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WTJX NEWSFEED: March 26, 2025

Isabelle Teare

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: community members voice concerns over whether a proposed 80-unit residential development on the Northside of St. Thomas will actually benefit longtime Virgin Islands residents struggling to find housing.
USPS declines invitation to attend Plaskett’s town halls to hear complaints about mail delivery

Tom Eader

U.S. Postal Service suggests participation in town halls would take too much time away from work duties; new STT postmaster takes oath of office during private ceremony.
WTJX NEWSFEED: March 25, 2025

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed, WAPA has failed to pay its required assessment fee to the Public Services Commission; the commission claims that this failure undermines its operations.

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She grew up believing she was a U.S. citizen. Then she applied for a passport

Juliana Kim

Among those fearful of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown are adoptees who grew up thinking they were U.S. citizens — only to find out years later, in adulthood, they're not.
Tatyana Makeyeva

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Iran and the U.S. plan expert-level talks over Tehran's nuclear program

The Associated Press

The two countries will begin having experts meet to discuss details of a possible deal over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program, the top Iranian diplomat said after a second round of talks.

Evgeniy Maloletka

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AP

Ukraine wary of Putin's Easter truce and says it will reciprocate only a genuine ceasefire

The Associated Press

Ukraine said it would reciprocate any genuine ceasefire by Moscow, but voiced skepticism after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter truce in Ukraine starting Saturday.
Mandel Ngan

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White House solicits corporate sponsors for its Easter Egg Roll event

Alana Wise

Corporate sponsors for the usually apolitical event held on the White House South Lawn include tech giants Meta, YouTube and Amazon.

National News

BBC News World Service

Aboard the 'silver trains', China's retirees do their bit to offset Trump's tariffs

A new initiative aims to boost the local economy by attracting elderly travellers to remote parts of the country.
Canada party leaders grilled in election debate on how to tackle Trump

Frontrunner Mark Carney was tested in Wednesday's French-language debate, the first of two match-ups before the 28 April election.
Who is the man at centre of Maryland deportation case?

Officials in the US and El Salvador have been unwilling to return the man home, sparking a legal battle.
Famed Philippine film star Nora Aunor dies at 71

She was one of the Philippines' biggest film stars with a career that spanned seven decades.

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'Lab Leak,' a flashy page on the virus' origins, replaces government COVID sites

Rob Stein

The new page emphatically promotes a theory that many scientists question. Meanwhile, basic information about COVID testing and vaccines has disappeared.