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Black farmers worry new approach on 'race neutral' lending leaves them in the shadows

White farmers' suits blocked a USDA program and led to a race neutral approach.

WEKU

Daniela Arroyo González will be first trans woman to compete in Puerto Rico Miss Universe pageant

Puerto Rico made pageant history Thursday after selecting an openly transgender contestant to participate in the conservative territory’s Miss Universe competition.

Tribune News Service

Lottery's luckiest jackpot winner ever after accidentally paying for ticket

David Lewandowski, who comes from the town of Mooresville in North Carolina and owns a window tinting business, plans to use the money to buy an apartment in Puerto Rico

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Fears of new 'zombie drug' which rots users' skin and could even lead to amputations

Animal sedative xylazine started being used on the streets of Puerto Rico but has recently been found in major cities in the US, and causes people's skin to rot off, requiring amputations

Daily Mirror

Jean Guerrero: Why is Biden recycling failed strategies to slow immigration?

As Americans become increasingly anxious about immigration, Vice President Kamala Harris is searching for answers in all of the wrong places.

Los Angeles Times

Research finds cohesion and connection drop among ageing population

According to a new study of one of humanity's closest relatives social cohesion and connection decline in an ageing population. For decades, researchers have been observing the rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago (known as 'Monkey Island') in Puerto Rico. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Big Con by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington review – how consultancy firms cash in

From Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy to Britain’s Covid contracts, the private firms taking over public life

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Everything You Need to Know About the World Baseball Classic Rosters

Since its inception in 2006, the World Baseball Classic has been a fun event for hardcore fans, but it has never quite shed its reputation as a silly little World Cup wannabe. To an extent, this is understandable. Despite baseball’s global reach, soccer is by far the most popular sport…

Sports Illustrated

New debt plan proposes spike in Puerto Rico power bills

Residential electric bills in Puerto Rico could increase by an average of $19 a month if a federal bankruptcy judge approves a proposal to restructure the staggering debt held by Puerto Rico’s power company

The Independent UK

Three American tourists stabbed after being told to stop filming in popular Puerto Rico neighbourhood

Police say three US tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico after someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors

The Independent UK

3 US tourists stabbed in popular Puerto Rican neighborhood

Police say three U.S. tourists were stabbed in Puerto Rico after someone told them to stop filming in a renowned seaside community known as La Perla that is popular with visitors

The Independent UK

'I had to breastfeed my husband on holiday – it was the weirdest thing we've done'

TikToker Janelle recently went on holiday to Puerto Rico with her husband Josh but things soon took a turn when she realised she had left her breast pump at home

Daily Mirror

TikTok star dies after falling off 70ft coastal cliff while shooting videos

The young men fell off the 70ft high cliff in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, while trying to capture footage for social media despite warnings from his cousin to stay well clear of the cliff edge

Daily Mirror

Puerto Rico's southern region fights for cleaner air, water

Puerto Rico’s southeast coast has long been considered one of the U.S. territory’s most contaminated regions

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Puerto Rico selects company to privatize power generation

Puerto Rico privatized its electricity production on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Study: Puerto Rico should go solar to meet clean energy goal

A U.S. government study aimed at helping Puerto Rico shift to clean energy has found there’s not enough available land for large-scale solar farms and installation of wind generators

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico pushes for private power generation amid secrecy

The governing board of Puerto Rico’s power company says it has approved a plan to privatize electric generation in the U.S. territory after meeting for nearly two hours behind closed doors

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico to privatize power generation amid outages

Puerto Rico's government says it plans to privatize electricity generation, a first for a U.S. territory facing chronic power outages as it struggles to rebuild a crumbling electric grid

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The Supreme Court Weighs State Sovereignty and the Status of Puerto Rico

The justices heard oral arguments in Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo.

Roll Call

Supreme Court weighs immunity of Puerto Rico oversight board - Roll Call

The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with lawsuit protections for a government board created by Congress to oversee Puerto Rico's debt.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Golfweek’s Best 2023: Top 50 courses in Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands and Central America

The 2023 Golfweek's Best ranking of tropical courses include plenty of water views.

WEKU

Forest lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers say

The Puerto Rican crested anole has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas, scientists say.

The Independent UK

Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city

U.S. scientists in Puerto Rico have found that forest-dwelling lizards have genetically morphed to survive life in the city

The Independent UK

Puerto Rico reggaeton singer accused of domestic violence

Authorities in Puerto Rico have arrested Randy Ortiz Acevedo of the popular reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy on domestic violence charges after a judge ruled there was sufficient evidence against the singer

WEKU

Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix.

Five years after Hurricane Maria, PRoTechos, a local nonprofit, helps repair damaged roofs the government overlooked or that were fixed poorly. It also trains people to make future repairs themselves.

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