A colossal cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the US
SAN JUAN (AP) — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads…
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Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins
WASHINGTON (AP) — With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the…
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Smuggler caught with dozens of venomous vipers ‘concealed in checked-in baggage’ on plane
A passenger smuggling dozens of venomous vipers was stopped after flying into the financial capital Mumbai, India from Thailand, Indian customs officials said. The snakes, which included 44 Indonesian pit…
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Suspect in custody after 11 stabbed at Oregon homeless services provider
PORTLAND (NBC) — Eleven people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a homeless services provider in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night, police said. A suspect was in custody after…
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Man attacks Colorado crowd with firebombs, 8 people injured
BOULDER, Colorado (Reuters) — Eight people were injured on Sunday when a 45-year-old man yelled "Free Palestine" and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado where a demonstration…
St. Croix: Mainly cloudy, breezy, afternoon shower, high 90
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be mainly cloudy and breezy with a shower in the afternoon and a high of 90, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly…
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To attack Russian air bases, Ukrainian spies hid drones in wooden pallets
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Ukrainian secret services were able to attack strategic bomber aircraft at Russian air bases today by hiding explosive-laden drones inside the roofs of wooden pallets, according to…
Hurricane forecast: ‘Everything is in place’ for another above-average season
The Atlantic Ocean is likely to churn out another above-average hurricane season, thanks to warmer-than-usual sea temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA…
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CDC issues travel warning as measles cases surge
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its warning about the risk of contracting measles while traveling, after the agency tallied dozens of cases so far this year in travelers…
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EPA gives $126,000 to protect USVI beachgoers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Virgin Islands has been awarded a small slice of $9.7 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday to monitor levels of illness-causing bacteria at swimming…