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Meet the Only 5 All-Inclusive US Virgin Island Resorts
Travel Awaits
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August 6, 2025
The US Virgin Islands are some of the most accessible and exotic escapes for Americans. Videos by TravelAwaits First, because we don’t need a passport to visit, as the US Virgin Islands are an American territory. Second, the islands are some of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
UPDATE: Kiyah-Starr Shelton nets 4 goals in big win over Grenada @CFU Challenge Series
Virgin Islands News Online
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MALABAR, Arima, T&T— Left-footed striker Kiyah-Starr Shelton was the star of the show when the Virgin Islands registered a 6-0 victory over Grenada on Match Day 3 of the 2025 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U14 Girls Challenge Series at Larry Gomes...
Update: Hurricane Erin Strengthens, Threatens US East Coast With Rough Surf
Insurance Journal
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August 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin will likely become even larger as it churns past the Bahamas, avoiding land but raising the risk of high winds and flooding hundreds of miles away along North Carolina beaches. Erin’s top winds measured at 140 miles (225 kilometers)...
Fireworks over the future of RIPTA
Barrington Times - Rhode Island
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By Ian Donnis 1. STORY OF THE WEEK: Debate over the future of RIPTA is providing fireworks in an otherwise quiet stretch of summer in the Ocean State. State Rep. Julie Casimiro (D-North Kingstown) took aim at Gov. Dan McKee with an op-ed this...
Hurricane Erin Forces Evacuations in North Carolina and Leaves Over 150,000 Without Power in Puerto Rico
teleSUR
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August 18, 2025 Hour: 6:12 pm Hurricane Erin, now a powerful Category 4 storm, continues to wreak havoc across the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations in parts of North Carolina and leaving over 155,000 customers without electricity in...
Channel 4 Virgin Island launches search for Leicestershire contestants
Leicestershire Live
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August 2, 2025
People from Leicestershire who have never had sex are being urged to apply to be on the second series of the Channel 4 show Virgin Island. The programme has become the channel's most watched show among 16 to 34-year-olds and it has been renewed...
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...
Hurricane structure, formation, and how rapid intensification occurs
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, reaching Category 5 storm strength on Friday with sustained winds over 157 mph. As of the 1 PM advisory today, it has weakened slightly to a Category 4 storm with sustained winds...
Extraordinary Erin expands its reach over the northwest Atlantic
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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August 18, 2025
On its third day since rocketing to Category 5 strength, Hurricane Erin continued to churn across the northwest Atlantic on Monday, maintaining Cat 4 strength while building an unusually expansive wind field. Erin’s center remains firmly on track...
FM Championship Returns to New England Next Week
WLNE - Rhode Island
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August 18, 2025
Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, and the world’s best golfers are gearing up to spend it in the Greater Boston area. The second edition of the FM Championship will take place at TPC Boston from Aug. 28-31 and promises a thrilling...
Hurricane weakens as it nears Caribbean
The Mining Journal - Michigan
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Jamie Rhome, deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, gives an update on what was then Tropical Storm Erin at the National Hurricane Center on Aug. 14 in Miami. (AP photo) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3...
How a signature downtown office tower landed in receivership — and what’s next
Grand Rapids Business Journal - Michigan
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August 18, 2025
One of downtown Grand Rapids’ largest office buildings has been under receivership since May as a legal dispute plays out between the building’s ownership group, its lenders and contractors who have worked at the property. The May 15 receivership...
Complaints over power outages despite recent maintenance; BVIEC explains
Virgin Islands News Online
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LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- An engineer with the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) sought to explain why the Territory experienced extensive power outages on the weekend, even though the electricity company conducted maintenance recently. Many areas...
CHTA Delighted To Welcome 48 Hotels In The U.s. Virgin Islands As Members
Virgin Islands This Week
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July 30, 2025
Milestone highlights the growing value of CHTA membership across the region The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), the Caribbean’s leading voice representing the interests of national hotel and tourism associations for more than 60...
Channel 4's Virgin Island is looking for local people to take part
Rotherham Advertiser
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July 28, 2025
Channel 4’s streaming hit Virgin Island is returning for a second series and looking for local people aged 21+ who are still virgins to take part. The groundbreaking, heartwarming and authentic series follows a group of people who lack any...
What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, August 18
Center for Disaster Philanthropy
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August 18, 2025
We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list of the...