2025 – Page 184 – Virgin Islands Free Press

DOJ probes high cost of eggs everywhere

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice has begun a probe into the dramatic surge in egg prices across the country, a development that has drawn attention from both consumers…

John McCarthy March 8, 2025

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Haitian economist takes over as transition president in friendly ceremony

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti swore in a new leader Friday, as the country keeps struggling with a persistent gang violence.…

John McCarthy March 8, 2025

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Coast Guard investigates fuel spill off Puerto Rican island of Vieques

SAN JUAN (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard today investigated a fuel spill off the tiny Puerto Rican island of Vieques, which is popular with tourists. A mile-long sheen and…

John McCarthy March 8, 2025

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From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze

GENEVA (AP) — Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and services in places as diverse as Afghanistan, Sudan, Ukraine…

John McCarthy March 8, 2025

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St. Croix: brief shower or 2 this morning, partly sunny and humid, high of 88

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix will see a brief shower or two this morning; otherwise, it will be partly sunny and humid with a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St.…

John McCarthy March 8, 2025

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The USVI beach that has failed the most water quality testing has not been tested by DPNR in 2025. The question is: Why?

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The beach that has failed water quality testing the most times in the last ten years — has not been tested at all in 2025, the Virgin Islands Free…

John McCarthy March 7, 2025

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Gene Hackman died of heart disease a week after his wife died of hantavirus

SANTA FE, New Mexico (AP) — Actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease a full week after his wife died from hantavirus in their New Mexico hillside home, likely unaware aware that she was…

John McCarthy March 7, 2025

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Debris over Bahamas after SpaceX Starship explodes, flight ops hit

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, causing the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in…

John McCarthy March 7, 2025

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This is what South Carolina killer executed by firing squad chose for last meal

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina convict who died by firing squad today chose Kentucky Fried Chicken for his last meal, which he shared with his death row buddies, according to…

John McCarthy March 7, 2025

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JetBlue pilot wanted on child sex charge kills himself as cops close in

BOSTON — A JetBlue pilot who was arrested on his own plane and then freed on bail last month over a child sex charge killed himself today as police closed in for…

John McCarthy March 7, 2025