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Lester Holt to step down as anchor of NBC’s flagship ‘Nightly News’ after a decade

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s veteran Lester Holt will step down as anchor of the network’s flagship “Nightly News” broadcast. Holt, who has been been the face of “Nightly News”…

John McCarthy February 24, 2025

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The power of independent journalism: From her Brooklyn apartment, she ‘scooped’ the nation’s media

NEW YORK — First word of the Trump administration’s since-rescinded order to freeze spending on federal loans and grants came not from a major news organization, but from a woman working alone…

John McCarthy February 2, 2025

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Prince Charles Guest Edits Black British Newspaper

LONDON — Britain's Prince Charles has guest edited an edition of the country's only Black newspaper to mark its 40th anniversary, honoring the contributions of African-Caribbean communities to the arts…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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From Undocumented To Entrepreneur – A Caribbean Immigrant Story

NEW YORK — “Undocumented immigrants” or “illegal aliens” are most often stereotyped as migrants who come over the border to take “away jobs from Americans.” Listen to Fox News or…

John McCarthy May 25, 2022

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Office of Gun Violence Prevention Director Antonio Emanuel On ‘Inside the Cabinet’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Office of Gun Violence Prevention (OGVP) Director Antonio Emanuel will host“Inside the Cabinet” at 6 p.m. today to take questions and discuss issues live with residents. Director…

VI Free Press April 6, 2022