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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and…

John McCarthy November 25, 2024

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Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city

ANCHORAGE, (AP) — An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused…

John McCarthy November 24, 2024

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Man wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico

A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN (AP) — A suspect in…

John McCarthy November 24, 2024

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French medical charity suspends services in Haiti; cites death threats, attacks by police

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A French medical charity that is the only life-saving option for many Haitians at a time when escalating gang violence has shuttered hospitals and health clinics and sent…

John McCarthy November 24, 2024

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Afraid of losing the US-Canada trade pact, Mexico alters its laws and removes Chinese parts

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has been taking a bashing lately for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North America, and officials here are afraid…

John McCarthy November 24, 2024

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USVI begins drive sober or get pulled over campaign tomorrow

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) has joined forces with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind residents and visitors to make responsible…

John McCarthy November 24, 2024

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Man claims $8,669.48 insurance payout on car he didn’t own, but crashed

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man allegedly forged ownership documents on a vehicle he crashed in order to steal the owner's insurance claim money after the accident, authorities said. Kadeem…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 108 suspected gang members have been killed in Haiti over three days, a Port-au-Prince human rights group has reported. The National Human Rights Defense Network’s findings…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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Trump chooses Bessent to be treasury secretary, Vought as budget chief, Chavez-DeRemer for Labor

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he’ll nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent, an advocate for deficit reduction, to serve as his next treasury secretary, one of several personnel decisions that…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024