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St Catherine businessman gets $1 million bail in alleged motor vehicle fraud case

A St Catherine businessman accused of collecting millions of dollars from persons for motor vehicles that were never delivered was granted $1 million bail with surety when he appeared in the parish…
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Four men detained, homemade gun seized in Stony Hill police operation

Four men were taken into custody by the police on Thursday during an operation in Stony Hill, St Andrew.
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24 rounds of ammunition seized by police in Spanish Town

Members of the St Catherine North Proactive Investigation Unit on Thursday seized 24 rounds of ammunition during an operation in the community of Waterloo in Spanish Town.
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Wayne Campbell | Closing the survival gap equity in Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. That means it is passed down from a parent’s genes. It causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood…
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McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honour America's 250th birthday

The company said on Tuesday it's bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They'll be available at most US restaurants for a limited time, starting June…
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US filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as lay-offs remain historically low 

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as lay-offs remained in the same historically low range of recent years. US applications for unemployment benefits in the week…
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Investors might ignore AI giants like SpaceX, but their 401(k) pension accounts won’t

While Americans might want to ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and initial public offerings (IPOs), their 401(k) pension accounts likely can't. SpaceX is now worth US$2.1…
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SpaceX buys AI coding start-up Cursor for US$60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI

SpaceX will move forward with its US$60-billion acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Cursor as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals…
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Another Negril murder, residents deeply worried

Residents and business stakeholders in Negril, Westmoreland are again expressing fear about the crime situation in the resort town following the murder of yet another high-profile resident, which has…