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Strong Economy, Low Unemployment, and Higher Job and Wage Growth Extend Social Security Trust Funds to 2035

The Social Security Board of Trustees Monday released its annual report on the financial status of the health of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the…

John McCarthy May 14, 2024

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‘Light’ 3.4 magnitude earthquake hits near St. Thomas on Sunday afternoon

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the North Atlantic Ocean near the coast of St. Thomas just after noon on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The…

John McCarthy May 13, 2024

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13K-plus watch Caitlin Clark win preseason home Fever debut

INDIANAPOLIS — Player introductions at a WNBA preseason game do not typically elicit thunderous cheers from the assembled crowd. But nothing about the home-court debut of Indiana Fever rookie and No. 1…

John McCarthy May 13, 2024

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Home Depot inside job theft conspiracy widens with 2 more arrests

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two more men have been swept up in the Home Depot theft conspiracy on St. Thomas. Stevie Brown, 53, and Sherwayne Felix, 38, each of St. Thomas,…

John McCarthy May 10, 2024

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Forecasters see excessive rain risk, flooding

SAN JUAN — Excessive rainfall risk for today/tonight, with an elevated risk for most of Puerto Rico. Flooding of urban areas, roads, and small streams. Since soils are saturated, flash…

John McCarthy May 9, 2024

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Royal Caribbean recruiting thousands to meet surging demand

MIAMI — Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group is in discussions with new and existing markets around the world to recruit thousands of workers to staff its ships and private destinations to…

John McCarthy May 8, 2024

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3 plead guilty to smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Central Americans and one South American pleaded guilty smuggling 844 pounds of cocaine in United States territorial waters. Eleuterio Gomez Murillo, 53, of Colombia, and Randall…

John McCarthy May 8, 2024

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Man stole $1,000 worth of items from Home Depot then tried to fly off island

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man accused of stealing $1,000 in items from Home Depot in January was detained at the St. Thomas airport Tuesday before he could board a flight…

John McCarthy May 8, 2024

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‘Peace officer’ who took girlfriend’s car keys – and her car – charged with domestic violence

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who was waiting with his girlfriend for her friend — got impatient and forcibly took her car keys — and her car — and sped…

John McCarthy May 7, 2024

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Increased showers and thunderstorms present ‘significant’ risk of flooding

SAN JUAN — Forecasters expect increased shower and thunderstorm activity to generate "abundant moisture and unstable conditions" due to an upper-level trough, NOAA's lead meteorologist Ian Carlos Colón-Pagán said today.…

John McCarthy May 7, 2024