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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
Jim Harbaugh to serve as honorary captain for Michigan’s season opener
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Jim Harbaugh to serve as honorary captain for Michigan’s season opener

ANN ARBOR — Michigan football will have a very familiar face back on the sidelines at Michigan Stadium as the honorary captain for the 2024 season opener against Fresno State on…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2024
Coast Guard works to change its culture following sexual abuse, harassment scandal
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Coast Guard works to change its culture following sexual abuse, harassment scandal

NEW LONDON, Connecticut (AP) — The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, has been revamped this year in light of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2024
Folks from Martinique to Puerto Rico should start preparing for Hurricane Ernesto today, forecaster says
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Folks from Martinique to Puerto Rico should start preparing for Hurricane Ernesto today, forecaster says

SAN JUAN — Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased since yesterday in association with a tropical wave located roughly midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles. Gradual…
Posted by John McCarthy August 10, 2024
Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll
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Harris leads Trump by 5 points in Ipsos poll

WASHINGTON — Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 42% to 37% in the race for the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, according to an Ipsos poll published on Thursday. The poll found Harris had…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, under new law
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Utah bans 13 books at schools, including popular ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ series, under new law

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thirteen popular books have been banned from all public schools in Utah in the first wave of bans expected under a new law that prohibits…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
The scrutiny Khelif and Lin face over their sex at the Olympics is a repeating problem in sports
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The scrutiny Khelif and Lin face over their sex at the Olympics is a repeating problem in sports

PARIS (AP) — It’s 15 years ago this month that a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event. The lesson everyone was meant…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for-nature’ swap
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Bahamas readies Caribbean’s next ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

NASSAU — The Bahamas is to join a growing trend where countries promise better protection of precious ecosystems in return for having their debts reduced. Bahamas economy minister Michael Halkitis…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Tropical wave could approach the Greater Antilles by midweek
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Tropical wave could approach the Greater Antilles by midweek

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave located over the tropical Atlantic several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands is producing widespread disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Any development of…
Posted by John McCarthy August 9, 2024
Russia offers little resistance to Ukrainian troops after shock incursion
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Russia offers little resistance to Ukrainian troops after shock incursion

MOSCOW — Russian forces were battling Ukrainian troops for a third day today after they smashed through the Russian border in the Kursk region, an audacious attack on the world's…
Posted by John McCarthy August 8, 2024
Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group
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Suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group

VIENNA (AP) — Pricey tickets for sold-out Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna. Hundreds of euros, if not more, dropped on flights and hotels. Tens of thousands of Swifties, bedecked in…
Posted by John McCarthy August 8, 2024

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