2025 – Page 52 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Scientists discover Pfizer COVID jab linked to major eye damage

Scientists have discovered that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine may increase the risk of eye damage, leading to vision loss. The new study specifically examined how the vaccine affected patients' corneas, the clear front part of…

John McCarthy July 18, 2025

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Trump sends Caribbean men BACK TO AFRICA to solitary confinement for undetermined time after deportation

LOBAMBA, Eswatini (AP) — Five immigrants deported by the United States to the small southern African nation of Eswatini under the Trump administration’s third-country program are being held in solitary confinement in various prisons…

John McCarthy July 18, 2025

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Over 140 Royal Caribbean cruise passengers and crew sickened by unknown illness

MIAMI — Over 140 passengers and crew members aboard a Royal Caribbean International ship have been sickened by an unidentified illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Vessel Sanitation Program said…

John McCarthy July 18, 2025

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Doomed chicken crossing the road sparks wild road rage attack in Florida: ‘Teach her a lesson’

Why did the chicken cross the road? Well, now we may never know. A Florida woman was arrested and jailed for attacking a fellow motorist who ran over a chicken…

John McCarthy July 18, 2025

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St. Croix: Times of sun and clouds, p.m. showers, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will have times of sun and clouds with a couple of showers, mainly early in the day and a high of 91, AccuWeather said. Tonight…

John McCarthy July 18, 2025

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Police investigating officer-involved shooting at LBJ Gardens

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department s investigating an officer-involved killing that occurred at LBJ Gardens in Estate Richmond late this afternoon. Alejandro Torres III. 48, has been positively identified…

John McCarthy July 17, 2025

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Main Street homicide victim ID’d by police

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Detectives investigating the homicide that occurred on Main Street in St. Thomas on July 11, 2025, made contact with the deceased next of kin, who positively identified…

John McCarthy July 17, 2025

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Puerto Rico law criminalizes hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender people under 21

SAN JUAN (CBS) — Puerto Rico's governor has signed a bill that prohibits hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from activists…

John McCarthy July 17, 2025

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Horrific slew of injuries suffered by baby girl born AFTER her mother was murdered

A newborn girl who survived after her mother was tragically shot to death by her boyfriend in Pennsylvania is suffering from devastating injuries that may leave her unable to ever walk. Tanyiah…

John McCarthy July 17, 2025

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Man says Tylenol and whiskey inspired $6,900 lottery ticket theft

UMATILLA — An odd pairing of Tylenol PM and whiskey is being blamed for a store worker helping himself to $6,900 worth of lottery tickets on the shelves, according to…

John McCarthy July 17, 2025