MIAMI (AP) — Despite a record 46-day streak of triple digit feels-like temperatures, Miami’s unprecedented brutal summer last year wasn’t that deadly, contrasting with the
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Haiti’s prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping
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2 brazen bank robbers face charges in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Special Agent in Charge Joseph González, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office, announced the arrests of Orlando Tirado-Santiago
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Police investigating double homicide at Four Winds Plaza in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two people are dead and two injured after a “senseless and disturbing” shooting at Four Winds Plaza on St. Thomas Wednesday night.
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23-year-old man shot to death in Golden Rock
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating a shooting in Golden Rock that left a 20-year-old St. Croix man dead this morning. Tyree Rentas was positively identified
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US asks Haiti to prioritize electoral council amid gang violence and a humanitarian crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.S. officials have asked Haiti’s prime minister to prioritize the establishment of an electoral council as the country strives to rebuild its
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Health alert issued for ready-to-eat meats illegally imported from the Philippines
MANILA — Multiple ready-to-eat meat products were illegally imported from the Philippines, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a public health alert. The department’s Food
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‘Dishonest Abe’ arrested for writing $25,500 check on closed account, VIPD says
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man sought to pay off a $25,500 loan by writing a check in the full amount to the person
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Peeping Tom arrested for masturbating while looking through woman’s window
FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a woman reported that her neighbor was looking through her window and masturbating. Elvis “Duke” Thomas, 65, was arrested
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Puerto Rico nabs last spot open in Olympic basketball competition … will play USA
SAN JUAN — Less than three weeks before the opening of the Paris 2024 Games, the composition of the men’s basketball tournament is known. Greece,
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