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Five LGBTQ-Friendly Caribbean Destinations
Out South Florida
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Let’s face it, some of our Caribbean neighbors don’t have the best reputation or the most advanced views when it comes to our community. Countries such as Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Grenada maintain anti-gay legislation and hostile cultural climates....
Etoro Unlocks 50+ Cryptoassets For US Users
MENAFN
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June 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) Trading and investing platform, eToro , announced the continued expansion of their cryptoasset offering to U.S. users. With the addition of 34 more cryptoassets, US users now have the ability to trade more than 50...
AARP Commits Thousands of Dollars to Strengthen 5 Communities Across Mississippi
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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$58,500 in grants aims to help residents of all ages, especially older adults, improve how they live, move, and stay connected in their neighborhoods through innovative local projects JACKSON, Miss., June 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP has...
How sustainable is your sunscreen?
The Reflector
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June 26, 2025
How well does your sunscreen protect you and the environment? Bella Coco With the weather getting warmer and the UV getting higher, more Albertans are grabbing their swimsuits and heading to popular lake destinations such as Lake Louise, Sylvan...
Bipartisan coalition calls for legislation to curb contraband cell phones in prisons
The Delta Discovery - Alaska
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June 27, 2025
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general, calling on Congress to pass federal legislation allowing states to deploy cell phone jamming systems in prisons. The bill aims to disrupt inmates’ ability...
Gov. Bryan Nominates Xavier A. Acevedo to WAPA Governing Board
St. Thomas Source
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June 26, 2025
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has nominated Xavier A. Acevedo to serve on the Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA), representing the District of St. Croix. The nomination was submitted today to Senate President Milton...
Vermont video production students to compete in national competition
WCAX - Vermont
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June 20, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s showtime for aspiring producers, directors, and actors at the River Valley Tech Center in Springfield. Video production students at the center get hands-on access to top-of-the-line video and audio tools to craft a...
Thank you for the veto, now let’s squarely address Mukilteo’s challenges
Lynnwood Times - Washington State
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June 25, 2025
Thank you, Mayor Marine, for vetoing the councilmanic sales tax. Now let’s turn our attention to other pressing matters facing the city. We need 10% cuts immediately – as I outlined in detail last September and October, both at the dais and in...
Shoals names chief legal officer
Nashville Post - Tennessee
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Shoals Technologies Group has announced today the addition of Bobbie L. King, Jr., as chief legal officer and corporate secretary. A release does not note if King replaces an individual or if the role is new to the company. King brings more than...
Map: Tracking Post-Tropical Cyclone Andrea
The New York Times
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June 24, 2025
Andrea was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean late Tuesday Atlantic time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The post-tropical cyclone had sustained wind speeds of 35 miles per hour. Andrea was not expected...
Summer reads from the Western community
Western University
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June 24, 2025
If your summer travels aren’t taking you far this year, books from authors within the Western community have you covered – whisking you from the highlands of Scotland to a historical train ride in France or off into a mystical forest and on to the...
Plaskett Applauds Passage of DiasporaLink Act, Again
St. Thomas Source
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June 23, 2025
This week, Congresswoman Plaskett’s (D-VI-AL) HR 1737, the “DiasporaLink Act”, passed through the House of Representatives by voice vote. The Bill, re-introduced in March with her Republican colleague Congressman Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1), requests an...
From Nuclear Power to Empowering People: Meet MMN1 Valdez
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 24, 2025
Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) 1st Class Eduardo Valdez, a native of Bridgeton, New Jersey, serves as a nuclear field coordinator with Navy Talent Acquisition Group Miami. Valdez reported to the command in May and serves as the primary point of...
Map: Tracking Tropical Depression Sepat
The New York Times
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June 23, 2025
Sepat weakened to a tropical depression in the Philippine Sea early Wednesday Japan time, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. The tropical depression had sustained wind speeds of 35 miles per hour. All times on the map are Japan time....
AARP Commits Thousands of Dollars to Strengthen 7 Communities Across Pennsylvania
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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$73,664 in grants aims to help residents of all ages, especially older adults, improve how they live, move, and stay connected in their neighborhoods through innovative local projects HARRISBURG, Pa., June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP announced...
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...
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...
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...
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...