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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Haunting photo shows missing Pitt student smiling in same bikini she was wearing when she vanished from Dominican Republic beach
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Haunting photo shows missing Pitt student smiling in same bikini she was wearing when she vanished from Dominican Republic beach

PUNTA CANA (NYP) — A bikini-clad University of Pittsburgh student was seen smiling in a haunting picture at her resort in the Dominican Republic while on spring break — just before she…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
Boy, 10, crushed to death when 340-pound foster mom sits on him because he was ‘acting up’
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Boy, 10, crushed to death when 340-pound foster mom sits on him because he was ‘acting up’

NEW BUFFALO (NYP) — A 10-year-old Michigan boy died after his obese foster mom sat on him for five minutes for “acting up” — crushing him under her 340-pound frame.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
Bizarre reason college team has already clinched March Madness bid… despite not yet winning conference title game
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Bizarre reason college team has already clinched March Madness bid… despite not yet winning conference title game

INDIANAPOLIS (Daily Mail) — If you're not one of the top college basketball teams in the country, you usually need to win your conference's basketball championship tournament to qualify for March…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
US surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border and travels to Dallas area before crashing
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US surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border and travels to Dallas area before crashing

DALLAS (AP) — A large balloon used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for surveillance along the Texas border broke free and traveled about 600 miles (966 kilometers) to the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees
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Top US health agency makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its employees

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
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Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March

NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
Gunman is shot outside the White House as Secret Service reveal shooter’s dark secret
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Gunman is shot outside the White House as Secret Service reveal shooter’s dark secret

WASHINGTON — A gunman was shot by Secret Service members after being spotted with a firearm just outside the White House at midnight last night.  The armed man, from Indiana, parked…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
Mega Millions player just misses $233 million jackpot — but still wins big in Washington
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Mega Millions player just misses $233 million jackpot — but still wins big in Washington

SEATTLE — A Mega Millions ticket sold in Washington just missed the $233 million jackpot but won $1 million, lottery officials said. The ticket matched five winning numbers but not…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
SpaceX’s Starship explodes in space, which Musk calls a ‘minor setback’
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SpaceX’s Starship explodes in space, which Musk calls a ‘minor setback’

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) — SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025
Haiti police raid gang leader’s stronghold in capital
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Haiti police raid gang leader’s stronghold in capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (BBC) — The government of Haiti says police have launched a large-scale operation in a shantytown controlled by powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, who is widely known as Barbecue.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 9, 2025

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