Back before the first sea urchin die-off, Levitan recalled seeing reefs in the U.S. Virgin Islands blanketed in the spiny creatures.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/mystery-solved-scientists-id-caribbean-sea-urchin-killer/article_e5c5f527-2a1d-5d34-9731-f1de1fdfab84.html

Established in 1972, the St. John Tradewinds is dedicated to providing community-focused news for St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Forty five states, plus Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands, sell Mega Millions tickets and state governments take in about a third of jackpot sales, allocating the funds as they see fit.

Source: https://time.com/6247265/mega-millions-jackpot-drawing-lottery-fever/

Historically, the island has served as a port of entry into the U.S. Virgin Islands, but it is no longer in use and it is inaccessible to most Virgin Islanders.

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JPMorgan Chase still faces a related lawsuit by the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/17/business/dealbook/space-industry-laws.html

Limmington “Ton” Ward, of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, who passed away peacefully on March 12 at his residence, surrounded by his family.

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Nathaniel Richards, 76, of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, husband of the late Mildred Richards, died Thursday, April 27.

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The lawsuits — which also target the government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Epstein had an estate — are drawing in some high-profile figures.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/business-news/2023/05/deutsche-bank-to-pay-75-million-to-settle-lawsuit-from-epstein-victims-lawyers-say/

The study was conducted by an international team of scientists from government agencies and universities in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Cape Verde, and Mali, West Africa.

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“The transformation of the U.S. Virgin Islands — but particularly St. Croix — economy has begun.”

Source: https://stjohntradewinds.com/in-new-york-a-plan-to-reshape-st-croix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-new-york-a-plan-to-reshape-st-croix

This is the 14 year that the U.S. Virgin Islands has celebrated the parade and it is also the first in two years since the pandemic.

Source: https://stjohntradewinds.com/photo-focus-the-dominican-republic-independence-day-parade-back-in-full-swing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photo-focus-the-dominican-republic-independence-day-parade-back-in-full-swing

This photo provided by researchers shows a ciliate parasite-affected sea urchin, center, and a normal-looking one, left, in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, in April 2022.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/mystery-solved-scientists-id-caribbean-sea-urchin-killer/article_e5c5f527-2a1d-5d34-9731-f1de1fdfab84.html