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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Raducanu approaches the umpire in tears after a security incident at a tournament in Dubai
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Raducanu approaches the umpire in tears after a security incident at a tournament in Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Concern over a man who’d exhibited “fixated behavior” caused Emma Raducanu to approach the chair umpire in tears and take an unscheduled break in her second-round…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Trump is living in a Russian-made ‘disinformation space’
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Trump is living in a Russian-made ‘disinformation space’

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of living in a Russian-made “disinformation space,” pointed comments that risked further souring relations with…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What is Medicaid, and how is it different from Medicare?
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Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What is Medicaid, and how is it different from Medicare?

In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got basic details wrong about Medicaid — a program he…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Russian military planes detected flying near Alaska yet again, NORAD says
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Russian military planes detected flying near Alaska yet again, NORAD says

JUNEAU (CBS) — Russian warplanes were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Tuesday, marking the latest incident involving Russian military activity being…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Elementary school teacher chokes friend at bar in fight over politics, Illinois cops say
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Elementary school teacher chokes friend at bar in fight over politics, Illinois cops say

CHICAGO — An Illinois teacher was arrested after authorities said he strangled a man during a discussion about politics. Michael Belden, 52, was charged Feb. 18 with aggravated battery involving…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
‘It was not easy’: Black women chefs share challenges and triumphs ahead of The Cookout
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‘It was not easy’: Black women chefs share challenges and triumphs ahead of The Cookout

MIAMI — Kia Damon remembers when she became executive chef at a restaurant and one of the employees didn’t want to work with her. The owner told her that the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Screams lead police to dead 19-year-old and toddler in apartment, Connecticut cops say
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Screams lead police to dead 19-year-old and toddler in apartment, Connecticut cops say

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — Screaming from an apartment led officers to two dead bodies, Connecticut police told news outlets. On February 15, West Haven officers responded to an apartment and…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Dad plays video games while baby daughter drowns in bathtub, Florida deputies say
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Dad plays video games while baby daughter drowns in bathtub, Florida deputies say

ORLANDO — A dad put his daughter in the bathtub and went back to playing video games, then he returned to find her face down in the water, Florida authorities…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Mostly sunny and breezy conditions, with a few showers
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Mostly sunny and breezy conditions, with a few showers

SAN JUAN — Today will be mostly sunny and breezy with a shower in spots. Tonight will be partly cloudy and breezy. AccuWeather forecasters say there is a 41-percent chance…
Posted by John McCarthy February 19, 2025
Measles outbreak grows bigger in rural Texas, and officials expect more cases
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Measles outbreak grows bigger in rural Texas, and officials expect more cases

DALLAS — At least 58 new cases of measles have been reported across northwest Texas in recent weeks, state health officials said Tuesday, in a "highly contagious" outbreak that might be linked…
Posted by John McCarthy February 18, 2025

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