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Puerto Rico sees strongest economic uptick in six months, report shows
News is My Business
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June 30, 2025
Economic uncertainty remains high, and several risk factors continue to cast a shadow over Puerto Rico’s outlook (Credit: Ruletkka | Dreamstime.com) Puerto Rico’s economy experienced its most significant monthly growth in the past six months...
Attorney General Hilgers Urges Consumers to Check Eligibility for Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 2, 2025
Attorney General Hilgers is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as Nebraska joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic...
GE Vernova Secures Gas Turbine Order to Modernize Puerto Rico's Power Grid
Turbomachinery International
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GE Vernova secured an order for six of its LM2500 XPRESS* aeroderivative gas turbine packages from RG Engineering (RGE) to modernize the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) power plants at Daguao, Jobos, and Yabucoa, which are managed by...
GBONEWS: $1,500 Reporting Fellowship Deadline, July 18; Don’t Reform Social Safety Now; NYT Reviews Blame Dem Insurance policies, Not Biden for 2024 Loss; 84 and Marching Once more; Caregiving in New Mexico, Puerto Rico; Research: Legos Could Ease…
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
Concern: 32.10 Posted: June 29, 2025 at 4:26 pm GENERATIONS BEAT ONLINE NEWS E-Information of the Journalists Community on Generations. June 30, 2025 — Quantity 32, Quantity 10 EDITOR’S NOTE: GBONews, e-news of the Journalists Community on...
Upcoming Medicaid Changes in Puerto Rico
PR51st
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June 30, 2025
The future of Medicaid is uncertain. The current administration is working hard to reduce federal funding for the program. It is not yet certain how much funding will be slashed or how the states and territories will adjust to the cuts, but Puerto...
TotalEnergies Raises Stake in AES Renewables Portfolio in Caribbean
Rigzone
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July 3, 2025
TotalEnergies SE said Wednesday it had completed the purchase of a 50 percent stake in AES Corp.’s renewable energy and battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio of over one gigawatt in the Dominican Republic. Last year the French energy...
150 thousand trees distributed to boost the coffee industry
The Weekly Journal
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The Department of Agriculture and Puerto Rico Coffee Roasters launched their strategy to strengthen the coffee industry by planting high-quality, high-yielding coffee trees. The partnership began with an initial delivery of 9,450 trees to 15...
A Look At Puerto Rico's Increasing Sustainability, One Plate And Pour At A Time
Blavity
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In Puerto Rico, sustainability isn’t just about going green. It’s also about resilience, food security, and honoring the island’s roots. Across the archipelago, farmers, chefs, distillers and communities are rethinking how land, water and culture...
Puerto Rico rallies to earn first victory
FIBA Basketball
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SANTIAGO (Chile) – Puerto Rico overcame a tough challenge on Saturday in its FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2025 debut. The Boricuas came from behind to edge Colombia 65-68 at the Centro de Deportes Colectivos, earning its first win of the tournament....
Bettors are worried Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' could cause professional gambling in the U.S. to fold
NBC News
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July 3, 2025
A relatively underappreciated constituency is raising the alarm about President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” — gamblers. Tucked into the nearly 900-page legislation is a change to how gambling losses are taxed that some professional and...
Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition Stand with American Samoa in Opposing Unilateral Proposals for Deep Seabed Mining
Southern Fried Science
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July 1, 2025
Right to Democracy and the America the Beautiful for All Coalition have united in support of American Samoa’s right to protect its ocean and seabed from destructive deep seabed mining. The organizations have drafted a petition to the Bureau of...
Puerto Rico Repeals Special Authorization Requirement for Nonresident Manufacturers and Distributors
JD Supra - California
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June 28, 2025
In July 2022, the agency formerly known as the Puerto Rico Auxiliary Secretariat for Regulation and Accreditation of Health Facilities (SARAFS), now the Auxiliary Secretariat for the Regulation of Public Health (SARSP), announced that all...
TotalEnergies expands partnership with AES
Energy Global
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July 3, 2025
TotalEnergies has announced the closing of its acquisition of a 50% stake in the solar, wind, and battery energy storage systems (BESS) portfolio of AES Dominicana Renewables Energy. This deal follows TotalEnergies’ 2024 acquisition of a 30% share...
Walmart recalls: Contaminated turkey bacon, handrails with bad welding
MLive - Michigan
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July 3, 2025
This week’s recalls and consumer warnings at America’s largest retailer include handrails that can break off and turkey bacon with possible listeria contamination. With thousands of products on shelves and available online, Walmart serves millions...
From COINTELPRO to Project Esther: The evolution of domestic counterinsurgency in the U.S.
Mondoweiss
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July 3, 2025
By the time DHS agents showed up at Mahmoud Khalil’s door, a full-spectrum campaign had already marked him as a target. Columbia professor Shai Davidai had posted Khalil’s name and image online, called him a terrorist, and urged Secretary of State...
SIM Health, Puerto Rican nonprofit, breaks ground on its Orlando clinic
WFTV - Florida
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June 28, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. SIM Health, a nonprofit healthcare organization based in Puerto Rico, has initiated the construction of its...
Bad Bunny’s Concerts Spark Travel Plans to Puerto Rico This Summer
Times News Global
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June 28, 2025
San Juan, Puerto Rico — Bad Bunny, the global superstar, is gearing up for a highly-anticipated concert residency this summer that has fans excitedly planning their trips. The 30-show series, titled “No Quiero Irme” (I Don’t Want to Leave Here),...
Canarsie bursts with Caribbean pride at epic Heritage Month celebration
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 3, 2025
Sen. Roxaane Persaud, left, displays Guyana flag, flanked by Betty Dyal, Anthony Rhone and Karen Wharton. Photo by Nelson A. King Food, music, dancing, and pageantry were on full display on Saturday, June 28, during the Annual Caribbean-American...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Alpha Buying: When Leadership Buys, Should You Follow?
Benzinga
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It hardly seems possible that we have already covered six months of 2025. Of course at times it has seemed like 2025 has already lasted a decade. This week I want to take a look at large C-Suite purchases that happened in the first six months of...