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WAPA subsidies end as utility improves efficiency with use of more renewable energy, new generators

Tom Eader

Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s diversified energy mix positions territory to realize lower energy rates.
WTJX NEWSFEED: January 21, 2025

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, we speak with Dr. Catherine Kean who reflects on the legacy of her father, Dr. Orville E. Kean, the longest serving UVI president. Police on St. Croix are asking for the community’s help to locate a man wanted on charges of first-degree rape.
Virgin Islanders celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with marches, rallies in both districts

Tom Eader

Keynote speakers in both districts emphasize King’s call for peace during rallies held following marches featuring strong youth participation.

Jim Watson

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Trump pardons dark web marketplace creator Ross Ulbricht

Jenna McLaughlin

Ulbricht operated the anonymous digital marketplace known as Silk Road when law enforcement arrested him. The pardon fulfills a campaign pledge Trump made to Ulbricht's Libertarian supporters.
Jabin Botsford

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Affidavit by Hegseth's ex-sister-in-law makes new claims about his behavior

NPR Washington Desk

Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is unclear how these new allegations will alter the trajectory of his nomination.

Chuck Robinson

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AP

Trump's executive order resumes executions, after Biden dialed them back

Chiara Eisner

The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for capital crimes "committed by an alien illegally present in this country." Lawyers say the order could be difficult to enforce.
Jim Watson

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Trump defends his decision to pardon January 6 rioters

Jason Breslow

Trump said those prosecuted for the attack on the U.S. Capitol had served long enough, and he sought to shift criticism to a set of preemptive pardons issued by former President Joe Biden.

National News

BBC News World Service

Rare snowstorm hits US south, with four deaths reported

A major winter storm prompts blizzard warnings, dumping heavy snow and sleet in a region where even flurries are a rare sight.
'No choice but to go back' - migrants despair over Trump border restrictions

Migrants' claims for US asylum have been blown into disarray by Trump's sweeping executive orders on the border.
Trump considers 10% tariff on China from as soon as February

It follows threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs into the US.
Trump pardons Silk Road dark web market creator Ross Ulbricht

Trump said he had called Ulbricht's mother to let her know he had granted her son a full pardon.

Gerald Herbert

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Snowfall tapers along the Gulf Coast, but temperatures will plunge to dangerous lows

Bill Chappell

Large swaths of southeast Texas and Louisiana and parts of southern Mississippi are under an extreme cold warning after a day of snow. Now, snow, slush and ice left on the ground will refreeze.