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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

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Hand, foot and mouth disease cases dip

CHARLOTTE AMALIE— The Virgin Islands Department of Health is reporting a significant decline in Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases across the territory, following a coordinated public health response and…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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Florida has seen a rise in tuberculosis cases. How the infection can be stopped

MIAMI (MH) — A Broward high school has confirmed an active case of tuberculosis, one of the deadliest, but treatable, infectious diseases in the world. The bacterial infection, also known…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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DUI driver arrested after 2-car crash

FREDERIKSTED — An accused drunk driver was arrested after police say he was involved in the two-vehicle crash in Paradise on St. Croix Tuesday night. John Stephen Gaudet, 66, was…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025

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Congressman calls for Trump’s impeachment once accused of indescribable act involving 118 beagles in his pharmaceutical lab

What a hound. A Democratic congressman who is currently trying to impeach President Trump was once accused of abandoning 118 beagles inside his pharmaceutical testing lab when it went bankrupt.…

John McCarthy May 1, 2025