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A prosecutor would have virtually no chance of pinning a charge of assault on a man seen viciously attacking a woman in a viral video without help from the victim on the receiving end of the brutal beatdown, according to legal experts. It appears...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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by James Coleman - Developers of a proposed 30-45 story glass highrise in the Pinch District made their pitch to the Memphis City Council in an effort to gain backing for the acquisition of the parcels of land earmarked for the project. The $180 million “Tower Project” includes a hotel called “The

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Nancy Pelosi and others hail John Lewis as 'conscience' of Congress | The Atlanta Voice

In a solemn display of bipartisan unity, congressional leaders praised the late Democratic Rep. John Lewis as a moral force for the nation on Monday in a Capitol Rotunda ceremony rich with symbolism and punctuated by the booming, recorded voice of the late civil rights icon. House Speaker Nancy

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Justice in Taylor’s death fell victim to ‘law and order’ politics – Florida Courier

There will be no justice for Breonna Taylor. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron made sure of that. He failed to make the case that Taylor’s life mattered. So, a grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, did what panels in the police shootings of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner

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The Wailers release first studio album in 25 Years - Voice Online

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Gbagbo returns to Ivory Coast after decade of legal troubles - what next? - Face2Face Africa

Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivory Coast's former president, came home on Thursday, ten years after his refusal to admit loss in a presidential election led to the death of over 3,000 people in post-election violence. In 2011, Gbagbo was extradited to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, where he

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JN Group donates welfare items to charities

Three charity organisations located in Cornwall, Middlesex and Surrey have benefited from welfare items donated by staff members of The Jamaica National Group. The three charities are the St Elizabeth Early Childhood and Therapeutic Centre in St...

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Central Manchester residents want water, street lighting issues addressed

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