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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Sell-off worsens worldwide and Dow drops 1,000 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs
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Sell-off worsens worldwide and Dow drops 1,000 after China retaliates against Trump tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower today after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2025
Boneyard! Florida couple busted having sex on grave inside locked historic cemetery
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Boneyard! Florida couple busted having sex on grave inside locked historic cemetery

They thought they were being dead sexy. A Florida couple was busted having sex on top of a grave in a historic cemetery — and allegedly left meth sitting on…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2025
Machete-wielding cinnamon bun bandit caught mid-snack
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Machete-wielding cinnamon bun bandit caught mid-snack

ASHEVILLE (WLOS) — North Carolina police arrested and charged a man connected to an armed robbery with a machete that took place at an Asheville grocery store on the evening of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2025
Stabbing deaths of 2 college students spark outrage in Italy: ‘Another young woman, another life cut short’
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Stabbing deaths of 2 college students spark outrage in Italy: ‘Another young woman, another life cut short’

ROME (CBS) — The brutal stabbings of two women students in Italy within days of each other have unleashed a wave of anger and calls for a "cultural revolution" against…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2025
Florida lawmakers say police need access to children’s social media. They may be right: Opinion
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Florida lawmakers say police need access to children’s social media. They may be right: Opinion

For many adults, social media is a way to connect with friends and family and watch the latest viral videos, but for children under 18, social media can be a…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny and windy with a couple of afternoon showers, high 88
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St. Croix: Partly sunny and windy with a couple of afternoon showers, high 88

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be partly sunny and windy with a couple of afternoon showers and a high of 88, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will be breezy…
Posted by John McCarthy April 4, 2025
NYC man who killed pregnant ex-girlfriend in front of kids hours after baby shower sentenced to 40 years to life in prison
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NYC man who killed pregnant ex-girlfriend in front of kids hours after baby shower sentenced to 40 years to life in prison

NEW YORK (NYP) — A Bronx man convicted of gunning down his pregnant ex-girlfriend in front of her kids just hours after her baby shower was sentenced to 40 years to life…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
CEO choked out fellow traveler for dancing barefoot in ship cocktail lounge, feds say: ‘I’ll f–king kill you’
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CEO choked out fellow traveler for dancing barefoot in ship cocktail lounge, feds say: ‘I’ll f–king kill you’

MIAMI (NYP) — A financial CEO is facing federal charges for allegedly choking out a fellow cruise passenger who called his wife a “f—king bitch” for asking him to stop…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
Trump approval falls to 43%, lowest since returning to office, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Trump approval falls to 43%, lowest since returning to office, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 43%, the lowest since his return to office, as Americans soured on his tariff moves and his administration's handling of information…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025
Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Signal chat
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Military News

Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Signal chat

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and others discussed a U.S. strike on Yemen. WASHINGTON (CNN) — The acting Inspector General of the Defense Department will review Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal…
Posted by John McCarthy April 3, 2025

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