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Gang violence displaced a record 1.3 million people in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gang violence has displaced a record 1.3 million people across Haiti as the local government and international community struggle to contain the spiraling crisis, according to a new report…

John McCarthy June 11, 2025

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Haiti faces record hunger, food stocks are dwindling and warehouses sit empty

Haiti, torn by violence and rampaging gangs, is one of five countries in the world facing catastrophic levels of hunger, with nearly half the population going without food, the regional…

John McCarthy June 9, 2025

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‘Pass It Down’ school uniform donation event to take place on St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — An important community-wide event is set to take place for a limited amount of time on St. Croix starting tomorrow. Volunteers will be standing by during normal business…

John McCarthy June 7, 2025

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Trump’s ban stalls lifesaving treatment for Haitian children who need to travel for surgery

WASHINGTON (NBC) — Leaders of an aid organization that has sent more than 100 Haitian children with serious cardiac conditions to the U.S. for heart surgery said President Donald Trump’s ban…

John McCarthy June 7, 2025

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Haitians with HIV defy stigma as they publicly denounce USAID cuts and dwindling medication

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A video showing dozens of people marching toward the office of Haiti’s prime minister elicited gasps from some viewers as it circulated recently on social media. The…

John McCarthy May 24, 2025

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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"…

John McCarthy May 14, 2025

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HIV patient testing falls in South Africa after US aid cuts

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) — Testing and monitoring of HIV patients across South Africa have fallen since the United States cut aid that funded health workers and clinics, with pregnant women, infants…

John McCarthy May 14, 2025

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Rwanda confirms early talks to host deported US migrants

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda confirmed on Monday that discussions were “underway” with the United States regarding a potential agreement to host deported migrants. Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe on…

John McCarthy May 9, 2025

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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up…

John McCarthy May 9, 2025

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Bill Gates pledges his remaining fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years

SEATTLE (AP) — Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045, earlier than previously planned. Today, that would be…

John McCarthy May 8, 2025