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Security ramped up at Sutton Street court after bomb hoax

Security has been beefed up at the Sutton Street civil division of the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court after a bomb threat by an anonymous caller disrupted hearings on Tuesday. There will be limited access to proceedings at the court today and...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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With just too many states left to complete election tallies, the biggest prize of the 2020 electoral college, might well see Joe Biden take the lead to become 46th president of the United States. As of 9:30 Wednesday morning, Biden leads Trump with 224 electoral votes to Trump's 213. After

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