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About John McCarthy
John McCarthy is primarily known for his investigative reporting on the U.S. Virgin Islands. A series of reports beginning in the 1990's revealed that there was everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling. Another report, following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confidential overview that said that over 40 percent of the U.S. Virgin Islands public lives below the poverty line. The Virgin Islands Free Press is the only Caribbean news source to regularly incorporate the findings of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. John's articles have appeared in the BVI Beacon, St. Croix Avis, San Juan Star and Virgin Islands Daily News. He is the former news director of WSVI-TV Channel 8 on St. Croix.
Still finding trouble in the woods: ‘Blair Witch Project’ star at center of Maine road dispute
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Still finding trouble in the woods: ‘Blair Witch Project’ star at center of Maine road dispute

FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — Heather Donahue is walking through the woods once again. The star of the successful low-budget horror movie “The Blair Witch Project” has an on-screen history of getting into…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Publix recalls baby food from all stores. The lead content might be too high
Posted inBreaking News Business News Consumer News

Publix recalls baby food from all stores. The lead content might be too high

Publix recalled pouches of Greenwise brand baby food from all 1,404 stores in the company’s eight-state chain after routine sampling testing said the pouches might be “contaminated with elevated levels…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond
Posted inBreaking News Health News International News

Abortion-rights groups denounce censorship on Meta-owned apps in Latin America and beyond

MEXICO CITY (AP) — All of a sudden, women contacting one of the biggest sources of information about abortion in Mexico through the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp were met with silence. The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Salvage operation of ‘cursed’ Bayesian super yacht halted after diver, 39, is killed while horrified colleagues watch on CCTV
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Salvage operation of ‘cursed’ Bayesian super yacht halted after diver, 39, is killed while horrified colleagues watch on CCTV

PORTICELLO, Italy (Daily Mail) Investigators have halted the £20 million salvage operation of tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s doomed superyacht Bayesian after a diver involved was tragically killed. Rob Huijben, 39,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Teenage illegal migrant killed young woman… then walked free from jail
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Teenage illegal migrant killed young woman… then walked free from jail

AURORA, Colorado (Daily Mail) — A 15-year-old illegal migrant who was unlicensed, uninsured, and driving his mother's Jeep at 90mph in a residential zone killing a young woman in the…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy with periods of rain this afternoon, high 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Cloudy with periods of rain this afternoon, high 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy with periods of rain in the afternoon and a high of 86, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be cloudy with occasional…
Posted by John McCarthy May 17, 2025
Third inmate captured after 10 men escape from New Orleans jail
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Third inmate captured after 10 men escape from New Orleans jail

NEW ORLEANS — Three inmates have now been arrested after a 10 men escaped the Orleans Justice Center early this morning.  Dkenan Dennis was arrested on Dale Street in New Orleans East,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
FDA clears first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s
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FDA clears first blood test to diagnose Alzheimer’s

The FDA today cleared the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, potentially paving the way for earlier detection and treatment of the dreaded neurological condition. Why it matters: The test, developed…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Boy, 2, survives 15-story fall from Maryland high-rise by landing on bushes: ‘Miraculous’
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Boy, 2, survives 15-story fall from Maryland high-rise by landing on bushes: ‘Miraculous’

BALTIMORE — A 2-year-old boy miraculously survived a 15-story fall from a Maryland high-rise apartment building by landing on bushes and a pile of mulch below, officials said today. The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025
Empty kayak, body found after dad of 5 vanishes on Georgia lake
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Empty kayak, body found after dad of 5 vanishes on Georgia lake

ATLANTA — A body was found in the search for a man who went missing on Lake Lanier, multiple news outlets reported May 16, citing local authorities. The body has…
Posted by John McCarthy May 16, 2025

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