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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Ex-Louisiana mayor is arrested and accused of raping minor following abrupt resignation
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Ex-Louisiana mayor is arrested and accused of raping minor following abrupt resignation

DERIDDER, Louisiana (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor.…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
As India ages, a secret shame emerges: Elders abandoned by their children
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As India ages, a secret shame emerges: Elders abandoned by their children

GARHMUKTESHWAR, India (AP) — They were found in gutters, on streets, in bushes. They were boarded on trains, deserted in hospitals, dumped at temples. They were sent away for being…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Bahrain ‘buying’ Olympic gold medals by importing African athletes for their team
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Bahrain ‘buying’ Olympic gold medals by importing African athletes for their team

PARIS — Bahrain Olympic chiefs are convinced they are sending their best ever team to Paris and although they will again be relying heavily on athletics for success, there are…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Gymnast Carlos Yulo becomes the 2nd athlete from the Philippines ever to win Olympic gold
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Gymnast Carlos Yulo becomes the 2nd athlete from the Philippines ever to win Olympic gold

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Yulo won the second Olympic gold medal ever for the Philippines, edging defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel in the men’s floor exercise finals at the Paris…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds
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About half of US state AGs went on France trip sponsored by group with lobbyist and corporate funds

PARIS (AP) — About half the U.S. state attorneys general traveled to France in a trip cosponsored by a group mostly funded by companies, including some under scrutiny of the top state…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Judge removed from Olympics surfing panel after photo with athlete circulates on social media
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Judge removed from Olympics surfing panel after photo with athlete circulates on social media

TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — A surfing judge was removed from the Paris Olympics judging panel after a photo circulated online of him embracing a competitor along the shore’s edge in…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants
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Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Tropical Storm Debby aims for Jacksonville
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Tropical Storm Debby aims for Jacksonville

HAVANA — Tropical Depression Four formed late Friday night off the south coast of Cuba. It morphed into Tropical Storm Debby this afternoon as it moves through the very warm…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
$10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt
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$10M cash withdrawal drove secret probe into whether Trump took money from Egypt

Political appointees rejected efforts to search for additional evidence investigators believed might provide answers, then closed the case. Five days before Donald Trump became president in January 2017, a manager at a…
Posted by John McCarthy August 3, 2024
Outrage over butch boxer fuels concern of a backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes
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Outrage over butch boxer fuels concern of a backlash against LGBTQ+ and women athletes

PARIS (AP) — LGBTQ+ athletes, officials and observers have warned that a deluge of hateful comments misidentifying a female boxer in the Paris Olympics as transgender or a man could pose dangers…
Posted by John McCarthy August 2, 2024

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