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Empowering Communities: Walter Alomar on OCHO and the Future of Puerto Rico
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Spotify has struggled this year, alienating listeners with paywalls and new AI features, pushing more users to seek alternatives. While there aren’t a multitude of sites that fulfill the same needs as Spotify, YouTube Music has recently begun to seem like a serious competitor. YouTube has had a history of...

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Okay, it’s time I admit it: I like men’s fashion better. It started with a hoodie I “borrowed” and never gave back. Then came the pajama pants and soon after, I found a shirt in the wrong section at the mall. At one point, I even ended up with a...

​Zorhan Mamdani shocked the world with his success during the Democratic Primary for the upcoming New York City Mayor race in June. Three months later, a recent poll has revealed that Mamdani’s favorability has held steady amongst the public, and may have even grown. According to Politico, the New York...

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