CHRISTIANSTED — Former Sen. Kurt Vialet made a triumphant return to the V.I. Legislature, topping the list of seven senators poised to take a seat
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All six incumbents reelected in St. Thomas; Bolques, Plaskett triumph
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — All six incumbent St. Thomas senators who ran in Tuesday’s election will return to their seats, along with newcomer Avery Lewis, who
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Rafael expected to be near major hurricane strength when it hits western Cuba
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Rafael is expected to strengthen and reach near “major hurricane strength” when it makes landfall in western Cuba, the National Hurricane
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Donald Trump wins 2024 presidential election, defying the odds again
WEST PALM BEACH — Donald Trump has 267 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House and is leading in key races left to be
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The presidential election is prompting some Americans to ‘doom spend,’ report finds
MIAMI — Retail therapy is thinly coating voters’ anxieties from the presidential election — and their wallets know it. About 27% of polled shoppers say they are
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Coast Guard medevacs 2 people following zip-line collision in St. Croix
FREDERIKSTED — The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter conducted the medical evacuation of two injured people from the Carambola zip-line platform in St. Croix.
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Jeffrey Epstein Tapes: ‘I Was Donald Trump’s Closest Friend’
NEW YORK — Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein called Donald Trump his “closest friend” in the latest recordings released by author Michael Wolff. Wolff began releasing tapes
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The final day of voting in the US is here, after tens of millions have already cast their ballots
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day 2024 arrived Tuesday — with tens of millions of Americans having already cast their ballots. Those include record numbers in
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This famous Colombian hot spot just opened its first US location in Miami Beach
MIAMI — Over the past 40 years, the lively restaurant Andrés Carne de Res has become an institution across Colombia, from Chia and Cartagena to
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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television
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