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Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Friede has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times — often on purpose. Now scientists are studying his blood in hopes of creating a better treatment for…

John McCarthy May 2, 2025

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Trump proposes $163 billion cut to federal budget

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's administration today proposed a $163 billion cut to federal spending next year, which would eliminate more than a fifth of the non-military spending excluding mandatory…

John McCarthy May 2, 2025

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We’ve deported nursing mother to Cuba, child with cancer goes to Honduras. America, wake up

Somebody please explain to me why a mother of a nursing baby, whose husband is a U.S. citizen, was snatched from her family and sent back to Cuba. Or why…

John McCarthy May 2, 2025

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St. Croix: Mostly cloudy with a shower or two in the morning and a high of 87

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy most of the time with a shower or two in the morning and a high of 87, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix…

John McCarthy May 2, 2025

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Dominican court bans public use of nicknames for police operations and legal cases

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — The Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court has banned law enforcement in the Caribbean country from publicly bestowing nicknames on police operations or court cases, a common practice in the…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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International effort to help Haiti fight deadly gangs is in danger of falling apart

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Miami Herald) — From the onset, the international mission to help Haiti wrest back control from armed gangs faced challenges and skepticism. There were legal challenges in Nairobi and…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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North Korea-linked gang ‘stole’ billions from Americans through ‘pig butchering’ romance scams

WASHINGTON (NYP) — A Cambodia-based gang with ties to North Korea has “stolen” billions of dollars from Americans through romance scams and other cyber-heists since August 2021, federal officials said Thursday in…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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‘So insanely evil’: Woman researched ‘poisoning deaths in children’ for months before allegedly giving boyfriend’s 1-year-old fatal dose of acetone

HARRISBURG (Law & Crime) — A 20-year-old woman in Pennsylvania has been arrested for allegedly killing her boyfriend’s 1-year-old daughter, conducting “meticulous” research on how to kill the toddler with household items before ultimately giving her…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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Pennsylvania special education teacher, 35, ‘took boy to her parents’ home and had sex with him a dozen times’

PHILADELPHIA (Daily Mail) — A married special-education teacher in Pennsylvania is facing over 60 charges after allegedly bringing a student to her parents' home and having sex with him about a dozen…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy to leave posts in White House

WASHINGTON (CBS) — National security adviser Mike Waltz and his deputy, Alex Wong, will be leaving their posts in the Trump White House, according to multiple sources familiar with their…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025