April 2025 – Virgin Islands Free Press

21 countries have ‘Do Not Travel’ warning. Here’s what to know about the U.S. State Department advisories.

WASHINGTON (CBS) — Twenty-one countries around the world have a "Do Not Travel" warning from the U.S. State Department, as of April 30. The agency regularly updates or reissues its…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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Man hog-ties woman, kills her mother-in-law over family’s debts

PENSACOLA (MN) — A man told a woman her husband owed him money, then he kidnapped her and locked her in a toolbox during an hours-long attack in which he’s…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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How Jordon Hudson, 24, amassed $8 million real estate portfolio within months of meeting Bill Belichick

BOSTON (NYP) — Bill Belichick’s spry girlfriend Jordon Hudson had amassed a New England real estate portfolio worth about $8 million — all within months of the fisherman’s daughter meeting the 73-year-old…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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Trump says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30,’ but China will suffer more in a trade war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump today acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States, saying American kids might “have two dolls instead of 30…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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Russia’s foreign minister visits the Dominican Republic to strengthen economic and commercial ties

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Russia expects to open its first embassy in the Dominican Republic as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov defined the Caribbean country as a “promising partner”…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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US economy shrinks in first quarter as tariffs unleash flood of imports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. economy contracted for the first time in three years in the first quarter, swamped by a flood of imports as businesses raced to avoid higher…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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Cayman Islands votes for Parliament seats and holds a referendum on possessing marijuana

GEORGE TOWN (AP) — The Cayman Islands are holding general elections on Wednesday, with voters choosing candidates from a record three parties vying for seats in Parliament. Two parties were…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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4.9 magnitude earthquake rattles the eastern Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Dominican Republic on Tuesday afternoon, with its epicenter located in the Mona Passage, approximately 27.2 kilometers southeast of Punta Cana, La Altagracia…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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Porn star ‘decapitated and cut up gay couple before freezing remains and dumping body parts’ off bridge

LONDON (Daily Mail) —A man 'decapitated and dismembered' a couple before freezing parts of their remains and bringing the rest in suitcases to the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, a…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025

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St. Croix: Cloudy, a thunderstorm in the morning, brief showers in afternoon, high of 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix can expect plenty of clouds, a thunderstorm in the morning followed by a brief shower or two in the afternoon and a high of 86,…

John McCarthy April 30, 2025