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Ep. 100: The Trailer Park Boys, In Color, and Working with Ronnie Dunn with Jamey Johnson
00:00:05 Speaker 1: Yeah, what is up? 00:00:07 Speaker 2: You were off of God's Country with your boys, Read and dan isbel Ye also known as the Brothers Hunt, where we weekly take a drive to the intersection of country music and the great...

Powerful Nor'easter storm leaves massive cruise ship stranded in port as Great White sharks circle New Jersey coast
By RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 17:01 EDT, 13 October 2025 A Royal Caribbean cruise ship was forced to dock in a New Jersey port as the powerful Nor' easter storm continues to batter the East Coast. Passengers on the Symphony of the...

CARPHA strengthens training in safe shipping of infectious substances
CARPHA Strengthens Regional Biosafety with Training in Safe Shipping of Infectious Substances The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), through its Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML), in collaboration with the International Air Transport...
Tiger Woods gives no timeline on recovery from disc replacement surgery
The surgery was performed to address a collapsed disc, disc fragments, and a compromised spinal canal. The 49-year-old golfer has not provided a timeline for his recovery or return to the sport. Tiger Woods' major health issues continue with the...

Tiger Woods announces he had back surgery for seventh time
Golf great Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back that had caused pain and impeded his mobility. Woods wrote in a social media post Saturday that he had the surgery in New York and said...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 13, 2025
Cruise community to meet in San Juan next week The cruise community will gather in San Juan, Puerto Rico next week for the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference & Trade Show, taking place October 21–24, 2025. The spirit of...

A stuffed auk in Cincinnati proves to be species' 'end of the line''
The Cincinnati Museum Center has proven it owns one of the world's last great auks, an extinct flightless seabird. DNA research proved the specimen, nicknamed Eldey, was one of a breeding pair killed on an island off Iceland in 1844. Great auks,...
Down but not out: Tiger has seventh back surgery
Woods said in a social media post he had the operation in New York and it was the right decision for his his health and his troubled back. He did not mention how long it would keep him out of golf, though it was unclear if he was going to try to...

Woods undergoes seventh back surgery
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his...

Tiger Woods has seventh back surgery to have disk replaced
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. He did not mention how long it would keep him out of golf, though it was unclear if he was going to try to...

South and Southeast Asia M&A Report | Q3 2025
We are pleased to provide this twice-annual report summarising notable mergers and acquisitions activity in South and Southeast Asia, highlighting transactions over US$100 million in aggregate value. This edition features deal making in the region...

Powerful Nor'easter storm leaves massive cruise ship stranded in port as Great White sharks circle New Jersey coast: Live updates
By RACHEL BOWMAN, US NEWS REPORTER Updated: 14:57 EDT, 13 October 2025 A Royal Caribbean cruise ship was forced to dock in a New Jersey port as the powerful Nor' easter storm continues to batter the East Coast. Passengers on the Symphony of the...
Woods undergoes seventh surgery on 'collapsed' disk
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his...

Tiger Woods announces seventh back surgery to have a collapsed disk replaced
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his...
Tiger Woods announces seventh back surgery to have disk replaced
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back that had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for...

Woods has seventh back surgery to have disk replaced
Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his...

Tiger Woods has a seventh back surgery to have disk replaced
By Canadian Press on October 11, 2025. Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues. Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and...

To Grouse and Kvech 2: Ruins, Climate Art, and Revisiting the Anthropocene
Alexis Rockman (b. 1962, New York City) is a leading painter of the Anthropocene, known for richly researched images that reimagine natural history through ecology and genetics. A School of Visual Arts graduate, he combines fieldwork with studio...

Man shares harrowing story after being attacked by shark while spearfishing: 'I let my guard down'
A spear fisherman in Florida experienced a life-threatening encounter with a shark while in the Bahamas. What happened? According to CBS 12 News, Florida resident Eddie Jarmakowicz was snorkeling and spearfishing in the Bahamas when he encountered...

Social Security shutdown: All 1,400 offices closed nationwide for 24 hours - know the reason
All 1,400 Social Security offices in the U.S. are closed today, October 13, for Columbus Day. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is a government agency. It helps people with Social Security numbers and programs. SSA gives money to people for...