St. Croix: mostly cloudy, brief morning shower or two, high of 86
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mostly cloudy with a brief shower or two in the morning and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be…
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Two men in ICE custody died of ‘natural’ causes. Were their deaths preventable?
MIAMI — He survived Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, evacuated women and children in Kyiv to safety, and then crossed the border to escape the war. But after he arrived at…
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Florida congresswomen demand answers after Haitian woman dies in ICE custody
MIAMI —Two Florida congresswomen who visited the Broward Transitional Center on Friday after a 44 year-old Haitian woman died in the custody of immigration authorities expressed concern over the lack…
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Door knocks and DNA tests: How the Trump administration plans to keep tabs on 450,000 migrant kids
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is conducting a nationwide, multi-agency review of 450,000 migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without their parents during President Joe Biden’s term.…
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Haiti to hit pause on rebooting of a commission to disarm violent gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — A rebooted effort in Haiti to disarm the country’s criminal gangs and reintegrate child soldiers into society is getting put on hold. The government of the…
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Former federal prosecutors lay out possible crimes in Hope Florida saga
TALLAHASSEE (Herald Times) — A Republican lawmaker shocked Florida’s political world when he accused representatives of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration of committing federal crimes by diverting $10 million from a…
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Man thinks he sees candy wrapper at Arkansas park — but it’s a 3.81-carat diamond
LITTLE ROCK (MN) — A visitor from Minnesota had just entered the Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park when he spotted a “metallic, tinfoil-like shine” on the ground. David DeCook…
As authoritarianism and Big Tech attack the press, democracy suffers
Two Vietnamese reporters are jailed for “propagandizing against the state.” A small local newspaper in Iowa just shuttered 144 years after publishing its first edition. On the surface, these seem…
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Puerto Rico authorities rescue 3 US tourists stranded in river as heavy rains persist
SAN JUAN (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico said they rescued three U.S. tourists on Friday as heavy rains continue to pelt the U.S. territory. Police said in a statement that floodwaters…
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American Airlines adds new route to St. Croix as part of its USVI expansion
FREDERIKSTED (TTW) — American Airlines is enhancing its Caribbean offerings this winter by launching a new route from Chicago O’Hare to St. Croix and increasing its service to St. Thomas.…