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Plaskett denies claims in complaint connected to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, files for dismissal

Tom Eader

Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett denies all allegations in civil complaint connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, files for dismissal of lawsuit.
Virgin Islands basketball stars set to shine in NCAA Final Four as Duke and Houston face off today

Tom Eader

College basketball players with Virgin Islands roots will face off today as Duke and Houston compete in the NCAA Final Four.
Gov. Bryan rejects Sen. Fonseca’s calls for hospital state of emergency, points to available funds

Isabelle Teare

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. rejects Senator Ray Fonseca’s calls to declare hospital state of emergency, says Legislature must act.

LM Otero

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AP

30 years later, Oklahoma City bombing survivor recalls vow to change her life while trapped

Laurel Morales

Amy Downs was buried in 10 feet of rubble after the Oklahoma City bombing 30 years ago. While trapped, she vowed to change her life, but it was long journey.
Robyn Beck

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Nearly 300 scientists apply for French academic program amid Trump cuts in U.S.

Alana Wise

Nearly 300 U.S.-based researchers have applied to one program that promises "scientific refugee status" for those fleeing Trump's academic funding rollbacks.

Chip Somodevilla

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VA officials acknowledge the need for privacy for telehealth therapy

Katia Riddle

The VA looks like it is changing course on a plan that would have threatened the privacy of veterans receiving mental health care via telehealth, according to documents obtained by NPR.
Stefani Reynolds

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How FDA cuts could make the food and drug supply less safe

Sydney Lupkin

While Food and Drug Administration inspectors who make sure food and drugs meet quality standards were spared in recent cuts, key support staffers were dismissed.

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BBC News World Service

Italy's Meloni heads to US with unlikely mission for Europe

She wll have to walk a tightrope between representing the interests of the EU and remaining in the US president's good books.
Smugglers' paradise: How US guns flow to gang-ravaged Haiti

The journey of two boxes of weapons reveals a chain of lax laws, absent checks and suspected corruption.

Georgiana Dallas

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John Cena's the bad guy in his final WrestleMania. Here's why that's a big deal

Obed Manuel

John Cena could become WWE's most decorated world champion ever at WrestleMania this weekend. If he does it, it'll be as the bad guy – a role Cena hasn't played for most of his wrestling career.