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The World and Everything in It: August 18, 2025
World - North Carolina
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August 18, 2025
Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. MARY REICHARD, HOST: Good morning! Attorneys general in two states want to gag pregnancy centers—so women...
Thousands without power after Hurricane Erin strikes Puerto Rico
The Independent
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August 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Category 3 Hurricane Erin forecast to intensify; chances for new system grow
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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August 17, 2025
Hurricane Erin, after strengthening into a Category 5 storm early Saturday, weakened to Category 3 by Sunday morning and has taken a track slightly more south than originally forecast, the National Hurricane Center said. Meanwhile forecasters are...
Ocean Point Terminals Contributes $140K to UVI Process Technology Program to Bolster Local Workforce Development
The Virgin Island Consortium
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Ocean Point Terminals has reaffirmed its long-standing support for workforce development in the U.S. Virgin Islands with a $140,000 contribution to the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Process Technology Program. The funding, presented...
Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies into catastrophic Category-5 monster storm: Warning for East Coast
Daily Mail
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August 16, 2025
By LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:33 EDT, 16 August 2025 | Updated: 14:51 EDT, 16 August 2025 Hurricane Erin has quickly whipped into a catastrophic Category-5 monster storm travelling west across the Atlantic as the East...
Cyclists arrive in Weedsport to travel more than 500 miles for cancer research
CORTACA Today - New York
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July 31, 2025
More than 250 cyclists are arriving in Weedsport today as part of the Empire State Ride, a weeklong, 500+ mile cycling journey across New York State. WEEDSPORT, NY (607NewsNow) — More than 250 cyclists are arriving in Weedsport today as part of...
Research sheds light on how New Zealand's uber rich achieve offshore secrecy
interest.co.nz
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New Zealand’s uber rich appear more secretive than those in Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and Russia, according to new research, which suggests they’re more likely to use blacklisted offshore financial centres and conceal...
Want to Become an Officer of the Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force? Apply Now!
Times Caribbean
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August 17, 2025
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 17, 2025 — The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) has officially opened its doors to new recruits, inviting motivated and dedicated men and women to apply and serve the Federation with honour. If...
Heavy rainfall & thunderstorms affected BVIEC's infrastructure causing outages
Virgin Islands News Online
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LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is working to restore power safely to communities across the Territory that are without power following outages caused by the passage of Hurricane Erin. While the Category 5 hurricane...
NC AG Jeff Jackson: Over $200M from Gilead Sciences Kickbacks to Doctors
WNCT - North Carolina
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Raleigh-- July 24, 2025: Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to physicians in exchange for promoting its HIV drugs, which led to millions of dollars in fraudulent claims being filed to government...
‘Mini retirement’: These tech professionals in their 20s took a career break to sail across the Pacific
CNN
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July 25, 2025
(CNN) — The 50-foot sailboat bashed against huge Pacific waves as it beat a course upwind. The few cruise ships that were visible on the horizon soon disappeared, and seasickness set in, leaving a few among the crew doubled over with each crest...
Centrifuge tops $1B TVL as institutions drive tokenized RWA boom: CEO
Coin Telegraph
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August 17, 2025
Blockchain infrastructure platform Centrifuge has crossed $1 billion in total value locked (TVL), joining the ranks of BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and Ondo Finance as the only real-world asset (RWA) platforms to surpass the milestone. Centrifuge CEO...
AG Jackson announces major settlement with Gilead Sciences over kickbacks
WLOS - North Carolina
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve claims it paid in kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medication, which resulted...
Obituary: Mary St. Amand
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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August 17, 2025
ELK GROVE, Calif. – Mary St. Amand, 89, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of July 20, 2025. Mary was born on March 30, 1936 in Biddeford, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank and Dorilla Kearney. Mary graduated with honors from Biddeford High School,...
Caribbean brain gain
Jamaica Observer
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August 17, 2025
A student adjusts a humanoid robot during the fifth annual Coding and Robotics Rock! Camp presented by Brightstar. The hands-on curriculum, developed in partnership with the Mona Geoinformatics Institute, is part of a STEM initiative aimed at...
Hurricane Erin 2025 turns deadly? NHC's urgent warning of flash food, heavy rainfall as these US states are at risk
The Economic Times
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August 17, 2025
Erin rapidly strengthened into Category 5 hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean Saturday before weakening slightly to a Category 4 status. But Erin remained a "formidable" storm while it underwent a process known as an "eyewall replacement cycle," the...
Hurricane Erin explodes into Cat 5 storm and is expected to double - even triple - in coming days
The Independent
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August 16, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
AP News Summary at 7:34 a.m. EDT
The Blackstone Valley Call & Times - Rhode Island
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Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages JERUSALEM (AP) — Families of hostages held in Gaza are stepping up their campaign to secure their release by holding a strike across Israel. The Hostages and...
How Hurricane Erin exploded in strength as Florida beaches face dangerous impacts
Irish Star
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August 17, 2025
Florida forecasters are continuing to intensely monitor Hurricane Erin after it intensified dramatically and transformed into a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday. Erin rapidly strengthened from a tropical storm...
Prepping for the school year, muggy weather and a retail sales bump | Hot off the Wire
The Arizona Daily Star
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Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include: How to get kids back on a sleep schedule for the school year. Feel sticky this summer That's because it's been record...