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Sean Combs found guilty on two counts, but acquitted on most serious charges

NEW YORK — A federal jury in Manhattan has found Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul also known as Diddy or Puff Daddy, guilty on two counts of transportation to engage…

John McCarthy July 2, 2025

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Guyana to crack down on gold smuggled in from Venezuela at the urging of the US government

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana has pledged to crack down on gold smuggled across the border from neighboring Venezuela at the urging of the U.S. government. President Irfaan Ali said…

John McCarthy June 29, 2025

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‘Kiss of death’: Florida reacts to end of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status

Nadine Mallebranche was only five years old when her family fled the political upheaval of Francois “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s Haiti in the late 1980s. In the United States, the Mallebranche…

John McCarthy June 28, 2025

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‘Meant for the babies of slaves’: Trump praises Supreme Court’s birthright ruling

President Donald Trump celebrated the Supreme Court decision Friday that will allow his administration to end automatic birthright citizenship in some cases, calling the ruling a “huge one.” The president…

John McCarthy June 28, 2025

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St. Thomas CBP agents aid BVI police in cocaine bust off Virgin Gorda

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents stationed on St. Thomas helped Dutch, French and British law enforcement in an operation last week that resulted in the seizure…

John McCarthy June 27, 2025

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Canadian man awaiting deportation dies at detention facility in downtown Miami

MIAMI —Johnny Noviello moved from Canada to Daytona Beach when he was 10 years old. He grew up in Florida and became a lawful permanent resident. On Monday, June 23,…

John McCarthy June 26, 2025

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Anxiety rises as judge mulls suit brought by Haitians with Temporary Protected Status

A month ago, a federal judge in New York heard the Trump administration argue that it had the sole authority to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals in the…

John McCarthy June 26, 2025

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St. Croix woman gets 2.5 years for having machine gun

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman was ordered to serve two and a half years behind bars after being convicted on an illegal gun charge. Shabukah Bannis, 29, was sentenced…

John McCarthy June 24, 2025

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Former Haiti mayor who lied about killing opponents gets 9 years

The former mayor of a small rural village in Haiti, accused of torturing and killing opponents in his homeland, was sentenced Friday in a Massachusetts federal court to nine years…

John McCarthy June 23, 2025

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Urgent warning issued over dangerous fungus smuggled into US by Chinese nationals

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — As tensions around the globe race towards the breaking point, US officials are warning Americans to watch out for an agricultural sneak attack by foreign agents. Texas Agriculture…

John McCarthy June 20, 2025