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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Radicalized son of a CIA director was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine
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Radicalized son of a CIA director was killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine

The radicalized son of a CIA director was killed last year while allegedly fighting for Russia in Ukraine, according to a new investigation. Michael Alexander Gloss, the 21-year-old son of…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
About half of Americans say Trump has been a ‘poor’ or ‘terrible’ president so far, a new poll finds
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

About half of Americans say Trump has been a ‘poor’ or ‘terrible’ president so far, a new poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans do not agree with President Trump’s aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, a new poll finds, and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral and last popemobile ride
Posted inBreaking News International News Tourism News

Mighty and meek say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral and last popemobile ride

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Royal Caribbean temporarily canceling trips to this Caribbean destination citing ‘abundance of caution’
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Royal Caribbean temporarily canceling trips to this Caribbean destination citing ‘abundance of caution’

Caribbean cruise ship travelers might need to prepare for a change in their travel plans. Royal Caribbean recently altered its sailing itineraries to exclude the port stop at Labadee, a private…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Latam, Caribbean slow growth has downside risks, says IMF
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Latam, Caribbean slow growth has downside risks, says IMF

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is expected to slow this year partly weighed by political and trade uncertainty and the impact of tariffs,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Scientists map part of a mouse’s brain that’s so complex it looks like a galaxy
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Scientists map part of a mouse’s brain that’s so complex it looks like a galaxy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.
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DOGE says it has saved $160 billion. Those cuts have cost taxpayers $135 billion, one analysis says.

WASHINGTON (CBS) — Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, says it has saved $160 billion through its push to root out wasteful or fraudulent government spending. But that effort may…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Musk’s DOGE goons are building a ‘deportation machine’ from sensitive personal data
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Musk’s DOGE goons are building a ‘deportation machine’ from sensitive personal data

WASHINGTON (Daily Beast) — President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement is about to get a high-powered boost as Elon Musk’s DOGE goons are tinkering away on a “master database” to speed up the identification,…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Tampa woman deported to Cuba gets separated from one-year-old and U.S. citizen husband
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Tampa woman deported to Cuba gets separated from one-year-old and U.S. citizen husband

TAMPA (Miami Herald) — A Cuban woman living in Tampa who came to the United States in 2019 and is married to a U.S. citizen was abruptly detained by immigration…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025
Pope Francis’ ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler
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Pope Francis’ ordinary shoes bring pride to his Argentine neighborhood — and his cobbler

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now, the remarkably ordinary footwear that surprised and charmed millions…
Posted by John McCarthy April 26, 2025

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