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US mechanic accused of importing cocaine from Jamaica
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) A 52-year-old American Airlines mechanic has been released on US$300,000 bail after he was arraigned for allegedly importing more than 25 pounds of cocaine on a flight from Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica, in February.
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No new appointments for K visa interviews now
Question: My fianc� has filed for me and I've not heard anything about my interview. Would this visa be impacted by the recent Presidential Proclamation; when will interviews resume?�
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
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Secretary of State’s office offers tips during pandemic | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Series of misfortunes create backlog at Driver’s License Facilities By J. Coyden Palmer A series of unfortunate events have created a perfect storm of problems for people looking to conduct business at the area’s Secretary of State facilities. Citizens are dealing with long wait times at the
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The Funeral Arrangements have Been Set for 13 Year Old Amaria Jones Who Was Killed in her Austin home | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The funeral arrangements have been set for 13 year old Amaria Jones who was killed while inside her Austin neighborhood home during the violent Fathers Day weekend. The service will be held Friday, July 3rd, 2020 The wake is at 10:00 a.m. and the funeral begins at 11:00 a.m. The funeral will be
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Milwaukee Common Council passes legislation calling on FPC to ban chokeholds by police and honoring Joel Acevedo - Milwaukee Community Journal
At today’s meeting of the common council (Tuesday, July 7), the Council passed file #200316 – a substitute resolution urging the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to adopt standard operating procedures prohibiting certain types of restraints and holds such as chokeholds and strangleholds. The
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West Side Leadership Academy to finally get new roof | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Gary Schools to spend $25M to fix dilapidated buildings By Crusader Staff Report West Side Leadership Academy will finally get a new roof under a plan from the Gary school district to spend $25 million to repair dilapidated school buildings. On Friday, June 26 the Indiana Distressed Unit Appeals
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County task force urges getting people back to work -
LOS ANGELES — As the number of coronavirus cases continue to spike in Los Angeles County, industry leaders June 30 urged county officials to safely get more residents back to work and college students back to school. In a meeting of the countys Economic Resiliency Task Force, members warned that
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Min. Farrakhan to deliver major July 4 worldwide address | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam will deliver a major message July 4 concerning the current state of affairs in America, the world, the coronavirus global pandemic and other critical subjects. Minister Farrakhan’s message, “The Criterion,” will be delivered on
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FBI investigating reported assault on black Indiana man
INDIANAPOLIS, United States (AP) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said Tuesday it's investigating the reported assault of a black man by a group of white men at a southern Indiana lake.
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Doctors say experimental treatment may have rid man of HIV
CALIFORNIA, United States (AP) A Brazilian man infected with the AIDS virus has shown no sign of it for more than a year since he stopped HIV medicines, after an intense experimental drug therapy aimed at purging hidden, dormant virus from his body, doctors reported yesterday.The case needs
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Atlanta mayor tests positive for COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Stephen Deere, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to an announcement she posted on Twitter late Monday. “COVID-19 has literally hit home,” the mayor wrote at 5:45 p.m. “I have had NO symptoms and have tested
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COVID-19 testing sites unfriendly to walk-up traffic -
LOS ANGELES — As a pandemic loomed, local health officials and government leaders scrambled to set up an accessible testing system, devising a series of drive-through coronavirus testing sites around Los Angeles County. In early May, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti made his city the first in America to
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This Day in History - July 8
Today is the 190th day of 2020. There are 176 days left in the year.TODAY's HIGHLIGHT2009: US President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledge to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change. They agree for the
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No Bud Billiken parade this summer | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Iconic event canceled for the first time in 91 years because of pandemic By Crusader Staff Report There won’t be any marching bands or floats on King Drive this summer. The iconic Bud Billiken Parade, which for decades marched down King Drive in Chicago as it became the largest Black parade in
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White Michigan couple charged after gun pulled on black family
MICHIGAN, United States A white couple face criminal charges after one of them was captured on video pulling a handgun on a black woman and her daughters in a restaurant parking lot in Michigan.
