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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 20, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Virgin Islands Port Authority Executive Director Carlton Dowe has been indicted on federal fraud charges as he simultaneously announces plans to retire from his position.
VIPA ED Carlton Dowe indicted on bank fraud, tells board of retirement same day as court appearance

Tom Eader

Carlton Dowe, Virgin Islands Port Authority executive director and former senator, faces federal charges including bank fraud, false loan statements, and identity theft; announces retirement.
Nineteen take oath of U.S. citizenship at naturalization ceremony on St. Croix

Tom Eader

Nineteen new U.S. citizens were naturalized in District Court, with students observing as the judge emphasized unity, civic duty, and cultural identity.

Carolyn Kaster

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AP

Robert S. Mueller III, ex-FBI director who led 2016 Russia inquiry, dead at 81

Chandelis Duster

Mueller's family told The New York Times in August that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Claire Harbage

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NPR

Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness

Jane Arraf, Claire Harbage

In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish identity.

Susannah Ireland for NPR

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NPR

End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats

Lauren Frayer

The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
Andy Newman/ASSOCIATED PRESS

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FR57513 AP

Opinion: Lessons from a bad weather forecast

Scott Simon

Residents in and around Washington braced themselves for damaging storms earlier this week, but turns out it was a forecast flop. One local meteorologist apologized.

National News

BBC News World Service

Iranian strikes on bases used by US caused $800m in damage, new analysis shows

Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the US and Israel launched its operation.
Thousands evacuated as Hawaii faces worst flooding in 20 years

More than 230 people have been rescued so far, the authorities said on Friday.
Pentagon restrictions on press violate First Amendment, judge rules

The Department of Defense had required reporters to agree to certain rules on what information they could gather in order to maintain access to the Pentagon.
First photos as BTS make live return in front of huge crowd

RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook perform together for the first time since October 2022.

Sarah Ventre

NPR

'Everybody was wearing black.' How the Iranian diaspora is observing Nowruz amid war

Sarah Ventre

Nowruz celebrates the arrival of spring and rebirth. But for many in the Iranian diaspora, this year is different. As the war continues, many are trying to balance the joy of the holiday with grief.