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China sentences six for lead-tainted kindergarten food that sickened over 200 children

BEIJING (AP) — A court in China on Friday sentenced the operator of a kindergarten and other employees to prison terms for serving tainted food, after more than 200 students were found with abnormally…
FILE - An alligator peers from the water's surface at the Circle B Bar Reserve, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Polk County, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake

A 71-year-old man fishing on the shore of a Florida pond was attacked and killed on Friday by a nearly 12-foot alligator, the second fatal such attack reported this year. Steven Hamilton of Winter…
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Manchester father charged for allegedly conspiring in murder of men accused of killing his 4-y-o daughter

A Manchester father has been charged with conspiracy to murder after allegedly conspiring with other men to kill two men who are believed to have fatally shot his four-year-old daughter in a gun…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
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Mamdani welcomes court ruling rejecting Trump administration challenge to NYC sanctuary laws

NEW YORK, CMC – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has welcomed a federal district court’s ruling dismissing a lawsuit brought by the Trump administration challenging the city’s sanctuary laws for…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
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Businessman accused of fraud over vehicle-buying deal granted $1 million bail

A businessman accused of failing to supply a motor vehicle for which he was given $3.8 million was granted $1,000,000 bail with surety in the St Catherine Parish Court yesterday, after making partial…
Liverpool's Alexander Isak, left, and Liverpool's Bradley Barcola celebrate after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Liverpool in London, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Liverpool rallies to beat Brentford but gets more injuries

Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 at nine-man Brentford but lost two more players to injury in a busy stretch of fixtures. Trailing to Keane Lewis-Potter’s 44th-minute header, Liverpool found…
Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates with his teammates Phil Foden and Iliman Ndiaye after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Ipswich Town, in Manchester, England, Saturday, Oct.1
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Another Premier League win for scandal-hit Man City as Haaland keeps scoring

The ongoing financial scandal enveloping Manchester City isn’t affecting the team’s results in the Premier League. Or Erling Haaland’s appetite for scoring goals. City became only the third team to…
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Man charged for fatal stabbing of brother in Portmore granted $1 million bail

The man charged with the fatal stabbing of his brother during a dispute at their home in Portmore, St Catherine was on Friday granted bail in the sum of $1,000,000 with surety. Twenty-nine-year-old…
Jamaican-American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph (left), recipient of the International Humanitarian Award, and Adam Stewart, executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International, recipient of the International Achievement Award, pose for the camera at the Americ
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Sheryl Lee Ralph, Adam Stewart honoured at AFJ gala

Emmy Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph says Jamaica’s national anthem represents a source of inspiration and pride for her and has encouraged others to play their part in the country’s…