CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, tourism officials, cruise industry executives, education officials, parents, teachers, and supporters celebrated four young Virgin Islanders who participated in
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A wayward sea turtle wound up in the Netherlands. A rescue brought it thousands of miles back home
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — An endangered sea turtle that was found about a year ago some 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) from its native waters has been released
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When to catch the last supermoon of the year
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and
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Application period opens for USVI undergraduate cardiovascular research fellowship
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine, in partnership with the Virgin Islands Department of Health, is pleased to announce the opening of
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The Boy Scouts inspired Norman Rockwell. His works will now help pay survivors of abuse
DALLAS (AP) — In one Norman Rockwell painting, a family proudly welcomes a beaming Boy Scout home from camp, his duffel bag in hand. In
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Caged tiger wheeled into LSU’s Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2015 at governor’s behest
BATON ROUGE (AP) — A caged Bengal tiger was wheeled onto the Tiger Stadium field for the first time in nearly a decade before kickoff
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A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made
ATLANTA (AP) — A shooting early Sunday during homecoming weekend at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and injured 16 others, a dozen
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Crime costs Caribbean and Latin America almost what region spends on education alone
BRIDGETOWN — Violence and crime absorb almost 3.5% of the Caribbean and Latin America’s economic output, depleting funds that could be used in education and
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Democrats join 2024’s graveyard of incumbents
Governments across the world are struggling in this period of economic and geopolitical turmoil At the time of writing, vice-president Kamala Harris has won almost
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The Taurid meteor showers peak a week apart in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sister meteor showers are already flashing across night skies — and will peak a week apart. The Southern Taurids will reach their zenith
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