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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The Bureau of Corrections has pledged to secure the condemned Alva A. Swan Correctional Annex after Senator Franklin Johnson raised concerns that the abandoned facility remained accessible and contained sensitive inmate records.
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Brett “Mac” McClafferty sought an immediate return to the ballot for delegate to Congress, but a federal judge ruled the emergency request was procedurally deficient.
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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: A routine question about a scholarship program during a budget hearing has sparked a back-and-forth between the Virgin Islands Board of Education and the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority: VIBE told lawmakers VIEDA didn’t provide a report needed to manage a territorial scholarship while VIEDA says it did provide the report, calling VIBE's comments inaccurate and unnecessary. But with a closer look, VIEDA’s story isn’t exactly lining up.
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On Monday, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Burnham's politics have been shaped by England's north-south class divide.
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Nursing homes and assisted living facilities can be fertile ground for violence between residents with dementia, including fatal assaults. Court records and inspecitions how safeguards fall short.
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Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.
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Russia launched 41 missiles and 125 attack drones across Ukraine overnight, according to the Ukrainian air force.
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Kuwait says an electricity and water plant is on fire after the second such attack in two days. Iran says US strikes hit an under-construction nuclear power plant.
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The Crown Prosecution Service says it has requested their extradition from the US, while their lawyer says they are innocent.
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Eight people die and dozens are injured as several cities are hit by missile and drone attacks, while Kyiv continues its own assault on Russian infrastructure.
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Ryanair has also warned passengers travelling to Europe this summer to prepare for extended waits.
Kyiv's forces are continuing their aerial campaign against energy infrastructure and military targets inside Russia, aiming to undermine Moscow's war effort.