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Empowering Communities: Walter Alomar on OCHO and the Future of Puerto Rico
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Laugh tracks have been a staple of sitcoms and 20th-century TV shows, but are they really necessary to make a show funny?  Sound engineer Charles Douglass invented the laugh track in the 1950s. The first-ever laugh track was used on “The Hank McCune Show” when producers recorded laughter as their...

Women’s wrestling officially advanced from an NCAA emerging sport for women to a national collegiate championship. Athletes from divisions I, II, and III can compete in the sport, which was approved at the NCAA’s national convention. Women’s wrestling began gaining traction in the United States in 1972, following the signing...

The Supreme Court unanimously voted to uphold the federal law banning TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it. The court rejected claims that the company’s First Amendment rights would be violated. The U.S. government has labeled TikTok a national security risk, citing concerns that the Chinese government could...

On Thursday, January 16, news broke that a former member of Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man, had been arrested and charged with assault after a physical altercation at a Crunch Fitness location on Staten Island. The allegations claimed that the rapper and actor assaulted 28-year-old Patrick Sokoya, a man who reportedly...

In the midst of escalating tensions, Israel has delayed the approval of a proposed ceasefire agreement, further complicating efforts to de-escalate the ongoing conflict in the region. Reports indicate that the delay stems from internal disagreements within Israel’s leadership, as well as external pressure from stakeholders who remain divided on...

It’s no question, over the last five years TikTok has had tremendous influence over everything from fashion to local business to the music industry. The app, with it’s short-form content and highly advanced algorithm, worked to launch the careers of many small and independent artists through trending sounds. With TikTok...

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