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Eighteen-year-old Kenroy Patterson of Hart Street, Old Harbour in St Catherine was arrested and charged with shop breaking and larceny after he was captured on a CCTV breaking into a store on East Street, Old Harbour. The police report that between...
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Africa: We Condemn All Police Brutality Except Our Own!
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Donald Trump is More Focused on Saving Statues of Slaveholders & Confederate Generals than Protecting Americans from the Coronavirus - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) “One would hope that the president of the United States would rise to the level of leadership that our country needs in confronting the deadly uptick in coronavirus cases in
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Florida coronavirus cases hit 10,000 in a day, sets new record
COVID-19 continues to surge in Florida. The Sunshine State has set a new daily record for new positive coronavirus cases on Thursday with 10,109. The post Florida coronavirus cases hit 10,000 in a day, sets new record appeared first on TheGrio.
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It takes a village ... - Community rescues man from crumbling home
Good Samaritans at home and abroad have come to the assistance of a man living in squalor along Maxfield Avenue in St Andrew just over a week after The Gleaner highlighted his plight. Nigel Townsend, 59, had expressed fear to our news team last...
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Serena Williams takes to the tennis court with daughter Olympia - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The 23-time grand slam champion took to the court with daughter Olympia, who turns three in September, as the pair sported matching purple
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Son of Susan Bogle granted bail in time to attend her funeral
Murder accused Mark Stephens was yesterday granted $300,000 bail following an application by attorneys Peter Champagnie Q.C and Richard Lynch before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. In an impassioned plea, Champagnie argued that Stephens...
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ACLU demands probe after Tampa police post Black woman’s personal info online - TheGrio
The ACLU is demanding the Florida state attorney general to open a probe into the Tampa police department for possible retaliation after a Black woman’s personal information was posted online. READ MORE: Florida police laugh after shooting rubber bullets in video The American Civil Liberties Union
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In pursuit of Ghislaine Maxwell, authorities allege mysterious financial dealings with Jeffrey Epstein - L.A. Focus Newspaper
The financial relationship between Epstein, the late multimillionaire whose sources of wealth remain largely murky, and Maxwell, the British socialite whose newspaper tycoon father died just before being implicated in a massive pension fraud scandal, has long been difficult to
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Ciara shares reality of pregnancy in a pandemic: I wanted to be really cautious - TheGrio
Its challenging enough to be pregnant. Your body goes through so many changes and your emotions may be all over the place. But for those who are pregnant during the novel coronavirus pandemic, the stress and worry go up several notches. Singer/actress Ciara is one of those women. Shes set to have
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An Open Letter From The Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce - Dallas Examiner
An Open Letter From The Oak Cliff Chamber Of Commerce To the Oak Cliff Community: Black Lives Matter. The senseless deaths of members of the Black community at the hands of law enforcement officers have
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Tech experts warn new Mac ransomware more sinister than it appears
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NBA reveals COVID-19 total up to 25 - Stabroek News
(Field Level Media) In the first eight days of the testing, 25 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, the NBA announced on Thursday. The article NBA reveals COVID-19 total up to 25 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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WATCH | Bulelani Qolani seeks justice, neighbours team up to rebuild his shack after dragging | News24
Neighbours of Khayelitsha's Bulelani Qolani rebuilt his shack for him so that he would not have to sleep in the wet veld.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle - Donald Trump Jr.s girlfriend and top Trump campaign official - tests positive for coronavirus - L.A. Focus Newspaper
"After testing positive, Kimberly was immediately isolated to limit any exposure," said Sergio Gor, chief of staff for the Trump Victory Finance Committee. "She's doing well, and will be retested to ensure the diagnosis is correct since she's asymptomatic but as a precaution will cancel all
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NEHRA says it has excess Petrojam donation
The North East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) has released a statement seeking to assure that it has the balance of a donation it received from the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam to buy an incubator. An Integrity Commission report...
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Skeem Saam latest episode: E260 S8, Friday 3 July 2020
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Garcelle Beauvais Opens Up About the Pressure She Felt as the First Black RHOBH Star
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Chalky Hill Primary assists families of needy students
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Dagga advocate Julian Stobbs shot dead in armed house robbery
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