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Federal lawsuit says ‘false’ land claim blocked St. John solar project

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Sheldon Marsh filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Virgin Islands attorney David Bornn and developer Christian Loranger of VIElectron orchestrated a false land claim against historic Marsh…

John McCarthy September 16, 2025

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70-year-old elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting students

SPLENDORA, Texas (KTRK) -- A 70-year-old man who has worked for more than a decade as an educator is now charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, according to officials.…

John McCarthy September 15, 2025

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Searchers discover shipwreck of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago

MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) — After decades of scouring the bottom of Lake Michigan, searchers have finally found the wreckage of a “ghost ship” that sank during a ferocious storm almost…

John McCarthy September 15, 2025

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Angler tries to save drowning companion after both fall off boat

AVON PARK — A mishap that tossed two anglers off their boat turned fatal when one died while struggling to stay afloat, according to Florida investigators. It happened Sunday, September…

John McCarthy September 15, 2025

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Man drowns swimming after drifting boat on day out with family

FROSTPROOF, Florida — A boater jumped in a lake to retrieve his boat that was floating away, then he drowned, Florida authorities said. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified him…

John McCarthy September 15, 2025

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Powerball player just misses $55 million jackpot, but still wins big in NC

CHARLOTTE —A Powerball player just missed a $55 million jackpot — but still won a big prize in North Carolina. The player bought a ticket that matched all but one…

John McCarthy September 15, 2025

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Trump blames Biden in Nicaraguan worker’s beheading of boss

DALLAS — President Trump has blamed his “incompetent” predecessor, former President Joe Biden, for allowing an “evil” illegal migrant to be in the country when he allegedly beheaded his boss…

John McCarthy September 15, 2025

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A strange gas-pumping defect is making $100,000 Corvettes go up in flames

Shawn Conner was refueling his high-end 2024 Corvette at a gas station in early June when the car spontaneously caught on fire, torching it in a matter of minutes. Conner…

John McCarthy September 14, 2025

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U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs in the year ended in March

The U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs over the 12 months that ended in March, the BLS said, trimming by a bit more than half the 1.79 million jobs the official…

John McCarthy September 14, 2025

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Street homelessness is up in Miami, despite state’s public sleeping ban

Just after midnight on Aug. 22, a soupy night in downtown Miami, 67-year-old Rebecca Sadoff breathlessly recounted the last decade and a half of her life as she settled in…

John McCarthy September 14, 2025