PORT-AU-PRINCE — Half of the population in Haiti is not getting enough to eat and barely a quarter of the hospitals are operating at normal
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IMF taps Jamaica finance minister for deputy role
KINGSTON – The International Monetary Fund on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded
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10-armed sea creature found lurking under rocks off Japan coast. It’s a new species
TOKYO — Off the coast of Japan, a colorful 10-armed sea creature tucked itself under a rock and waited. But its hiding place wouldn’t last
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Tropical wave expected to move through the USVI and Puerto Rico tomorrow
SAN JUAN — Surface high pressure over the Atlantic and a weak surface trough will promote moderate east winds through most of the workweek. Passing
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India pursues fugitive high-end jeweler arrested in Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — A wealthy jeweler sought by Indian authorities for questioning in an alleged $1.8 billion fraud case in his native India remained
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What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever
HAVANA (AP) — More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months,
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Red Lobster closing nearly two dozen more restaurants. Here’s where.
Red Lobster plans to close nearly two dozen more restaurants in coming days as the bankrupt seafood chain prepares to be acquired. Known for its
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Tropical wave moving into the Lesser Antilles tonight
SAN JUAN — An area of low pressure could form in the central portion of the Tropical Atlantic in a few days. Thereafter, environmental conditions
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Miami has one of the last Kmart stores left in the country — and it’s different
MIAMI — Tucked in the corner of the Kendale Lakes Shopping Plaza, there’s a small, two-room storefront, roughly the size of a neighborhood CVS. A
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Krystal Hardy launches campaign for the Senate on St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — Krystal Hardy, a multi-generational native of St. Croix, officially announced her candidacy today for the U.S. Virgin Islands Senate representing the district of
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