2025 – Page 197 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Scientists find clues on why COVID vaccine causes chronic health problems in some

For a majority of people, the COVID vaccine doesn’t cause adverse health effects — but a small percentage experience chronic symptoms that can last for months or even years. Yale researchers recently…

John McCarthy February 25, 2025

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Does lip balm help chapped lips? Here’s what to know

NEW YORK (AP) — A tube of lip balm may seem like the perfect antidote to dry, cracked lips. But do these over-the-counter products soothe flaking or can they make it worse? Though…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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A South Carolina man is sentenced to life after confession on stand also led to his friend’s arrest

COLUMBIA (AP) — A South Carolina man who provided detailed testimony of how he brutally stabbed his friend’s ex-wife 35 times was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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Republican lawmaker’s town hall goes sideways thanks to Trump and Musk

Republican lawmakers across the country are coming face-to-face with droves of angry constituents in the wake of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s upending of the federal government. Representative Mark Alford…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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Guterres to propose UN assumes funding for mission struggling to fight gangs in Haiti

BRIDGETOWN (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said he would request that the United Nations assumes funding for the structural and logistical expenses of a multinational force in Haiti that is struggling…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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Trump administration throws out protections from deportation for roughly half a million Haitians

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is throwing out protections that shielded roughly half a million Haitians from deportation, meaning they would lose their work permits and could be eligible to be…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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A police union in Haiti demands more protection a day after gangs kill a Kenyan policeman

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian police officers today demanded better protection and treatment a day after gunmen killed a Kenyan policeman who was part of a U.N.-backed mission tasked with fighting gangs in…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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Prosecutor says golden toilet was stolen from English palace in ‘audacious raid’

LONDON (AP) — It was not your typical smash-and-grab burglary and the booty was precious: a toilet worth more than its weight in gold. The one-of-a-kind 18-carat gold toilet was…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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Lester Holt to step down as anchor of NBC’s flagship ‘Nightly News’ after a decade

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s veteran Lester Holt will step down as anchor of the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast. Holt, who has been been the face of “Nightly News”…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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MAGA loses its collective mind after Eagles decline Trump’s White House invitation

WASHINGTON — You can always count on the Philadelphia Eagles to stand on business! After their second Super Bowl win, the NFL team make it clear they have no plans to follow…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025