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Lawmakers Say COVID-19 Relief Bill Won’t Offer $1,200 Checks

WASHINGTON — With time running out, lawmakers on Sunday closed in on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round…

VI Free Press December 7, 2020

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Puerto Rico Wants To Arrest California Man Who Attacked National Guard Trooper Over Face Mask Rule

SAN JUAN — A judge on Friday ordered the arrest of a California tourist from who is accused of attacking a National Guard trooper at Puerto Rico’s airport after refusing…

VI Free Press December 6, 2020

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Will Republicans And Democrats Sign Off On A 2nd Stimulus Check By Dec. 31?

WASHINGTON — Time is running out for the U.S. government to approve a second coronavirus relief package. So where does that leave Americans anxiously awaiting a second federal stimulus check…

VI Free Press December 3, 2020

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BAD! Man Slain In Chicago Dispute Over Hands In Thanksgiving Food

CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been charged with murder after a fatal fight that began when he put his hands in Thanksgiving leftovers, authorities said. James Dixon, 28, is…

VI Free Press November 30, 2020

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NOAA Scientists Discover New Species Of Translucent Jellyfish Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, near Puerto Rico. The newly named Duobrachium sparksae was discovered two and a half miles below…

VI Free Press November 29, 2020

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Trump Says He’ll Leave White House If Electoral College Seats Biden

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory — even as he insisted such a…

VI Free Press November 27, 2020

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As COVID-19 Ravages Black Floridians, Holiday Plans Are Put On Hold To Mourn The Dead

MIAMI — Eric Pitts isn’t really in a celebratory mood. The Liberty City native’s past six months have been the most difficult period of his life. In May, he lost…

VI Free Press November 26, 2020

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Brother and Sister Duo Sentenced to 10 and 3.4 Years For Firearms Trafficking

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A brother-sister duo who ran a gun trafficking operation that moved scores of assault rifles between Atlanta and St. Thomas were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday.…

VI Free Press November 25, 2020

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Dominican Republic Says Its Citizens Will Be Among The 1st In The World To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine; Will USVI People Be The Last?

SANTO DOMINGO — Virgin Islands Department of Health Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis said on November 17 that the territory would receive doses of the FDA-approved coronavirus vaccine "at the…

VI Free Press November 24, 2020

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Caribbean Nations Explore New Ideas, Directions To Recover From Pandemic

MIAMI — Caribbean experts assessed the coronavirus’s impact on the region in a webinar on Thursday hosted by the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Owing…

VI Free Press November 21, 2020