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C. Constantin Poindexter Salcedo: Leading Surety One, Inc.’s Global Revolution
The Enterprise World - Ohio
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August 1, 2025
C. Constantin Poindexter Salcedo (Founder, Surety One, Inc.), with a formal education in law and national security, developed a profound appreciation for accountability, precision, strategic foresight, and crucially, risk. This deep understanding...
Adding some Puerto Rican pizzazz
The Business Times - Colorado
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July 22, 2025
Aspen Street Coffee’s new owners are keeping old favorites and adding some Puerto Rican coffee and food to the Fruita locale Tim Harty, The Business Times Aspen Street Coffee’s husband-and-wife co-owners, John and Jaime Ortiz, sit at a table...
Kylian Mbappé dances and sings to the rhythm of Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico
Metro World News
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July 22, 2025
French footballer Kylian Mbappé was the most recent guest at Bad Bunny’s residency at the Coliseum of Puerto Rico, José Miguel Agrelot. Both Mbappé and Achraf Hakimi were at the “country house” that was recreated as part of the series of 30...
Bodegas are the new ‘It’ restaurants as dining out costs spiral: ‘It’s not just mozzarella sticks anymore’
New York Post
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August 1, 2025
NYC’s corner markets are cornering the market — on haute cuisine. As the cost of dining out in the Big Apple spirals higher, eating well without breaking the bank could be as simple as visiting your nearest bodega. The city’s humble bazaars are...
New federal ‘Visa Integrity Fee’ could affect Puerto Rico’s tourism industry
News is My Business
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July 22, 2025
A new federal $250 “Visa Integrity Fee” will apply to nonimmigrant visa holders entering the United States.(Credit: Yurii Tymchuk | Dreamstime.com) Tucked into the recently enacted “One Big Beautiful Act” is a provision that could affect Puerto...
Here are the winning lottery numbers for Aug. 1, 2025
AZ Central - Arizona
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The Arizona Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Arizona offers Powerball, Mega Millions, The Pick, Triple Twist, Fantasy 5 and Pick 3 as well as Scratchers, Quick Draw and Fast Play. Lottery players have seen enormous...
Bad Bunny to Take Over Colbert and Seth Meyers Same Night Amid Puerto Rico Residency and Happy Gilmore 2 Hype
Latin Post
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July 21, 2025
Boricua superstar Bad Bunny is taking over late-night television, and he's doing it while in the middle of one of the biggest concert residencies Puerto Rico has ever seen. The global music sensation, currently performing his historic No Me Quiero...
US territories position for digital currency opportunities under federal stablecoin law
The Guam Daily Post
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President Trump's signing of the GENIUS Act last week is creating new possibilities and challenges for U.S. territories looking to build digital asset industries within Guam, Puerto Rico and other territories uniquely positioned to attract major...
Congressional Democrats Threaten To Investigate If Harvard Settles With Trump Administration
The Harvard Crimson - Massachusetts
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Fourteen House and Senate Democrats warned Harvard on Thursday that they would consider launching a congressional investigation into any major settlement between the University and the Trump administration. In a two-page letter sent to Harvard...
FINRA fines Puerto-Rico firm for municipal securities rule violations
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 21, 2025
FINRA has charged First Southern LLC with violating MSRB, FINRA and SEC rules. Boutique broker-dealer First Southern LLC has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle Financial Industry Regulatory Authority allegations it violated municipal securities and...
Drone infrastructure can power a tech-driven economy in Puerto Rico
News is My Business
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July 21, 2025
The launch of Puerto Rico’s islandwide drone infrastructure network aims to transform agriculture, public services and economic opportunity through aerial intelligence. (Aerogondo | Dreamstime.com) Puerto Rico’s agricultural and rural sectors have...
DLA Piper Advises Grupo Cox In US$4.2 Billion Iberdrola Mexico Acquisition
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DLA Piper advised Grupo Cox (Cox), a leading Spanish multinational water and energy company, in its acquisition of Iberdrola's assets in Mexico for US$4.2 billion – one of the largest...
'Class war': outsiders moving to Puerto Rico trigger displacement
Tracy Press - California
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Gloria Cuevas thought she would live forever in her pink, century-old house on Puerto Rico's west coast -- but then her landlord decided to transform the home into an Airbnb. Cuevas left her home -- now purple and split in two -- and her beloved...
Puerto Rico bans gender-affirming care for trans people under 21
KTAB - Texas
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July 17, 2025
(The Hill) – Transgender Puerto Ricans under the age of 21 will no longer have access to gender-affirming hormone therapy or surgeries under legislation signed this week by the U.S. territory’s Republican Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón that...
Puerto Ricans hope famous son’s return will also showcase the US island territory
The New Zealand Herald
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July 17, 2025
It’s “completely changed”, the 29-year-old said, as crowds buzzed about La Placita where some bars were slinging Bad Bunny-themed cocktails. “We’re thrilled,” Ayala said. “The tips are through the roof.” The fact that people are coming from across...
Bad Bunny is making Puerto Rico the hottest trip of 2025
AOL
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When we talk about tourism trends, we usually focus on airlines, prices and algorithms. But what if the most significant driver of travel to a destination wasn't an ad campaign or a seasonal super deal, but its people represented by an artist?...
Turismo en Puerto Rico se dispara gracias a Bad Bunny
USA Today
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Bad Bunny impulsa un auge turístico sin precedentes en Puerto Rico. Más que una celebridad, Bad Bunny actúa como embajador cultural: su música y su mensaje posicionan a la isla como un destino emocional y auténtico, más allá de campañas...
Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight Board and the Territory’s Future
Puerto Rico Report
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July 16, 2025
The Subcommittee on Insular and Indian Affairs of the US. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources held a hearing today to assess the progress made by the Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) since the Puerto Rico...
Ricky Martin Steals the Show at Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico Concert
Times News Global
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July 20, 2025
San Juan, Puerto Rico — Ricky Martin experienced a memorable night at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, José Miguel Agrelot, when he attended the fourth concert of Bad Bunny in his native island on July 19, 2025, with his sons Matteo and Valentino....
Centre scrambles to revamp export plan as US tariffs hit India, favour ASEAN
Mint
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August 2, 2025
The development comes on the back of a deadlock in bilateral trade agreement (BTA) negotiations between India and the US, which the two countries have been grappling with since June, as reported by Mint on 11 June. The new plan involves...