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About John McCarthy
John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.
Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says
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Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least one Mega Millions player has plenty of dough to ring in the New Year after drawing the winning number. After three months without anyone…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
35-year-old boxer Paul Bamba of Puerto Rico dies six days after last fight
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35-year-old boxer Paul Bamba of Puerto Rico dies six days after last fight

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rican boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35, his manager, the R&B singer Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, announced Friday. The news comes less than…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
3 men from Ecuador get 6.5 years for trafficking cocaine
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3 men from Ecuador get 6.5 years for trafficking cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two men from Ecuador were given 6.5-year prison terms for trafficking cocaine last December, authorities said. Mario Montano Camacho, 41, and Juan Ignacio Reyes Delgado, 48, were…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets
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A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists says colleagues were cut down by bullets

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory described Wednesday seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going…
Posted by John McCarthy December 28, 2024
Trump names envoy to Panama after urging US reassert control over canal
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Trump names envoy to Panama after urging US reassert control over canal

PANAMA CITY — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera to serve as ambassador to Panama after having threatened for the U.S. to reassert control…
Posted by John McCarthy December 27, 2024
Trump advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy expose rift with MAGA loyalists over immigrant tech workers
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Trump advisers Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy expose rift with MAGA loyalists over immigrant tech workers

WASHINGTON — A multiday firestorm has erupted over comments made by two incoming advisers to President-elect Donald Trump about H-1B temporary worker visas, a carve-out for high-skilled workers who some…
Posted by John McCarthy December 27, 2024
Bidens arrive at beach villa on St. Croix after prior free stays drew ethics outcry
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Bidens arrive at beach villa on St. Croix after prior free stays drew ethics outcry

CHRISTIANSTED — President Biden and his family arrived Thursday in St. Croix for what may be the final unpaid vacation of his presidency at the home of wealthy businesspeople —…
Posted by John McCarthy December 27, 2024
China’s Xi orders a stop to a spree of mass killings known as ‘revenge on society crimes’
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China’s Xi orders a stop to a spree of mass killings known as ‘revenge on society crimes’

BANGKOK (AP) — The order came from the top. China’s leader Xi Jinping wants the recent spree of mass killings that shocked the country not to happen again. He ordered local governments to prevent…
Posted by John McCarthy December 27, 2024
Haiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital
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Haiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post following a deadly gang attack on the largest public hospital in the capital, Port-au-Prince. In a statement published on…
Posted by John McCarthy December 27, 2024
Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian village
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Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian village

CATALAO, Brazil (AP) — Santa Claus braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to children in a village near the Brazilian…
Posted by John McCarthy December 26, 2024

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