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SOEs not 'valid strategy' to fight crime in Jamaica - Opposition Leader
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Soca Warrior Levi Garcia returns for Nations League quarters vs USA - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
SOCA Warriors head coach Angus Eve has selected a 23-man squad for the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarter-finals against the US on Thursday. Greek-based striker Levi Garcia makes a return to the squad after recovering from injury. Goal-keeper Rushon Sandy, who plays for Yavapai C
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft's prostitution case heads to appellate court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court that his rights weren’t violated when police secretly video-recorded him in the
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Twice. That is how many times I have had to battle cancer. I still consider myself very fortunate, although surviving a disease that is expected to kill nearly 609,820 Americans this year is not a matter of luck. The fact is that cancer screenings can help save
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Alcohol & Cirrhosis Of The Liver: How Much Is Too Much? - BlackDoctor.org
Heavy drinking for 10 years or more increases cirrhosis risk. However, excessive drinking accelerates cirrhosis. Your genetics may contribute. Alcohol affects everyone differently. While long-term alcohol use increases cirrhosis risk, numerous other variables can affect it. People assigned female
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DRC : Israel repatriates military instructors from DRC after Hamas attack
The consequences of the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October were soon felt as far away as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the hours following the offensive launched from the Gaza Strip, Tel Aviv recalled nearly 360,000
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The Young Thug RICO Trial: A Timeline Of Events In The Case
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TennCare asks for $735.3M in federal, state budget increase
(The Center Square) – TennCare is asking for a $735.3 million budget increase between state and federal funds next year as it moves to a new Medicaid Management Information System, which carries a one-time cost of $237 million, of which $212.3 million will come from federal funds. The budget req
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Bullying in California: In Some School Districts, Black Students Are Being Targeted by Their Latino Peer - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Edward Henderson, California Black Media On Feb. 16, 2022, a Black student in the Santa Barbara Unified School District was assaulted by Latino students. His attackers called him the n-word and kneeled on his neck while repeatedly, chanting the name “George Floyd.” A district-wide acknowledgment
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Dancing divas make community proud - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Netflix Series to Dramatize Kaepernick’s Path to Activism
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Although it's the leading cause of cancer-related fatalities among men in the country, it's often difficult to get men to screen for prostate cancer. This was the view of the Ministry of Health's principal medical officer Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards, during her address at the opening ceremony of
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