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St. John Celebration culminates on July 4, marking the day the Vigilant brought news of emancipation

Tom Eader

St. John Celebration parade falls on July 4, but does it commemorate Independence Day or Emancipation Day. Residents and historians reflect on what the date really means.
WTJX NEWSFEED: July 2, 2026

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: We speak with University of the Virgin Islands President Safiya George and Board Chair Henry Smock as the threat to accreditation looms.
Board of Elections upholds Brett McClafferty, Ida Smith disqualifications during contentious meeting

Tom Eader

Board members clash over evidence, authority, and procedure before split votes; two members briefly step away from table during debate.

Rahmat Gul

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AP

Washington's July 4 parade is off. The fireworks are still on

Willem Marx

Organizers called off the Independence Day Parade late Friday, citing an extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to reach up to 115 degrees. The evening fireworks display remains scheduled.
Daniel Amao

Move over Chutes & Ladders: Schisto & Ladders has educational value plus worms

William McCarthy

Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids hard. A board game teaches how to prevent it.

Li Gang

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Xinhua via AP

China's military promotes 2 new generals after anti-corruption purge thins ranks

The Associated Press

The shake-up is believed to be an effort to ensure the military's loyalty to the Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping.
J. Scott Applewhite

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AP

Opinion: America is still a work in progress

Scott Simon

Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America.

National News

BBC News World Service

Brutal heat cancels Fourth of July events, from DC to Philadelphia

More than 165 million people are enduring dangerous heat and humidity, with temperatures expected to stay at 38C (100F) for several days.
Ukraine hits major oil terminal in Russia's St Petersburg

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the target is key infrastructure "that generates revenue for Russia's war".
Large crowds gather in Tehran on first day of Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral

Ali Khamenei's body will lie in state in Tehran's Grand Mosalla until Monday, before travelling across Iran and Iraq.
Former chess champion Kramnik banned over cheating remarks

The former Russian world chess champion had accused other players, including the late Daniel Naroditsky, of cheating.

An illustration of the Boston Tea Party, when colonists dumped British East India Company tea into the harbor on Dec. 16, 1773. Some accounts say this marked a pivotal moment when Americans started loving coffee. But one historian says Americans were drinking lots of coffee before then.

Hulton Archive

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But first, coffee: The drink that energized the American Revolution

James Doubek

Colonial Americans were drinking coffee long before they dumped tea into Boston Harbor or fought a war for independence. The establishments that served it were already brewing revolutionary ideas.