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The San Juan Weekly made its debut in 2009 as a weekly publication. It stands out for its high-quality content and journalism. Unique among its peers, it is the only English-language weekly newspaper that covers a diverse range of topics. Readers can find articles on news, business, social issues, arts, culture, entertainment, theater, beauty, and even pets, among many others.

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Attack on Shapiro raises fears about political violence

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Nick Corasaniti

By Nick CorasanitiA charred piano. A singed light fixture dangling by a cord in a fire-scarred room. Plates strewn with ash, not far from a dinner table just cleared from a Passover Seder. The scorched rooms inside the official residence of Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania were the work of an arsonist who authorities say admitted “harboring hatred” for Shapiro. Officials say the suspect revealed that if he found the Democratic governor, he planned to beat him with a hammer.
How the crypto industry’s political spending is paying off

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | David Yaffe-Bellany

By David Yaffe-BellanyAt the end of a three-hour hearing last month, Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., sided with a group of Republicans in a hotly contested debate. He voted to advance the GENIUS Act, a bill backed by the cryptocurrency industry. “It’s clear that digital assets are here to stay,” Gallego said after the Senate Banking Committee hearing.
White House ends a regular reporting slot for independent newswires

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Michael M. Grynbaum |Katie Robertson

By Michael M. Grynbaum and Katie RobertsonThe Trump administration said earlier this week that it would no longer reserve a regular slot in the presidential press pool for three independent newswires that have participated for decades, including The Associated Press. The move is the latest effort by the White House to exert more control over the dedicated press corps that reports on its day-to-day activities.
Israel threatens further escalation in war in Gaza

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Lara Jakes

By Lara JakesIsrael’s defense minister warned Wednesday that the war in the Gaza Strip would soon escalate with “tremendous force” and an extended humanitarian blockade if Hamas did not quickly release hostages amid stalled ceasefire negotiations. The blunt and detailed statement by the minister, Israel Katz, came as a growing list of former Israeli security officials accused the government of prolonging the war at the expense of the surviving hostages who remain in Gaza.
Pope Francis thanks doctors and nurses for his recovery

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Elisabetta Povoledo

By Elisabetta PovoledoPope Francis on Wednesday held an audience with dozens of doctors, nurses and hospital staff who helped get him back to health after bronchial infections and double pneumonia put his life at risk earlier this year. “Thank you, thank you for everything you have done,” Francis said in a raspy voice.
Kennedy accuses FDA of drug industry influence that barred alternative remedies

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Christina Jewett |Rebecca Robbins

By Christina Jewett and Rebecca RobbinsIn a speech broadcast to the Food and Drug Administration’s Maryland campus last Friday morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced himself as the nation’s health secretary with a meandering speech touching on everything from birds of prey to pollution in Lake Erie to the CIA.
He revolutionized bats not with a new shape but a new kind of wood

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Zack Meisel

By Zack Meisel / The AthleticFor his first day of work in June 1999, Scott Smith arrived at the makeshift bat factory, a three-level brick corner house in Ottawa, Ontario. Sam Holman handed Smith an order form: six bats, all for José Canseco. Holman handled the first one. Then, it was Smith’s turn. Craftsmanship is not for those with trembling hands. His initial attempt at a handmade bat did not go well, and Holman was irate. “I was thinking my career might last for a half-hour,” Smith said.
Columbia vows to reject any Trump deal that threatens its independence

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Troy Closson

By Troy ClossonColumbia University, which has faced criticism for not striking a more defiant stand against efforts by the Trump administration to set its agenda, showed signs late Monday of adopting a tougher tone.
Court temporarily blocks Trump’s shuttering of migrant entry program

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Hamed Aleaziz

By Hamed AleazizA federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the Trump administration Monday from ending a signature Biden-era program that allowed hundreds of thousands of migrants from four troubled countries to enter the country and work legally. The administration moved in late March to shut down the program by April 24, which offered migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti temporary legal status in the United States.
Judge pauses Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans in Colorado

1 month ago | sanjuandailystar.com | Alan Feuer

By Alan FeuerA federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration on Monday night from using a powerful wartime statute to deport to El Salvador Venezuelan immigrants in Colorado who have been accused of being violent gang members. The lawsuit, brought in U.S. District Court in Colorado by the American Civil Liberties Union, was the third of its kind filed in recent days, joining similar challenges filed last week in Texas and New York.