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Suspect arrested in killing of Queens man after Bad Bunny concert in Puerto Rico
New York Daily News
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August 16, 2025
Police in Puerto Rico have arrested a suspect who they say fired the fatal gunshot that killed a tourist from Queens who traveled to the island with his girlfriend and friends for a Bad Bunny concert, authorities said. Kalel Jorell Martínez...
Puerto Rico’s Transition Care Ban Is Driving Trans Kids Into Exile
Mother Jones
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August 16, 2025
People take part in the annual Pride Parade in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 5, 2022. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “People are scared...
How to Watch Puerto Rico vs Mexico: Live Stream 2025 Little League World Series, TV Channel
Newsweek
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August 16, 2025
20 Little League teams from around the globe entered Williamsport, aiming to become the 2025 World Series champions, and the action continues on Saturday. A general view from the outfield during a Little League World Series game at Lamade Stadium...
Puerto Rico Investors Ask Appeals Court To Overturn UBS Lawsuit Dismissal
Wealth Management
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August 15, 2025
A Puerto Rico-based duo is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court’s dismissal of their lawsuit against UBS Financial Services. In the suit, Vanessa Santini Hernández and Lourdes González Gutiérrez argued the firm violated their...
For Puerto Ricans on and off the island, Bad Bunny’s concert feels like home
KBRW - Alaska
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August 16, 2025
Bad Bunny's concert, titled "No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí" ("I Don't Want To Leave Here"), is a love letter to Puerto Rico, and especially to the many thousands of Puerto Ricans who've been forced to leave their island in search of economic opportunity...
Puerto Rico at a Crossroads: Navigating Protectionism, Opportunity, and Structural Challenges in a New Economic Era
Harvard Political Review - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
The Trump Administration’s disruption of the global trade order has thrust Puerto Rico into a new landscape of both risk and opportunity. With its strong manufacturing base and strategic position within the United States federal framework, the...
Puerto Rico Sings Along as Bad Bunny Powers a Tourism Boom
LatinAmerican Post
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August 15, 2025
Bad Bunny’s three-month residency has turned Puerto Rico into a living mixtape of music, memory, and movement—drawing fans from around the world, transforming local businesses, and proving that one artist’s story can become a country’s tourism...
For Puerto Ricans on and off the island, Bad Bunny's concert feels like home
WHQR - North Carolina
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August 16, 2025
SAN JUAN, P.R. — Michelle García Mercado stepped off the airplane from Orlando, and her body, finally, felt at ease. She was in Puerto Rico. She was home. "I feel at peace," she said. "I feel happy for the first time in months." She came back to...
For Puerto Ricans on and off the island, Bad Bunny's concert feels like home
KUAF - Arkansas
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August 16, 2025
SAN JUAN, P.R. — Michelle García Mercado stepped off the airplane from Orlando, and her body, finally, felt at ease. She was in Puerto Rico. She was home. "I feel at peace," she said. "I feel happy for the first time in months." She came back to...
Low adoption of solar systems in Puerto Rico condominiums
The Weekly Journal
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The transition to renewable energy is progressing unevenly in Puerto Rico, where condominiums appear to be moving at a slower pace. A study conducted by the Puerto Rico Condominium and Access Control Association revealed that barely 1% of these...
Hurricane Erin strengthens to category 1 as it nears Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
WCTI - North Carolina
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Hurricane Erin has formed in the Atlantic. This marks our first Hurricane of the 2025 season, and on track to become our first Major Hurricane of the year. Wind speeds are already exceeding 75 mph and growing as Category 1 Hurricane Erin barrels...
Discover Puerto Rico Names New CEO
Meetings Today
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Jorge L. Pérez Discover Puerto Rico named Jorge L. Pérez as its new CEO, taking over for Brad Dean, who left the DMO in February to become the president and CEO of Explore St. Louis. Pérez has more than 20 years of economic development and...
Hurricane weakens as it nears Caribbean
The Mining Journal - Michigan
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Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, gives an update on what was then Tropical Storm Erin at the National Hurricane Center on Aug. 14 in Miami. (AP photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3...
St. Pete has its first World Series champions
St. Pete Catalyst - Florida
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August 18, 2025
The Northwest 10U Freedom softball team recently made history by becoming the first from any division to bring a World Series championship home to St. Petersburg. The all-star team finished its historic season with an 8-1 victory over Puerto Rico...
Multi-destination campaign between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic is ready
The Weekly Journal
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The Minister of Tourism of the Dominican Republic, David Collado, reported that the multi-destination campaign with Puerto Rico is ready and that only the launch date remains to be determined, which will be carried out from the Island of...
Collado promotes “Santo Domingo Smiles at You” campaign in Puerto Rico
Dominican Today
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Pexels image Santo Domingo.- Tourism Minister David Collado announced via social media that he is in Puerto Rico promoting the “Santo Domingo Smiles at You” campaign. The initiative aims to showcase the Dominican capital as a vibrant destination...
Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem dance with Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico
Oak Ridger - Tennessee
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Fifteen years in, Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem are keeping things fresh. The Oscar-winning couple shared a fun moment this week as they joined Bad Bunny on stage during the rapper and singer's concert residency in Puerto Rico. "Gracias...
Bristol archive initiative is documenting the history of the borough’s Puerto Rican community
WHYY FM - Pennsylvania
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August 15, 2025
Puerto Ricans ‘set roots’ in Bristol beginning in the ‘50s, ‘60s Berrocal’s family history mirrors that of many other Puerto Rican community members in Bristol and elsewhere in the diaspora. All four of Berrocal’s grandparents were born and raised...
Puerto Rico’s record tourism in ’24 had $18B impact
News is My Business
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August 14, 2025
A breakdown of Puerto Rico’s $18 billion tourism impact in 2024 shows the largest gains in food and beverage sales ($4.6 billion) and lodging ($2.1 billion), reflecting record visitor numbers. (Credit: Tourism Economics) Puerto Rico’s tourism...
Puerto Rico Battles Sargassum with Shovels, Drones, and Sheer Willpower
LatinAmerican Post
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August 14, 2025
As a record tide of sargassum suffocates Puerto Rico’s coastline, ordinary citizens and overwhelmed officials rush to fight decay, protect marine life, and salvage tourism—one rake, one crate, one dawn patrol at a time. A Morning Fight at...