LAREDO — A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who worked at a Texas port of entry pleaded guilty this week to letting undocumented
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4 million people face ‘acute food insecurity’ in troubled Haiti, says UN food agency official
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Four million people face “acute food insecurity” and one million of them are one step away from famine, the U.N. food agency’s
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Another AG ‘resigns’ over Bryan’s Epstein affairs
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Attorney General Ariel Smith has resigned at the request of Governor Albert Bryan, once again leaving the territory’s Justice Department
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The men fighting gang leader Barbecue for power in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE — An ex-cop who likes to give news conferences while wielding a high-powered rifle and a young criminal as fond of starring in rap
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Virgin Islands government moves to dismiss Epstein victims’ lawsuit
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Lawyers for the Virgin Islands government have asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,
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Man charged with smashing gas station windows
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation after smashing several new windows at Giant Gas station,
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Murder suspect to undergo another psych evaluation
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The victim of last week’s fatal stabbing had an active restraining order against his son, Mohammed Salem, who was known to be
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Trump loses 7 in a row, and counting …
Donald Trump surprised the world by winning the US presidential election in 2016, establishing a mystique as somebody who can break rules, violate norms, take
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Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister was last seen in Puerto Rico, negotiating his return to a homeland gripped by violence and controlled by heavily armed
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US pledges an additional $100M for a multinational force awaiting deployment to violence-hit Haiti
KINGSTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday announced an additional $100 million to finance the deployment of a multinational force to
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