2025 – Page 155 – Virgin Islands Free Press

House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill, as…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Alligator kills Florida woman after tipping over her canoe

ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — An alligator killed a Florida woman after tipping over a canoe she and her husband were paddling, which investigators say appeared to be an accidental encounter.…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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COVID origin FINALLY revealed in bombshell study…and it might not have been China after all

American researchers believe they've pinpointed when and where COVID first emerged — and it might not have been in China. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, say they've uncovered evidence that…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Diddy’s legal advisor blasted by judge for shocking ‘six-pack of white women’ comment on podcast

NEW YORK (Daily Mail) — The judge overseeing Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex-trafficking trial in Manhattan slammed a member of the rapper's legal team after he discussed the case on a podcast. Mark Geragos, who…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Virgin Islands National Park touts community engagement meeting

CRUZ BAY — Virgin Islands National Park will host a meeting on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM "as part of the park’s ongoing effort to…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Luxury Lamborghini yacht ‘flipped over’ off Miami Beach with dozens of influencers onboard

MIAMI — A luxury yacht carrying dozens of influencers began taking on water and eventually "flipped over," forcing the Coast Guard to evacuate the vessel near Miami Beach in Florida.…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Mom says Trump vote ‘cost me immensely’ as child’s father faces deportation

Asupporter of President Donald Trump has said she regrets her vote after the father of her child was arrested by federal immigration authorities. "I voted for Trump. And it cost me immensely,"…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Disney announces an Abu Dhabi theme park and resort

A new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi. The Walt Disney Co. announced today that it has reached an agreement with immersive destination and experiences company Miral to bring a park and…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Ford hikes prices on Mexico-produced models, citing tariffs

DETROIT (Reuters) — Ford Motor is hiking prices on three of its Mexico-produced models effective May 2, becoming one of the first major automakers to adjust sticker prices following U.S. President…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Trump hotel shooter’s extraordinary links to Diddy that PROVE viral conspiracy theory

MIAMI (Daily Mail) — When a shooter opened fire at Donald Trump's Doral Miami resort in 2018, he was immediately dismissed as a mad man possessed by farfetched conspiracy theories. And…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025