Russian warships visit Cuba again today
HAVANA — Island residents watched from shore today as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called "routine." Cuban authorities fired shots…
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UN fund warns of $23 million deficit in Haiti’s education system as it announces grant
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — No chairs. Missing blackboards. A lack of bathrooms. Schools in Haiti’s capital and beyond are crumbling as gang violence deepens poverty and disrupts basic government services as…
Tropical surge ahead: System eyes development in the Atlantic
While the tropical Atlantic is quiet now, that could change in a hurry come August with at least one system already being tracked. SAN JUAN — An area of disturbed…
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What a gang attack in a rural Haiti town says about the Kenya-led security mission
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Ganthier, a rural community 28 miles east of Port-au-Prince and 14 miles from the Dominican Republic border, was among the last holdouts from gang control in Haiti. For…
Saharan dust plume will prevent significant showers for 48 hours
SAN JUAN — A thick plume of Saharan dust is moving across the region, lasting through Sunday morning. During this time hot and hazy conditions will prevail and rainfall will…
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Drug-sniffing dog not fooled by woman placing bags of frozen shrimp with the cocaine bricks in her luggage
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman who tried to fool trained drug-sniffing dogs at the airport by placing bags of frozen shrimp with the cocaine bricks in her luggage has been…
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Man arrested at Sion Farm laundromat and charged with rape of underage girl
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man has been arrested in connection to the rape of an underage girl that took place nine months ago. Jason Tuitt, 47, has been arrested…
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AP Declares That ‘JD Vance Did Not Have Sex With A Couch’ In Fact Check
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A mysterious Associated Press story tried to set the record straight about social media rumors that Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) once had coitus with a sofa. Someone at the wire service…
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Royal Caribbean raises annual profit forecast as cruise demand thrives
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean raised its annual profit forecast today for the third time this year on higher ticket pricing and persistent demand for cruise vacations. Cruise operators have raised ticket…
‘You have a job to do’: U.S. envoy pushes elections in visit with Haiti’s leaders
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The United States’ top envoy to the United Nations visited a crisis-wrecked Haiti this week during which she announced tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian and security…