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Puerto Rico's Energy Crisis Deepens with LNG Contract Dispute
Oil Price
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July 15, 2025
Weeks after New Fortress Energy rallied on news of a temporary contract extension for LNG supply to Puerto Rico, Bloomberg now reports the island has idled temporary power plants after the company abruptly halted a critical gas shipment, raising...
Crenshaw County students volunteer in Puerto Rico
Luverne Journal - Alabama
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July 15, 2025
Published 6:00 pm Tuesday, July 15, 2025 1 of 3 Photos submitted | Students perform tree nursery maintenance at Para la Naturaleza. Photos submitted | Crenshaw County Students volunteer for cleanup efforts at Luquillo Beach. Photos submitted |...
Deacon’s Bank restaurant review: ‘Lamb belly bites — only £7!’
The Times
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It’s true, I do not review in Derbyshire very often. In fact, I just googled “Giles Coren and Derbyshire” to find out exactly how many times I had reviewed in Derbyshire in the past 25 years and the answer is… no times. Although I did discover...
Spark by Hilton to debut in Puerto Rico
Hotels Mag
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Hilton has announced the signing of Spark by Hilton Ponce, marking the upcoming debut of the premium economy brand in the Caribbean and Latin America. Scheduled to open in late 2025, the hotel will be located in Puerto Rico’s second largest city...
JetBlue Is Cutting Its Puerto Rico-Cancun Route
Caribbean Journal
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July 13, 2025
JetBlue is cutting one of its routes within the Caribbean late next month, Caribbean Journal has learned. The carrier’s service between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Cancun is flying its last frequency on Aug. 23, according to JetBlue’s website. The...
Bad Bunny urges Puerto Ricans to own their rhythm in emotional hometown show
Los Angeles Times
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July 14, 2025
A young woman emerged from the dark into a green and bushy clearing. Under the faux moonlight, she wandered the stage, speaking to herself. “Where’s my camera? I can’t believe I lost it. All my memories were there,” she said with a pang of panic...
Lessons for rebuilding Ukraine from economic recoveries after natural disasters
VoxEU
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July 14, 2025
Three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, the estimated direct damage to Ukraine’s buildings and infrastructure now exceeds $176 billion, equivalent to nearly 100% of Ukrainian GDP in 2024 (World Bank et al. 2024). Although the source and...
Lil Mama, Jason Mitchell & Carlos Ponce Lead Cast In Crime-Thriller ‘Mercy Mercy Me’, First Look Images Revealed
Deadline
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July 15, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Lil Mama, Mudbound and Straight Outta’ Compton star Jason Mitchell and Carlos Ponce (Couple’s Retreat) are starring in action-thriller Mercy Mercy Me, written and directed by Wes Miller (A Day To Die). The crime-thriller, set in...
House Natural Resources Committee Announces Hearing on Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Report
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July 13, 2025
The House Committee on Natural Resources has announced an oversight hearing on Wednesday, July 16 to examine “Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Recovery Under PROMESA and the Road Ahead.” The hearing may be viewed live here starting at 10 am. The names of...
Why Daddy Yankee changed his stage name and it's all due to his ex-wife
The Mirror US
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July 15, 2025
Daddy Yankee has returned to the music game but with a major plot twist. The Puerto Rican star announced that he is out of retirement and is back to making music, this time as "DY," a name many fans heard him use in songs to refer to himself. His...
Puerto Ricans hope for change as Bad Bunny sings about the island's turmoil, identity
ABC News - New York
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July 12, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- In a small bookstore in the Caribbean's largest mall, dozens of people gathered on a recent evening for the launch of a slim dictionary. Its title is “The ABC of DtMF,” which is short for “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” the newest...
Puerto Ricans hope for change as Bad Bunny sings about the island’s turmoil and identity
myMotherLode - California
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July 12, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — In a small bookstore in the Caribbean’s largest mall, dozens of people gathered on a recent evening for the launch of a slim dictionary. Its title is “The ABC of DtMF,” which is short for “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS,” the...
Puerto Rico, Guam, Others in serious debt
Samoa News
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July 11, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The five inhabited U.S. territories are collectively $57.8 billion in debt and have issues with their financial statements that “can lead to poor financial decisions and lost access to capital markets,” according to a...
Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized
Medscape
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Rehab hospitals that help people recover from major surgeries and injuries have become a highly lucrative slice of the healthcare business. But federal data and inspection reports show that some run by the dominant company, Encompass Health Corp.,...
Puerto Rico regulator halts New Fortress’ $20bn natural gas supply deal
Offshore Technology
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July 11, 2025
Puerto Rico’s finance watchdog has declined to approve a $20bn supply agreement between New Fortress Energy and its subsidiary over concerns of a potential monopoly in the natural gas sector, reported Bloomberg, citing sources. The Financial...
“Bad Bunny Mania” Hits Puerto Rico
News Central TV
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July 12, 2025
A wave of excitement has swept across Puerto Rico as global music sensation Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, commenced his highly anticipated 30-concert residency on Friday. The island is experiencing “Bad Bunny mania,” with local...
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Reaffirms Importance of Just Cause for Employee Terminations
Jackson Lewis
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July 10, 2025
Takeaways In the wrongful discharge case of Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., the Court found an employee’s exhaustion of the 12-month Workers’ Compensation leave is not automatic grounds for a just cause termination. Puerto Rico...
Homeland Security Targets Chicago’s National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture
Art in America
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July 11, 2025
Agents from the Department of Homeland Security descended upon the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture in Chicago on Tuesday, with at least 15 DHS vehicles arriving in the museum’s parking lot, according to the Chicago Sun Times, which...
Bad Bunny fans ready for Puerto Rico residency as Yale offers course on the artist
NBC 4 - New York
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July 11, 2025
Bad Bunny has reached international stardom, but this summer he’s focused on his home of Puerto Rico. “This album means so much and it means so much to all of us, every Puerto Rican, whether we are on the island or whether in the diaspora,” said...
The Basque Independence Movement and Puerto Rico Reunification with Spain
Puerto Rico Report
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July 11, 2025
Recent headlines have put the tiny Reunification with Spain movement in front of stateside news hounds again. Meanwhile, less attention is being paid to the multiple independence movements that Spain faces within its own borders: Catalonia,...