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Cómo Bad Bunny dio un impulso a la economía de Puerto Rico durante la temporada de huracanes
KVIA - Texas
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September 13, 2025
Por Max Saltman, Isa Cardona, Abel Alvarado, Isabel Rosales y Ana María Melgar Fue una idea “alucinante”, recuerda Jorge Pérez, dos años después de escucharla por primera vez: Bad Bunny no iba a hacer una gira por Estados Unidos. En agosto de...
The Witness, the Puerto Rican action film, celebrates its 15th anniversary
The Weekly Journal
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Fifteen years ago, director Andrés Ramírez, actor and screenwriter José Manuel, and combat choreographer Gil Sanabria joined forces to create The Witness (El Testigo), a Puerto Rican film full of action, suspense, and adrenaline. The film was an...
How Bad Bunny made Puerto Rico’s economy boom during hurricane season
KEYT - California
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September 13, 2025
By Max Saltman, Isa Cardona, Abel Alvarado, Isabel Rosales, Ana Melgar, CNN San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) — It was a “mind blowing” idea, Jorge Perez remembers, two years after he first heard it: Bad Bunny wasn’t going to tour the US. In August...
Puerto Rico Climate Case Against Oil Majors Gets Tossed
Oil Price
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September 12, 2025
A federal judge in Puerto Rico has tossed out a climate lawsuit against a slate of oil and gas majors, ending a challenge brought by nearly 80 municipalities five years after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the island. US District Judge...
US judge tosses Puerto Rico climate lawsuit against oil and gas majors
Upstream
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A US federal judge in Puerto Rico has tossed a climate-related lawsuit against several oil and gas majors that dozens of municipalities in the US territory filed about five years after hurricanes ravaged the region in 2017. Signed Thursday by US...
Exxon, other oil companies defeat climate lawsuit by Puerto Rican towns
Hellenic Shipping News
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September 12, 2025
Exxon (XOM.N), Shell (SHEL.L), and several other major energy companies convinced a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit in Puerto Rico accusing them of misleading the public about climate change and conspiring to suppress clean energy alternatives....
Puerto Rican Families Struggle in the U.S.to Secure Services for Their Children with Disabilities
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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September 11, 2025
When her son Travis was diagnosed with Down syndrome in 2009, Jessica González, then 21, knew her life would be defined by a constant search for educational, therapeutic and extracurricular support. Shortly after Travis turned 5, Jessica and her...
Trump Administration Cuts $350 Million in University Funds, Puerto Rico Hit Especially Hard
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
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September 10, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it will end funding for all programs supporting universities that serve minority populations, including Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), calling them “racially discriminatory for...
Wepa! Puerto Ricans in the World of Comics at The New York Public Library
Fine Books & Collections
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A first-of-its-kind, bilingual exhibition at the NYPL will showcase Puerto Rican life and culture through comic books, its complex past, relationship to New York City, and futuristic visions of fantasy worlds. ¡Wepa! Puerto Ricans in the World of...
Desde Connecticut a Puerto Rico: Criollísimo abre su primera localidad en la isla
Connecticut Public Radio
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September 12, 2025
Read in English “Se pueden cruzar los siete mares para alcanzar un sueño, pero no hay ningún sentimiento como el de regresar a casa”. Esa es la definición del éxito para Brenda Torres Muñoz, empresaria puertorriqueña que triunfó hace tres décadas...
Rooftop solar powers 10% of Puerto Rico’s electricity
News is My Business
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September 12, 2025
Residential and commercial rooftop solar capacity in Puerto Rico has quintupled in the past four years, rising from 237 MW in mid-2021 to nearly 1,200 MW by June 2025. (Source: LUMA Energy, IEEFA) More than 10% of electricity consumption in Puerto...
Puerto Rican investigative journalist and entrepreneur wins big prize for the Caribbean
LatAm Journalism Review
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September 11, 2025
By Katherine Pennacchio September 11, 2025 It's been 57 years since a Puerto Rican journalist has received the Maria Moors Cabot Prize Gold Medal, presented by Columbia Journalism School. This year, the Island of Enchantment is once again...
Government-backed nonprofit Puerto Rican Arts Alliance profiled
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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September 11, 2025
Ignacio Lopez, Executive Director at Puerto Rican Arts Alliance | praachicago.orgIgnacio Lopez, Executive Director at Puerto Rican Arts Alliance | praachicago.org Puerto Rican Arts Alliance, a tax-exempt nonprofit that receives significant public...
Puerto Rican Prisons Allowed Inmates To Work for Themselves. It Was a Huge Success.
Reason Magazine
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September 11, 2025
People associate the words prison labor with coercion and exploitation, with inmates paid peanuts to do menial work for the government or its contractors. If you hear that phrase, you probably don't think of people working for themselves on their...
Construction index grows but price pressures persist
News is My Business
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September 12, 2025
Puerto Rico’s construction industry is growing in 2025 despite rising material costs and new tariff pressures. (Credit: Mira Agron | Dreamstime.com) Puerto Rico’s construction industry continued its upward trend in June, showing resilience despite...
Review: Puerto Rico – embrace the spirit of Boricua
MoneyWeek
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September 11, 2025
“Live Boricua” is the call of Puerto Rico. Originally derived from the indigenous Taíno peoples’ name for the Caribbean island, Boricua now stands for the spirit, flavour, rhythm and pride of Puerto Ricans in this lush tropical island, with its...
Mezcal with the Flavor of Puerto Rico
The Weekly Journal
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After a year and a half of researching the alcoholic beverage market, three Puerto Rican entrepreneurs launched Tres Santos Mezcal, a project from Agave Imports LLC designed to conquer the Puerto Rican palate. The company began with an initial...
Taft Union’s Thursday Night Lights event energy dimmed by Tehachapi’s 49-7 big-play rout
Taft Midway Driller - California
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Taft Union High School’s Thursday Night Lights, Football and Cheer is back, and the community turned out to support the Wildcats’ varsity and JV football teams and cheer squad, at Marion Martin Field. The stands were packed on September 4, in...
Breaking the taxi monopoly: A proposal for Puerto Rico’s future
News is My Business
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September 11, 2025
A taxi waits for passengers at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. (Credit: Taxi in Puerto Rico’s Facebook page) Puerto Rico’s transportation sector is a critical yet often overlooked piece of the island’s flourishing tourism industry. Despite...
I Just Got Back From Puerto Rico—Here's How Visitors Honored the Island's Heritage With Their Outfit Choices
Who What Wear
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September 11, 2025
I've been a huge Bad Bunny fan for years to the point where it's become my personality, so finally seeing him perform during his No Me Quiero Ir de Aqui tour at Coliseo de Puerto Rico felt like a dream come true. His residency was one of the most...