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WTJX NEWSFEED: April 1, 2025

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: Students got the opportunity to meet award-winning actor Anthony Mackie during a special Q&A before a screening of Captain America: Brave New World. Chief Judge Robert A. Molloy has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Moravian Church against the Summers End Group regarding a marina development project in Coral Bay, St. John.
Lawyers say push for noncitizen registration likely to affect VI workforce, result in deportation

Tom Eader

Noncitizens who remain in United States for 30 days or more must register and be fingerprinted or face fine, prison; comments on $30 fee option accepted until April 11.
WTJX NEWSFEED: March 31, 2025

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas

On today's WTJX Radio NewsFeed: V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea is co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general, calling on Congress to pass federal legislation allowing states to deploy cell phone jamming systems in prisons.

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Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened

Melody Schreiber

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash."
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BVI premier hosts public meeting on maritime legislation, set to meet with Governor Bryan on Tuesday

Isabelle Teare

BVI Premier Natalio Wheatley and Governor Albert Bryan Jr. to discuss proposed amendments to bill that would significantly increase fees to access BVI waters.

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'I cannot guarantee complete confidentiality,' VA therapists ordered to tell veterans

Katia Riddle

Mental health therapists at Veterans Affairs should begin sessions with patients saying they are in a shared office space, a memo obtained by NPR says. Trump's back-to-office orders start Monday for VA.
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Major budget cuts proposed for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Alejandra Borunda

The agency forecasts weather, manages fisheries, and researches the world's oceans, atmosphere, and climate. The proposed budget cuts would slash the climate work entirely.

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Witkoff meets Putin as Trump urges Russia to 'get moving' on Ukraine ceasefire

The US envoy holds a third round of talks with the Russian president as agreement on a truce remains elusive.
Supreme Court rules Trump officials must 'facilitate' release of man deported to El Salvador

The government has said Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported in error, but has resisted returning him to the US.
A bitter price hike in US coffee shops after tariffs

Higher prices are worrying independent US coffee shops, which import almost all their beans.
RFK Jr pledges to find the cause of autism by September

Autism researchers and experts call the effort, which is short on detail, misguided and unrealistic.

Chai Jing

Chai Jing: China's Lesley Stahl returns to spotlight on YouTube

Wenxin Fan

Chai Jing's interviews appear to strike a chord back home in China, even as YouTube is blocked in the country and popular platforms have deleted videos repackaging her show.