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Smart Moves at Visit Orlando, Discover Puerto Rico, PRA, Wolfgang Puck and More
Smart Meetings
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August 22, 2025
Austin Seeley Louisville Tourism is pleased to announce that Austin Seeley has transitioned to the organization’s sales team as convention sales manager. He served as destination services manager for two and a half years, providing exceptional...
Bad Bunny’s Effects on Puerto Rico, Good and Bad
Puerto Rico Report
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August 21, 2025
“Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico residency is a rare example of fame used for good,” wrote Adrian Horton for the Guardian. “The megastar’s unprecedented 21-date residency is estimated to bring $200m into the local economy with early tickets exclusively...
Puerto Rico's schools are unequipped to cope with ever hotter heat waves
The Independent
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August 21, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Tulsa Educator Honored for STEM
Tulsa Today - Oklahoma
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August 22, 2025
Washington D.C. – The Society for Science has selected 70 extraordinary educators for its 2025–2026 Advocate Program. This program provides training, stipends and year-round support to mentors assisting students to enter science fairs and other...
Puerto Rican Chocolate Is Making a Comeback—and These Are the Bars to Buy
Saveur
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August 20, 2025
Americans love chocolate. U.S. citizens eat some 10 pounds of the stuff per person each year, and an increasing demand has contributed to shortages and skyrocketing prices. But in Puerto Rico, quality-focused farmers are shaking up the global...
Researchers use machine learning to predict dengue fever with 80% accuracy
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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August 21, 2025
Northeastern University breakthrough gives public health officials a step up in preparing careworkers to handle spikes in the disease. Almost half of the world’s population lives in places where mosquito-borne dengue can break out. The Aedes...
University of Kentucky-Bred racehorse euthanized in Puerto Rico, advocates demand reform
Lex 18 - Kentucky
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August 21, 2025
(LEX18) — Advocates for horse welfare are speaking out after what they call an alarming pattern: an astonishing number of horses being raced to death in Puerto Rico — including one bred at the University of Kentucky. Lexington has long held the...
Trump Tariffs Spur Manufacturing Boom in Puerto Rico
Transport Topics
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August 20, 2025
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] President Donald Trump’s “America First” tariff policies are boosting manufacturing in Puerto Rico, an island he has both attacked and claimed to help more than any other U.S. leader....
Spike Lee explains why he shows Black and Puerto Rican unity in his films
TheGrio
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August 20, 2025
If you’ve ever seen a Spike Lee Joint based in New York City, you may have noticed a signature feature—Black Americans and Puerto Ricans are always represented. Whether it was Rosie Perez’s character in his signature 1989 film “Do The Right Thing”...
El Paso teacher receives stipend for STEM research mentorship
Yahoo News
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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An El Pasoan is among 61 extraordinary educators to receive a stipend from a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing STEM education nationwide. Alfred Olivas from INSIGHTS Science Discovery in El Paso has...
Study: Puerto Rico tax load rivals that of US states
News is My Business
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August 20, 2025
Puerto Rico residents face a tax burden that rivals, and in some cases surpasses, that of several U.S. states, according to a new study by the Institute for Economic Liberty (ILE). The report, “Taxes in Puerto Rico: Structure, Tax Burden, and...
T-Mobile, Claro and Liberty dominate Puerto Rico connectivity in H1 2025
News is My Business
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August 19, 2025
Speedtest users rated T-Mobile as Puerto Rico’s top mobile provider with a score of 3.96 out of five, placing it ahead of competitors. T-Mobile, Claro and Liberty emerged as Puerto Rico’s leading connectivity providers during the first half of...
Aguadilla: From the discovery of Puerto Rico to the 2013 UFO incident
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 19, 2025
Year 1493 -- The discovery of Puerto Rico by Christopher Columbus and his crew was undoubtedly through Aguadilla. Consider the creation of a board for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of Puerto Rico and the construction of...
Post-Mortem on the Fiscal Control Board: “Make Puerto Rico Great Again”
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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August 19, 2025
The phrase “The show must go on” originated in 19th-century circuses, where performances continued despite setbacks. Similarly, Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Control Board (known locally as “la Junta”) is attempting to carry on its ‘show’ despite the...
Puerto Rico faces hurdles in adopting next-gen technologies like agentic AI
News is My Business
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August 18, 2025
Agentic AI will catch on as more companies want to automate more complex workflows, especially in logistics and services. (Credit: Twoapril Studio | Dreamstime.com) An unstable power grid, insufficient digital infrastructure, talent shortages and...
Scientists make unbelievable discovery after placing cameras near jungle watering hole: 'Letting us see more of the wild'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 20, 2025
While typically expected species like spider monkeys visited, so too did rarely seen ones. by Saige EverlyAugust 20, 2025 Water is essential to life, and when animals can't get it themselves, humans step in and step up. In Guatemala, conservation...
Hurricane Erin knocks out power lines in Puerto Rico before heading north
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin’s outer bands pelted the US territory of Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm winds during the day on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, according to officials. At one point, more than 147,000...
Food Tank’s Weekly News Roundup: Meat Returns to Eleven Madison Park, Fires Rage in Europe, and Mexico Cuts Poverty
Food Tank - Maryland
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August 23, 2025
Each week, Food Tank is rounding up a few news stories that inspire excitement, infuriation, or curiosity. Meat Returns to Eleven Madison Park After Four Vegan Years Eleven Madison Park will reintroduce meat and seafood to its menu this October,...
Weather Disasters Increase Risk for U.S. Drug Supply Chain Disruption, New ACS Research Shows
Newswise
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August 20, 2025
Newswise — ATLANTA, August 20, 2025 — In 2024, Hurricane Helene triggered a nationwide shortage of the country’s intravenous (IV) fluids after damaging a facility in North Carolina. A similar IV fluid shortage was caused when Hurricane Maria hit...
Local educator awarded $5,000 STEM stipend
River Valley Now - Arkansas
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Society for Science, a D.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing STEM education nationwide are proud to share that 70 extraordinary educators, including Chance Duncan from Russellville High School, has been selected for the Society’s 2025–2026...