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Puerto Rico reboots ethics rules: Tech innovation required
The Daily Record - New York
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July 3, 2025
The times they are a-changin’ and State Bars are struggling to keep up. Technology is advancing more rapidly than ever, with software powered by artificial intelligence (AI) impacting the way that work gets done. Some lawyers are increasingly...
Airbnb sees 10% growth in occasional hosts across Puerto Rico in 2024
News is My Business
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July 3, 2025
Airbnb reaffirmed support for clear short-term rental regulations as the number of occasional hosts in Puerto Rico continues to grow. (Credit: Tyler Oneill | Dreamstime.com) Airbnb has reported a 10% increase in the number of occasional hosts in...
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...
Companies Behind the Esencia Project in Puerto Rico Leave a Global Trail of Damage
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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July 2, 2025
The five foreign companies behind the Esencia megaproject in Cabo Rojo, on Puerto Rico’s southwest coast, have left a trail of environmental destruction and community disputes in the ecologically sensitive areas where they’ve developed previous...
German VPP developer sonnen enters Canadian market
Smart Energy International
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July 3, 2025
German virtual power plant (VPP) developer sonnen has entered the Canadian market with a VPP of approximately 100 sonnenBatteries. The new VPP is launching in Edmonton, the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, built in the residential...
Can Music Tourism Shore Up The Australian Economy?
The Music.com.au
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July 3, 2025
More Taylor Swift On 16 February 2024, the excitement was palpable in Naarm/Melbourne as Taylor Swift prepared for the first of three record-breaking shows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) – the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere. The...
What’s behind Puerto Rico’s battle to go green?
Energy Knowledge - Energy Institute
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Damage from Hurricane Maria in 2017 – Puerto Rico is often devastated by hurricanes but installation of thousands of residential solar panels and batteries offers the grid resistance and rapid recovery from blackouts Photo: Wikipedia In April...
Liberty Puerto Rico deploys low-frequency spectrum to improve coverage
News is My Business
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July 2, 2025
From left, Chuck Page, Liberty vice president of technical operations, and Víctor Vera, engineering director for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, stand in front of backup batteries at the company’s core platform site in San Juan. Liberty...
Autocare expands in Puerto Rico with new Charlie Boy location
Petrol Plaza
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July 2, 2025
Local automotive service company begins expansion plan with Charlie Boy opening in Punta Las Marías.Puerto Rican Autocare has announced the opening of a new Charlie Boy car wash location in Punta Las Marías, Isla Verde, marking the launch of an...
‘I Want To Ride As Much As I Can’: Business ‘Picking Up’ At Monmouth For Jockey Axel Concepcion
Yahoo Sports
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‘I Want To Ride As Much As I Can’: Business ‘Picking Up’ At Monmouth For Jockey Axel Concepcion originally appeared on Paulick Report. In limited opportunities so far during the Monmouth Park meet, jockey Axel Concepcion has made the most of them....
Sotheby’s: Luxury housing market remains resilient despite economic uncertainty
Housing Wire
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July 2, 2025
“Ultra-high-net-worth individuals continue to view real estate as an essential portfolio component,” said Philip White, president and CEO of Sotheby’s International Realty. “Even amid economic uncertainty, the resilience of the luxury housing...
GAO: Guam's public debt at $2.5B, faces risks despite stable economy
Pacific Daily News
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Guam’s public debt totaled $2.5 billion for fiscal 2023, a 4% drop from fiscal 2021, based on a newly released report of the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress. The Government Accountability Office’s analysis of audited financial statements...
Seth Lugo’s Strong Season Sparks Trade Buzz Across MLB
K945 - Louisiana
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July 2, 2025
Bossier City Native Seth Lugo is the center of a lot of trade rumors in the MLB. The former All-Star and Cy Young runner up is having an excellent season with the Kansas City Royals - posting a 5-5 record with a 2.74 ERA. However the Royals as a...
Flights from Allentown to Puerto Rico? They're still on ABE's wish list
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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HANOVER TWP., Pa.- Will San Juan, Puerto Rico, one day appear on the destination board inside Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)? A consulting group thinks it's worth considering. The airport agrees. Just one problem: who will fly the...
Licensing Cartelists Say the Quiet Part Out Loud in Puerto Rico
Cato Institute - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
Stephen Slivinski Real estate agent industry representatives in Puerto Rico are worried these days. That’s a good thing. Governor Jenniffer González Colón has the opportunity to sign into law a licensing reciprocity bill—almost identical to ones...
$1.5 million NIL-valued Flau’jae Johnson drops 3-word reaction for Olivia Miles after USA’s win vs Puerto Rico
Sportskeeda
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July 1, 2025
Following Team USA's 80-62 victory over Puerto Rico in the 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup, LSU women's basketball star Flau’jae Johnson expressed her affection for her teammate Olivia Miles, who registered a team-high eight assists, alongside nine...
LIFT Launches Drone Innovation Program in Puerto Rico
Dronelife - New Hampshire
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July 1, 2025
Empowering Local Engineering Students and Advancing National Security LIFT, a national advanced manufacturing innovation institute supported by the Department of Defense, has announced a new drone development initiative at its facility in Caguas,...
The Hard Truth Behind New York’s Latino-Led Cannabis Boom
Forbes
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The Happy Munkey team: John Ibonnet, Ramón Reyes, Vladimir Bautista and Omar Ibonnet (L-R).Courtesy of Happy Munkey Some call New York the most inclusive cannabis market in America for Latino entrepreneurs. But behind the licenses and headlines,...
Summertime skating at The Roof at Ponce City Market
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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Good Day Atlanta's Paul Milliken headed to The Roof at Ponce City Market on Wednesday to check out SK8 The Roof. ATLANTA, Ga. - It’s all about the '80s in Atlanta this summer — and no, we’re not talking temperatures. The decade of leg-warmers,...
In repeat of Hurricane Maria aftermath, Puerto Rico is again spending big on infrastructure contractor with little history
Florida Politics
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July 1, 2025
It is said that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. Which of those ultimately happens in Puerto Rico is yet to be determined, but one thing at least is clear: The Caribbean Island to which the U.S. sends tens of billions of...