China building new outpost on U.S. doorstep, leaked documents reveal
ST. JOHN'S — On a Caribbean island just 220 miles from the shore of the U.S. Virgin Islands, a black-clad Chinese security guard swept an arm at more than a…
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Writer Leonardo Padura chronicles life in Cuba as his detective ‘alter ego’ solves gripping crimes
HAVANA (AP) — His novels recount gruesome murders, thefts, scams, bribes and humiliating secrets. But those are not even the most important themes in the stories told by award-winning Cuban writer…
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Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — On a recent morning at a hospital in the heart of gang territory in Haiti’s capital, a woman began convulsing before her body went limp as a…
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ODOR IN THE COURT: Fart puns explode on Jimmy Kimmel after rumor Trump farted
NEW YORK — There was a rumor late last week that Donald Trump farted in court, and on Monday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” host Jimmy Kimmel had a blast making a lot of jokes…
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Shooting Leaves Woman Dead at Thomasville Apartments in Bovoni
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a woman was fatally shot at an apartment complex in Bovoni on St. Thomas early Friday evening. Mardette Ward, 33, was positively identified…
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Public Works draws complaints after failing to cut the grass at Kingshill Cemetery
KINGSHILL — Public Works is no longer mowing the grass in the Kingshill Cemetery. Concerned citizens whose family members are buried in the historic government-run cemetery contacted the Virgin Islands…
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Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The high electricity consumption of a home, its cardboard-covered windows and odor of marijuana drew law enforcement’s attention to an illicit grow operation off the beaten…
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Two killed in single-car crash on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two people are dead following a single-car accident just after midnight Tuesday on Weymouth Rhymer Highway on St. Thomas, St. Thomas Rescue reported. St. Thomas Rescue was…
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Tesla cuts US prices for 3 of its electric vehicle models after a difficult week
AUSTIN — Tesla knocked $2,000 off the prices of three of its five models in the United States late Friday, another sign of the challenges facing the electric vehicle maker…
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Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of ‘further ruin’
KYIV (AP) — Ukrainian and Western leaders welcomed a desperately needed aid package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, as the Kremlin warned the passage of the bill would “further…