MIAMI — Kirk became a hurricane in the eastern Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday. The storm could strengthen into a major hurricane by tomorrow, the U.S. National Hurricane
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Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels
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New Jersey woman charged with smuggling drugs through St. Croix airport
CHRISTIANSTED — A New Jersey woman was arrested for trying to smuggle 26 pounds of marijuana through the Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix, federal
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BVI man detained pending trial in human smuggling case
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands man will remain in federal custody pending trial on charges related to a human smuggling operation, federal authorities
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Government Hill in St. Thomas closed to traffic for 2 hours today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Government Hill in St. Thomas will be closed to traffic for two hours on Wednesday, October 2 — from 7 a.m. to
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Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas go on strike, a standoff risking new shortages
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas began walking picket lines early Tuesday in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite
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Israel vows response after Iran hits it with salvo of ballistic missiles
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon,
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Tropical Storm Kirk nearing hurricane strength, another tropical system may form soon
MIAMI — The Atlantic is brewing with activity, the latest of which is a tropical disturbance with medium chances of forming in the western Caribbean Sea through
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3 wounded after shots fired in Bovoni
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police officers responded to shots fired in the Bovoni area of St. Thomas on Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Emergency
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Man, 43, faces attempted murder charge after shooting minor, police say
FREDERIKSTED — A 13-year-old St. Croix boy who was shot three times by an adult male had to be rushed to emergency surgery after sustaining
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