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Canadians Are Scratching Their Heads Over The U.S. Airline That Is Still Refusing To Fly North Of The Border
The Travel
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July 29, 2025
Most major North American airlines are still actively flying between Canada and the United States, despite the current tension. However, we are seeing major airlines scale back. Air Canada boldly cancelled its Jacksonville route for Canadian...
How the Castros Mock the USA
Havana Times
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August 2, 2025
Havana photo by Juan Suárez By Francisco Acevedo HAVANA TIMES – Last week I commented on Raul Castro’s grandson, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, better known by his nickname “El Cangrejo” (The Crab). I touched on what could happen after the...
Two Decades Later, V.I. Seeks to Activate Dormant Internet Gambling Law Amid Industry Boom
The Virgin Island Consortium
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ST. CROIX — The U.S. Virgin Islands took a major step toward reviving its long-dormant internet gaming law with the July 31st Virgin Islands Internet Gaming and Internet Gambling Summit, hosted by the V.I. Casino Control Commission at the...
6,000 celebrate Christmas in July
The BVI Beacon
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August 1, 2025
About 6,000 people came to Pond Bay, Virgin Gorda for music, food, drinks and fun to celebrate Christmas in July on Saturday, according to the event’s organisers. The beach was crowded with people — many of whom arrived on boats that anchored in...
Trump White House ballroom: A look back at Mar-a-Lago's Grand Ballroom
The Ledger - Florida
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Renderings for the new White House ballroom are reminiscent of the Donald J. Trump Grand Ballroom that opened in 2005 at the president's Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach. The Grand Ballroom at Mar-a-Lago drew on Versailles for inspiration, with...
Celebrity Cruises alters more cruises due to mechanical issues
AOL
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Celebrity Cruises alters more cruises due to mechanical issues originally appeared on TravelHost. Although July wasn’t all smooth sailing for Celebrity Cruises ships, the cruise line is prioritizing passenger safety and comfort as it cruises on...
St. Croix: Mainly cloudy, a.m. thunderstorm, p.m. rains, high 89
Virgin Islands Free Press
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August 2, 2025
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mainly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots this morning followed by a little rain in the afternoon and a high of 89, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience mainly cloudy conditions with a stray...
From Park City trails to world-class podiums: Meet Addi Lundberg
TownLift - Utah
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August 1, 2025
Photo: Owen Crandall // Neighbors of Park City. Meet Park City local Addisyn Lundberg, a high school junior excelling in mountain biking. Addi, as her friends and family call her, grew up with an outdoorsy family that valued spending time...
Caribbean Matters: Jeffrey Epstein and his impact on the US Virgin Islands
Daily Kos
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August 2, 2025
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. The ghost of pedophile Jeffrey...
Nearly 50 years strong: Maka’s Taekwondo eyes international stage with help from community
Tea Weekly - South Dakota
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July 31, 2025
In 1978, Lisa Maka opened a Taekwondo studio. Now, nearly 50 years later, Maka and her class are looking to compete in an international tournament in Puerto Rico and are fundraising to meet their goals with a pancake feed, raffle auction, and...
Real Madrid's Raul Asencio and the sex-tape allegations which prosecutors claim warrant a prison sentence - key questions answered
The New York Times
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August 2, 2025
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an article that first appeared on The Athletic in May 2025. On Friday, the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Spain called for a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for Real Madrid defender Raul Asencio over...
Their five-minute chat on a plane led to lasting love
Nine
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On a recent transatlantic flight from Florida to London Heathrow, married flight attendants Hunter Smith-Lihas and John Lihas locked eyes across the aisle. The two men smiled at each other, before swiftly returning to serving champagne to first...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to launch Indian-origin investor Arvi Singh Bahal and five others to space on August 3 aboard New Shepard rocket; full crew details and launch timing
The Times of India
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Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, is preparing for its next milestone in commercial spaceflight. On August 3, 2025, the NS-34 mission will carry six civilians on a suborbital journey aboard the reusable New Shepard...
Peaches — it's that time of the year
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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It’s that time of year when the produce really starts to shine here in Western Colorado! I absolutely love the abundance and beautiful fruits and vegetables and am so grateful for all the hard work it takes to bring them to fruition. Here’s a list...
A Multi-Million Dollar Expansion, All-Inclusive Resorts and More South New and Renovated Updates
Meetings Today
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From St. Lucia to Tulsa, discover the latest hotel openings, brand transformations and major renovations boosting meetings and incentive travel across the Caribbean, Florida, Texas, Louisiana and beyond. Caribbean Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa is...
I was drinking gin from 10am at Latitude — one thing helped prevent a hangover
Metro
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August 2, 2025
Rob claims one thing helped him avoid a nasty hangover at Latitude Festival (Picture: Getty Images/fStop/Rob Buckhaven) Back in Roman times it was all about eating fried canaries and raw owls’ eggs, or crushed up swallows’ beaks and pig offal to...
The Cuban women who whisper to cigar rollers
El País
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August 2, 2025
Felicia Alejandra Torres Rodríguez sits down and rings the bell. Seconds later, the cigar rollers take off their headphones and put away their cell phones. La lectora — the cigar reader — arrives punctually at 11:00 a.m. to read the second batch...
119 JCPenney stores sold: See which locations are sold in San Diego County
CBS 8 San Diego - California
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The JCPenney locations that are part of the sale cover 35 states and Puerto Rico, with 21 in Texas and 19 in California, some of which are in San Diego County. WASHINGTON — A Boston-based private equity firm is purchasing 119 JCPenney stores for...
The 60 Best Songs Ever Written About New York City
The Village Voice
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August 1, 2025
→ This article is the second in a series celebrating 70 years of the Voice. Watch this space between now and October 26, 2025, as we count down to our Platinum Anniversary. ← [August 1, 2025: Please note that the below survey was originally...
La nueva Comisionada de Parques hace historia
Manhattan Times News - New York
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July 31, 2025
La nueva Comisionada de Parques hace historia Fotos: Oficina de Fotografía de la Alcaldía Llámenla La Comisionada. Iris Rodríguez-Rosa, la recién nombrada comisionada de Parques, asiste a la ceremonia de izamiento de la bandera de Puerto Rico el 3...