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These 15 famous beaches also receive the most visitor complaints, study says
SI Live - New York
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June 22, 2025
While those picture-perfect beach destinations might take your breath away on Instagram, the reality can be far from idyllic, a recent study has found. Cloudwards took a deep dive into TripAdvisor reviews for 200 of the world’s most popular...
Puerto Rico Contemplates A Reunion With Spain
CleanTechnica
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June 14, 2025
Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. America’s fake president, a/k/a King Donald I, has a facility for looking at a map of the world and redrawing the boundaries of countries in his mind. In Puerto Rico, some residents have been...
Big $326 million jackpot Tuesday : No tickets sold with all 6 Mega Millions Lottery numbers
Mission Valley News - California
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June 21, 2025
California lottery ticket. (Photo by Alexander Nguyen/Times of San Diego) There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Tuesday’s drawing to $326...
Elder Abuse Workshop Points Out Warning Signs of A Pervasive Problem in the V.I.
St. Thomas Source
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June 7, 2025
Workshop facilitator Keisha Richards leads St. John participants through the warning signs of elder abuse. (Photo by K. Wallace, Love City Strong) In recognition of Elder Abuse Month in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the St. John community group Love...
Works by 2 Alaska authors selected for National Book Festival
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Debbie S. Miller’s “Glaciers are Alive,” and Michael Engelhard’s "Arctic Traverse, A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range" have both been selected to represent Alaska in the National Book Festival in September in Washington, D.C. A...
FSU Biologist Uncovers How Different Coral Reproduction Methods Shape Caribbean Reefs' Future
Newswise
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June 20, 2025
Newswise — A Florida State University ecology and evolutionary biologist has discovered that the reproductive methods of individual coral species play a crucial role in their ability to survive, and even thrive, amid a rapidly changing...
How Much Have Baggage Fees Airlines Changed Since 2024?
Forbes
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Major U.S. airlines have started charging at least $5 more for checked bags since the beginning of 2024. This increase was to help offset rising costs and also help generate more revenue. Consequently, these price changes can alter which is your...
Game-Changing Wind Turbines Harvest Underused Resource Close To The Ground
Forbes
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Winds of Change: Kevin Wolf, CEO and co-founder of Wind HarvestWind Harvest Jimmy Dean, the country musician, actor and entrepreneur, famously said: “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my...
FNM to slash yacht tax rate 'highest in Caribbean-Atlantic'
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 23, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Opposition yesterday pledged to slash a yacht charter tax rate, which the industry has branded "the highest in the Caribbean-Atlantic region", by more than 70 percent in...
Google adds earthquake alerts to Wear OS
DevX
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June 23, 2025
Google is expanding its innovative earthquake alert system to Wear OS smartwatches. This move aims to enhance real-time earthquake detection and safety measures directly from the convenience of your wrist. With this upgrade, Wear OS smartwatch...
AARP funds six Maine projects to improve livability for older adults
News Center Maine
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June 19, 2025
Six towns across Maine received AARP grants to support outdoor access, safety, digital skills and community upgrades. MAINE, USA — Six towns across Maine are receiving support from the 2025 AARP Community Challenge, which awarded grants to 218...
Another way to check the health of a coral reef: Study the microbes in the seawater
Mongabay
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June 17, 2025
An increasingly common way to keep tabs on coral reef health is by measuring microorganisms in the local seawater. Microbial-based coral reef monitoring is excellent at detecting nutrient and health changes on a reef and can draw attention to...
Xaverian Lacrosse Player Thrives In International Tournament
The Tablet - New York
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June 18, 2025
Patrick Cahill, a sophomore on the Xaverian H.S. varsity boys’ lacrosse team, recently played for Team Chile in the Heritage Cup international lacrosse event. (Photos: Courtesy of Peter Cahill) Lacrosse has only been played as a competitive sport...
What Are 'No Touch' Laws, And How Do They Impact Drivers In Your State?
Blavity
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In today’s pervasive media environment, it has become harder and harder to disconnect, log off and interface with the world in front of you without a screen. Unfortunately, this has caused some unsafe motorists to utilize their cell phones even...
Are cruises the ultimate family bonding holiday?
The Independent
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June 17, 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...
Op-Ed: Passport-Free, Culture-Rich: How the USVI Bridges America and the Caribbean
The Virgin Island Consortium
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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% increase over the previous year, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The U.S. Virgin...
88 children at Louisa County camp taken into protective custody
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Iowa
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What hurricane season was like the year you were born What hurricane season was like the year you were born The fast winds, rapid rainfall, and huge storm surges of hurricanes make this natural disaster responsible for hundreds of deaths and...
Commentary: Mukilteo Council to residents, ‘Let them eat cake!’
Lynnwood Times - Washington State
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June 17, 2025
As a councilmember, it is my privilege to spend time understanding city finances and explaining them to our residents who are busy living their lives, assuming we are managing their interests well. We are not. At Monday’s City Council meeting on...
Map: Tracking Hurricane Erick
The New York Times
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June 17, 2025
This storm is no longer being tracked. Erick was a Category 1 hurricane over Mexico Thursday morning Mexico Central Time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The hurricane had sustained wind speeds of 85 miles per hour....
Senate Finance Committee Endangers Even More Medicaid Patients
The American Prospect
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June 17, 2025
Welcome to “Trump’s Beautiful Disaster,” a pop-up newsletter about the Republican tax and spending bill, one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in a generation. Sign up for the newsletter to get it in your in-box. The Senate Finance...