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07 Oct, 2026
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Tropical Storm Isaias forms, forecast to become hurricane and hit US Gulf Coast this week
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Isaias formed early Wednesday in the warm waters off eastern Mexico and forecasters said it was expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season…
07 Oct, 2026
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Trump administration proposes US$70,000 fee for international students to work in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a US$70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the United States, the latest effort from the Trump…
07 Oct, 2026
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Antigua’s Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez elected CTO chairman
Antigua and Barbuda’s Tourism Minister Charles ‘Max’ Fernandez has been elected chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Fernandez assumes the post as the regional body pushes ahead with…
06 Oct, 2026
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Christa Pike conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, attorneys say
AP – Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessee's attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said on Tuesday. Pike's…
06 Oct, 2026
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Wealthy Chinese couple accused of abusing 21 children born through surrogacy in ‘house of horrors’
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An extremely wealthy Chinese immigrant and his wife amassed a brood of 21 children through a surrogacy scheme and raised them in a "house of horrors", prosecutors alleged…
06 Oct, 2026
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Bolsonaro to face Lula in run-off
BRASILIA (AP): Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump, has pulled off a strong showing in Brazil’s first round of presidential elections, giving him momentum in the weeks…
06 Oct, 2026
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Snap election called amid housing crisis
MADRID (AP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez yesterday announced an early general election, seeking to seize momentum from housing protests that have roiled the country and frame the vote around…
06 Oct, 2026
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Mitchell calls early election
ST GEORGE’S, CMC: Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has announced November 5 as the date for a general election, almost a year ahead of the constitutional deadline in October 2027. Mitchell, an…
06 Oct, 2026
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Premier says economy strong as he exits
HAMILTON (CMC): Premier David Burt, who is preparing to step down as head of Bermuda’s government later this month, says he is leaving office with the British Overseas Territory’s economy on a strong…