2025 – Page 297 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Hygiene challenges for local businesses in the Virgin Islands

In the Virgin Islands, where 2,319 businesses employ 25,652 people, it’s easy to see how running a business here might feel like paradise, with gorgeous weather and ocean breezes. However, the same…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Study finds high levels of microplastics in human brains that appear to be increasing over time

ALBUQUERQUE — Human brains contain higher concentrations of microplastics than other organs, according to a new study, and the amount appears to be increasing over time. In the study, published Monday in…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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FDA upgrades recall of Lay’s potato chips to most serious level

SEATTLE — An FDA recall on Lay's potato chips originally issued in December has been upgraded by the agency to its highest risk level. Three things to know The original recall was issued…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Mom took leave to be with dying daughter and was fired, lawsuit says. ‘She needed me’

DETROIT — A Michigan woman is suing Huntington National Bank after she says she was fired for taking leave to be with her dying daughter. Terri Estepp filed the lawsuit…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Neo-Nazi leader found guilty of plotting attack on Maryland power grid

BALTIMORE — Brandon Russell, the leader of a neo-Nazi group, was found guilty of conspiring to attack Maryland's power grid in a terrorist plot, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Russell,…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Gangs attack a neighborhood in Haiti that’s home to the country’s elite

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Heavily armed gangs in Haiti have attacked a neighborhood that’s home to most of the country’s elite and had been largely untouched by criminals, and police have…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Elevated fire risk for Puerto Rico today!

SAN JUAN — There is a moderate risk of rip currents for most beaches across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico tonight, the National Weather Service said today. "Life-threatening…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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John H. Woodson Junior High School reopens today

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Department of Education said that the John H. Woodson Jr. High School will resume normal operations today, February 4, 2025. This follows the successful completion…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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ICE St. Thomas introduces 1,000 students to ‘Project Guardian’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Some 1,000 students from the public and private schools in St. Thomas got tips on how to avoid falling victim to online sexual predators January 23 through…

John McCarthy February 4, 2025

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Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico after financial stocks nosedive

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced today he is delaying the implementation of 25% tariffs on Mexico, one of the country’s biggest trading partners, for one month after he discussed…

John McCarthy February 3, 2025