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23 Aug, 2026
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Horace Chang | Cocaine resurgence threatening hard-won gains
For many years, Jamaica has grappled with an unacceptably high homicide rate. In 2005, our murder rate peaked at 63 per 100,000, placing Jamaica among countries with the highest homicide rates in the…
23 Aug, 2026
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Stolen Picasso etching found by landlord in vacant apartment
MADISON, Wisconsin (AP): Bill DeLind thought the Picasso print that was stolen from his Milwaukee gallery in 2018 was gone forever. But then police called last week and asked him to look an artwork…
23 Aug, 2026
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Garth Rattray | Please fine-tune traffic policing
It may appear as if I’m majoring in the minor stuff, but the way that some motorists are being prosecuted will lead to distrust of and animosity towards the police. It is noticeable that the police…
23 Aug, 2026
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US stocks rise even as bond market applies more pressure
US stocks rose Friday and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That was even though the bond market, which has been the centre of Wall Street’s action, remained jumpy and continued to add pressure.…
23 Aug, 2026
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Uber fined nearly $1 billion by Dutch regulators over automated suspensions of driver accounts
Dutch data-protection authorities have fined Uber nearly US$1 billion, saying the ride-hailing company used automated software to suspend driver accounts, sometimes permanently, with no human review…
23 Aug, 2026
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Harvard agrees to US$53m settlement over body parts stolen and sold
BOSTON (AP): Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay US$53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former morgue…
23 Aug, 2026
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Tesla recalls nearly three million vehicles in China over door handle safety risks
Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are making a major recall of more than four million vehicles over safety concerns mostly related to their door handles, according to Chinese authorities on Friday.…
23 Aug, 2026
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Corgis run, bark and sniff their way to glory at a growing int’l race
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP): It’s not all about short-legged speed when 150 corgis gather for an international race celebrating the little dogs. There’s a costume parade, the “smartest nose”, and – of…
23 Aug, 2026
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Can he rebuild his relationship with Prince William?
LONDON (AP): Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, plan to return to the United Kingdom from California in a matter of weeks. They have already enrolled their children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess…