ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — Florida residents repaired damage from Hurricane Milton and cleaned up debris today after the storm smashed through coastal communities and tore
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156 pounds of cocaine worth $1.3 million seized near Puerto Rico after boat left St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Two men are facing federal drug trafficking charges after their vessel was intercepted by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations
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Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
SANTO DOMINGO — A network of illegal drug sellers based in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and India packaged potentially deadly synthetic opioids into pills disguised
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‘Door flew off’ – Florida reels after hurricane devastation
ST. LUCIE VILLAGE — Crystal Coleman sits outside the remnants of her home in St Lucie County, Florida, and wonders where she and her daughter
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Although Milton has moved on, at least 14 are dead and millions remain in the dark
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore
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Social Security announces 2.5 percent benefit increase for 2025
Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for more than 72.5 million Americans will increase 2.5 percent in 2025, the Social Security Administration
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Another town in Haiti comes under attack a week after gangs killed at least 115 people
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gunmen invaded another town north of Haiti’s capital on Thursday, shooting at people and setting homes on fire, just a week after
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Thousands fled Hurricane Milton … just in time
TAMPA — Hurricane Milton made landfall in Siesta Key as a category 3 hurricane, knocking out power to millions on its jaunt across Florida. Much
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Caribbean and Latin American growth to slow to 1.9% in 2024, says World Bank
BRIDGETOWN — Economic growth across the Caribbean and Latin America is seen slowing to 1.9% this year from 2.1% in 2023 before accelerating again in
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US cruise stocks rise as Citi upbeat about strong growth indicators
MIAMI — Shares of U.S. cruise operators, including Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, surged in midday trading on Wednesday as brokerage Citi gets bullish on the
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