PARIS (AP) — As he coasted along Paris’ Seine River during the Olympic opening ceremony, one word came to Haitian swimmer Alexandre Grand’Pierre’s mind. “Iconic.” For the
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‘Fish storm’ expected to pass north of the USVI as a strong tropical cyclone
SAN JUAN — Tropical Cyclone Five is slowly approaching the Lesser and Greater Antilles and expected to build into a hurricane but only after it
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Hotel & Tourism Association supports VIPA’s partnership to improve territory’s airports
Dear Editor, The USVI Hotel & Tourism Association fully supports the plans for essential and long-needed improvements to the airport experience on St. Thomas and
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Jim Harbaugh to serve as honorary captain for Michigan’s season opener
ANN ARBOR — Michigan football will have a very familiar face back on the sidelines at Michigan Stadium as the honorary captain for the 2024
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Harris leads over Trump in Miami-Dade after Biden’s exit, poll finds
MIAMI — Less than three weeks after emerging as the de facto Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris has opened up a double-digit lead
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Trump plane develops mechanical problems en route to backwater in Montana
BOZEMAN, Montana (AP) — Donald Trump traveled to Montana for a Friday night rally intended to drum up support for ousting the state’s Democratic senator,
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Federal judges allow Iowa book ban to take effect this school year
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa can enforce a book ban this school year following a Friday ruling by a federal appeals court. The U.S. Eighth Circuit
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Coast Guard works to change its culture following sexual abuse, harassment scandal
NEW LONDON, Connecticut (AP) — The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, has been revamped
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Folks from Martinique to Puerto Rico should start preparing for Hurricane Ernesto today, forecaster says
SAN JUAN — Shower and thunderstorm activity has increased since yesterday in association with a tropical wave located roughly midway between the Cabo Verde Islands
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Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police
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