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US couple likely dead after Caribbean boat hijacking, police say

KINGSTOWN (Reuters) — A U.S. couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped prisoners in the Eastern Caribbean are likely dead, local police told…

John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son Tyler arrested on 22 criminal charges, Colorado police say

DENVER — The son of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R.-Colo) was arrested Tuesday on more than 20 criminal charges in the latest incident of ongoing Boebert family issues. Tyler Boebert, 18, was picked…

John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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Lower auto prices are finally giving Americans a break after years of inflationary increases

DETROIT (AP) — Price increases for cars and trucks in the United States, which helped fuel inflation for nearly three years, are slowing and in some cases falling, helping cool overall inflation…

John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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US reiterates support for a Haiti deployment as it meets with Caribbean leaders

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday reiterated its support to help restore peace and calm to Haiti, saying it will provide money, equipment and logistical support to…

John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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Firefighters tackle blaze at abandoned St. Thomas hotel

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Firefighters quickly knocked down a blaze at the former Island Beachcomber Hotel on Tuesday. The hotel has been sitting vacant for at least six years while the…

John McCarthy February 28, 2024

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Trump appeals $454 million judgment NY civil fraud case

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday appealed a judge's ruling that the former U.S. president must pay $454 million in penalties and interest for fraudulently exaggerating his net worth and the values…

John McCarthy February 27, 2024

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Firefighters battle four-alarm fire in Solberg, but house and shed ‘lost’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Firefighters worked to contain a four-alarm structural fire in Estate Solberg on St. Thomas early Friday afternoon, but the home and a nearby shed were "lost" to…

John McCarthy February 27, 2024

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3 Grenadian inmates suspected of killing missing American couple on blood-soaked yacht and tossing their remains overboard are led into court shackled and in chains as family desperately pleads for answers

ST. GEORGE'S — The three Grenadian inmates suspected of killing a Virginia couple on their yacht and tossing their bodies overboard appeared in court as the family has desperately pleaded for answers. Ralph…

John McCarthy February 26, 2024

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2 Of The World’s First PCs Were Just Rediscovered By Accident, Thanks To A UK Cleaning Company

LONDON — House cleaners find all sorts of incredible things — forgotten objects, lost family heirlooms, and the occasional priceless painting. At the end of last year, house cleaners in the U.K.…

John McCarthy February 26, 2024

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Nicaraguan Native Gets Almost 6 Years For Smuggling 1,212 Pounds of Cocaine

CHRISTIANSTED — A Nicaraguan national was given nearly six years in prison after his conviction on federal drug charges relating to the seizure of bulk cocaine off the coast of…

John McCarthy February 26, 2024