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A Caribbean Jewel Crowned Again: Anguilla Named Best Island by Travel + Leisure
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 14, 2025
By NAN Travel Editor News Americas, The Valley, Anguilla, Mon. July 14, 2025: At first glance, Anguilla can feel like a mirage: a sliver of coral and limestone barely 16 miles long, where flaming sunsets melt into turquoise seas and time seems to...
Carlos Correa brings spark to Astros, but production questions linger
The New York Times
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August 3, 2025
BOSTON — Carlos Correa’s second chapter as a Houston Astro started in earnest during the seventh inning of Friday night’s game at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox trailed by one, but runners stood at first and second base with no outs. Right-handed...
The number of bodies recovered after the shipwreck at Juanillo Beach has increased to six.
Dominican Today
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Sargassum and Sahara dust have complicated the search for missing persons. Punta Cana— A sixth body was recovered by authorities yesterday after the shipwreck that occurred early Thursday morning off the coast of Playa Juanillo, in the tourist...
Agra-born man to fly on Blue Origin’s next flight to edge of space
The Morung Express
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New Delhi, August 2 (IANS) Indian-origin Arvinder Singh Bahal, a real estate investor, is all set to fly to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos’s space venture Blue Origin’s next space tourist flight. Born in Agra Bahal, who has become a US citizen by...
Former NBA Player Danilo Gallinar's pregnant wife attacked by shark
NBC Los Angeles - California
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Originally appeared on E! Online Danilo Gallinar’s family experienced a scary underwater incident. The former NBA star’s wife Eleonora Boi shared that she was bitten by a shark in Puerto Rico — where Gallinar plays professionally — during what she...
The Valkyries Bring Anime
Trinidad Express
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“What if the Caribbean could build its own Comic Con circuit?” That’s the question that sparked the Inter-Caribbean Anime Convention Tour, an ambitious grassroots movement led by the Valkyries of Arcadia—a Jamaican all-female collective of...
Sirens: Man with loaded pistol arrested for DUI; juvenile allegedly propositions teen; citation issued for camping on city property
The Daily Chronicle - Washington State
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By The Chronicle staff CENTRALIA POLICE DEPARTMENT Arrests • Mimi Adams, 53, of Centralia, was arrested and released for camping on city property at the corner of West Main Street and North Pearl Street at about 5:57 a.m. July 11. • Corina Gamez...
Ponce City Market celebrates July 4th from the rooftop
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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ExploreBao, bento and bingsu coming to Ponce City Market Credit: Zaire Breedlove Credit: Zaire Breedlove Its unique atmosphere draws locals and tourists year-round, including Brian and Klaver Tezelli and Lauren Desilva, who traveled from Brazil to...
Meet Arvi Singh: Agra-born investor set to go to edge of space
India Today
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August 2, 2025
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is set to make headlines once again as the company prepares to launch its latest suborbital space tourism flight, NS-34, on Sunday, August 3, 2025. Among the six-member crew is Arvinder (Arvi) Singh Bahal, an Agra-born real...
"Son of Sam": "They wouldn't understand what it was to walk in darkness."
CBS News
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This story originally aired on Aug. 11, 2017. It was updated on Aug. 2, 2025. David Berkowitz terrorized New York City by killing six people and wounding seven others in seemingly random shootings from July 1976 to July 1977. In 2017, in his first...
Championship Tucson girls soccer coach dies suddenly | Greg Hansen
The Arizona Daily Star
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August 2, 2025
Very sad news: Kelly Pierce, who coached Salpointe Catholic to girls state soccer championships in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2025, died Friday from sudden cardiac arrest. Pierce also played for two Salpointe state soccer champions, in 1998...
U.S. Travelers Rejoice After American Airlines Finally Caves And Reinstates Popular Rule Starting Now
The Travel
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July 10, 2025
Becoming an AAdvantage member comes with valuable perks. Loyalty program members can unlock new and exciting perks at the start of 2026, including free WiFi. That's not all. There are other incentives, such as a dining program, which can help...
Headed to the beach? Good chance it's crappy.
The Blaze
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July 12, 2025
Boats, kelp, and driftwood aren't the only things floating in America's coastal waters. According to a report published Monday by the Environment America Research and Policy Center, 61% of America's beaches experienced at least one day last year...
Are tariffs, Canadian relations affecting Daytona summer tourism?
Daytona Beach News Journal - Florida
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DAYTONA BEACH — Even with thunderstorms as a backdrop, the Fourth of July holiday fulfilled expectations as one of the biggest tourism weekends of the year in Daytona Beach, amid a summer season shadowed by economic and international travel...
Carlos Correa brings spark to Astros, but production questions linger
The Athletic
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August 3, 2025
BOSTON — Carlos Correa’s second chapter as a Houston Astro started in earnest during the seventh inning of Friday night’s game at Fenway Park. The Boston Red Sox trailed by one, but runners stood at first and second base with no outs. Right-handed...
Virgin Islands Veterans Now Eligible for Mainland Medical Travel Reimbursement Under New Law
The Virgin Island Consortium
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Eligible veterans residing in the Virgin Islands can now receive full reimbursement for up to two medically related trips to VA facilities on the U.S. mainland or Puerto Rico each year, following the enactment of Act 8991, signed into law on June...
Pregnant Wife of Former NBA Player Bitten in Shark Attack
The Inertia - California
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August 1, 2025
The ocean is a great democratizing force. It’s a place where all are equally welcome – and equally at peril. One of the agents of that force is the humble shark, which recently proved that even celebrities aren’t above being bitten. The shark...
Becoming rentABLE taps Into $60B disability travel market with national STR strategy
Designers Today - North Carolina
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July 10, 2025
Becoming rentABLE and Evolve Lodging’s Accessible Retreat unit. Image courtesy of Woodward. Summertime for many means excursions to vacation spots or visiting out-of-town friends and family. For those who have a disability, however, the options of...
Danilo Gallinari's Pregnant Wife Attacked By Shark
TMZ
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August 1, 2025
Published August 1, 2025 10:49 AM PDT Ex-NBA player Danilo Gallinari's pregnant wife experienced the "worst day" of her life while vacationing in Puerto Rico ... revealing she was attacked by a shark. Eleonora Boi -- a TV reporter who got hitched...
U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Sees Record Growth in Airlift and Cruise Arrivals
FTN News
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands tourism experiences record growth in airlift and cruise arrivals, with the territory reporting strong gains across air travel, cruise passenger numbers, accommodations, cultural events, and marketing partnerships. The halfway...