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US will host biggest sporting events with guests it doesn’t want
Call it big, beautiful timing. On Tuesday, Fifa announced it had taken an office in Trump Tower. On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced he would attend the Club World Cup final. And who could begrudge the US president a little sporting entertainment...

San Rafael kicks off downtown summer farmers market
Ashley Rabinek of San Rafael pushes her 3-year-old son Ryder as her 6-year-old daughter Everly takes a bite of some fresh fruit from the Ponce Farms stand at the Downtown San Rafael Summer Farmers Market on Fourth Street in San Rafael, Calif. on...

ITG Brands Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Charitable Giving and Continued Commitment to Jobs, Communities, and Economic Growth Across the U.S. and Caribbean
GREENSBORO, N.C., June 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ITG Brands, the third-largest company in its sector in the United States, is proudly celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a series of events focused on community giving, employee appreciation,...

Warhol Foundation Announces Spring 2025 Grantees
The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts on July 9 announced the fifty-one recipients of its spring 2025 grants. The foundation will award $4.3 million to visual arts organizations and institutions scattered across twenty-five states and...

Fitchburg native comes home to teach basketball clinic
FITCHBURG — The person least surprised at the success of Nino Hernandez, who grew up in Fitchburg and Gardner, is his mom, Irene Hernandez. “Since he was a toddler he would tell me he would be in the NBA and a basketball player and I always said...

Carlito declares he’s 'Back in Business' after WWE exit
Carlito, one of WWE’s most charismatic performers of the 2000s and a fan favorite during his recent return, has officially parted ways with the company. In a post shared on social media, the 46-year-old wrestler revealed that his contract has...

Spanglish Entertainment Announces Inaugural Spanglish Party Cruise: A Celebration of Music and Culture
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...

Daddy Yankee Splashes Into Summer With Joyous New Song ‘Sonríele’ & Its Music Video
Daddy Yankee, or DY as of recently, is splashing into summer with the joyous, soon-to-be anthem “Sonríele,” which he released on Thursday (July 10). Marking his first release under HYBE Latin America, a division of HYBE — the company behind BTS,...

Carlito says he is back in business, might ‘show up somewhere this weekend’
Not long after Ron “R-Truth” Killings announced his departure from WWE, another notable superstar followed suit: Carlito. On social media, Carlito, who had been working as a comedy sidekick in Judgment Day, revealed that his contract was up in two...

Welcome To Trump And Noem's Feral Emergency Management
Flash flood damage in Travis County, Texas. Video screenshot, KVUE on YouTube Nobody really knows why exactly Donald Trump hates the Federal Emergency Management Agency so much. Maybe he associates FEMA with Puerto Rico, which was never grateful...

Vera Bradley CEO Stepping Down As Company’s Losses Increase
News Release FORT WAYNE — Vera Bradley announced that its Chief Executive Officer Jacqueline Ardrey is leaving the company. The announcement follows reported first-quarter net losses of $33.5 million for Fort Wayne-based company. Jacqueline Ardrey...

‘I’m Back’: Is Daddy Yankee Coming Out of Retirement?
After announcing his retirement and focusing on preaching, Daddy Yankee appears to be mounting a music comeback. The Puerto Rican icon recently teased a new music video that features Nuyorican actor Anthony Ramos. Daddy Yankee was the spark that...

Royal Canin Named Official Nutrition Partner of The Seeing Eye
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...

Without Tourism or Migrants, Including Cubans, the Economy of Tapachula Declines
Revenues from hotels, shops, restaurants, and pharmacies have fallen by almost 30%. Migrants gather near the Comar (Comar) to apply for asylum. / Facebook/Rey Garcia Villa 14ymedio, Angel Salinas, Mexico City, June 11, 2025 — “Some businesses are...
ITG Brands Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with Charitable Giving and Continued Commitment to Jobs, Communities, and Economic Growth Across the U.S. and Caribbean
“Ten years ago, ITG Brands was founded with a bold vision – to challenge convention, operate with purpose, and make a lasting impact,” said Kim Reed, President and CEO of ITG Brands. “We’ve come a long way, thanks to the hard work of our people,...

The Trump administration is using the arts to rewrite history
I’ve written elsewhere about the role the arts have played in both creating and confronting shared identity and ethics across time. Art is a powerful medium. It has the potential to both reflect and to shape collective memory — which is why,...

Building Bridges: Fort Buchanan Strengthens Relations with Elected Officials
FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO– State Representative Angel Morey Noble, from District 6, which includes Guaynabo, Cataño and Bayamón met with Col. John D. Samples, Fort Buchanan commanding officer, and Command Sgt. Maj. Kimberly Bergman-Gándara, the...

Inside four Latin American newsrooms using AI to transform workflows
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...

FISHING ROUNDUP: Busy times on the water include big bass out west
Fishing is reported as excellent around the time of the July full moon, known as the Buck Moon. Shrimp are running in the Halifax River, and redfish, tarpon and snook are active in Ponce Inlet. Now on the main stage, Buck Moon and the Can't Hardly...

Unbeaten Spain complete perfect FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Orleans Stop
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...