When Crismar Chacín-Ruiz looks back at her earliest memories, she remembers the winding road from her hometown of La Guaira, Venezuela, to Caracas, where her parents would drive her two hours each way for a simple but powerful purpose: theater class. At just nine years old, she had found her...
Selena Lives Again in Flowers: Nina Paternina Recreates the Iconic Purple Jumpsuit at Houston Symphony Tribute
Houston, October 2025 – In Houston, the city where Selena Quintanilla gave her final and most iconic performance at the Astrodome in 1995, the Queen of Tex-Mex came back to life. This time, not through music, but through flowers. Floral designer Nina Paternina stunned audiences at the Houston Symphony’s tribute concert La Flor: The...
Revolutionizing Mortgage Tech: Groves IQ Brings People-First AI to an Industry Ripe for Change
In a move that’s redefining what technology can do for the mortgage and real estate industries, Aleyna Groves and Christoffer Groves are shaking up the industry with their latest venture: Groves IQ. Known for building Groves Capital into one of the nation’s fastest-growing family-run mortgage companies, the duo is now...
Overcoming Challenges and Building a Resilient Business: Maria Luisa Sabau’s Journey to Success in Public Relations
Maria Luisa Sabau is a Mexican entrepreneur with a unique history in the field of public relations. Despite having studied finance at a prestigious university, Maria Luisa never saw herself working in a bank, as most people expected. Her passion for bringing people to events led her to enter the...
Beyond Credit Repair: Daniel González’s Journey to Inspire and Educate
Daniel González, also known as the expert in credit restoration and commercial financing, is the mastermind behind DanyCredit and the future iFixCred. He provides individualized attention, without intermediaries, complemented by personalized analysis and strategies that, although “aggressive,” maintain strict adherence to ethics. DanyCredit focuses on personal credit restoration, commercial financing...
Influencer Luxury Cruz Announces Expansion Into YouTube and Streaming
Venezuelan-born content creator Luxury Alejandra Cruz Martínez, known online as Luxury, is taking the next step in her digital career with the announcement of her official expansion into YouTube and streaming platforms. The move comes as the Latina influencer continues to build her brand in the United States, turning her...
From Vision to Impact: How Juan David Cadavid Ospina is Building a Global Ecosystem of Purpose-Driven Enterprises
In a world where entrepreneurship is often reduced to numbers and quarterly projections, Juan David Cadavid Ospina stands out with a refreshing approach: building companies that serve not just markets, but humanity. From an early age, Ospina knew he was destined to be a builder—not just of businesses, but of...
New Zealand spy service warns of China interference
New Zealand’s spy service warned Thursday that China is the most active power engaging in foreign interference in the country, including through front organisations. New Zealand faces the “most challenging national security environment of recent times”, the country’s intelligence agency said in an annual risk assessment. Key drivers of the...
EU gets 15% US tariff for cars, fails to secure wine reprieve
Details of a US-EU trade deal published Thursday showed Brussels secured a tariff reduction for cars exported to the United States but failed to win a reprieve for its cherished wine sector. US President Donald Trump and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen clinched a framework accord in July...
Ukrainian suspect arrested in Italy over Nord Stream blasts
A Ukrainian suspect has been arrested in Italy over the sabotage of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines from Russia to Europe in 2022, German prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, identified as Serhii K., is accused of being part of a cell “who placed explosive devices on the Nord Stream...