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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to strategically place 40 billboards across Central America and Mexico with messages warning illegal migrants of the horrific realities they face in their attempt to cross into the Lone Star state. 

Abbott unveiled six renderings Thursday of the billboards which will be seen in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico and along the Texas-Mexico border in front of a burned-down rape tree, at Wall Ranch in Eagle Pass, Texas.

These billboards tell the horror stories of human trafficking, Abbott said. They implore those people in Central America to consider the violent, horrific realities of what will happen to the women and children they bring with them. 

In one billboard, which featured a pregnant woman, Abbott warned, Your wife and daughter will pay for the trip with their bodies.  7 Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces a billboard campaign in Mexico and Central America to deter illegal immigration, in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 19, 2024. REUTERS 7 The billboards contain various messages in multiple languages for illegal migrants to stay out of Texas. @GovAbbott/X

This 14-year-old girl was raped by more than 20 men on her way to the border. Protect your family. Change their fate, another billboard read.

“How much did you pay to have your daughter raped?” a third billboard read as the grim message is plastered over the face of a smiling child.

Abbott said that officials have arrested “thousands” of migrants who have bypassed the border wall, his controversial razor wire fencing and the floating buoy border wall which he plans to expand ahead of the surge before President-elect Trump takes office on Jan. 20.

Through Operation Lone Star, we have done some incredible work to stop illegal border crossers,” Abbott said. “But this new effort is about stopping their journey from even beginning in the first place. Until President Donald Trump is back in the White House to secure our border once again, we will continue to take every step necessary to defend Texas. 7 Migrants react near a razor wire fence, set by US to inhibit the crossing, after a member of the Texas National Guard fired tear gas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on December 19, 2024. REUTERS 7 Migrants plead with the Texas National Guard to be let in on the north embankment of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, to be processed by Border Patrol on March 20, 2024. Omar Ornelas/El Paso Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The messages that will be displayed throughout Mexico also written in Chinese, Arabic and Russian told migrants that they would be jailed if they entered Texas. 

The billboard marketing campaign will cost roughly $100,000.

“This is tough medicine,” Abbott said. “But we want no more rape trees in Texas. Do not make the dangerous trek to Texas.” 7 “How much did you pay to have your daughter raped? Many girls are raped by the coyotes you hire,” one billboard read. Texas.gov 7 Another billboard that will be placed in Central America reads that “Your wife and daughter will pay for the trip with their bodies. Coyotes lie. Don’t put your family at risk.” Texas.gov

Rancher Kimberly Wall expressed her concern for local safety after seeing “lots of women” who were raped and beaten and “left to die” near her home.

“It makes you terrified to go out of your own house and enjoy your own property,” Wall said. “I know my husband has found three different rape trees and burned them down. You don’t know if you’ll be attacked by one of the men hiding in the brush. We all want a better life for everybody.” 

Trump has vowed to enact the largest deportation in history and declare a “national emergency” to use “military assets to reverse the Biden invasion” and deport illegal migrants. 7 Abbott’s billboards will also be written in Russian as well as Arabic and Chinese. Texas.gov

Last month, a Lone Star State source told The Post that Texas officials are looking at a plan that would ship newly arrived illegal migrants directly to ICE holding centers.

The proposed plan would make it so that migrants can be processed quickly for deportation.

Under the proposed plan, buses chartered by Texas from border cities will be rerouted from sanctuary cities including New York, Chicago and Denver to federal detention centers to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents process them more quickly, the source said.

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NASA’s Hubble and Webb Discover Bursting Star Formation in Small Magellanic Cloud

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NASA’s Hubble and Webb Discover Bursting Star Formation in Small Magellanic Cloud

Scientists from NASA observed the bursting expansion of gas, stars, and dust from the glittering territory of the dual star clusters using Hubble and Webb space telescopes. NGC 460 and NGC 456 stay in the Small Magellanic Cloud, which are open clusters, with dwarf galaxies and orbit the Milky Way. These clusters are part of the extensive star complex clusters and nebulae that are most likely to be linked to each other. Stars are born upon the collapse of clouds.

Hubble and Webb Reveal Explosive Star Births in Small Magellanic Cloud

As per a report from NASA, the open clusters are from anywhere from a few dozen to many young stars, which are loosely bound by gravity. The images captured by Hubble capture the glowing and ionised gas, which comes from stellar radiation and blows bubbles in the form of gas and dust, which is blue in colour. The infrared of Webb shows the clumps and delicate filament-like structures and dust, which is red in colour.

NGC 460 and NGC 456: A Window into Early Universe Star Formation

Hubble shows the images of dust in the form of a silhouette against the blocking light; however, in the images of Webb, the dust is warmed by starlight and glows with infrared waves. The blend of gas and dust between the stars of the universe is called the interstellar medium. The region holding these clusters is known as the N83-84-85 complex and is home to multiple, rare O-type stars. These are hot and extremely massive stars that burn hydrogen like the Sun.

Such a state mimics the condition in the early universe; therefore, the Small Magellanic Cloud gives a nearby lab to find out the theories regarding star formation and the interstellar medium of the cosmos’s early stage.

With these observations, the researchers tend to study the gas flow from convergence to divergence, which helps in refining the difference between the Small Magellanic Cloud and its dwarf galaxy, and the Large Magellanic Cloud. Further, it helps in knowing the interstellar medium and gravitational interactions between the galaxies.

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Binance’s CZ threatens to sue Bloomberg over Trump stablecoin report

Binance co-founder CZ has dismissed a Bloomberg report linking him to the Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin, threatening legal action over alleged defamation.

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New Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Could Reveal Secrets of Distant Worlds

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New Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Could Reveal Secrets of Distant Worlds

The entry of a third known object into our solar system has been confirmed on July 1, 2025 by the astronomers. This object is named 3I/ATLAS, where 3I stands for “Third Interstellar”, having a highly hyperbolic (eccentricity ≈ 6.2) orbit, confirming it is not bound to the Sun but is a true interstellar visitor. Only two such visitors, 1I/ʻOumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019), had been seen before. Notably, 3I/ATLAS appears to be the largest and brightest interstellar wanderer yet discovered.

Comparison with previous interstellars

According to NASA, astronomers from the ATLAS survey first spotted the object on July 1, 2025, using a telescope in Chile. It immediately drew attention for its unusual motion. Shortly after discovery, observers saw a faint coma and tail, leading to its classification as comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS).

This comet-like appearance is shared with 2I/Borisov, the second interstellar visitor. Global observatories now track 3I/ATLAS. It poses no threat but offers a rare opportunity to study alien material. Since 1I/ʻOumuamua was observed only as it was leaving the solar system, it was difficult for astronomers to get enough data on it to confirm its exact nature — hence the crazy theories about it being an alien spaceship — though it’s almost certainly an asteroid or a comet.

Size and Significance

3I/ATLAS is much larger and brighter than earlier interstellar visitors. It is about 15 kilometers (km) [9 miles] in diameter, with huge uncertainty, compared to 100m for 1I/’Oumuamua and less than 1km for 2I/Borisov. This brightness and size makes it a a better target for study. Astronomers are planning to analyze its light for chemical signatures from its home system to get clues about the formation of distant planetary systems.

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