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CMS Terminates KCF Model and Finalizes Significant Revisions to CKCC Participation and Payment Framework
JD Supra - California
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June 27, 2025
On May 28, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Innovation Center formally announced the early termination of the Kidney Care First (“KCF”) model effective December 31, 2025, and issued a suite of substantial revisions to the...
Five LGBTQ-Friendly Caribbean Destinations
Out South Florida
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Let’s face it, some of our Caribbean neighbors don’t have the best reputation or the most advanced views when it comes to our community. Countries such as Jamaica, St. Lucia, and Grenada maintain anti-gay legislation and hostile cultural climates....
Nelly Korda rocks bright mint green as she hits the practice range with her $40 water bottle after skipping Dow Championship
Sportskeeda
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June 27, 2025
Nelly Korda is making the most of her week off after skipping this week’s Dow Championship. The American golfer, who last competed at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, where she finished T19, shared a practice range selfie on her Instagram story...
Ex-Barclays boss fails to overturn City job ban over Epstein link
BBC
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June 26, 2025
Tom EspinerBusiness reporter, BBC News ShareSave Former Barclays boss Jes Staley has lost a legal challenge against a decision to ban him from top financial jobs in the UK over his links to convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Staley was...
New Caribbean nonstop: BWI to Anguilla this winter
WTOP - District Columbia
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June 27, 2025
BermudAir will launch seasonal nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to the British territory of Anguilla this winter. BermudAir will launch seasonal nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to the British territory of Anguilla this winter....
USVI: Gov. Byran markets USVI as top-tier investment destination
Virgin Islands News Online
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Speaking to over 100 clients and staff of international law firm Winston & Strawn, Governor Albert A. Bryan highlighted the USVI’s tax breaks, renewable energy push, and exemption from the Jones Act as strategic assets for investment and business...
AARP Commits Thousands of Dollars to Strengthen 5 Communities Across Mississippi
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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$58,500 in grants aims to help residents of all ages, especially older adults, improve how they live, move, and stay connected in their neighborhoods through innovative local projects JACKSON, Miss., June 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP has...
Gov. Bryan Nominates Xavier A. Acevedo to WAPA Governing Board
St. Thomas Source
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June 26, 2025
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has nominated Xavier A. Acevedo to serve on the Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA), representing the District of St. Croix. The nomination was submitted today to Senate President Milton...
Game-Changing Wind Turbines Harvest Underused Resource Close To The Ground
Forbes
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Winds of Change: Kevin Wolf, CEO and co-founder of Wind HarvestWind Harvest Jimmy Dean, the country musician, actor and entrepreneur, famously said: “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my...
2025 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Day 1
JD Supra - California
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June 26, 2025
The Attorney General Alliance (AGA) hosted its 2025 Annual Meeting last week, bringing together state attorneys general and their staff, legal practitioners, and industry participants to discuss various topics important to AGs. In the first post...
Kmart Shuttering Lockhart Gardens Store Aug. 16
St. Thomas Source
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June 30, 2025
The Lockhart Gardens Kmart store on St. Thomas will close its doors for good Aug. 16. (Source photo by Mat Probasco) St. Thomas’ Lockhart Gardens Kmart will close its doors for good Aug. 16 — eight days after St. Croix’s Sunny Isles Kmart is set...
BOC Senate Hearing Sheds Light on Cost of Mental Health Inaction
St. Thomas Source
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June 20, 2025
Corrections Bureau Director Wynnie Testamark addresses the Senate Budget, Appropriations and Finance Committee Wednesday on St. Thomas. (Photo courtesy V.I. Legislature) With few treatment options available in the U.S. Virgin Islands, the burden...
Thank you for the veto, now let’s squarely address Mukilteo’s challenges
Lynnwood Times - Washington State
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June 25, 2025
Thank you, Mayor Marine, for vetoing the councilmanic sales tax. Now let’s turn our attention to other pressing matters facing the city. We need 10% cuts immediately – as I outlined in detail last September and October, both at the dais and in...
Revitalizing America’s shipbuilding industry: Weapons and Warfare
Straight Arrow News
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[RYAN ROBERTSON] HELLO AND WELCOME TO WEAPONS AND WARFARE. FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M YOUR HOST, RYAN ROBERTSON. JUST AHEAD ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE. BERETTA IS AIMING TO EQUIP THE BRITISH ARMY WITH THEIR NEXT CLOSE COMBAT RIFLE BY COMBINING...
Senate Big Beautiful Bill: More Growth, More Subsidies, More Debt
Cato Institute - Washington D.C.
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June 30, 2025
Adam N. Michel The Senate is rushing to vote on its version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” Republicans are using the budget reconciliation process to cut spending, extend the 2017 tax cuts, reform health care, increase border and defense...
FNM to slash yacht tax rate 'highest in Caribbean-Atlantic'
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 23, 2025
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net The Opposition yesterday pledged to slash a yacht charter tax rate, which the industry has branded "the highest in the Caribbean-Atlantic region", by more than 70 percent in...
US Navy faces urgent shipbuilding challenges amid global competition
Straight Arrow News
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[Ryan Robertson] HELLO AND WELCOME TO WEAPONS AND WARFARE. FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M YOUR HOST, RYAN ROBERTSON. JUST AHEAD ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE. BERETTA IS AIMING EQUIP THE BRITISH ARMY WITH THEIR NEXT CLOSE COMBAT RIFLE BY COMBINING ADVANCED...
Immigration News Today: Supreme Court Lets Trump Swiftly Deport Certain Immigrants to ‘Third Countries’
Documented - New York
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June 25, 2025
Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here. Washington D.C. Supreme...
Dozens of Illegal Aliens Working at Meat Processing Plant with Stolen IDs Screened with E-Verify
JudicialWatch.org
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June 24, 2025
Corruption Chronicles | June 24, 2025 Years after Judicial Watch reported that the government’s system to verify if employees are authorized to work legally in the United States approved hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, federal...
After Nelly Korda’s public criticism, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship suffers another blow as viewership numbers revealed
Sportskeeda
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June 25, 2025
Amid criticism of the setup by several golfers, including Nelly Korda, the KPMG Women's PGA Championship 2025 witnessed a drastic drop in viewership compared to last year. The final round viewership dropped by nearly 50% compared to the 2024...