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Stateless Palestinian woman 'treated like cattle' by US immigration
The National News
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A stateless Palestinian woman who grew up in the US was released this week from American immigration detention after four months in custody. Ward Sakeik, 22, a resident of Texas whose family is originally from Gaza, was arrested by Immigration and...
U.S. Virgin Islands: A Key Caribbean Location
Business Facilities
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June 19, 2025
The Wilfred “Bomba” Allick Port and Transshipment Center is located in the South Shore Trade Zone in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. (Credit: Courtesy Virgin Islands Port Authority) The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), a U.S. territory located in the...
Newlywed shackled by ICE officers after her US honeymoon, says ‘moved like cattle’
The Indian Express
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July 5, 2025
A newlywed Palestinian woman from Texas says she was shackled, denied food and water, and “moved around like cattle” during nearly five months in US immigration custody, all for being stateless.Ward Sakeik, 22, who has lived in the United States...
DLCA Orders Cease and Desist Against Keon Rawlins for Unauthorized Land Surveying in the U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Island Consortium
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The V.I. Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs has issued a cease and desist order against Keon Rawlins, acting both in his personal capacity and as the operator of KER Engineering, for engaging in unauthorized land surveying activities...
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Texas man returns from honeymoon alone after wife is arrested by ICE in US Virgin Islands
The Independent
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June 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Accessibility is the law. It’s also the right thing to do | opinion
Milford Daily News - Massachusetts
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Outdoor accessibility faces challenges regarding distance, affordability and fundamental barriers for people with disabilities. Organizations can improve outdoor accessibility by learning from one another, improving existing spaces, and advocating...
2025 Utah Great Reads from Great Places
ETV News - Utah
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July 5, 2025
Utah Humanities Press Release Morgan Sjogren’s Path of Light: A Walk Through Colliding Legacies of Glen Canyon and Emily Inouye Huey and Kaye Kang’s Wat Kept Playing selected to Utah at National Book Festival in Washington, DC. The Utah Center for...
The U.S. Virgin Islands and the Future of Caribbean-American Travel Relations
Caribbean Journal
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June 12, 2025
As global travel continues its robust rebound, the Caribbean stands at a pivotal moment. In 2024, the region welcomed over 34 million visitors, a 14 percent increase over the previous year, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The U.S....
Paradise Lost: Jeffrey Epstein’s Legacy Still Clouds the U.S. Virgin Islands
KMVU FOX26 - Oregon
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When Jeffrey Epstein purchased Little Saint James, the teardrop-shaped island south‑east of St. Thomas, in the late 1990s, he was seen as a mere oddity. A one-time math teacher who claimed to manage the fortunes of billionaires, he told U.S....
Map: Tracking Tropical Depression Three
The New York Times
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July 4, 2025
Three was a tropical depression in the North Atlantic Ocean Friday evening Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Forecasters said they expect the depression to become Tropical Storm Chantal this weekend. Forecast...
Dedication ceremonies and Unveiling of UGRR historical markers set for July 10
People’s Defender - Ohio
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July 4, 2025
By Tom Cross The Appalachian Freedom Heritage Tourism Initiative has reached a significant milestone in its mission to document the region’s Underground Railroad history, with an additional eight verified sites now officially listed on the...
US seeking deep-sea miners interested in leasing American Samoa's seabed
The Pacific Island Times
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. is soliciting interest from prospective companies to lease American Samoa's seabed for deep-sea mining, amid a petition launched by advocacy groups seeking to halt the plan. There are only a few days left for the public to comment on the...
Engineering Coral Reefs of the Future
Inside Climate News
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June 9, 2025
ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands—Thirty-five feet deep in clear turquoise waters, a three-foot-long yellow underwater robot maneuvers over a coral reef at a popular snorkeling site named Tektite. At the surface, computer scientist Yogesh Girdhar and...
ICE arrested a Palestinian newlywed after her honeymoon. Five months later, she’s free
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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...
Kirk Callwood is New EDA Associate Managing Director
St. Thomas Source
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July 2, 2025
To assist the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority in its mandate to aid the Government of the Virgin Islands in its duties to develop the economy of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Kirk Callwood joined the VIEDA as Associate Managing Director,...
USF researchers lean on Bay Area beach erosion lessons to help coastal ecosystems across the globe
FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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USF researchers are helping coastal communities around the world by applying lessons learned from Bay Area beach erosion. FOX 13's Jennifer Kveglis reports. TAMPA, Fla. - USF researchers are using knowledge of the Bay Area's beach erosion and...
This south Louisiana company has found success building metal studs. Here's how.
Nola - Louisiana
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After he left Georgia Tech in 2019 with a degree in mechanical engineering, Mateo Atwi returned to New Iberia and started a business with his brother Tiago creating buildings out of shipping containers. They built some modules for a medical clinic...
South Dakota Office of Licensing and Accreditation (OLA) Implements New MIS from RedMane Technology
The Bulletin - Kansas
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June 11, 2025
CHICAGO, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- South Dakota Office of Licensing and Accreditation (OLA) recently launched its new Management Information System (MIS) that modernizes and enhances provider licensing and accreditation processes for state...
Teaching STEM and AI Through Farming
Tech & Learning
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June 9, 2025
Farming has always been a high-tech endeavor, says Scott Stump, CEO of The National FFA Organization, formerly Future Farmers of America. “Agricultural education really was STEM before STEM was an ubiquitous icon for all things science,...