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The vessels set sail last Friday from Isla Mujeres in Mexico's southeastern state of Quintana Roo, with nine crew of different nationalities on board, Mexico's navy said Thursday in a statement.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
The debate over data centers is heating up in the Imperial Valley, a rural desert region in southeastern California where a proposed center faces fierce opposition from residents.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
The artwork was preserved in limestone caves in southeastern Sulawesi, on the nearby island of Muna.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
The port, in southeastern Oman on the Arabian Sea and some 700 miles removed from the Strait of Hormuz, is a major container port.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Among the middle-class and black professional community of southeastern Virginia, however, word traveled like wildfire: Mrs. Vaughans office is hiring.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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