Betel nuts, fresh mangos and wild boar: Twin Cities’ first Karenni grocery opens in Maplewood
The market represents a milestone for the growing Karenni community in Minnesota, which is largely centered around St. Paul and Austin.
by Alfonzo Galvan
https://sahanjournal.com/business-work/maplewood-minnesota-first-karenni-grocery-store/

‘Reduced to nonsense’: JRR Tolkien’s irritation with typist revealed in archive
Exclusive: Important collection of author’s letters and manuscripts, being sold in April, reveals his loathing of sloppiness and love of language
Dalya Alberge
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/mar/06/jrr-tolkien-irritation-with-typist-archive

‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships
Only 20 miles from Italy’s capital, Isola Sacra was ignored for years but now Royal Caribbean has plans to turn it into a major new port
By Giorgio Ghiglione
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/italy-fiumicino-cruise-ship-port-bilancioni-conservation-royal-caribbean

Plan to skewer US sanctuary city mayors backfires on Republicans
New York, Chicago, Boston and Denver mayors use platform at Capitol hearing to reject claims about crime and gangs
Joseph Gedeon in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/05/mayors-sanctuary-city-immigration

Moment Blue Ghost spacecraft landed on the Moon
https://bbc.com/news/videos/cvg5v5deg8yo

Why drinking coffee can benefit your health
https://bbc.com/reel/video/p0kvt6g6/why-drinking-coffee-can-benefit-your-health

Sweden is ‘no longer a country that cannot be trusted’
Jorn Madslien
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjyxljyjxno

Scientists discover new part of the immune system
James Gallagher
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv4jww3r4eo

Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Family announces on Facebook that the musician died in New York City after a long illness
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/06/roy-ayers-jazz-funk-pioneer-everybody-loves-the-sunshine-dies