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Puerto Rico is gearing up for Fashion Week in October
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 6, 2025
Puerto Rico Fashion Week will take place from Oct. 6 to Oct. 12, as established by law, marking a significant cultural and economic milestone for the island. With a firm mission to position Puerto Rico as a key fashion destination in the Caribbean...
Northeastern summer program inspires future STEM leaders through research and mentorship
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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August 6, 2025
Northeastern’s Young Scholars Program introduces high school students to career opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Shiza Hussain, 17, from Foxborough High School in Massachusetts, and Kian Nhuch, 17, from Somerville...
Customers Can Now Buy The 2025 Mazda3 Sedan In San Juan, Puerto Rico
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Equipped with a SKYACTIV®-G 2.5-liter engine, the 2025 Mazda3 Sedan delivers a spirited 191 horsepower and 186 lb.-ft. of torque in its standard configuration. For those seeking a boost in performance, the 2.5 Turbo model...
Territorial funding limits worsen Puerto Rico’s long-running energy crisis
Pasquines
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August 5, 2025
In a press release last month, Puerto Rico’s Governor Jenniffer González-Colón (R) said the islands’ most urgent issue is energy security, stating, “This Administration clearly understands the urgency of the crisis and is utilizing available,...
Puerto Rico: Medicine Cabinet of the United States
Puerto Rico Report
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August 4, 2025
Puerto Rico is known as the Medicine Cabinet of the United States for good reason: the territory exports far more pharmaceuticals than any state, has dozens of FDA-approved pharmaceutical manufacturers, and is growing into a major bioscience hub...
FOMB to evaluate Xuvo Technologies contract with Health Department
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 5, 2025
Executive Director Francisco J. Domenech Fernández of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Authority Executive Director Francisco J. Domenech Fernández of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Agency and Financial Authority is facing criticism for failing...
Researchers Discover Key Social Factors That Triple Long COVID Risk
ScienceDaily
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Mass General Brigham investigators led a nationwide study that found that financial hardship, food insecurity, lack of healthcare access, and other social risk factors are linked to higher risks of long COVID. Long COVID includes a wide range of...
Medellín Attracts Over $168 Million USD in Foreign Investment in First Half of 2025
Finance Colombia
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August 5, 2025
During the first half of 2025, the Agency for Cooperation and Investment of Medellín and the Metropolitan Area – ACI Medellín – managed 18 foreign direct investment projects for a total of $168.11 million USD, with a projection of more than 8,100...
Powerless and Anxious: How Puerto Rico’s Broken Grid Is Fueling a Mental Health Crisis
LatinAmerican Post
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August 1, 2025
As Puerto Rico struggles with near-weekly blackouts, the island’s most fragile residents—patients on oxygen, elderly caregivers, and exhausted families—are unraveling in the shadows, their lives dictated by outages that no longer wait for...
Governor appoints officials to Forensic Sciences, Culture, and other boards
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 4, 2025
Governor Jenniffer Aidyn González Colón made several appointments to government commissions, agencies, and boards, with the designations taking immediate effect due to the Senate’s legislative recess. Among the appointments, she designated...
Asthma mortality in Puerto Ricans differs by residence
Healio News
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August 1, 2025
August 01, 2025 3 min read Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Education...
WrestleMania 43 location seemingly revealed
Sportskeeda
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August 6, 2025
WWE WrestleMania is scheduled to return to Las Vegas in 2026 for the second year running. However, the 43rd edition of The Show of Shows, slated for 2027, might be the first to take place outside North America. Saudi Arabian General Entertainment...
Following the USDA's food and farm funding
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Seattle, WA (Grist) In the first seven months of President Donald Trump's second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed -- especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government...
Popular Retailer To Surprisingly Close All Minnesota Locations On The Same Day
Kat Kountry 105 - Minnesota
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August 6, 2025
I think there are two types of people in life: those who are great at analyzing their decisions, weighing the pros and the cons, so things remain as predictable as possible, and then those who just take life as it comes, without giving too much...
Scientists Detect Unprecedented Energy ‘Tidal Wave’ from the Sun
404 Media
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August 2, 2025
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that boiled my blood, warmed my heart, and got permanently inked into my memory. First, a new look at some very old tattoos. Then: a posthumous discovery from a beloved defunct...
Artist Aims To Honor Revolutionary Puerto Rican Women With Paseo Boricua Portraits
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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July 31, 2025
HUMBOLDT PARK — Artist and activist Melissa DuPrey is on a mission to increase visibility for Puerto Rican women past and present in Humboldt Park. The Humboldt Park native, who is an actor and comic, is working with local leaders and cultural...
Trump global trade deal energy export wins are at odds with domestic shipbuilding reality
CNBC
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August 6, 2025
A liquefied natural gas tanker is tugged toward a thermal power station in Futtsu, east of Tokyo. Issei Kato | Reuters The Trump administration is touting commitments by foreign nations for future large purchases of U.S. energy as part of recent...
Gilbert Public Schools highlights experiences of new teachers joining district
SE Valley Times - Arizona
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August 6, 2025
Dr. Shane McCord Superintendent | Gilbert Public Schools DistrictDr. Shane McCord Superintendent | Gilbert Public Schools District Gilbert Public Schools has added over 200 new teachers and staff for the 2025-2026 academic year. The district is...
Brew City Buzz: Events Happening Aug. 7-Aug. 13, 2025
Shepherd Express - Wisconsin
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August 6, 2025
Lots of outdoor festivals (and plenty of indoor activities) are on Milwaukee’s horizon this week. Thursday August 7 Greendale Village Days Consider this is an alternative to the much larger, possibly more daunting Wisconsin State Fair. This...
Puerto Rico Passes Law Banning Transgender Medical Interventions for Minors
Daily Citizen - Colorado
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July 28, 2025
Puerto Rico has recently joined 27 U.S. states in banning transgender medical interventions for minors. The Law for the Protection of the Health and Well-being of Minors in Puerto Rico (Senate Bill 350), was signed by Puerto Rico Governor Jennifer...