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A Taliban security officer searches a man at a checkpoint ahead of celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the start of Taliban rule, in Kabul, Afghanistan, last Thursday.
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Five years under Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the…
Yale University Anu El, founder of Crimson Tide AI Limited, developer of the OpenJM, AI platform.
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New AI platform launches as Ja prepares public debate on AI rules

A Jamaican-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform has entered the market just weeks before the National Artificial Intelligence Task Force launches public consultations on Jamaica’s first AI…
Left: JC Lodge continues to create and record new music decades after becoming a household name with her timeless reggae hits.
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JC Lodge: Still creating, still evolving

She is a Jamaican songbird whose soulful voice inspired a generation to believe in the beauty of love. With iconic hits such as Someone Loves You Honey, Telephone Love, and Make It Up to You, she was…
APA Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston.
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Flock announces changes amid backlash over its licence plate reader network

Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the US, announced Thursday that it is…
President Donald Trump speaks at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., during the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Lawsuit seeks to ban Trump Media from charging for early access to president’s posts on US policy

President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on US policy.
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Mickel Jackson | CCJ growing pains are no excuse for the Privy Council

The leaked emails from inside the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) do not make for comfortable reading. Judges describing their president’s leadership as authoritarian, complaining of unilateral panel…
‘Undeniably Clive Hunt aka Lizzard’ by Clive Hunt.
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Legendary music producer Clive Hunt releases new album

At 74, music producer, arranger, multi-instrumentalist and artiste Clive Hunt is showing no signs of slowing down. After more than five decades helping to shape Jamaican music and working with some of…
Rescuers pass food packages for rescue teams and volunteers searching through the rubble four days after an earthquake hit Cali, Colombia, last Friday.
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Colombia grapples with rebuilding after a deadly earthquake

CALI, Colombia (AP): As the search for survivors in the rubble of a devastating earthquake winds down, Colombia faces another challenge: rebuilding a nation shattered by a disaster that killed at…
Sun, sea, sand the cool shade. Photo taken in Ocho Rios.
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