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4 ways to ensure Latin America’s growing pot of capital drives long-term growth

TechCrunch

Sebastián Vidal is the chief innovation officer at Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and former executive director at parallel18. In response, governments should push bilingual policies in both schools and businesses, offering greater funding and hiring support for courses like English for IT professionals.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

federal government, corporations, and donations through donor-advised funds (DAFs) and online platforms. . Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. .

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Democrats have a new plan to legalize marijuana federally

The Verge

Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a discussion draft of legislation that proposes sweeping reform to marijuana policy in the US. Medicinal marijuana is even more widespread, legal in 37 states, Puerto Rico, D.C., Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. On Wednesday, Sens.

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The Station: Rounding up the Tesla Cyber Roundup, a Waymo change up and the mysterious disappearance of Bolt Mobility

TechCrunch

River has the potential to be a leader in the Indian market, given the government’s plans to push EV sales penetration of two-wheelers up to 80% by 2030. Lamborghini wants to wait and see what kinds of policies the European Union will enforce on ICE vehicles before deciding to go all in on EVs. . Notable reads and other tidbits.

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Frontiers Go Wild! unlimited flight pass is back for the summer for $399

Mashable Tech

and Puerto Rico travel. Frontier's baggage policy does not favor anyone who wants to travel with, say, a change of clothes. fee, government taxes, and other fees. There's also extra fine print here that explains the early booking promotion is only valid on flights through June 11 and only for domestic U.S. The Go Wild!

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‘An American hero’: Meet the federal worker who is standing up to Elon Musk’s DOGE

Fast Company Tech

To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency , Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats. However, we would note that the agency has a long-standing policy prohibiting unauthorized all-employee emails, and all employees were reminded of that policy recently.”

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DOGE’s IRS layoffs will trigger a ‘feast for tax evaders’, experts say

Fast Company Tech

The IRS layoffs, one of the largest purges of probationary workers this year across the government, could also hurt customer service and tax return processing during tax season this year, the union representing Treasury Department employees warned Thursday.