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Senate Probe Uncovers Allegations of Widespread Abuse in ICE Custody
Wired
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August 19, 2025
A United States Senate investigation has identified more than 500 credible reports of human rights abuses in US immigration detention since January, including alarming allegations of mistreatment of pregnant women and children. As of late last...
Apple Wallet ID Support Expands to Montana
The Mac Observer
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August 19, 2025
Apple is expanding support for digital IDs in its Wallet app to Montana. Residents can now add their driver’s license or state ID to the Wallet app on iPhone. It gives them mobile access alongside their physical card. How the feature works Digital...
US natgas prices drop 4pc to nine-month low on record output, cooler weather
Business Recorder
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August 19, 2025
WASHINGTON: US natural gas futures fell about 4 percent to a nine-month low on Tuesday on near-record output, ample fuel in stockpiles and forecasts for less hot weather and lower demand through early September than previously expected. Another...
When a Name Turns the Storm Sexist
Daily Excelsior
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August 19, 2025
Ashok Ogra The names Sandy, Katrina, Emily etc all conjure up the images of hurricanes/typhoons/storms. But have you ever wondered why media refers to most hurricanes and typhoons as “SHE?” Is it something to do partly because of old naval...
Best and worst times to drive, cheap destinations for Labor Day
USA Today
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Labor Day weekend is expected to be a busy travel period, with airfare up 10% over last year. Domestic flights are cheaper this year, while flights to Europe are down 18%. Drivers should avoid peak times, especially on Saturday, Aug. 30, to...
Map shows Hurricane Erin along US East Coast threatening to isolate barrier islands
Metro
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August 20, 2025
Satellite image released by NASA shows Hurricane Erin continues its trajectory across the Atlantic Ocean (Picture: AP) Hurricane Erin moving along the US East Coast threatens to isolate the vulnerable barrier islands of North Carolina and has...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
US Reuters Puerto Rico customers face 27 hours of power outages yearly even without hurricanes, EIA says
Yahoo News
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(Reuters) -Customers in Puerto Rico experienced an average of 27 hours of power grid interruptions annually between 2021 and 2024, excluding major events, such as hurricanes, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. This...
Only the People Can Save the People: The Fight to Rescue the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture
Palabra.
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Established in 1955, the ICP conserves, promotes, enriches, and disseminates the arts, humanities, and cultural values of Puerto Rico. Among its responsibilities, it is charged with protecting archaeological sites. It serves as the custodian of...
Who was Kevin Mares? American tourist shot dead in Puerto Rico before attending Bad Bunny concert
Hindustan Times
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August 13, 2025
A tourist from New York was shot and killed while visiting Puerto Rico to attend a Bad Bunny concert, Fox News reported. Kevin Mares, 25, was shot in the left side of his abdomen in the early hours of Sunday morning in La Perla, a coastal area of...
Five Boroughs, One Mission: Visiting New York City’s Oldest Record Stores, Restaurants, Bars, and Bakeries
AFAR
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August 19, 2025
The Bronx Est. circa 1639 In 1947, when 13-year-old Mike Amadeo moved from Puerto Rico to New York City, the Bronx hummed with the sounds of salsa, mambo, and plena. There were scores of music venues, from the Tritons Club to Hunts Point Palace,...
Why this N.J. barbershop gives free back-to-school haircuts
NJ.com - New Jersey
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August 19, 2025
Growing up in Camden, Jorge Maldonado often saw his family rely on charitable organizations for help when they were going through rough financial times. Maldonado’s family moved from Puerto Rico in the mid 1990s for a better life. Cutting hair was...
Turismo estrena holograma de Olga Tañón en campaña “The Sounds of Puerto Rico”
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 13, 2025
SAN JUAN – La Compañía de Turismo de Puerto Rico presentó el lunes una nueva fase de su campaña promocional “The Sounds of Puerto Rico”, que combina tecnología e íconos musicales para resaltar la cultura local, con la participación de la artista...
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...
Castellanos to represent Delaware at National Book Festival
Coastal Point - Delaware
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'Dr. Pren and the Days of his Childhood,' written by Máximo César Castellanos, a 16-year-old bilingual author from Georgetown, has been chosen by the Delaware Center for the Book to be included in the 2025 National Book Festival of the Library of...