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Anson Gallaway gets probation for taking nearly $500K from homeowners for hurricane repairs he never completed

KINGSHILL — Superior Court Judge Ernest E. Morris sentenced 48-year-old Anson Gallaway of Estate Frydendal St. Thomas, to five years’ probation for obtaining money by false pretense, Virgin Islands Attorney…

John McCarthy August 15, 2025

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Haiti wants to hire private firm to collect border taxes. Not everyone is on board

Haiti’s transitional government is brokering a deal to take control of its porous border with the Dominican Republic, which has become a gateway for illegal weapons, by giving a private…

John McCarthy August 15, 2025

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National Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 provides immediate crisis counseling to people in advance of Tropical Storm Erin, as it approaches the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON —The Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH), at 1-800-985-5990, can provide immediate counseling to anyone experiencing emotional distress in advance of Tropical Storm Erin, anticipated to strengthen to a hurricane, as it…

John McCarthy August 15, 2025

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Hurricane Erin likely to steer north of USVI but we may still feel some impacts

While it’s looking very likely that Hurricane Erin will avoid landfall in the USVI, the territory will likely still feel some effects - mainly in the form of tropical storm…

John McCarthy August 15, 2025

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In Texas cattle country, ranchers brace for flesh-eating screwworms

LIVE OAK COUNTY, TEXAS (Reuters)— He was only eight years old in 1973, but fifth-generation Texas rancher Kip Dove remembers spending countless days trotting up to sick and dying cattle…

John McCarthy August 15, 2025

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Puerto Rico cashes in on Bad Bunny as thousands flock to the island for his concerts

VEGA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tourists slipped into borrowed red polyester vests from the Puerto Rico supermarket where Bad Bunny once worked, grinning as they posed for photographs in the superstar’s…

John McCarthy August 15, 2025

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St. Croix: Partly sunny with a couple of showers in the morning, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED —Today: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. Highs around 93. Temperature falling this afternoon. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20…

John McCarthy August 15, 2025

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Caribbean officials warn of heavy rains and big waves as Tropical Storm Erin nears

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in the northern Caribbean warned today of heavy rains and dangerous swells as Tropical Storm Erin approached the region. The storm is expected to remain…

John McCarthy August 14, 2025

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Meta’s flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home.

When Thongbue Wongbandue began packing to visit a friend in New York City one morning in March, his wife Linda became alarmed. “But you don’t know anyone in the city…

John McCarthy August 14, 2025

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US military deploying forces to southern Caribbean against drug groups

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States has ordered the deployment of U.S. air and naval forces to the Southern Caribbean Sea to address threats from Latin American drug cartels, two…

John McCarthy August 14, 2025