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Historic MLB Speedway Classic Set to Shatter Attendance Records at Bristol Motor Speedway
Southwest Journal - Minnesota
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August 1, 2025
In an unprecedented fusion of America’s pastime and NASCAR tradition, Bristol Motor Speedway is preparing to host the MLB Speedway Classic this Saturday, August 2, 2025. The event features the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves in what promises to...
Conflicting reports emerge in death of Haitian woman detained by ICE in Broward
WLRN - Florida
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Conflicting records and testimony are raising questions about the death of a Haitian woman in U.S. immigration custody in Broward County this spring. Marie Ange Blaise, 44, died on April 25 at 8:35 p.m. while detained at the Broward Transitional...
Franklin Marshall (Marsh) Terry II
Bainbridge Island Review - Washington State
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July 31, 2025
Franklin Marshall (Marsh) Terry II was born to Mildred Castle and Franklin (Mart) Terry on November 8th, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, and moved with his family to Seattle in 1946. A 1957 graduate of West Seattle High School, he attended Eastern...
Geordie Shore star breaks silence on co-stars return for new series & reveals ‘give away clue’ they were coming back
The Scottish Sun
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August 1, 2025
GEORDIE Shore star Nathan Henry has broken his silence on his co-stars shock return to the show for the first time. The TV favourite has also told of the giveaway clue which 'sealed' one of his co-stars comebacks just weeks before heading to...
The Week in Women's Football: Asian Cup qualifiers; reviewing OFC Champions League
Tribal Football
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This week, we review Group A from the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers this month (see Group B-Group H’s results in our column last week. We also review the 2025 Oceania Women’s Nations Cup Finals, held in Fiji this month with eight teams. We...
BGT finalist reveals she ‘cried herself to sleep’ amid trolling hell following backlash to show appearance
The Scottish Sun
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August 1, 2025
BRITAIN'S Got Talent star Stacey Leadbeatter admits she was "crying herself to sleep" amid a trolling hell following her appearance on the show. Singer Stacey wowed audiences as she took part in BGT this year. 4 Stacey Leadbeatter has revealed she...
'Treated as second-class citizens': Moylan seeks anew for SSI benefits to US territories, this time with bill cosponsors
Pacific Daily News
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Del. James Moylan got Republican and Democrat delegates to cosponsor his bill seeking the inclusion of Guam and other U.S. territories in the Supplemental Security Income, SSI, program so that Americans in the territories would also become...
Tapir Holdings reports $116m profit after African deal
The Royal Gazette
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July 30, 2025
Created: Jul 30, 2025 07:58 AM A traffic marshal guides a vehicle at the gatehouse in Kijani Ridge, one of the holdings in Tatu City, Kenya, owned by Rendeavour (Photograph supplied) Tapir Holdings, a British Virgin Islands investment company...
Walwyn slams gov’t over absence of economic council
BVI News
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July 31, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on July 31, 2025 at 6:07 AM / Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn has accused the government of breaching the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) by failing to establish a strategic economic plan and an Economic and Fiscal...
PM praises African people’s resilience
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 1, 2025
News Clint Chan Tack 6 Hrs Ago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar outside the Red House on July 28. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has praised members of the Afro-Trinidadian community for their resilience and...
Celebrating green African heritage
Trinidad Express
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Following African emancipation from slavery, descendants of those freed over a century ago celebrate a holiday recognising this part of our history. After decades of adaptation to a land thousands of kilometres from home, many families still...
A Paradise Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $200 Million Initial Public Offering
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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HONG KONG, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A Paradise Acquisition Corp. (the "Company"), a blank check company incorporated as a British Virgin Islands business company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition,...
Leaders call for reflection, action on African Emancipation Day
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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President Christine Kangaloo has challenged citizens to “confront the injustices and inequalities” that persist in society in her African Emancipation Day message. Kangaloo also called on the population to “examine our...
Ukrainian oligarch Kolomoisky found liable in $1.9bn UK PrivatBank fraud case
BNE Intellinews
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The long running PrivatBank saga passed an important milestone after a London court ruled that Ukrainian oligarchs Ihor Kolomoisky and Hennadiy Boholiubov are liable for damages after they stole billions of dollars from dispositors at Ukraine’s...
Southwest Airlines adding new Caribbean destination from BWI in 2026
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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July 29, 2025
Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service between Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and the U.S. Virgin Islands in February, adding another Caribbean destination that’s just one flight away from Charm City. St....
Exploration Mysteries: Antillia
Explorersweb
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July 31, 2025
Christian Spain was under assault. In 711 AD, invading Muslim forces defeated Roderic, the last of the Visigothic kings, at the Battle of Guadalete. Amid the chaos, several bishops and their followers traversed the perilous Atlantic in search of a...
UK 'has acknowledged legitimate interest access is the way to go'- VI Premier
Virgin Islands News Online
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ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what has been deemed as a major win for the Virgin Islands' financial services industry, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said legitimate interest access is the way to go when it...
Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Gil
The New York Times
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July 31, 2025
Gil was a tropical storm in the North Pacific Ocean early Saturday Hawaii time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Gil is the seventh named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in 2025. Forecast wind speeds and direction...
These Caribbean Adventures Go Beyond the Beach
AFAR
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July 31, 2025
Melt this winter’s chill with an Explora Journeys experience in some of the most culturally abundant and diverse islands of the Caribbean, which will welcome visitors with warmth and generosity. Aboard the luxury ship, relax poolside in a cabana,...
Contract signed for new social home in Baughers Bay
Virgin Islands News Online
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- Mr Marvin Malone to be the recipient BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- A contract has been signed with E&K Construction for a new social home in Baughers Bay, as the Ministry of Health and Social Development delivers on its commitment to support...