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UN agencies decry humanitarian crisis in Haiti and seek help for hungry families fleeing violence

JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — The executive directors of two U.N. agencies warned Tuesday that Haiti’s humanitarian crisis has reached unprecedented levels amid reports of widespread hunger and gang violence. Per…

John McCarthy June 26, 2023

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Cuba Ends Russia Trip With Agreements on Oil, Wheat and Renewed Tourism

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba said it is reaffirming its alliance with Russia through a series of agreements considered key for the island nation, including on the supply of oil, the…

John McCarthy June 26, 2023

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Why Rastafari Smoke Marijuana For Sacramental Reasons and The Faith’s Other Beliefs

ST. JOHN'S — Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana. But the tiny islands of Antigua…

John McCarthy June 26, 2023

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Cops Seek Cubs Prospect Josefrailin Alcántara For Murder In A Dispute Over $2,747.68

SANTO DOMINGO — Police in the Dominican Republic are searching for a former Chicago Cubs minor leaguer suspected of shooting a 26-year-old man dead in a money dispute. Outfielder Josefrailin…

John McCarthy June 25, 2023

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Tropical Storm Cindy Moves West; Bret’s Gone, Gone, Gone

SAN JUAN (Reuters) — Tropical Storm Bret dissipated as of the 5:00 p.m. advisory on Saturday, after first passing Aruba. The remnants of Bret were 160 miles west-northwest of the northern…

John McCarthy June 25, 2023

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Rebel Russian Mercenaries Barrel Towards Moscow

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (Reuters) — Mutinous Russian mercenary fighters barrelled towards Moscow on Saturday after seizing a southern city overnight, with Russia's military firing on them from the air but seemingly…

John McCarthy June 24, 2023

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Tropical Storm Bret Swirled Near St. Vincent; Tropical Storm Cindy Sweeps North

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Bret swirled close to St. Vincent late Thursday as it began pushing into the eastern Caribbean, where islands were shut down to brace for…

John McCarthy June 24, 2023

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Tropical Storm Bret Could Still Bring Needed Rain To U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN — Despite Tropical Storm Bret's current center distance well south of local islands, indirect impacts from Bret are affecting or are expected to affect the region today into…

John McCarthy June 23, 2023

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Tropical Storm Cindy forms behind Bret in an early and aggressive start to hurricane season

SAN JUAN (AP) — Tropical Storm Cindy has formed behind Tropical Storm Bret, in the first case of two storms in the tropical Atlantic in June since record keeping began,…

John McCarthy June 23, 2023

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Tropical Depression Four Forms On The Heels of Tropical Storm Bret In The Atlantic

SAN JUAN —What was named Invest 93L has strengthened into Tropical Depression Four over the central tropical Atlantic, following on the heels of Tropical Storm Bret, which developed earlier this week and is…

John McCarthy June 22, 2023