SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Track and field fans are used to seeing Jamaican athletes on the medal stand at the Olympics. In Paris, other Caribbean
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Haiti expands state of emergency to cover entire territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti has expanded its state of emergency to cover the entire nation’s territory, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Garry Conille said on Wednesday,
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A top court in the Dominican Republic deliberates anti-sodomy laws targeting police and military
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A top court in the Dominican Republic has agreed to review a challenge to laws dating from the last century that criminalize gay
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Four areas of potential development in the Atlantic
SAN JUAN — An elongated trough of low pressure over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing minimal shower and thunderstorm activity. Development, if any, should
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Davis Warren’s improbable road from kid with cancer to Michigan’s starting QB
Warren’s journey from the children’s cancer ward to the 110,000-seat Big House is the kind of inspiring story that makes college sports so special. ANN
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Commander of Kenya’s security forces in Haiti says gangs’ days are numbered
PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Kenya-led police force mission in Haiti remains well below its envisioned 2,500 personnel, seriously underfunded and has yet to make a major
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AND THEN THERE WERE 5! NHC monitoring 5 disturbances in Atlantic
SAN JUAN — A broad area of low pressure over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Some slow development of this
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Goldman Sachs sees biggest boost to US economy from Harris win
NEW YORK — U.S. economic growth would likely get the biggest boost in the coming two years from the Democrats, headed by Kamala Harris, winning the
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Cleaning man cleaned out homeowner’s checkbook, too, cops say
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man is accused of stealing a checkbook in St. John and taking it to St. Croix to write fraudulent
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Man tells cops his girlfriend strangled him during heated argument
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix woman was accused of strangling her boyfriend during a heated argument. Danielle Rae Kearns, 43, of
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