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On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Students, community members, and officials gathered today on St. Croix to break ground on the new Central High School. A minimum wage increase to $12 an hour takes effect April 24 as part of a phased plan to raise wages across the Virgin Islands. -
John Abramson IV is asking the court to dismiss his case, arguing the territory’s requirement that gun license applicants be at least 21 years old is unconstitutional. -
Judge orders VI Democratic Party and Elections System into mediation to resolve dispute over certification of candidates ahead of unfunded August 1 primary election.
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ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty ImagesTwo vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Trump indefinitely extended the ceasefire. -
Kristian Thacker for NPRSchools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.
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Jacquelyn Martin/APHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caps off seven budget hearings in as many days, the first time he has testified before Congress since September. -
Niranjan Shrestha/APOn Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word.
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The US president's decision marked the second time in as many weeks he has backed off a threat to escalate the war, buying more time.
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Ukraine says it has reopened the Druzhba pipeline, after months of stalemate over stalled oil supplies to neighbouring Hungary.
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The airline is the latest to cut flights as the US-Israel war with Iran sends jet fuel prices soaring.
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The gunman visited the archaeological site repeatedly and appeared to act alone.
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A spate of alleged wrongdoing has implications for a narrowly-divided Congress, as well as the public's perception of how the institution responds to accusations of corruption and sexual misconduct.
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