FREDERIKSTED – April is dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of impaired and distracted driving. Every year, countless lives are needlessly lost due to
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Trump Media auditor warns that losses ‘raise substantial doubt’ about company’s ability to continue
NEW YORK — An auditor has raised doubts about the ability of former President Donald Trump’s publicly traded company to stay in business, according to
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Bryan explores ‘exchange of sand’ with St. Vincent and the Grenadines on boondoggle
KINGSTOWN — Governor Albert Bryan said today that he “has successfully completed his trip to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and also visited Barbados.” “This
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Mayor of Medellín, Colombia, bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists
BOGOTA (AP) — The mayor of Colombia’s second-largest city banned prostitution in some of the city’s most famous neighborhoods for six months Monday, arguing it
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Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks, the vast majority to escape unrelenting gang violence, according to
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St. Thomas man shot in Simmonds Alley
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police say they’re searching for an individual who shot a man on St. Thomas late Monday night. The case began at 10:25
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Maryse Conde, Caribbean chronicler of colonialism, dies at 90
PARIS — Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Conde, who wrote about colonialism, slavery and the French-Caribbean diaspora, died in southern France at the age of 90. Often
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Cicadas are nature’s weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful, they’re downright weird. These insects are the
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Gun battle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted Monday in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police battled gang members near the National Palace for several
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Iran says Israel bombed its embassy in Syria, killing a top commander
DAMASCUS — Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional adversaries, and
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