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TECHNICAL AUDIT: UNRESOLVED SSL HANDSHAKE FAILURE & ADMINISTRATIVE NEGLECT

DATELINE: CHRISTIANSTED, ST. CROIX NOTICE TO HOSTING PROVIDER: This post serves as a formal documentation of a critical infrastructure failure. As of March 14, 2026, the Virgin Islands Free Press…

John McCarthy March 14, 2026

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The 2026 “Speed-Up” Reality: Mounting Legal and Political Pressures on Elon Musk and His Alliance with Donald Trump

By JOHN McCARTHY with a special assist by GROK In a series of high-profile developments underscoring the turbulent intersection of technology, politics, and governance in 2026, Elon Musk faces intensified…

John McCarthy February 3, 2026

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Protecting Your Privacy: How to Shield Your Photos from Grok’s AI Training

While Attorney General Gordon Rhea fights the legal battle in court, Virgin Islands residents can take immediate steps to protect their digital likenesses from being exploited by xAI’s "Grok" chatbot.…

John McCarthy January 23, 2026

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BREAKING: Bipartisan Coalition of 35 Attorneys General Urges xAI to Strengthen Safeguards Against Grok’s Generation of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material

By JOHN F. McCARTHY/V.I. Free Press Staff PALO ALTO, California – January 23, 2026 – A bipartisan group of 35 state and territory attorneys general, coordinated in part by U.S.…

John McCarthy January 23, 2026

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How to prove asbestos exposure for a mesothelioma claim

For numerous individuals, the workplace where they were exposed to asbestos no longer operates, coworkers have dispersed or died, and corporate documents seem unreachable to locate. Regardless of these challenges,…

John McCarthy January 9, 2026

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Mock house, CIA source and Special Forces: The US operation to capture Maduro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — At 4:21 on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture…

John McCarthy January 4, 2026

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Virgin Islands sues Facebook, Instagram, claiming social media is addicting kids, harming mental health

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit accusing Facebook and Instagram of intentionally designing its platforms to be addictive to children and teenagers while publicly downplaying the severe mental…

John McCarthy December 29, 2025

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Florida man sues the pants off Outback Steakhouse after his ‘bloomin’ onion’ cracked toilet seat

OCALA — A Florida man filed a lawsuit against Outback Steakhouse alleging that a handicapped toilet he used at one of the Sunshine State locations “suddenly shattered and collapsed” while…

John McCarthy December 29, 2025

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Trump flew on Epstein jet eight times in the ’90s, according to prosecutor email

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump flew on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported," according to an email from a New…

John McCarthy December 23, 2025

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Dominican judge orders prison for 7 accused in $250 million government corruption scheme

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A judge has sentenced seven former government officials to more than a year of preventive prison as authorities investigate a $250 million corruption case involving the Dominican…

John McCarthy December 20, 2025