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FFA Members Vie for Selection to Compete in 2025 National FFA Agricultural Proficiency Awards
Shelby County Herald - Missouri
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August 19, 2025
Casey Vannoy has been named a national finalist this year for the Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship Agricultural Proficiency Award. Photograph submitted Casey Vannoy of the North Shelby FFA chapter in Shelbyville,...
Guam residents join other territories in petition opposing deep seabed mining in American Samoa
Pacific Daily News
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Guam residents have joined over 2,000 other people in a petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing the imposition of deep seabed mining in the waters of American Samoa. Right to Democracy, which works to advance democracy, equity,...
Why New Hotels Have Travelers Flocking to the US Virgin Islands
Caribbean Journal
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August 18, 2025
You’re in an ocean-view pool with a freshly-crafted cocktail peering out at green hills. Or maybe you’ve just checked into your rustic retreat on a private island. Or you’re checking out the views of Charlotte Amalie from an exclusive rooftop...
Hurricane Erin Weakens to Category 3 but Brings Heavy Rain to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Times Now
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August 17, 2025
Tropical Storm Erin, forming in the Atlantic, may become a major hurricane while Puerto Rico faces heavy rain. (Image: AP) Photo : AP Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm Sunday as forecasters issued a tropical storm warning for the Turks...
US faces threat from Hurricane Erin? Flooding, landslides expected in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
The Economic Times
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August 17, 2025
Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Sunday, but still remains a formidable major hurricane. A tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and winds and heavy rains lashed the Virgin Islands and...
Photos: Heavy rain hits U.S. Virgin Islands as monster Hurricane Erin charges nearby
FOX Weather
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane late Saturday morning with maximum sustained wind speeds of 165 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Hurricane Erin is bringing heavy rain to...
DPNR Urges Boaters and Builders to Secure Property as Hurricane Erin Nears Virgin Islands
The Virgin Island Consortium
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The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources is advising boaters, contractors, developers, and homebuilders across the Virgin Islands to take immediate precautions as Hurricane Erin approaches the region. Boaters in both districts are...
Guam joins other territories in petition opposing deep seabed mining in American Samoa
Pacific Daily News
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Guam residents have joined over 2,000 other people in a petition to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing the imposition of deep seabed mining in the waters of American Samoa. Right to Democracy, who is organizing the petition with...
Cherine Anderson takes healing walk through ‘The Door’
The Gleaner
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August 19, 2025
Today is the day that singer, songwriter, and producer Cherine Anderson releases her soul-filled, five-track EP, The Door, via OAK Sounds. Her journey to The Door (EP) has been a long walk and is deeply personal. Following the passing of her...
AP News Summary at 12:20 a.m. EDT
Daily State News - Delaware
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Zelenskyy brings Europe's top leaders with him to meet Trump on ending Russia's war WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is bringing with him to the the White House an extraordinary cadre of European leaders to show U.S....
From the Crusades to how an Irish Setter discovered a winery
Bladen Journal - North Carolina
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August 19, 2025
ELIZABETHTOWN – In the weeks surrounding the excitement and anticipation of nationally-known recording artist, movie and TV personality, Trace Adkins, who came to Cape Fear Saturday night, there is a larger-than-life local celebrity that prefers...
Hurricane Erin's winds drop to Category 3; Outer Banks brace for dangerous storm surge
AOL
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Hurricane Erin fluctuated in intensity on Monday and expanded in size as people fled North Carolina's Outer Banks and forecasters warned of "life-threatening" rip currents and surf conditions along most of the East Coast. After losing some...
David Zumwalt: Rural America’s Wireless Revolution
Broadband Breakfast
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August 19, 2025
Broadband is essential to living a safe, prosperous and connected life. Yet we often take it for granted. We overlook its complex infrastructure and the costly challenges of deploying and maintaining it. This is especially true in rural America,...
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism Welcomes New Leadership with Jennifer Matarangas-King
Breaking Travel News
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August 10, 2025
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism proudly welcomes the nomination of communications and public affairs executive Jennifer Matarangas-King as the next Commissioner of Tourism. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced the nomination during a...
Conservative MP Helps Coal Mining Firm Sue UK Government in Secretive ‘Corporate Court’
Byline Times
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August 14, 2025
Support our mission to provide fearless stories about and outside the media system Packed with exclusive investigations, analysis, and features Keir Starmer’s Government is being sued in a ‘corporate court’ by a Singapore based investor in the...
Browenfield Ag Weather Today
Brownfield Ag News
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August 18, 2025
Weather Browenfield Ag Weather Today Hurricane Erin, which over the weekend produced as much as 2 to 6 inches of rain and wind gusts as high as 40 to 60 mph while passing less than 150 miles north of Puerto Rico and the northern U.S. Virgin...
Low Pressure System Might Become Tropical Cyclone Near Texas
Times News Global
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August 19, 2025
Houston, Texas – A low pressure system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico has a 50% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The system, which is moving west-northwest, is expected to bring...
Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin is forecast to create dangerous surf along US coast
Canada's National Observer
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August 18, 2025
A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the US East Coast this week. It reintensified to a Category 4 storm with 130 mph (215 kph) maximum sustained winds...
Hurricane Erin weakens to a Category 3 as forecasters wait
The Lewistown Sentinel - Pennsylvania
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane Sunday as its outer bands continued to lash the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with heavy rains and tropical-storm force winds. While Erin’s maximum winds diminished, the...
Centrifuge’s TVL surpasses $1b milestone on strength of tokenized credit fund
crypto.news
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August 18, 2025
Centrifuge’s TVL has surpassed $1 billion milestone, joining Securitize $3.1b and Ondo Finance $1.3b among platforms that have reached this milestone. Summary Centrifuge’s TVL has surpassed $1 billion milestone, joining Securitize ($3.1B) and Ondo...