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How Christopher Columbus’s Brutal Enslavement of Indigenous Caribbeans Set the Tone For the “New” World
The decades of exploration in the Caribbean and Spanish encounters with indigenous peoples, and the use of enslaved labor in mining, would lead to the cultivation of critical crops—namely, sugar—that would soon come to be developed using enslaved...
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Top windsurfers test their skills at Aloha Classic
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The Maui News - Hawaii
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Kai Lenny, a professional surfer from Maui, competes in the 2025 Aloha Classic at Hookipa Beach Park. The mix keeps growing as the mecca of windsurfing from around the world comes together to compete on Maui’s North Shore at Hoʻokipa Beach Park....
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Tropical Storm Melissa On Path To Become Major CAT-4 Hurricane | Sunny in Central Florida
Tropical Storm Melissa On Path To Become Major CAT-4 Hurricane Tropical Storm Melissa On Path To Become Major CAT-4 Hurricane CAPABLE OF DOING. I’LL PASS AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TURN NOW TO OUR FORECAST. MORE SPECIFICALLY, LET’S TALK ABOUT THE...
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American Racism: A Tragic Legacy Still Impacting Today
By Remo Butler and Robert Bruce Adolph There are few more important topics than the absurd notion, accepted by far too many, that skin color is determinant of character or capability. Geneticists have scientifically proven that homo sapiens...
Owner: Brandon Webb
‘You Can Do This’: Becoming a Nurse Practitioner at 49
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For Elena Prendergast, DNP, APRN, the path to becoming a palliative care nurse practitioner wasn’t straightforward, and she didn’t get there until a month before her 49th birthday. She doubted herself during her training, she told Medscape Medical...
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Chick-fil-A opening new northern Colorado location
The new restaurant joins more than 40 other Chick-fil-A restaurants serving the Denver area. FIRESTONE, Colo. — A new Chick-fil-A has opened in northern Colorado. The new restaurant officially opened on Thursday at 4405 Firestone Blvd. in...
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A timeline of U.S. military strikes on boats off South America and what Congress has said
WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed at least 37 people in nine strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean....
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Eugene K. Pettis Elected Regent Of The American College Of Trial Lawyers
By Carrie Carrie T. Cox Eugene K. Pettis, a Co-Founder and Senior Partner at Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm, has been elected to the 15-member Board of Regents of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL). He will represent Region 7,...
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Daddy Yankee Says He’s ‘Still Under Construction’ During Superstar Q&A at 2025 Latin Music Week
In a historic panel, Daddy Yankee returned to the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Week for a candid conversation with Billboard’s Leila Cobo for the “Superstar Q&A” panel on Wednesday (Oct. 22). Explore See latest videos, charts and news During the...
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Mariah Carey to Lewis Capaldi: Guide to Saadiyat Nights concerts in Abu Dhabi
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The National News
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Since launching in 2024, the Saadiyat Nights concert series has become one of the region’s most distinctive live music events, welcoming an eclectic mix of artists, from John Legend and Michael Buble to Christina Aguilera and Omar Khairat. Held in...
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AP News Summary at 11:06 a.m. EDT
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Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers' Billups charged in sports betting and Mafia-backed poker schemes NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among more than 30 people...
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly on Venezuela, Ukraine, government shutdown and more
WASHINGTON (CBS, KYMA) - Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday on Venezuela. According to Brennan, there was about 10,000 U.S. forces built up in the Caribbean area, either on ships or in Puerto Rico, with...
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Leading conservationists just decided that genetically engineering wild animals is OK – sometimes. They’re right
Do you think we should genetically modify wildlife? What if we could make seabirds resistant to the flu that has been exterminating them en masse, just by tweaking their DNA a smidgen? Or make fish that can shrug off pollution, or coral that can...
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Governor expects partial restoration of Superaqueduct service by weekend
“This isn’t a patch, but a major repair,” Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said. (Facebook via AcueductosPR) Gov. Jenniffer González Colón said Wednesday that repair work on the 72-inch North Coast Superaqueduct (Superacueducto) pipeline is...
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The 2025 40 Under 40
Jared Augenstein Senior Managing Director, Manatt Health Jared Augenstein / Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP Growing up the son of a radiologist and a social worker, Jared Augenstein always had an interest in health care – but he charted his own...
Owner: Jim TenBroek & Scott Peters
Meet the MBA Class of 2027: Ethan J. Hughes, North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler)
“Optimistic, impact-driven, action-oriented data coach. Turning insights into outcomes, and teammates into leaders.” Hometown: Cary, North Carolina Fun Fact About Yourself: I’m a huge board game enthusiast, I’m happy to play any game – the more...
Owner: John A. Byrne
Biggest hurdle for ASCs to overcome from 40 leaders
ASCs are currently experiencing many hurdles such as rising supply costs and staff shortages. Forty ASC leaders told Becker’s all about the biggest obstacles they’re currently facing and how they’re planning to overcome them. The leaders featured...
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New York’s Bold Fight for Public Power
Image by Fré Sonneveld. In the fight for a just transition to renewable energy in the United States, New Yorkers achieved two major legislative wins in 2019 and 2023. Today, the realization of that landmark legislation hinges on whether the...
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Waters bill would protect Head Start from shutdown impacts
Maxine Waters Wave Staff Report WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters has introduced legislation to protect children and families in the Head Start program from the impacts of the ongoing government shutdown. Waters, D-Hawthorne, introduced the...
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Key facts about U.S. Latinos
Latinos are among the fastest-growing racial or ethnic groups in the United States. Between 2000 and 2024, the Latino population nearly doubled, rising from 35.3 million to 68 million. Latinos accounted for more than half of all U.S. population...
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