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Royal Canin Named Official Nutrition Partner of The Seeing Eye
The Bulletin - Kansas
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July 9, 2025
Since 1929, The Seeing Eye has served as a pioneer of the guide dog movement. ST. LOUIS, July 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ROYAL CANIN® U.S., a global leader in pet health nutrition and one of the billion-dollar brands of Mars, Incorporated, announced...
Spanglish Entertainment Announces Inaugural Spanglish Party Cruise: A Celebration of Music and Culture
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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PORT CANAVERAL, Fla., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Get ready to set sail on an unforgettable journey of music, culture, and community! Spanglish Entertainment is thrilled to announce its First Annual Spanglish Party Cruise aboard the Carnival...
A Connecticut-Puerto Rico Trade Commission
PR51st
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June 13, 2025
Connecticut has the largest percentage of Puerto Rican population of any state. The 300,000 or so people of Puerto Rican heritage living in Connecticut make up 8% of the total population and just about half of the state’s Hispanic residents. So it...
Are tariffs, Canadian relations affecting Daytona summer tourism?
Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida
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DAYTONA BEACH — Even with thunderstorms as a backdrop, the Fourth of July holiday fulfilled expectations as one of the biggest tourism weekends of the year in Daytona Beach, amid a summer season shadowed by economic and international travel...
Connecticut-Puerto Rico Commission
PR51st
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June 13, 2025
Connecticut has the largest percentage of Puerto Rican population of any state. The 300,000 or so people of Puerto Rican heritage living in Connecticut make up 8% of the total population and just about half of the state’s Hispanic population. So...
Inside four Latin American newsrooms using AI to transform workflows
World Association of News Publishers
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July 11, 2025
Over the course of three months, 16 newsrooms from eight countries in the region took part in the first edition of the LATAM Newsroom AI Catalyst – a free accelerator programme run by WAN-IFRA and sponsored by OpenAI. The initiative aims to...
Unbeaten Spain complete perfect FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Orleans Stop
FIBA Basketball
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ORLEANS (France) - Powerhouse Spain made it two titles from two stops as the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series 2025 resumed in thrilling fashion in Orleans on July 9-10. Here's what happened at the seventh stop of the season. The winner: Spain Spain endured...
Ponce Bank and CUNY partner to award scholarships to 14 undergraduates
Bronx Times-Reporter - New York
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June 20, 2025
Ponce Bank awarded scholarships to 14 CUNY students. Photo via Getty Images Ponce Bank and the City University of New York (CUNY) have teamed up to award 14 scholarships to undergraduate students from low- and moderate-income communities. The...
The Year Arms Contractors Stopped Sponsoring Pride
Inkstick Media
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July 10, 2025
This year, corporations across the country have quietly pulled their sponsorship from local pride parades. Companies that once faced criticism for surface-level allyship — changing their logos to rainbow colors during Pride month, for instance —...
Berlanga vs Sheeraz: Trash-Talk Showdown Before a High-Stakes US Debut
Boxing News 24/7
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July 10, 2025
Super middleweight contender and former world title challenger Edgar Berlanga might not be the best fighter in the world, or even the best at his weight class, but Berlanga sure is up there when it comes to the best trash-talkers of the sport...
Open & Shut: Milloh!; Bodega & Vino; The Cocktail Coach
Baltimore - Maryland
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July 10, 2025
OPEN Milloh!: Maybe it’s a twin thing, maybe it’s inherently the road you take when your family is in the restaurant business. Elmer Rodgriguez, the younger twin brother to Marvin by seven minutes, grew up making pupusas and other Salvadoran...
Oil companies divide Indigenous Amazon communities where the state fails to show up
Environmental Health News
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June 27, 2025
In Ecuador’s Amazon, oil companies have taken over the roles of health providers, educators, and employers — fracturing Indigenous communities and undermining their autonomy in the process. Emilia Paz y Miño and Isabela Ponce report for Mongabay...
28 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Midsommarfest, Puerto Rican Parade, Taste Of Randolph And More
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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June 12, 2025
CHICAGO — Spend the weekend celebrating Puerto Rican culture in Humboldt Park at the Puerto Rican Fest and Parade, exploring some of the city’s best eats at Taste of Randolph or enjoying street fest season with Andersonville’s hallmark...
After Brawling With Fans, Former NBA Player DeMarcus Cousins Suspended From Puerto Rican Basketball League
Black Enterprise
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June 12, 2025
He was also fined and his contract voided from basketball team After brawling with fans at a professional Puerto Rican basketball game, former NBA player DeMarcus Cousins has been suspended, and his contract with his team has been voided....
“I Thought I Was Going to Die”: The High Cost of Surviving Cancer in Puerto Rico
The Weekly Journal
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A toothache and persistent stomach discomfort were the initial signs. Ailments that for many could be resolved with a painkiller or a visit to the dentist, but for two individuals in Puerto Rico, they marked the beginning of an unexpected journey....
Some Puerto Ricans Want the Territory to Leave U.S. and Join Spain
Fodors Travel Guide
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June 12, 2025
Island residents are debating the future of the U.S. territory. The political status of Puerto Rico has been an unsolved question for over a century. The island is a U.S. territory in the Atlantic Ocean with more than 3 million residents, all of...
Trump Policies Deepen Exclusion at the University of Puerto Rico
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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June 12, 2025
“Greñuda y acomplejada” (“Frizzy-haired and insecure”). This racist and misogynistic insult concludes each of the six stanzas of anonymous verses directed at Professor Ísar Godreau of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) campus in Cayey. This...
Bishops in Puerto Rico Push Back Against ICE Raids, Deportations
National Catholic Register
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The bishop’s statement was met with applause by those present, including Archbishop Roberto González Nieves of San Juan and Bishop Rubén Antonio González Medina of Ponce. As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increases its raids and...
Health Law LL.M. from Loyola Chicago boosts career of Puerto Rican lawyer
The National Jurist
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June 12, 2025
For Manuel Surillo, becoming a lawyer was never part of the plan. Growing up in Mayagüez, a small coastal town on the west side of Puerto Rico, he had no intention of following in his parents’ footsteps. They were both lawyers and ran a family...
Mother, daughter join forces for local pets
Sampson Independent - North Carolina
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July 10, 2025
Jenny Velez and Katiana Irizarry are a mother-daughter tandem who have a deep love for animals. Velez, a veteran, is the owner of Noah’s Ark Pet Spa, a business that she started in her garage five years ago. Located at 919 College St. in Clinton...