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Alfredo Bruce Smith gets 35 years in prison for raping boys, VIDE tight-lipped on investigation

Tom Eader

Former CAHS track coach Alfredo Bruce Smith sentenced to 35 years in prison for raping boys, reports to school officials fall on deaf ears.
WTJX NEWSFEED: April 26, 2024

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed, two former Virgin Islands Correctional Officers at the John A. Bell Correctional Facility in St. Croix were found guilty of assaulting an inmate and falsifying records of the assault.
Senate approves bills to amend state of emergency statute, pay WAPA for government debt

Tom Eader

Senate approves bills during emergency session to pay WAPA for government debt, replenish rainy-day fund; amends state of emergency statute.

Anas Baba for NPR

A 100-degree heat wave in Gaza offers a sweltering glimpse of a tough summer to come

Becky Sullivan

The heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18-year-old Palestinian died from the heat.
Armando Franca

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A student club is suing its school, saying its pro-Palestinian views were censored

Jaclyn Diaz

Members of the Washington, D.C., school Arab students club say their rights were violated "because the school does not want their viewpoint ... to be heard."

Courtesy of the family

An illegal migrant, age 17, drowned in a Bosnian river. Here's how citizens responded

Ingrid Gercama

On the risky journey from the Global South to Europe, migrants often perish. In a town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, near a river where dozens have drowned, citizens seek to provide closure to the families.
Lily Padula for NPR

Got brothers or sisters? Warm sibling bonds help booster happiness as you age

Allison Aubrey

Researchers have found that a warm, close bond with a sibling in early adult life is predictive of good emotional health later in life, with less loneliness, anxiety and depression.

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Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine

The $6bn package includes air defence munitions but not the missile systems Ukraine says it badly needs.
'I thought just kill me quickly': Gaza hostage's 54 days in captivity

Moran Yanai was threatened with death and moved from place to place during her ordeal.
Dead whistleblower accused Boeing of safety breaches

John Barnett had been giving a formal legal deposition against the plane manufacturer before his sudden death.
UK forces may be deployed to help deliver Gaza aid

The US says no American forces will go ashore but an unnamed "third party" will drive aid into Gaza.

Alain Jocard

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DRC is seeing its worst mpox outbreak — but has no vaccines or treatments yet. Why?

Gabrielle Emanuel

With nearly 5,000 cases reported so far this year — and concerns about a new strain — the Democratic Republic of Congo is considering the declaration of a public health emergency.