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St. Lucian Woman Found Dead in St. John
CRUZ BAY — A man told police he brought his mother dinner, but when he arrived, he found her dead in her home in St. John on Thursday night. Lucy…
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Second suspect in 2021 St. Croix murder arrested in California
FREDERIKSTED — A second suspect in the 2021 murder of 30-year-old Kevin Jerome has been arrested in California, authorities said. Darren Bess was arrested by warrant Wednesday in Auburn, California,…
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Martin O’Malley Sworn in as Commissioner of Social Security Administration
Martin J. O’Malley was sworn in today by Senator Ben Cardin as Commissioner of Social Security to a term that expires on January 19, 2025. Commissioner O’Malley expressed his gratitude…
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Civilians navigate bodies in the streets amid violence gripping Haiti’s capital: AP photos
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — It’s been a terrifying week for the people of Haiti, where gun battles between gangs and the police have gripped the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left bodies laying…
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Rushing home on a rerouted jet, Haiti’s prime minister is pressured by U.S. to resign
SAN JUAN — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry was attempting to fly home on Tuesday to a country in crisis, returning from a critical diplomatic mission overseas, when he received…
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Haiti’s Prime Minister Surfaces in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry arrived in Puerto Rico Tuesday after his plane was denied entry into the Dominican Republic. The Associated Press says the Dominican Republic,…
Divers spot ‘mysterious’ orange creature off remote island. It belongs to a new species
MEXICO CITY — While swimming off a remote Pacific Ocean archipelago in 2013, a diver spotted a “mysterious” and brightly colored fish. He quickly snapped several blurry photographs before it…
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Haiti has deployed its army; troops joined police to push back gang takeover of airport
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of armed gangs attempted to take over Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Monday, launching an armed attack against the facility just days after a series…
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Biden rejects U.S. troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will not send U.S. troops to Haiti to help its national police respond to a rapidly evolving security crisis, as a united front of gang…
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‘French Connection’ cocaine felon gets 10 years in prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who tried to smuggle 190 pounds of cocaine into the territory got 10 years in prison from a federal judge. Kelly Bruney, 36,…