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Bad Bunny’s Net Worth: What He Spends Millions On Might Surprise You

Bad Bunny’s meteoric rise isn’t just a headline—it’s proof of how talent and strategy can pay off big. With two world-spanning 2022 tours alone fueling an $88 million year, his bank account has very little to complain about. But what makes this figure more interesting is what he does with…

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$Ex-NBA star DeMarcus Cousins ejected after ugly fracas with fans in Puerto Rico$

Ex-NBA star DeMarcus Cousins ejected after ugly fracas with fans in Puerto Rico

DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from a game in Puerto Rico on Monday after a heated confrontation with a fan and a hostile exit that nearly escalated into chaos

The Guardian - US

DeMarcus Cousins Had to Be Held Back After Fans Threw Drinks at Him

Cousins is currently playing for the Guaynabo Mets of Puerto Rico’s professional basketball league.

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El Buki Is Back: Marco Antonio Solís Reveals 2025 U.S. Tour with Emotional Message to Fans

The Mexican artist announced 18 dates in 14 cities across the United States and Puerto Rico. El Buki hasn't faced the same visa issues as other Mexican artists.

Latin Times

Record-breaking piles of sargassum seaweed wash up on Caribbean beaches, with more on the way

Record amounts of sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea and ending up on beaches from Puerto Rico to Guyana — but scientists aren't sure why there's so much of it in the first place.

LiveScience

Two Miss Universes and a Telenovela Superstar to Choose U.S. Latina Representative for Miss Universe in New Telemundo Reality Show

Alicia Machado (Venezuela, 1996) and Zuleyka Rivera (Puerto Rico, 2006), alongside beloved telenovela superstars Aracely Arámbula and Jacqueline Bracamontes lead the new Telemundo reality show.

Latin Times

A mystery wave of seaweed is causing a stink in the Caribbean

The brown algae is blanketing shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana

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“Synths are kind of like a maze you know? It can take forever to really understand them - I still don't understand synths”: Pachyman on the gear behind his characterful and sun-kissed sound

The Puerto Rico-born musician talks us through the key tools in his arsenal, and expanding his dubby sonic universe without enraging the purists

MusicRadar

$365M slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to power grid, sparking outcry

The U.S. Department of Energy says that $365 million originally slated for solar projects in Puerto Rico will be diverted to improve the island’s crumbling grid

The Independent UK

'All kinds of nutty about climate.' New York's Rochester draws residents fleeing extreme weather

One of America’s first boomtowns and a former manufacturing hub, Rochester, New York, has captured the eye of some looking to escape extreme weather events

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico seeks to lure manufacturing to boost its economy as Trump's tariff war deepens

A global trade war is offering Puerto Rico hope as the island attempts to strengthen its fragile economy

The Independent UK

Dozens Of Dominicans Arrested in Immigration Raid at Puerto Rico Hotel Construction Site

Federal agents arrested 53 Dominican nationals during an immigration raid at a construction site in Puerto Rico

Latin Times

Netflix's Four Seasons filming locations — the hotels you can actually stay at

If you want to follow in the footsteps of the Four Seasons cast here’s the bucket list destinations to add to your jet-setting list

Evening Standard

Puerto Rico governor under fire as federal funds for solar projects are stalled

Puerto Rico’s governor has come under fire as her pledge to support the investment of millions of federal dollars in solar projects across the U.S. territory appears to fade

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The Guardian - US

Puerto Rico drops climate lawsuit after DoJ sues states to block threats to big oil

Territory’s voluntary move comes as Trump administration makes good on pledge to end lawsuits against oil and gas

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico government demands answers from Luma after island-wide blackout

Puerto Rico’s governor is urging people to moderate their energy consumption and warns the island has no additional generation to fall back on days after a massive blackout hit the U.S. territory

The Independent UK

Crews restore power to nearly all clients after island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico

Officials in Puerto Rico say power has been restored to 98.8% of clients after an island-wide blackout hit the U.S. territory earlier this week

The Independent UK

A look at why an island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico and what caused it

An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico this week, leaving 1.4 million customers without power and more than 400,000 without water

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The Independent UK

Passengers ‘thought it was the end’ after terrifying hard landing damaged plane on Puerto Rico runway

‘All of a sudden... everybody starts screaming’ said one passenger

The Independent UK

Officials demand answers as crews work to restore power after another Puerto Rico blackout

Crews are working to restore power to Puerto Rico after a blackout across the entire island that affected the main airport, several hospitals and hotels filled with Easter vacationers

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico slammed by island-wide blackout just days before Easter weekend

The massive outage hit the entire island as the largely Catholic island prepared to celebrate Easter

The Independent UK

Power blackout hits all of Puerto Rico as residents prepare for Easter weekend

A power blackout has hit all of Puerto Rico as the heavily Catholic U.S. territory prepares to celebrate the Easter weekend

Reason

Puerto Rico Pays More For American Energy Than Its Neighbor

Because of the century-old Jones Act, U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico must use overpriced, outdated ships to import American LNG—while the Dominican Republic enjoys cheaper energy from the same source.

The Independent UK

Urgent warning issued to Spring Break travelers as popular destination suffers dengue fever outbreak

The CDC says ‘spring and summer travel coincide with the peak season’ for dengue fever in many countries

The Conversation

Who gets to brand Puerto Rico: Its tourism agency or its biggest star?

The Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is one of the biggest stars of the music world. After becoming Spotify’s most-streamed artist for three years in a row – the first and only artist ever to do so – he sold out all 49 dates of his 2024 U.S. tour, netting…

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