials have publicly identified the suspect in the killings at Brown University and MIT’s Professor Nuno F. Gomes Loureiro, as Cláudio Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national from Torres Novas, Portugal. Authorities said Valente was later found dead in Salem, New Hampshire, on Thursday, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Professor […]

Community: Citizenship granted to grandchildren of Portuguese expats – Portugal

29 July 2015

Portugal has extended its citizenship to the grandchildren born abroad to Portuguese nationals. According to the new ruling, approved by the Portuguese Parliament on Wednesday, July 29, those born outside Portugal who have at least one grandparent of Portuguese nationality, are granted Portuguese citizenship by extension immediately. On 29 May 2015, the Portuguese Parliament had adopted […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Genealogy, Heritage, Madeira, People, Portugal, World

In the clear: Leonor Antunes opens installation at the New Museum – NYC, NY

28 July 2015

By Patricia Silva, Contributor (*) As matter refined by human thought and shaped by the hand, materials carry meanings, histories, metaphors, and various units of social measurement. Leonor Antunes’ current installation at the Lobby Gallery of the New Museum of Contemporary Art — I stand like a mirror before you — invites us to consider spatial and […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Community, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, Painting, People, Portugal, World

Community: 2015 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament – New Bedford, MA

28 July 2015

The Portuguese community of New Bedford, MA, is organizing the 2015 Feast of the Blessed Sacrament to be held over the weekend at the Madeira Field in the city’s North End’s area. In its 101st edition, the event begins Thursday July 30 and ends Sunday August 2, gathering over 100,000 people coming from all over […]

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Posted in Community, Entertainment, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, World

Book: ‘Before 1492 -The Portuguese Discovery of America’ – Editor’s Note

27 July 2015

‘Before 1492: The Portuguese Discovery of America’ presents a compelling argument, based upon known historical facts and reasonable scientific deductions, that Portuguese mariners discovered America at least a decade before Columbus set sail on the Santa Maria, Niña and Pinta. The primary evidence for this theory is a map, now on permanent display at the […]

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Posted in Arts&Culture, Books, Brazil, Community, Featured, Heritage, People, Portugal, World

Update: Valadao and Costa probe Department of Defense Report related to Lajes Field – Washington, DC

25 July 2015

In a new development, House Representatives David G. Valadao (R-CA) and Jim Costa (D-CA) led a bipartisan letter, which was signed by 111 Members of Congress, requesting that funding be withheld for construction activity related to the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex (JIAC) at Royal Air Force (RAF) Croughton “until the Committee completes its investigation into […]

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Posted in Azores, Community, Featured, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Terceira, World

Travel alert: Portuguese baggage handlers on strike July 31 – Portugal

23 July 2015

Portuguese ground handling baggage workers, at Lisbon Portela Airport, will go on a five-hour strike next week, July 31, from 9:00am to 3:00pm local time. Flights to and from Lisbon will be delayed at the airport with disruptions in luggage services. The strike is being called by the Union of Workers of the Aviation and […]

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