NHC Sees tropical depression in the offing
MIAMI — A tropical depression is expected to form in the next day or so to the far east of the Caribbean. Meanwhile, odds dropped for a “short-lived” tropical cyclone…
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Leon Black accused of raping teen with autism at Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion in new lawsuit
The new accusations follow Epstein-related rape allegations made against Black last year NEW YORK (TAN) — Financier Leon Black has been accused for the second time in as many years of raping…
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Rastafarians celebrate freedom of worship after gaining sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua
LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari on this small island nation are now legally growing and ritualistically…
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France’s Supreme Court rejects groups’ request for slavery reparations in case from Martinique
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court has rejected a request by three groups seeking reparations for slavery in a case that originated on the French Caribbean island of Martinique. The…
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People Warned Not To Travel To Haiti After American Mother and Daughter Kidnapped
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A woman from New Hampshire who works for a nonprofit organization in Haiti and her young daughter have been reported as kidnapped as the U.S. State Department…
NWS Forecasts Afternoon Showers For Today
MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is still watching a disturbance in the central tropical Atlantic with a high formation chance in the next seven days and 48 hrs. Shower…
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Jewell Loyd scores 26, Seattle Storm beat Indiana Fever 85-62
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 26 points with eight assists, Jordan Horston made 7 of 11 from the field and finished with 15 points to help the Seattle Storm…
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Four Good Samaritans Work To Free Elderly Woman Trapped In Overturned SUV
CHRISTIANSTED — Three Good Samaritans and a former police officer worked to free an elderly woman trapped in an overturned SUV near Bassin Triangle on St. Croix this afternoon. Ronald…
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One Person Dead In Little Princess Fire: VIFEMS
CHRISTIANSTED — One person is confirmed dead after a fire tore through a house near Five Corners in St. Croix early today, authorities said. Emergency 911 dispatchers sent firefighters to…
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American nurse and child kidnapped in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (CNN) — An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she works for. Alix Dorsainvil, wife…