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Heat Wave Ignites Puerto Rico’s Air Conditioning Market
The Weekly Journal
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July 8, 2025
The ongoing heat wave has triggered a spike in air conditioner sales and installations across Puerto Rico. Despite rising prices due to tariffs, merchants and technicians told EL VOCERO that there is enough inventory to meet the current demand. In...
Airbnb Reports 140% Surge in Searches Due to Bad Bunny Residency in Puerto Rico
The Weekly Journal
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July 8, 2025
Bad Bunny’s musical residency, which kicks off this Friday at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Hato Rey, has triggered a more than 140% increase in Airbnb searches across the Island for the event dates compared to the same period in 2024....
New Orleans & Company Partners With Mindtrip To Help Visitors Experience The Perfect Getaway
Breaking Travel News
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July 9, 2025
Mindtrip, an AI-powered platform that empowers everyone to travel differently, today announced a B2B partnership with New Orleans & Company to transform the DMO’s inspiring content into personalized and actionable trip plans for visitors. From the...
No Immediate Cuts to Medicaid in Puerto Rico, But Concerns Linger
The Weekly Journal
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Although the recently approved "Big Beautiful Bill" (BBB) does not impose immediate Medicaid cuts in Puerto Rico, healthcare industry sources are concerned about what might happen once the current allocated funds—set to expire in 2027—run out, and...
Adidas Is Hiring For Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rico Residency This Summer—Here’s How To Apply
Secret Los Angeles - California
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July 8, 2025
Getty Images for Vogue / Marc Piasecki If you’re a Bad Bunny fan, bilingual in Spanish, and free this summer, then you may be eligible for a once-in-a-lifetime job opportunity with adidas! They’ve just posted a new job listing for a Bilingual...
Rum tax supporting USVI, Puerto Rico bonds raised
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 8, 2025
USVI Gov Albert Bryan, Jr, left, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, right, meeting to discuss permanent raise of rum cover over rate supporting USVI bonds and Puerto Rico contingent vehicle instruments. The U.S. government permanently increased the rum...
Going to Bad Bunny’s Residency in Puerto Rico? Here’s the Ultimate Travel Guide
Billboard
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July 8, 2025
If there’s one place in the world to experience the full gravitational pull of one of Latin music’s most magnetic superstar today — Bad Bunny — it’s at San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, commonly referred to as “El Choli” by...
Legacy Business Spotlight: LEMOINE
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 8, 2025
— ESTABLISHED 1975 — With offices in seven states and Puerto Rico, LEMOINE provides a full suite of services, from infrastructure to building construction, disaster response and recovery, and comprehensive project and program services. ‘LEMOINE’s...
How Trump’s Policies Are Reshaping Immigration Enforcement in Puerto Rico
American Renaissance
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July 7, 2025
In Barrio Obrero, a predominantly Dominican neighborhood in Puerto Rico, the chilling effect of unprecedented immigration raids in the U.S. territory has been paralyzing. With homes and businesses desolate, a truck with speakers has been cruising...
From Yale’s ivory tower to the Statue of Liberty, Bad Bunny puts Puerto Rico, politics on the agenda
Connecticut Public Radio
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July 7, 2025
As if Bad Bunny was not making enough headlines with his Puerto Rico residency starting this Friday, the worldwide reggaeton sensation dropped the long-awaited music video for the opening track of his most-recent, most-Puerto Rican album, DeBÍ...
New Orleans & Company Partners With Mindtrip To Help Visitors Experience The Perfect Getaway To New Orleans, Powered By AI
TMCNet
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July 8, 2025
From spotlighting the city's rich history and legendary jazz clubs to buzzworthy restaurants, local hangouts, and vibrant festivals, Mindtrip's AI platform will help travelers discover the magic of New Orleans with actionable and personalized trip...
More flash floods forecasted to hit Texas and immigration enforcement in Puerto Rico: Morning Rundown
NBC News
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July 7, 2025
The National Weather Service is warning more flash floods could hit central Texas. This summer’s big sales events could offer some of the best pre-tariffs bargains. Trump's policies are reshaping immigration enforcement in Puerto Rico. Here’s what...
Cirsa's IPO Aims High with €2.52 Billion Valuation at €15 Per Share
Top News
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Cirsa, a prominent player in the gambling sector backed by Blackstone, is set to debut on the Spanish stock market, marking a significant milestone in its financial journey. The Initial Public Offering (IPO) targets a valuation of €2.52 billion,...
Differing views on the impact of Trump’s fiscal plan on Puerto Rico
Metro World News
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July 7, 2025
While Puerto Rican congresswoman Nydia Velázquez denounced that the approval of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” represents a direct attack on the most vulnerable, Puerto Rico’s governor, Jenniffer González Colón, defended the measure...
How to Achieve $100,000 of Financial Fulfillment and Escape the Social Security Time Bomb
The Weekly Journal
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July 7, 2025
How Investors Can Balance Today's Pressures with Tomorrow's Dreams In an era marked by global uncertainty, rising living costs, and rapid technological disruption, fellow Puerto Ricans, as well as most in the United States, cannot rely on Social...
How Trump's policies are reshaping immigration enforcement in Puerto Rico
NBC News
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July 6, 2025
In Barrio Obrero, a predominantly Dominican neighborhood in Puerto Rico, the chilling effect of unprecedented immigration raids in the U.S. territory has been paralyzing. With homes and businesses desolate, a truck with speakers has been cruising...
Ponce Financial: Still Holding Firm On My Neutral Assessment
Seeking Alpha
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July 6, 2025
Ponce Financial Group has shown strong growth in deposits, loans, and profitability, outperforming the S&P 500 since my last review. Valuation is a concern: the stock trades at a high P/E multiple (30.3), making it expensive compared to peers and...
New Hospital May Be Coming To Branford, Company Says
Patch
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July 7, 2025
Posted Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 12:23 pm ET|Updated Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 5:41 pm ET BRANFORD, CT — If all goes to plan, an inpatient rehabilitation hospital may open in Branford. Birmingham, AL-based Encompass Health is submitting a Certificate of Need...
US charges 2 men over $650M OmegaPro crypto scam
Coin Telegraph
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July 9, 2025
The US has charged two men, alleging they operated and promoted a crypto investment scheme called OmegaPro that defrauded investors out of over $650 million. The Department of Justice said on Tuesday that it unsealed an indictment in a federal...
Guest Oped: EPA is Cleaning Up Trenton’s Historic Potteries Site
The Trentonian - New Jersey
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July 9, 2025
By Michael Martucci, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2 If you grew up in Trenton, you may remember the tall brick smokestacks and kilns that dotted the skyline. The East Trenton and Top Road neighborhoods were...