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Rum tax supporting USVI, Puerto Rico bonds raised
The Bond Buyer - New York
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July 8, 2025
USVI Gov Albert Bryan, Jr, left, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, right, meeting to discuss permanent raise of rum cover over rate supporting USVI bonds and Puerto Rico contingent vehicle instruments. The U.S. government permanently increased the rum...
Spring forward: How to prepare for daylight saving time's impact on your health
NBC Connecticut
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March 4, 2025
Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your...
VIOHS Conducts Walking Safety Assessment in Downtown Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas Source
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October 30, 2024
Members from Group 1 of the V.I. Highway Safety Office participate in the Walking Safety Assessment in Downtown Charlotte Amalie. (Source photo by Adisha Penn) The Virgin Islands Police Department’s Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) conducted an...
Springing forward can affect health
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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WASHINGTON — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together...
How springing forward to daylight saving time affects health
Tri City Record - New Mexico
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March 3, 2025
Custodian Ray Keen inspects a clock face before changing the time on the 100-year-old clock atop the Clay County Courthouse, March 8, 2014, in Clay Center, Kansas. Charlie Riedel/AP File Photo × Here are some tips to help prepare WASHINGTON – Most...
This $40 Million Caribbean Estate Is Like Your Own Private Resort
Robb Report
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June 25, 2025
Your next vacation home could well be in “America’s Paradise.” A quaint hilltop estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands has just hit the market for $40 million. Perched atop two hillside acres on the island of St. John, the aptly named Le Paradis (or...
Daylight saving time starts soon. Here's how it affects your health
NBC 4 - New York
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March 3, 2025
Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. It also could harm your health. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your...
DHS, Hospitals Update Legislature Amid Potential Gutting of Medicaid
St. Thomas Source
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February 26, 2025
The territory’s hospitals are grappling with insufficient funding in the face of tens of millions of dollars worth of uncompensated care, officials told legislators during a hearing of the Senate Health, Hospitals and Human Services Committee on...
Trump Eviscerates a Bedrock Public Health and Environmental Protection Law
Rolling Stone
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February 26, 2025
Last week, the Trump administration gutted one of the nation’s bedrock public health, environmental, and climate protection laws — the National Environmental Policy Act. NEPA has long been a target of polluting industries, particularly the fossil...
FBI rules on 'evidence' of Prince Andrew's links to Jeffrey Epstein in huge update
Irish Star
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July 8, 2025
05:21 ET, 08 Jul 2025 The FBI has officially wrapped up its probe into Prince Andrew's connections with the infamous Jeffrey Epstein, a decision that has triggered fury among the deceased financier's victims. The bureau determined that no criminal...
Rutgers Alumnus Herb Conaway Brings Degrees in Law and Medicine to Congress
Rutgers University - New Jersey
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Herb Conaway was elected to the South Jersey seat vacated by U.S. Senator Andy Kim U.S Rep Herb Conaway earned his undergraduate degree in politics from Princeton University, his medical degree, specializing in internal medicine, from Jefferson...
Two Vehicle Crash Sends St. Joseph Woman to the Hospital
KRFO - Minnesota
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February 28, 2025
ROCKVILLE (WJON News) -- A St. Joseph woman was hurt in a Stearns County crash Friday morning. The incident happened around 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 23 and County Road 47 in Rockville. The Minnesota State Patrol says a car driven...
Pan-American Life Insurance Group Donates $1 Million to Local College of Medicine
Biz New Orleans - Louisiana
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February 20, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) has donated $1 million to support the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM), the newly established medical school formed last year by Xavier University of Louisiana and...
DHA Issues RFP for Medical & Dental Readiness Services
GovCon Wire
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February 21, 2025
US Defense Health Agency seal by the U.S. Army, Licensed under Public Domain The Defense Health Agency’s Contracting Division-Professional Services has requested proposals for a potential $1.6 billion firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract...
APTA Releases New Report On Direct Access To Physical Therapist Services
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Physical Therapy Association announces the release of the "State of Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services ," a comprehensive resource designed to expand...
Ten Bizarre Things Hidden in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
The American Prospect
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July 7, 2025
We’re bidding farewell to “Trump’s Beautiful Disaster,” as the Republican tax and spending bill was passed and signed by President Trump last week. Well, everyone, it’s official. Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the House last Thursday...
AIDS United welcomes Carl Baloney Jr. as its President and Chief Executive Officer
Real Health
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July 7, 2025
AIDS United welcomed its new president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Carl Baloney Jr., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The AIDS United Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Baloney at its January 2025 board of trustees meeting, following...
Palestinian Woman Exposes ICE Abuses After Release from U.S. Detention
Watan
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July 7, 2025
Watan-A young Palestinian woman from Texas, released this week from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center, has revealed a series of severe human rights violations she endured during nearly five months in custody. These...
LETTER: Learn more about medical evacuation for veterans
Pacific Daily News
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When a veteran requires medical evacuation or medevac from an outlying U.S. territory or island such as Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico to a medical facility in the continental United States, there are several layers...
Unlock Your Health With These TRICARE For Life Basics
DVIDS - Georgia
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February 13, 2025
FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES 02.13.2025 Courtesy Story FALLS CHURCH, Va. – As you age, it’s important to think about your future health needs. If you’re eligible for Medicare at age 65, TRICARE has you covered, if you take the appropriate...