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Caribbean Corals: Bleaching ravages a region built on reefs as aid falls short
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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(Centro de Periodismo Investigativo), Bleached corals at Santa Monica Rock, British Virgin Islands, last November. Some corals have recovered since then as the waters cooled in the winter months, but others died. Though this year is slightly...
Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell Planned 'Dossier' on Accuser
Newsweek
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August 7, 2025
Prince Andrew and Ghislaine Maxwell's emails showed them working together on a dossier to "leak to the media" about Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, according to a new book. Andrew Lownie's biography of the prince, Entitled, is due out on...
How Limetree Bay Refinery Impacted Poverty in St. Croix
Borgen Magazine
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August 7, 2025
FORT COLLINS, Colorado — St. Croix is a Caribbean island and a territory under the U.S. It is the largest of the Virgin Islands with a rich in historical sites and vibrant landscapes. It has been controlled by around seven different nations,...
BYU Roundup: Women’s volleyball picked to win Big 12
Daily Herald - Utah
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1 / 3 BYU volleyball players celebrate a point during a Big 12 women's volleyball match against Arizona State at the Smith Fieldhouse on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. Courtesy BYU Photo 2 / 3 BYU's Brinley Cannon (left) approaches the basket in a Big...
'Skeevy' Epstein gave us the creeps: AI experts recall bizarre island visit
Raw Story
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August 6, 2025
Twenty-three years ago, pioneers in artificial intelligence received an invitation to a Caribbean conference funded by “some rich guy.” Now there is dismay among those who attended the three-day St. Thomas Common Sense Symposium in the U.S. Virgin...
They fled 'political hell' at home. But super-rich Americans who bought golden passports have ruined their lives... and are begging for a way back
Daily Mail
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August 9, 2025
They're ditching the Stars and Stripes for palm trees and passports — but life in 'paradise' is proving to be far more complicated than a beachfront cocktail. A growing number of Americans are fleeing the political mayhem of Donald Trump's second...
Following the USDA's food and farm funding
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Seattle, WA (Grist) In the first seven months of President Donald Trump's second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed -- especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government...
Comer tests House subpoena power as Epstein investigation expands to Clintons
The Gazette - Colorado
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A wide and politically explosive investigation into the Epstein files has reached former President Bill Clinton, providing a fresh test of presidential cooperation with House subpoenas. Clinton, who had ties to the late convicted sex offender, is...
Key Changes to National Hurricane Center Forecasts for the 2025 Hurricane Season
KSLA - Louisiana
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August 6, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - In an effort to streamline and better communicate tropical threats to the public, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has made changes to the alerts and maps you’ll see this season. Experimental cone continues A new cone was...
Guam among priority areas for NOAA's submerged wreckage removal program
The Pacific Island Times
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August 6, 2025
By Pacific Island Times News Staff Salvage crews will be mobilized in Guam later this year to retrieve abandoned and derelict vessels left to disintegrate in the waters. Guam is among the eight U.S. jurisdictions prioritized by the National...
Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here’s what’s been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected
Grist Magazine
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August 6, 2025
In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government staffers were...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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August 5, 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...
Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here’s what’s been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected
Grist Magazine
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August 6, 2025
In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food. Thousands of government staffers were...
Mapped: States With the Most U.S. Billionaires in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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August 6, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Mapped: States With the Most U.S. Billionaires in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a...
Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Henriette
The New York Times
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August 6, 2025
By The New York Times Aug. 6, 2025 Henriette was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean late Tuesday Hawaii time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Henriette is the eighth named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in...
LSU women’s basketball unveils 2025-26 schedule
ESPN 103.7 Lafayette & 104.1 Lake Charles - Louisiana
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August 5, 2025
BATON ROUGE — The LSU women’s basketball team has announced its complete schedule for the 2025-26 season. Kim Mulkey’s team will play 15 home games (plus two exhibitions) and 12 road games, along with a handful of neutral-site contests in the...
FHA loan requirements: FHA loans explained
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 6, 2025
Miljan Zivkovic // Shutterstock FHA loan requirements: FHA loans explained Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans are a popular choice for first-time homebuyers and other borrowers who, for a variety of reasons, may have a hard time qualifying...
Montana Joins Other States in Establishing New Rights Over Brain Data
Governing
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August 1, 2025
More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person’s health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive functioning....
ICE officers facing 830% increase in assaults compared to this time last year, feds say
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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August 4, 2025
Federal immigration officers and agents are facing an 830% increase in assaults since August 2024, federal officials said Monday. News of the marked increase in assaults on federal officers came as officials on Monday announced the arrest of a...
Global epidemic alarm as China virus spreads to new country in record-shattering outbreak
Daily Mail
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August 8, 2025
The virus spreading in China that has prompted Covid-era quarantines and restrictions is spreading, reaching a new country this week as cases surpass 10,000. Taiwan reported its first confirmed case of mosquito-borne chikungunya fever, the...