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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everything from coliform bacteria to Cryptosporidium in locally-bottled St. Croix drinking water, according to a then-unpublished University of the Virgin Islands sampling.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.
EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
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EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, morning shower, rain in the afternoon, high 86
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, morning shower, rain in the afternoon, high 86

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a brief morning shower or two followed by a little rain in the afternoon and a high of 86,…
Posted by John McCarthy May 15, 2025
Panic as US vacation rental boom collapses and owners rush to sell at steep discounts
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Panic as US vacation rental boom collapses and owners rush to sell at steep discounts

NANTUCKET (Daily Mail) — Vacation homes are being dumped at a rapid rate as fresh fears of a housing market crash — and a shrinking pool of renters — rattle sellers.  The…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
Toddler who was separated in the U.S. from her deported parents is back in Venezuela
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Toddler who was separated in the U.S. from her deported parents is back in Venezuela

CARACAS (Miami Herald) — A two-year-old Venezuelan girl who had been held in U.S. custody since late 2024 and remained in the U.S. after her parents were deported separately under…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
Legal U.S. resident recounts ‘dehumanizing’ two-month detention
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Legal U.S. resident recounts ‘dehumanizing’ two-month detention

BOSTON (Daily Beast) — Fabian Schmidt, a green card holder who has lived in the U.S. for 18 years, has recalled the “dehumanizing” ordeal that saw him detained for two…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
House Democrat Summer Lee to introduce reparations push for Black Americans
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House Democrat Summer Lee to introduce reparations push for Black Americans

WASHINGTON (FOX) — A House Democrat plans to introduce a resolution calling for the U.S. to spend trillions of dollars on reparations for Black Americans this week. Rep. Summer Lee, (Democrat-Pennsylvania), plans…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
DOGE says it has canceled thousands of federal contracts, grants and leases. Here’s a searchable list.
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DOGE says it has canceled thousands of federal contracts, grants and leases. Here’s a searchable list.

WASHINGTON (CBS) — Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has been publishing every contract, grant and lease it claims to have canceled on its website for months. But DOGE's "Wall of Receipts"…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
6 face charges in Secret Cove double murder in Lakeland
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6 face charges in Secret Cove double murder in Lakeland

LAKELAND, Florida — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said six people face charges in a double murder that happened in Secret Cove on Monday. The incident happened when a car…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
Men more likely to die of ‘broken heart syndrome’ compared to women
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Men more likely to die of ‘broken heart syndrome’ compared to women

Men are twice as likely to die from the stress-related heart condition commonly called "broken heart syndrome" compared to women, according to new research. The condition, formally known as Takotsubo…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025
Bombshell report suggests ‘Chinese spies’ infiltrated Stanford University
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Bombshell report suggests ‘Chinese spies’ infiltrated Stanford University

A bombshell report out of Stanford University shed light on the influence of spies from the Chinese Communist Party that the student newspaper says have likely infiltrated the prestigious institution and other universities…
Posted by John McCarthy May 14, 2025

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