September 2025 – Page 17 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, reported that they were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities…

John McCarthy September 10, 2025

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Partly sunny, breezy with widely separated thunderstorms, high 92

Another hot day is expected across the islands today, the National Weather Service said. We should also expect strong thunderstorms over the interior and northwestern sections of Puerto Rico in…

John McCarthy September 10, 2025

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Poland on high alert after Ukraine says Russian drones entered its airspace

Poland placed its air defenses on the highest state of readiness after Ukraine’s air force warned that Russian drones had crossed into Polish airspace, according to early reports. The Polish…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Dying octopus tends to thousands of eggs that will never hatch at California aquarium

LONG BEACH — A dying octopus will devote the rest of her life to caring for her eggs at a California aquarium. But the eggs will never hatch, according to…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Man found dead in submerged car at boat ramp after hit-and-run

NORFOLK — A 60-year-old man was found dead in a submerged car at a Virginia boat ramp, and now a South Carolina man has been arrested, authorities said. Benjamin Sell,…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Lottery player almost throws away big winning ticket. ‘Did I just freaking win?’

An Arkansas woman almost threw away a winning lottery ticket with a big prize. The woman plays lottery tickets twice a month and always saves her losing tickets for the…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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FirstBank finances $13 million eco-luxury resort to boost tourism in the USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – FirstBank has announced the successful closing of a $13 million commercial financing agreement with By-the-Sea Resort Properties, LLC, to support the construction of The Botany, a new…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Divers find extraordinary Roman artifact from First Punic War off Italian coast

An extraordinarily well-preserved Roman helmet dating back to the First Punic War was discovered by deep-sea divers off the coast of the Aegadian Islands, Sicily officials said. The bronze “Montefortino”…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Police say they rescued Caribbean Airlines pilot kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A Caribbean Airlines pilot who was kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago has been rescued following a police operation in which one of the suspects was killed, authorities said.…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025