Nikki Haley says Texas can secede from US
AUSTIN — Texas has the right to secede from the U.S. if its citizens decide to do so, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley argued this week — a controversial view…
Six inches of rain expected in parts of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, NWS says
SAN JUAN — Our region can expect a significant rain event this week caused by a lower level trough, the National Weather Service said today. For now, the peak of…
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Haiti cracks down on heavily armed environmental agents after clashes with police
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government on Monday announced a crackdown on a state environmental department whose heavily armed agents have grown more powerful in recent months and were blamed for…
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Land of Dracula Sending Its Hardened Criminals To USVI
CRUZ BAY — The VIPD believes there could be thousands of undocumented persons currently in the territory and confirmed that St. John is the preferred entry point for people migrating…
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Two dead as migrant vessel capsizes near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A major search and rescue operation is under way in Puerto Rican waters as the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) tries to find passengers from a migrant vessel…
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Google cofounder Larry Page quietly bought a Puerto Rico island for $32 million
SAN JUAN — Larry Page has spent the last decade amassing an impressive collection of private islands. It's even bigger than we thought. The Google cofounder purchased Cayo Norte, a large…
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Royal Caribbean upbeat on 2024 profit as strong booking trends persist
MIAMI (REUTERS) — Royal Caribbean Group projected 2024 profit above Wall Street expectations after robust demand for cruise vacations and steeper ticket prices helped it beat fourth-quarter earnings estimates on…
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Carl Weathers, linebacker-turned-actor who starred in ‘Rocky’ movies and ‘The Mandalorian,’ dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger…
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Woman tossing trash falls into dumpster, survives getting compacted in garbage truck
MANCHESTER (AP) — A woman fell into a dumpster while throwing out her garbage and was later rescued from a trash truck that had compacted the contents while she was…
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Haitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked arrest warrant obtained by AP
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A Haitian judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year for failing to meet with him so…