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Who is Arvi Bahal? Indian American to fly to space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket
Financial Express
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Indian-origin Arvinder Singh Bahal, a real estate investor, is all set to fly to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos’s space venture Blue Origin’s next space tourist flight. Born in Agra Bahal, who has become a US citizen by naturalisation, loves...
Meet Arvinder ‘Arvi’ Bahal, Agra-born man to fly to edge of space today on Blue Origin NS-34 mission
Hindustan Times
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August 3, 2025
Arvinder ‘Arvi’ Singh Bahal, an Agra-born globetrotter and real estate investor who lives in the US, will fly to the edge of space onboard Blue Origin's tourism flight NS-34 on August 3. Arvinder 'Arvi' Singh Bahal (centre) with some of the others...
Yankees’ New Bullpen Trio Implodes in Nightmare Debut Against Marlins
Heavy.com
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August 2, 2025
Getty The New York Yankees didn’t just lose a baseball game on Friday night—they suffered a full-on meltdown. And the three pitchers they brought in at the trade deadline were right at the center of it. Jake Bird. David Bednar. Camilo Doval. The...
Payroc Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire BlueSnap
Financial IT
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Payroc WorldAccess, LLC a leading North American merchant acquirer and payment technology provider, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire BlueSnap, a Boston-based global payment orchestration and AR automation platform....
The Jones Act and the Navigation Acts
PR51st
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August 1, 2025
The Jones Act says that shipping between U.S. ports — say between Galveston, Texas, and San Juan, Puerto Rico — must use U.S.-built ships flying under the U.S. flag with an American crew. Ships coming from other countries rather than from U.S....
Indian-origin man to fly to edge of space with Jeff Bezos' venture
Madhyamam
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August 2, 2025
New Delhi: Indian-origin Arvinder Singh Bahal, a real estate investor, is all set to fly to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos’s space venture Blue Origin’s next space tourist flight, reports IANS. Born in Agra Bahal, who has become a US citizen by...
Carlos Correa brings spark to Astros, but production questions linger
The New York Times
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August 3, 2025
BOSTON — Carlos Correa’s second chapter as a Houston Astro started in earnest during the seventh inning of Friday night’s game at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox trailed by one, but runners stood at first and second base with no outs. Right-handed...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to launch Indian-origin investor Arvi Singh Bahal and five others to space on August 3 aboard New Shepard rocket; full crew details and launch timing
The Times of India
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Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, is preparing for its next milestone in commercial spaceflight. On August 3, 2025, the NS-34 mission will carry six civilians on a suborbital journey aboard the reusable New Shepard...
Who is Arvi Bahal? Indian-American who is set to fly to space on Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin's space tourism flight
DNA India
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August 3, 2025
Blue Origin has announced that the mission will launch from West Texas, with the flight window commencing at 7:30 am local time. Arvinder Singh Bahal, famously known as Arvi Bahal, a real estate investor from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, is gearing up for...
Ex-Tigers super utility man traded to Cubs at the deadline
MLive - Michigan
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August 1, 2025
Former Detroit Tigers super utility man Willi Castro is moving to the National League for the first time in his career after being dealt to the Chicago Cubs ahead of Thursday’s MLB trade deadline. The Puerto Rican switch hitter spent the last...
The 10 Best Royal Caribbean Cruises to Book in August
Caribbean Journal
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August 3, 2025
There’s something about August that calls you out to sea. Maybe it’s the final stretch of summer. Maybe it’s the way the Caribbean feels a little quieter, a little warmer, a little more yours. Our editors looked through every Royal Caribbean...
Santini warns PDP’s housing halt proposal could trigger mass exodus
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 1, 2025
New Progressive Party (NPP) Secretary General Jorge Santini warned that the Popular Democratic Party’s (PDP) proposal to halt new housing construction could force over 500,000 Puerto Ricans to leave the island. “The Popular Party told the working...
Carlos Correa’s return to Astros taking him home to Houston
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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August 1, 2025
BOSTON — Carlos Correa wasn't going to waive his no-trade clause for any other MLB team. When the Minnesota Twins told him they would be rebuilding for the rest of the season — and probably beyond — Correa approved a deal sending him back to...
Town launches revolutionary energy project in wake of 2 devastating hurricanes: 'We call it the living lab'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 1, 2025
"We are actively gaining knowledge." by Simon SageAugust 1, 2025 A Puerto Rican town is making strong progress towards solar independence, according to the Guardian. The community of Adjuntas is home to Casa Pueblo, an independent cultural center...
Payroc Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire BlueSnap to Expand its Global Payments Reach and Automate AR at Scale
GlobalFinTechSeries
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July 31, 2025
“Integrating BlueSnap’s orchestration layer with Payroc’s direct-connect network transforms our ability to serve merchants and ISVs at scale.” Read More on Fintech : Reinventing Identity Security in the Age of AI The acquisition creates a unified...
Here are the winning lottery numbers for Aug. 2, 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...
"Son of Sam": "They wouldn't understand what it was to walk in darkness."
CBS News
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This story originally aired on Aug. 11, 2017. It was updated on Aug. 2, 2025. David Berkowitz terrorized New York City by killing six people and wounding seven others in seemingly random shootings from July 1976 to July 1977. In 2017, in his first...
Meet Arvinder ‘Arvi’ Singh Bahal: Agra's real estate investor will join Blue Origin's space tourism flight
Mint
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August 2, 2025
Uttar Pradesh's real estate investor, Arvinder "Arvi" Singh Bahal, is all set to join Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin's upcoming space tourism flight. The flight, NS-34, is part of Blue Origin's New Shepard programme, set to take off from West Texas on 3...
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...
Correa returns to Astros, this time at third base
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 2, 2025
BOSTON -- Carlos Correa wasn’t going to waive his no-trade clause for any other team. But when the Twins told him they would be rebuilding for the rest of the season -- and probably beyond -- Correa OK’d a deal back to Houston, where he still...