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March on JPS
A group of Jamaicans will this weekend stage a peaceful protest in front of the Corporate Area head offices of Jamaica Public Service as part of further public outcry in recent days following revelations that the entity has been filtering a part of the cost of electricity theft
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The most wanted man
Christopher Columbus was a shameful villain, he is wanted by the native people of the Americas.He came to steal, loot, rape, and murder, in the name of his queen, his country and his god.He met a humble and happy people who were satisfied with their culture yet, he said he discovered.He came from
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Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order to Prevent Evictions, Foreclosures, Utility Disconnections | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Governor Eric J. Holcomb signed an Executive Order 20-33 to extend the prohibition on evictions, foreclosures, and the disconnection of utility services on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The prohibition on evictions from rental properties and the prohibition on filing foreclosures are both extended
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Organization helps homeless people sleeping in cars -
LOS ANGELES — With housing shortages and job losses continuing in Southern California, hundreds of residents are faced with a growing option: to live in their cars. “Some people may have lost their home or been evicted from their apartments, but still have their car,” said Sylvia
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At least 20,000 Blacks in U.S. have died from COVID-19 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Illinois has second highest Black death rate in reporting states By Erick Johnson As of June 26, at least 20,000 Blacks in America have died over the last three months from COVID-19, according to a Crusader analysis of data from 33 states that provide statistics by race. The predominately Black
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Chalky Hill Primary assists families of needy students
TWO hundred and forty care packages, valued at more than $600,000, were recently distributed to the families of needy students who attend the Chalky Hill Primary and Infant School in St Ann, as well as vulnerable residents of the community, through a joint initiative between the
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Integrity Commission Oversight Committee gets going today
THE House of Representatives' newly appointed Integrity Commission Oversight Committee will have its first meeting at Gordon House today at 10:00 am.
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Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air
LONDON, England (AP) More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic.
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Bar Association, Chamber differ on who should handle sexual harassment cases
The Jamaican Bar Association (JBA) does not support the proposal to create an independent disputes tribunal to deal with sexual harassment cases.
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Cook County Announces $41M Grant to Fund COVID-19 Contact Tracing | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Department of Public Health announced this month that CCDPH will be receiving almost $41 million in grant funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health to rapidly scale-up its COVID-19 contact tracing program in suburban Cook
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Florida police laugh after shooting rubber bullets in video
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Newly released body camera footage shows Florida police officers laughing and celebrating after shooting rubber bullets at a protest last month in which a Black woman was shot in the face and seriously injured. Fort Lauderdale police posted a video on its official
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4 Aurora Police Officers Out After Photo Reenacting Chokehold Of Elijah McClain | The Crusader Newspaper Group
“They don’t deserve to wear a badge anymore,” Aurora’s interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson said. By Sebastian Murdock, Huff Post Three Colorado officers with the Aurora Police Department have been fired and one has stepped down after a photo surfaced of three officers mocking the police killing of
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Germany is first major economy to phase out coal, nuclear
BERLIN, Germany (AP) German lawmakers have finalised the country's long-awaited phase out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that environmental groups say isn't ambitious enough and free marketeers criticise as a waste of taxpayers' money.
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Checklist: The Right Equipment to Create The Yard of Your Dreams This Summer - Milwaukee Community Journal
Summer is here and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many families are spending more time at home and “staycation-ing.” A beautiful landscape improves curb appeal and can increase your home value by as much as 17%, so investing in yard care is a smart financial decision. But an amazing summer yard
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Maroons want ancestors' 'last resting place' left alone
THE Maroons who live in the Blue and John Crow Mountains have sided with the Jamaica Conservation Development Trust (JCDT) in its opposition to private leases within the eponymous national park.Three Maroon community councils Moore Town, Charles Town, and Scotts Hall recently penned a letter to
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