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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...
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...
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...
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...
Gameday Men’s Health in Nashua gives men a chance to get their mojo back
Manchester Ink Link - New Hampshire
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July 8, 2025
Clinical Director Nicole Biehle and General Manager Justin Veverka at Gameday Men’s Health in Nashua, NH, on July 3, 2025. Photo / Dan Splaine Photography NASHUA, NH – From Ponce de Leon searching for The Fountain of Youth, to Tom Brady switching...
USDA issues health alert for beef jerky sticks over plastic contamination
KHGI - Nebraska
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for ready-to-eat beef jerky stick products that may be contaminated with plastic. The alert affects "RIVERBEND RANCH...
K-Pop concert cut short as extreme heat sends fans to the hospital: 'We just started seeing people slowly start to go down'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 7, 2025
Concertgoers endured hours of high temperatures with limited shade and unclear guidelines on water access. by Geri MilevaJuly 7, 2025 Extreme heat forced a Stray Kids concert at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., to end early on June 23. WJLA...
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...
How to protect your health if a disaster strikes your community
Grist Magazine
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July 7, 2025
This is part of the Disaster 101 toolkit, a comprehensive guide to extreme weather preparation, response, and recovery. Jesse Merrick was living in Alabama in 2017 when the Thomas Fire swallowed up his mother’s house in Southern California....
Headlands Research acquires Puerto Rico’s clinical research site
Clinical Trials Arena
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July 4, 2025
Headlands Research has acquired Puerto Rico’s clinical research site, CMRCenter (CMRC), for an undisclosed sum. This strategic move broadens Headlands’ reach to 22 locations covering Canada, the US, and Puerto Rico, and provides biopharma sponsors...
Bridging the Gap: Aligning Drug Development with Real-World Clinical Needs in Oncology
BioSpace
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July 7, 2025
Protocol design has become increasingly complex, often including a growing number of endpoints, eligibility criteria and study procedures. Notably, 90% of protocols require at least one substantial amendment2. These scientific complexities are...
The End Of The Golden Age Of Master’s Degrees
Forbes
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Last week marked the end of the Golden Age of Master’s Degrees. For with the passage of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, Congress hit higher education where it will hurt most: ending federal student loans that allowed schools to turn...
Thomas Hearns Issues Health Update After Hip Surgery at 66
Essentially Sports
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July 6, 2025
In a sport where punches fade but legacies linger, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns remains a name etched in gold. A man who delivered fireworks in the ring with lightning jabs and a right hand that could rattle steel, Hearns was never one to back...
After leaving the military, NPR’s public service mission gave us a new opportunity to serve
Poynter
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July 9, 2025
Federal funding for public broadcasting has been in the headlines in recent months, most recently because the House passed a bill that would revoke funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that Congress has already approved. But when we...
Can you buy weed with a credit card? It's complicated.
Yahoo Finance
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Whether you regularly purchase cannabis edibles or dabble in tinctures, it feels like weed is everywhere now. About 75% of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal for recreational or medical use, and 79% of Americans live in a county...
Spokane cook Suwanee Lennon lands spot as contestant on PBS ‘Great American Recipe’
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Spokane cook Suwanee Lennon admits initial nerves about facing TV cameras for “The Great American Recipe” on PBS. Lennon landed a spot among eight contestants in the show’s fourth season, scheduled locally at 6 p.m. Friday. Other weekly segments...
Roff: Peeling back the curtain on energy producer lawsuits
Longview News-Journal - Texas
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Under Joe Biden, filing lawsuits against energy producers and accusing them of harming the environment was cool. Under Donald J. Trump’s America First energy policy, not so much. The “David vs. Goliath” narrative has collapsed on the altar of...
TCA Professional Driver of the Year Walter Jackson: ‘It all started with a smear of grease and a wooden spoon’
The Trucker
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July 9, 2025
Walter Jackson, an independent Landstar owner-operator, is one of the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) five Professional Drivers of the Year for 2025. Landstar shared his story in a recent blog post: “It all started 46 years ago, when I was...
Companies Behind the Esencia Project in Puerto Rico Leave a Global Trail of Damage
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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July 2, 2025
The five foreign companies behind the Esencia megaproject in Cabo Rojo, on Puerto Rico’s southwest coast, have left a trail of environmental destruction and community disputes in the ecologically sensitive areas where they’ve developed previous...
Third Locally Acquired Dengue Case Confirmed on Florida's Southeast Coast
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)With the mosquito season underway in the United States, Florida health authorities have recently reported the third locally acquired case of dengue fever in Brevard County. As of July 8, 2025, the Florida Department of...