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Austin Butler Explains Why He Didn’t Want to Steal the Spotlight at Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico Residency
Billboard
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August 13, 2025
Just days after partying it up with Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico, Austin Butler stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday (Aug. 14) to talk about his experience. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “I’ve never been to Puerto...
Over 10 cruise ships disrupted because of Hurricane Erin. Here are the changes so far
Cruise
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Guests on at least ten cruise ships have had their plans altered as Hurricane Erin barrels through the Atlantic Ocean. The itineraries range from short getaways to Bermuda to longer Caribbean voyages and even transatlantic crossings. Up until...
FIBA AmeriCup 2025 – Team profile: Puerto Rico
FIBA Basketball
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MIAMI (United States) – Puerto Rico is one of the historic powerhouses of the Americas, and the team is in a great place right now. In 2023, they finished 12th at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. They made a long-awaited return to the Olympic Games,...
Trump Is Launching a Hostile Takeover of Puerto Rico
Jacobin
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On Monday, August 4, President Donald Trump dismissed five of the seven members of the Puerto Rico Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB), the entity that, for all intents and purposes, governs Puerto Rico. The move likely signals the...
'Erasing history': Trump’s Smithsonian 'slavery' critique stuns critics
AlterNet
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August 19, 2025
President Donald Trump is signaling his focus on making America’s universities less liberal and more conservative may now be waning, and he’s setting his sights on another target: America’s museums. Museums across the country are too “woke” Trump...
The best things to do in Avondale
Time Out
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Located just north of Logan Square, Avondale offers a slightly quieter, more residential feel than its southern neighbor—but that doesn’t mean you won’t find plenty of ways to explore this historically Polish and Latino enclave. Tour neighborhood...
Tropical storm Erin on track to become major hurricane as it nears Puerto Rico
New York Daily News
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August 13, 2025
Tropical Storm Erin, on track to become the Atlantic season’s first full-fledged hurricane, will churn up dangerous surf and spawn riptides whether it hits land or not, forecasters said Wednesday. Weather experts on the Leeward Islands — which...
Powerball Jackpot Soars to $643 Million for Wednesday Night
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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August 19, 2025
(Mix 93-1) I'm not much of a lottery player until the jackpot gets astronomically unreal. To me, it's reaching that level right now. It would also seem as if other people feel the same way because, as the jackpot grows, so does the lottery fever....
Why Ukraine won’t just give up its territory
Vox
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August 19, 2025
Ukrainian forces still control 2,550 square miles of the eastern Ukrainian region known as the Donbas, an area roughly the size of Delaware. For many, including President Donald Trump, who met with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday at...
Rozalén se une a las Leading Ladies que serán premiadas durante la semana del Latin Grammy
Los Angeles Times
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August 19, 2025
MIAMI (AP) — La cantautora española nominada al Latin Grammy Rozalén se unirá pronto al grupo Leading Ladies of Entertainment de la Academia Latina de la Grabación. El programa, creado hace nueve años, reconoce a mujeres profesionales en el sector...
U.S. Small Business Administration Opens Nominations For 2026 National Small Business Week Awards
Los Alamos Daily Post - New Mexico
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August 19, 2025
SBA News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tuesday, Aug. 19, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) opened nominations for the 2026 National Small Business Week Awards. National Small Business Week recognizes the contributions of America’s 36 million...
Found Objects Hold Puerto Rican Lineage in Adrián Viajero Román’s Layered Portraits
Colossal
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August 13, 2025
“Aguas De Libertad” (2012), graphite on wood, cardboard, pastel, 36 x 24 inches. All images courtesy of Adrián Viajero Román, shared with permission “The objects I use often serve as memory keepers,” says Adrián Viajero Román. “Sometimes they find...
Puerto Rico Youth Among 2025 International Young Eco-Hero Award Winners
The Weekly Journal
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Today, Action for Nature announced that Ana Lucía Pérez Escalera, a 13-year-old from Salinas, Puerto Rico is one of fifteen young environmental activists from across the globe to receive recognition in the 2025 International Young Eco-Hero Awards....
Ex-Regions worker accused of theft, banned from banking
American Banker - New York
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August 19, 2025
A Regions Bank employee who was allegedly caught stealing almost $18,000 from his teller drawer has been banned from the banking industry, according to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The lifetime ban for Markel O'Neal Calhoun, a former...
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Bangor Daily News - Maine
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August 19, 2025
COURTESY OF MAINE SEA GRANT On the coast of Maine, whether you’re munching on lobster, haddock, or a seaweed salad, you’re supporting the time-honored traditions of those who make their living from the sea. Maine’s seafood community is bursting...
Hurricane Erin: East Coast impact forecast
The Economic Times
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August 19, 2025
Officials in New Jersey and Delaware closed popular beaches on Monday, disrupting peak summer tourist season, as Hurricane Erin generated life-threatening rip currents along the US East Coast. The National Weather Service warned of a high risk of...
News: Monstera Push Punk in Puerto Rico
New Noise Magazine
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August 13, 2025
A new punk band are further spreading the scene to Puerto Rico. Monstera certainly aren’t the first punks from the Caribbean islands. But their tight tracks, electric vocals, and clean, smashing guitar rhythms show just how far the genre has...
Hurricane Erin signals intense 2025 hurricane season
WVUA 23 - Alabama
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Hurricane Erin, the first storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, is roaring as a Category 4 with 140 mph winds. And experts warn climate change is fueling more frequent and intense storms as the season unfolds. Erin demonstrated its power by...
Winner Without Scottie Scheffler And Playoff To Decide The Champion Among Our Tour Championship Special Bets
Golf Monthly
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August 19, 2025
There is only one tournament remaining in the FedEx Cup Playoffs as the $10 million FedEx Cup prize comes into full view. The Tour Championship might feature the top-30 players from across the PGA Tour's 2025 season, but even still, Scottie...
Romany, Waldron, Landeau better personal bests at NACAC Champs
Trinidad Express
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August 18, 2025
Nicholas Romany and his training partner Tafari Waldron finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the men’s 1500 metres event on day two of the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Senior Track and Field Championships in...