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Month: October 2024

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Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Dominican Republic starts mass deportations of Haitians and expels nearly 11,000 in a week

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic said Tuesday it has deported or repatriated nearly 11,000 Haitians in the past week, fulfilling a pledge to do so weekly as neighboring Haiti scrambles…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2024
More than 2.8 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

More than 2.8 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding

TAMPA (AP) — Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph (160 kph)…
Posted by John McCarthy October 10, 2024
Man accused of beating and kicking woman after coming home drunk and demanding $19
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Police News

Man accused of beating and kicking woman after coming home drunk and demanding $19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas resident has been charged with assault after allegedly coming home drunk and demanding less than $20 he gave a woman for groceries, authorities said.…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Man accused of strangling, beating woman in her own home
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Man accused of strangling, beating woman in her own home

CHRISTIANSTED — A man was charged with assault and related charges after allegedly beating and strangling a woman following a heated argument, authorities said. Javier Rodriguez, 42, was arrested Tuesday…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Public Works commissioner condemns act of vandalism at Eastern Cemetery in St. Thomas
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Public Works commissioner condemns act of vandalism at Eastern Cemetery in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — DPW employees discovered a defaced and desecrated gravesite at the Eastern Cemetery in Smith Bay on St. Thomas on Tuesday morning, the Public Works Department said today. DPW…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Man killed in Mandahl Bay beach shooting, police say
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Man killed in Mandahl Bay beach shooting, police say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One man was killed during a shooting Monday in the Mandahl Bay Beach area, the Police Department confirmed. According to VIPD, the 911 Emergency Call Center received…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton could cost insurers $60B, raise reinsurance rates, RBC says
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Hurricane Milton could cost insurers $60B, raise reinsurance rates, RBC says

TAMPA — Hurricane Milton could result in a $60 billion loss for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices which could boost some insurance companies' shares,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida tonight
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Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall in Florida tonight

MIAMI — Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall late tonight or early tomorrow morning along Florida’s west coast, near or just south of Tampa. The National Hurricane Center expects…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games
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Milton forces Bucs and Lightning to leave Florida early and other teams to alter games

TAMPA — The NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have left Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton to practice the rest of the week. The Bucs departed yesterday, relocating to…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024
Florida makes last-minute preps before Hurricane Milton’s landfall
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Florida makes last-minute preps before Hurricane Milton’s landfall

TAMPA — The sheriff of the county that includes Tampa, part of the most populous region in Milton’s bull’s-eye, said that those in mandatory evacuation zones who stay put are…
Posted by John McCarthy October 9, 2024

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