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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...
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...
Seminole County things to do, starting July 11
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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July 9, 2025
What’s happening Downtown Longwood Cruise In: Hosted by the City of Longwood, the show will feature more than 100 cars and trucks, 50/50 drawing, food trucks, and music by DJ Don from Cruisin Orlando. 5-8 p.m. July 12, Longwood Historic District,...
Orange County things to do, starting July 11
Orlando Sentinel - Florida
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July 9, 2025
What’s happening Summer family films: Elementary school-aged children and their parents or guardians will see a short film, take a gallery tour and do an art activity in this 90-minute program. Reservations required. 10 a.m. July 11 and July 18,...
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...
Puerto Rico’s solar-powered village: in pictures
The Guardian
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June 30, 2025
In May, the Trump administration announced it would redirect more than $300m in climate grants meant to build out, among other things, rooftop solar projects to fossil fuel plants. Massol Deyá said the move only underscored the importance of Casa...
Anthraquinones from Rheum officinale Ameliorate Renal Fibrosis in Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease
Dove Medical Press
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July 5, 2025
Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are important clinical problems and global health burdens with rising prevalence.1,2 Substantial studies have demonstrated that increasing incidence of AKI and kidney injury...
Three physicians from 2025 class join Adena’s medical staff
Chillicothe Gazette - Ohio
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Three physicians from Adena Health's 2025 residency class have chosen to stay with the health system to begin their professional careers, according to an announcement. The decision was celebrated at a recent graduation ceremony for 15 residents,...
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...
Health alert after plastic found in jerky sticks
WOAI - Texas
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SAN ANTONIO - The USDA has issued a health alert after Riverbend Ranch's ready-to-eat beef jerky sticks were found contaminated with foreign materials such as plastic. According to a public health alert from the United States Department of...
RetrievAir Partners with The Sato Project to Fly Rescue Dogs from Puerto Rico
Pet Age - New Jersey
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June 30, 2025
RetrievAir, a new aviation service revolutionizing pet travel by allowing dogs and cats of all sizes to fly in-cabin alongside their owners, has announced a partnership with The Sato Project, a leading animal rescue organization dedicated to...
Healthy World: Certifying Us, Not Them
Smart Meetings
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July 1, 2025
Your RFPs may routinely ask about a venue’s—or a destination’s—commitment to sustainability. Certifications like LEED, Green Key and Green Globe at hotels and convention centers are now almost routine, thankfully. But turnabout is fair play, so...
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...
GBONEWS: $1,500 Reporting Fellowship Deadline, July 18; Don’t Reform Social Safety Now; NYT Reviews Blame Dem Insurance policies, Not Biden for 2024 Loss; 84 and Marching Once more; Caregiving in New Mexico, Puerto Rico; Research: Legos Could Ease…
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
Concern: 32.10 Posted: June 29, 2025 at 4:26 pm GENERATIONS BEAT ONLINE NEWS E-Information of the Journalists Community on Generations. June 30, 2025 — Quantity 32, Quantity 10 EDITOR’S NOTE: GBONews, e-news of the Journalists Community on...
Upcoming Medicaid Changes in Puerto Rico
PR51st
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June 30, 2025
The future of Medicaid is uncertain. The current administration is working hard to reduce federal funding for the program. It is not yet certain how much funding will be slashed or how the states and territories will adjust to the cuts, but Puerto...
Puerto Rico Repeals Special Authorization Requirement for Nonresident Manufacturers and Distributors
JD Supra - California
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June 28, 2025
In July 2022, the agency formerly known as the Puerto Rico Auxiliary Secretariat for Regulation and Accreditation of Health Facilities (SARAFS), now the Auxiliary Secretariat for the Regulation of Public Health (SARSP), announced that all...
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...
Hollis-Jefferson connects with Filipino youth thru TNT’s free cage clinic
Manila Standard
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July 4, 2025
“TRY to play basketball any chance you get—even when it’s raining.” This is one of the things that former NBA player and three-time PBA Best Import Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (RHJ) shared with children and teen basketball players who participated in...
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...
SIM Health, Puerto Rican nonprofit, breaks ground on its Orlando clinic
WFTV - Florida
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June 28, 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal. SIM Health, a nonprofit healthcare organization based in Puerto Rico, has initiated the construction of its...