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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
House Democrat Summer Lee to introduce reparations push for Black Americans
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House Democrat Summer Lee to introduce reparations push for Black Americans

WASHINGTON (FOX) — A House Democrat plans to introduce a resolution calling for the U.S. to spend trillions of dollars on reparations for Black Americans this week. Rep. Summer Lee, (Democrat-Pennsylvania), plans…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
DOGE says it has canceled thousands of federal contracts, grants and leases. Here’s a searchable list.
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DOGE says it has canceled thousands of federal contracts, grants and leases. Here’s a searchable list.

WASHINGTON (CBS) — Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has been publishing every contract, grant and lease it claims to have canceled on its website for months. But DOGE's "Wall of Receipts"…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
6 face charges in Secret Cove double murder in Lakeland
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6 face charges in Secret Cove double murder in Lakeland

LAKELAND, Florida — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said six people face charges in a double murder that happened in Secret Cove on Monday. The incident happened when a car…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
Men more likely to die of ‘broken heart syndrome’ compared to women
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Men more likely to die of ‘broken heart syndrome’ compared to women

Men are twice as likely to die from the stress-related heart condition commonly called "broken heart syndrome" compared to women, according to new research. The condition, formally known as Takotsubo…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
Bombshell report suggests ‘Chinese spies’ infiltrated Stanford University
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Bombshell report suggests ‘Chinese spies’ infiltrated Stanford University

A bombshell report out of Stanford University shed light on the influence of spies from the Chinese Communist Party that the student newspaper says have likely infiltrated the prestigious institution and other universities…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
What’s in Trump’s big bill? Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more
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What’s in Trump’s big bill? Trillions in tax cuts, changes to Medicaid and more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress are moving with rapid speed to advance President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security funding as leaders work to…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
HIV patient testing falls in South Africa after US aid cuts
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HIV patient testing falls in South Africa after US aid cuts

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) — Testing and monitoring of HIV patients across South Africa have fallen since the United States cut aid that funded health workers and clinics, with pregnant women, infants…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
Six illegal migrants charged in South Carolina mother’s murder defy ‘decency’ in ‘civilized society’
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Six illegal migrants charged in South Carolina mother’s murder defy ‘decency’ in ‘civilized society’

Authorities in Lancaster, South Carolina, have charged six illegal immigrants between the ages of 13 and 21 in connection with the “random” May 2 murder of a mother who was driving to…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, passing morning shower or two, high 87
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St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, passing morning shower or two, high 87

CHRISTIANSTED  — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a passing morning shower or two and a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be mostly cloudy…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
Florida elementary school teacher arrested on child porn charges
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Florida elementary school teacher arrested on child porn charges

LAND O' LAKES, Florida — A Pasco County elementary school teacher and summer bible school teacher is facing several criminal charges related to child sexual abuse material, according to state prosecutors. FDLE Special Agent…
Posted by John McCarthy May 13, 2025

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