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Feds Fund ‘Abandoned Boats’ Program Nationwide
The SandPaper - New Jersey
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August 13, 2025
More than 300 abandoned and derelict boats across six states and two unincorporated terrorities are earmarked for removal from local waterways under funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program. The...
Heirs’ property: One man’s journey to recover Black wealth in Coastal Georgia
The Current - Georgia
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August 13, 2025
Our newsletters uncover the insights you need to understand the issues facing Coastal Georgia—delivered to your inbox five times a week. In 2011, after a 26-year career in the U.S. Army, Lloyd Byrd heard his ancestors calling. He bought some goats...
Robots return
Trinidad Express
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BRIGHTSTAR Lottery (“Brightstar”) held its fifth Coding and Robotics Rock! Camp in July. Under the theme “Coding Opens Doors,” the immersive technology camp connected youth between 12 and 18 years old from Brightstar’s After School Advantage...
US records more cases of virus prompting Covid-era restrictions in China... as travel warnings take effect
Daily Mail
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August 14, 2025
Cases of the debilitating chikungunya virus sweeping through China are also surging in the US, health officials have warned. CDC officials have reported four more cases this week, bringing the total to 50 cases of chikungunya in the US, all of...
MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – August 4, 2025
I News Cayman
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August 5, 2025
The MPE Caribbean Report Newsletter offers travel, tourism, Caribbean and global news weekly. To share stories, information or intelligence, contact us at [email protected]. August 4, 2025 Jennifer Matarangas King selected to lead USVI Tourism...
Dwight Winston Earns Third Emmy Nomination, Spotlighting the USVI in Global Cinematography
The Virgin Island Consortium
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Dwight Winston, the U.S. Virgin Islands-based aerial cinematographer, has received his third Emmy nomination for his work on CBS’s Survivor, reinforcing his status as one of the Caribbean’s most accomplished visual artists working in global...
Here's when daylight saving time ends in 2025
AZ Central - Arizona
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Daylight saving time shifts clocks forward one hour in spring and back one hour in the fall. DST is observed in most U.S. states, but Arizona, Hawaii and some U.S. territories are exceptions. Daylight saving time begins in March and ends in...
Tsunami Safety in the USVI: Maps, Alerts, How to Prepare
St. Thomas Source
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August 3, 2025
A massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia on July 29 triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific Ocean, serving as a reminder that coastal regions must stay prepared. While the U.S. Virgin Islands were not impacted, seismic...
St. Mary’s Civil Air Patrol Cadets Win National Drone Competition — See Them Aug. 20
The Bay Net - Maryland
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August 11, 2025
Photo Credit: Civil Air Patrol | St. Mary’s Composite Squadron and Esperanza Middle School Flight ST. MARY’S COUNTY, Md. — The Maryland Wing’s St. Mary’s Composite Squadron and the Esperanza Middle School Flight have claimed a national title,...
Pam Martens, Russ Martens – The Billionaires in the Epstein Files and Their Ties to Israel
Brave New Europe
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August 11, 2025
America’s biggest bank, JP Morgan Chase, is at the centre of the Epstein scandal. Pam Martens and Russ Martens are financial journalists. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Picture by Jernej Furman from Slovenia On July 7, the U.S. Department of...
Princeton expands free tuition for families earning up to $250K
NJBIZ - New Jersey
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August 11, 2025
The basics: Princeton broadens free tuition to families earning up to $250K Includes aid for tuition, housing, food, books, personal costs Record number of lower-income, Pell-eligible students enrolled Average financial aid package exceeds $80,000...
Princeton Enhances Financial Aid, Welcomes More Low-Income Students
New Jersey Business Magazine
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August 11, 2025
Higher Ed By Emily Aronson, Office of Communications, Princeton University On Aug 11, 2025 Princeton University has enhanced its financial aid program as it welcomes a first-year class that represents the largest-ever number of lower-income...
Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Erin
The New York Times
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August 11, 2025
Tropical Storm Erin formed in the North Atlantic Ocean Monday morning Eastern time, becoming the latest named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Erin is the fifth named storm to form in the...
Tropical Storm Erin bears watching for the Caribbean and Florida
Virgin Islands Free Press
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August 11, 2025
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Erin formed in the Atlantic Monday morning, and it’s one that forecasters say bears watching — especially for the Caribbean and Florida. The National Hurricane Center’s initial forecast track for the fifth named storm of the...
How Italy adopted a harsher tone on Israel amid public anger over Gaza war
The National News
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Italy, a close Israeli ally in the EU, has adopted a harsher tone on the country in recent weeks as domestic pressure from public opinion over the war in Gaza mounts. Defence Minister Guido Crosetto this week condemned Israel's intention to occupy...
Shooters may have mental health problems in common, but that’s not what’s behind violent attacks, experts say
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 13, 2025
(CNN) — After a random shooting in Austin, Texas, left three people dead, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said that the suspect had past criminal offenses and “serious issues.” The 32-year-old suspect was arrested after police found him naked,...
Hurricane Erin Tracker: See Latest Path, Forecasts and More
The New York Times
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August 11, 2025
Erin was a Category 5 hurricane in the North Atlantic Ocean Saturday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Erin is the fifth named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025. Follow our coverage here. Where...
Ford Plans Business Revolution With Low-Cost Electric Vehicles
Newsweek
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August 11, 2025
Billed as a "Model T moment" by the company, Ford Motor Company CEO Jim Farley today announced that the automaker will invest $5 billion into its electric vehicle future, creating 4,000 jobs. The Ford Model T was produced from 1908 to 1927 and is...
The Billionaires in the Epstein Files and Their Ties to Israel
CounterPunch
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August 11, 2025
Image by Kelly Sikkema. On July 7, the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI released a joint, unsigned memorandum that began with these words: “As part of our commitment to transparency….” The two-page memorandum reveals that these federal...
Iowa State president calls retirement decision ‘bittersweet’
Missouri Farmer Today
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Wendy Wintersteen became the 16th president of Iowa State University on Nov. 20, 2017. The first woman to hold the university’s highest office, Wintersteen has served Iowa State for more than 40 years in several capacities. She began her career...