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Highly contagious disease spreading in daycare across US with fears it can turn fatal – symptoms to watch for
The U.S. Sun
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August 5, 2025
PARENTS have been warned to keep an eye out for a potentially fatal disease that's cropping up in daycares across the US. The sickness mainly affects children under five and can have some terrifying symptoms. 2 Children in daycares have been...
USVI company pitches helicopter medical services for sister islands
BVI News
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August 4, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on August 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM / A company based in the US Virgin Islands has expressed interest in offering helicopter services to assist with medical emergencies in the British Virgin Islands’ sister islands. Health and...
Partly sunny and breezy with a brief morning shower or 2, high 92
Virgin Islands Free Press
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August 24, 2025
[August 24] Today’s Main Hazard Risks Extreme Heat: Extreme Heat Warning and Heat Advisory! Stay hydrated and seek shade! Rip Currents and High Surf for the U.S. Virgin Islands, northern Puerto Rico, Culebra and Vieques / Don’t go in the water!...
Highly contagious disease surges in some US states amid report of possible fatal case
Fox News
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Dr. John Whyte, WebMD's chief medical officer, talked to Fox News Digital about tips for protecting against measles transmission amid the recent outbreaks. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is on the...
DOJ Medical Examiner’s Office represented at IACME 2025 Conference
Virgin Islands Free Press
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July 30, 2025
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Department of Justice (DOJ) proudly congratulates Khadeem W. DeSilvia, Medicolegal Death Investigator with the DOJ Office of the Medical Examiner, for attending and presenting at the 2025 International...
Diabetes Center holds annual health fair amid grand opening of new location
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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ST. CROIX — When the V.I. Diabetes Center of Excellence opened at its new location in Sion Farm Shopping Center last week, it was more than just a celebration of a grand opening. It marked a transformative milestone in the fight against one of the...
“It’s ok to not be ok,” – Lexi Thompson shares powerful mental health message after recent awareness event
Sportskeeda
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July 30, 2025
On Tuesday, July 29, Lexi Thompson attended the Executive Women’s Day event at Sedgefield Country Club ahead of the Wyndham Championship. The event focused on mental health awareness, where she shared some inspiring words on the topic. Following...
Diabetes Center holds annual health fair amid grant opening of new location
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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When the V.I. Diabetes Center of Excellence opened at its new location in Sion Farm Shopping Center last week, it was more than just a celebration of a grand opening. It marked a transformative milestone in the fight against one of the territory’s...
Estimated $750M Powerball jackpot up for grabs Monday night, drawing live at 11
CBS 12 - Florida
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Someone will get the chance to join the millionaire ranks. That's if they hit the jackpot and win the Powerball game. The Florida Lottery said the Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $750 million after no...
Police shoot Seattle suspect dead in response to burglary at Frenchman’s Bay
Virgin Islands Free Press
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August 24, 2025
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – At approximately 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, August 24, 2025, the Virgin Islands Police Department’s (VIPD) Central Dispatch received a call from a female resident reporting a burglary in progress at her home in Frenchman’s Bay on St....
The Home Depot Announces Extension Of Tender Offer To Acquire GMS Inc.
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) ATLANTA, Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot ® announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gold Acquisition Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser"), has extended the expiration date of its tender offer to purchase, subject to...
Kentucky Air National Guard to Conduct Island-Based Military Training Exercise on St. Croix
The Virgin Island Consortium
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The V.I. Police Department has informed residents that the Kentucky Air National Guard (KY ANG) will conduct a military training exercise on St. Croix from August 25 to September 4, 2025. The exercise is designed to simulate countering an enemy...
Powerball jackpot climbs to a staggering $750m, the 10th largest in lottery history
The Mirror US
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August 25, 2025
The Powerball jackpot is expected to rise a whopping $750 million on Monday's drawing, a prize that marks the 10th largest in the lottery's history, after no single player matched all numbers drawn on Saturday, Powerball said early Sunday....
Humanity is losing its war against an impossible predator
Daily Star
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August 25, 2025
From Beowulf's Grendel to Camus' plague-stricken Oran, literature has long grappled with terrors that haunt humanity—monsters, contagion, and invisible adversaries that test the limits of survival. Yet, no antagonist has been so enduring, so real,...
Trump’s Crackdown on D.C. Homelessness Targets Black Residents Despite Declining Numbers
The Washington Informer
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August 20, 2025
Washington, D.C., is one of only six places in the United States where homelessness has fallen since 2019. Alongside its neighbor, Maryland, as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Mississippi, and Wyoming, the District posted reductions...
Penfed Credit Union Introduces Mobile Cash Deposit At Participating Retail Stores
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) "PenFed is excited to offer our 2.9 million members the convenience of banking where they shop in tens of thousands of retail locations in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands," said PenFed Chief Marketing...
Study suggests local source of Georgia melioidosis cases over the years
CIDRAP
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New research published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases provides another hint that a rare bacterial infection that's typically linked to travel to tropical regions might have domestic sources in the United States and could be tied to...
Where Are Chikungunya Cases Coming From in 2025
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)Before 2006, chikungunya fever infections were rarely identified in the United States. However, starting in 2014, cases of chikungunya began to appear among U.S. travelers returning from affected regions in the Americas....
When does daylight saving time end? Here's when clocks fall back this year in Illinois
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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August 23, 2025
There are still several weeks left in summer, but fall isn't too far away. The Chicago area is poised to get a taste of cooler temperatures this weekend, and before you know it, the fall season and shorter days will be here. Along with that, it...
Prince Andrew’s sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre to publish bombshell tell-all autobiography from beyond the grave
The Scottish Sun
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August 24, 2025
PRINCE Andrew's sex abuse accuser Virginia Giuffre is to publish a bombshell autobiography from beyond the grave, The Sun can exclusively reveal. Virginia's self-penned memoir called 'Nobody's Girl' is set to hit bookshelves in October - six...