MIAMI (AP) — During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of
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Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools’ endowments
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Bloomberg’s organization Bloomberg Philanthropies is announcing a $600 million gift to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools. Bloomberg,
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Safe Golfing During the Caribbean Heat Season
Near record heat can be expected until October, according to predictions from the Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) in its Heat Outlook for April
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1 dead and dozens sickened after eating roasted eel from a Japanese department store
TOKYO (AP) — One person died and nearly 150 others were sickened after eating grilled eel prepared by a restaurant chain and sold at a
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As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill in the gaps
SAN JUAN (AP) — On a recent morning in an Afro-Caribbean community in northeast Puerto Rico, Dr. Pedro Juan Vázquez went door-to-door as part of his
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Dominican activists protest against a new criminal code that would maintain a total abortion ban
SANTO DOMINGO — Activists in the Dominican Republic protested against a bill for a new criminal code that would keep in place the country’s total abortion
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BIDEN OUT! Finally caves to Democratic pressure to leave 2024 presidential race
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, ending a weeks-long crisis within the Democratic Party over his viability
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USVI HELD HOSTAGE! WAPA says blackouts will continue due to fuel, cash shortages
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Power failures continued this week in the St. Thomas-St. John district for a third day in a row Thursday, as the Virgin
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Heat Advisory in effect with Saharan dust plume overhead
SAN JUAN — Happy Sunday, today, just like yesterday, will be another day with hazy skies, as shown by the water vapor image. Therefore, be
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FEMA pledges $989 million to upgrade St. Croix’s wastewater system
CHRISTIANSTED – In a significant boost to our recovery and resilience efforts, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $989 million toward enhancing the robustness of
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