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Why are scientists dressing pigs in clothes, burying them in Mexico?

Published:Sunday | August 3, 2025 | 12:12 AM

ZAPOPAN, Mexico (AP): First the scientists dress dead swine in clothes, then they dispose of the carcasses. Some they wrap in packing tape, others they chop up. They stuff the animals into plastic bags or wrap them in blankets. They cover them in...

HARRIS 2028?

Published:Sunday | August 3, 2025 | 12:12 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP): Former US Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a third run for the White House in 2028. “Over the past six months, I have spent time...

Why not enough food is reaching people in Gaza even after Israel eased its blockade

Published:Sunday | August 3, 2025 | 12:09 AM

Associated Press: International outcry over images of emaciated children and increasing reports of hunger-related deaths have pressured Israel to let more aid into the Gaza Strip. This week, Israel paused fighting in parts of Gaza and airdropped...

Judge pauses administration’s push to expand fast-track deportations

Published:Saturday | August 2, 2025 | 12:11 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): A federal judge agreed on Friday to temporarily block the Trump administration’s efforts to expand fast-track deportations of immigrants who legally entered the US under a process known as humanitarian parole – a ruling that could...

Supreme Court stands firm on Bolsonaro trial despite foreign pressure

Published:Saturday | August 2, 2025 | 12:11 AM

SAO PAULO (AP): Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said Friday that the country’s top court will not yield to sanctions or foreign pressure over the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, which is expected to take place later...

Ex-president sentenced to 12 years’ house arrest for bribery

Published:Saturday | August 2, 2025 | 12:11 AM

BOGOTA (AP): Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery in a historic case that gripped the South American nation and tarnished the conservative strongman’s legacy. The...

Governor General assents bill to change oath/affirmation of allegiance

Published:Saturday | August 2, 2025 | 12:10 AM

ST GEORGE’S: Governor General, Dame Cecile La Grenade, has given official approval to two pieces of legislation that will stop State officials from taking the Oath of Allegiance or the Affirmation of Allegiance to Britain’s King, his heirs and...

‘Trump reacts to highly provocative statements’

Published:Saturday | August 2, 2025 | 12:10 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he’s ordering the repositioning of two US nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country’s former president Dmitry Medvedev. Trump posted...

Attorney General welcomes court order upholding birthright citizenship for C’bean immigrants

Published:Saturday | August 2, 2025 | 12:10 AM

NEW YORK (CMC): New York Attorney General Letitia James has welcomed a court order upholding birthright citizenship for Caribbean and other immigrants. A United States District Court judge in the District of Massachusetts has ruled that birthright...

Party approves indefinite presidential re-election and extends terms to six years

Published:Saturday | August 2, 2025 | 12:10 AM

SAN SALVADOR (AP): The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele approved constitutional changes in the country’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday that will allow indefinite presidential re-election and extend presidential terms to six years....

Dominica to explore possible resettlement of Palestinians – PM

Published:Friday | August 1, 2025 | 9:33 AM

ROSEAU (CMC): Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his administration is willing to have public consultations on the possibility of allowing Palestinians to settle here. Skerrit made the statement in his contribution to the Budget debate in...

Three get life sentences for brutal killing of US couple

Published:Friday | August 1, 2025 | 9:33 AM

ST GEORGE’S (CMC): In a case described as “one of the most heinous” ever, High Court Judge Justice Paula Gilford on Wednesday ordered three men to spend the majority, if not all of the rest of their lives behind bars for a chilling series of...

More US Jews urge Israel to ensure ample food deliveries to Gaza

Published:Friday | August 1, 2025 | 9:33 AM

AP: For most Jewish Americans, whatever their political persuasion, support for Israel has been a bedrock principle. Thus it’s notable that a broad swath of US Jews – reacting to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza – have been urging the Israeli...

Turbulence forces Delta flight to land and sends 25 people to hospitals

Published:Friday | August 1, 2025 | 9:39 AM

Serious turbulence on a Delta Airlines flight headed to Europe sent 25 people to hospitals and forced the plane into an emergency landing in Minneapolis, the airline said. Some aboard the flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam weren't wearing...

Appellate judges question Trump's authority to impose tariffs without Congress

Published:Friday | August 1, 2025 | 9:38 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Appellate court judges expressed broad scepticism Thursday over President Donald Trump's legal rationale for his most expansive round of tariffs. Members of the 11-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit...

Kamala Harris will release '107 Days,' a behind-the-scenes look at her historic presidential run

Published:Friday | August 1, 2025 | 9:37 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris will have a memoir out in September on her historic presidential run. The book is called 107 Days, the length of her abbreviated campaign, and will be published by Simon...

Birmingham, the home of metal, honours Ozzy Osbourne as hearse passes through

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 11:01 AM

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — The "home of metal" is honouring one of its most cherished sons, as thousands of Black Sabbath fans pay their respects Wednesday to frontman Ozzy Osbourne as his hearse makes its way through the streets of Birmingham,...

Chile upgrades tsunami warning to highest level for much of its Pacific coast

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 8:49 AM

TOKYO (AP) — Chile upgraded its tsunami warning to the highest level early Wednesday for most of its lengthy Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake. Chile's national emergency service said it was evacuating hundreds of people from coastal...

UK gives Israel ultimatum

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 12:13 AM

LONDON (AP): The UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza, allows the UN to bring in aid and takes other steps towards long-term peace, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday. Starmer, who...

Lawyer announces his nomination to contest presidential election

Published:Wednesday | July 30, 2025 | 12:06 AM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): Less than 48 hours after he was prevented from boarding a flight to the United States, lawyer André Michel has announced his candidature for the presidential election in Haiti. “I am announcing my presidential ambitions for...

Bahamian man charged with having sex with his step-granddaughter

Published:Tuesday | July 29, 2025 | 2:35 PM

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A 58-year-old man has been remanded into custody after he appeared in court accused of having sex with his eight-year-old step-granddaughter three times this year. The man, whose name is being withheld to protect the...

Starmer says UK will recognise Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire

Published:Tuesday | July 29, 2025 | 11:19 AM

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September – unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes steps toward long-term peace. Starmer called ministers together for a rare...

Three killed, several injured in mass shootings

Published:Tuesday | July 29, 2025 | 12:11 AM

COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and CAICOS Islands (CMC): Police say Haitian gangs are behind the first known mass shooting in this British overseas territory (BOT) resulting in “a mass casualty” on Sunday. Police said that three people were killed and 10...

Police say three killed, 10 injured in Turks and Caicos Islands mass shooting

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 10:25 AM

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three people were killed and 10 others injured at a popular nightspot in the Turks and Caicos Islands in what authorities called the British territory's first mass shooting in recent history. At least four suspects...

Only two CARICOM countries allow Haitians to enter without visas

Published:Monday | July 28, 2025 | 8:58 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Grenada and Montserrat are the only CARICOM countries that do not require Haitian nationals to obtain a visa to visit. The British consulting firm, Henley...

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