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Another police corporal injured in gun battle: MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A police corporal sustained wounds after he was shot in the chest during a gun battle with ...
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Another police corporal injured in gun battle
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President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Michael Ricketts says he is yet to speak to star forward Leon Bailey about his return to the Reggae Boyz set ... Show more

JFF president optimistic issues with Leon Bailey, Reggae Boyz will be resolved soon - Jamaica Observer
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Asafa Powell supports Jill Stewart MoBay City run: ST JAMES, Jamaica — Former two-time world record holder Asafa Powell has announced his participation in the ...
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Asafa Powell supports Jill Stewart MoBay City run
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Ackeem Blake takes third in Diamond League 100m: KINGSTON, Jamaica— Ackeem Blake placed third in the men’s 100m at Saturday’s opening Wanda Diamond League ...
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Ackeem Blake takes third in Diamond League 100m
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Somerset resident on quest to again meet fastest woman in world: Debra Bascome cannot wait to see Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah showcase her talents ...
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Somerset resident on quest to again meet fastest woman in world
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Two orders that will increase the national minimum wage and the minimum wage for industrial security guards were approved by the House of Representatives on ... Show more

House approves orders for minimum wage increases - Jamaica Observer
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World Indoor 60-metre bronze medallist, Ackeem Blake, had the best finish of the nine Jamaicans competing at yesterday’s opening Diamond League meet in Xiamen ... Show more

Blake makes notable return to China | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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Determined to fight for her place on Jamaica’s team to the Paris Olympic Games, relay medallist Shashalee Forbes says she is aiming to return to action as soon ... Show more

Forbes fighting to be ready for ‘Trials’ - Jamaica Observer
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Adidas’ reported $5.9-billion offer to sponsor Jamaica’s athletics programme is the latest in a decade-long courtship of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative ... Show more

Decade-long chase - Jamaica Observer
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Danielle Williams fourth in opening Diamond League meeting: World Champion Danielle Williams ran a season’s best 12.56 seconds (-0.2m/s) to place fourth in the ...
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Danielle Williams fourth in opening Diamond League meeting
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GraceKennedy extends brand ambassador partnership with Hansle Parchment: KINGSTON, Jamaica — GraceKennedy (GK) has extended its brand ambassador partnership with ...
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GraceKennedy extends brand ambassador partnership with Hansle Parchment
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The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association has selected a pool of 31 athletes to represent Jamaica in six events at the World Athletics Relays ... Show more

JAAA names World Relays teams | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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President of the Judicial Committee of the United Kingdom Privy Council, Lord Reed of Allermuir on Wednesday disclosed that he has asked the British Government ... Show more

Privy Council invitation - Jamaica Observer
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While happy with the news that World Athletics will be giving monetary rewards to gold medallists at the Paris Olympics later this year ... Show more

Still not far enough – Mills | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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Nine Jamaicans to compete at opening Diamond League meeting in China: Sprint hurdlers Hansle Parchment, the Olympic champion and double World Champion ...
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Nine Jamaicans to compete at opening Diamond League meeting in China
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green says the Government is optimistic about the reopening of bauxite-alumina refinery Jiuquan Iron and ... Show more

Gov’t optimistic about reopening of JISCO/Alpart refinery - Jamaica Observer
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Apple to fix ‘bug’ behind Palestinian flag emoji suggestions: SAN FRANSICO, United States (AFP) - Apple on Thursday promised it would stop a Palestinian flag ...
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Apple to fix ‘bug’ behind Palestinian flag emoji suggestions
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Three of six donated water storage tanks were delivered to Negril Primary School on Wednesday as well-wishers rushed to replace the one stolen on April 1 ... Show more

One water tank stolen; six donatedWell-wishers reach out to Negril Primary - Jamaica Observer
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Sport Ministry provides $10m for Jamaica Athletics Invitational: KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport says it has ...
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Sport Ministry provides $10m for Jamaica Athletics Invitational
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Bail hearing for Jolyan Silvera pushed back to May 2: A bail hearing for former Member of Parliament (MP) Jolyan Silvera, who is charged with the murder of his ...
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Bail hearing for Jolyan Silvera pushed back to May 2
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The state of Jamaica’s cricket will take centre stage on Thursday, April 25 as 99 delegates will head to the polls to choose between incumbent president ... Show more

Begging for a change | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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Chairman of the Rent Assessment Board Rose Bennett Cooper has highlighted the need for legislation specifically tailored for the short-stay segment of the real ... Show more

Rent board boss cites need for legislation tailored for short-stay market - Jamaica Observer
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With the focus of Jamaica’s top junior athletes now shifting towards the upcoming Penn Relays later this month as well as the World Athletics Under-20 ... Show more

It’s no surprise, says JAAA president on junior athletics dominance | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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UK church brings official apology for involvement in slavery: A United Kingdom church denomination, part of a 10-member delegation visiting Jamaica ...
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UK church brings official apology for involvement in slavery
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President Christopher Samuda says the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) supports World Athletics’ decision to introduce money at the Olympic Games this summer ... Show more

MONEY TALKS - Jamaica Observer
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Police on hunt for wanted Bloxwich man: Police are searching for a man from Bloxwich who is wanted for breach of a non-molestation order.
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Police on hunt for wanted Bloxwich man
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Raiffeisen Austrian Open: Top field led by sprint star Yohan Blake: On May 22nd, the Raiffeisen Austrian Open will take place in Eisenstadt for the fifth time ...
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Raiffeisen Austrian Open: Top field led by sprint star Yohan Blake
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Ackeem Blake edged in men’s 100m in Miramar: Jamaica’s World Indoor Championships bronze medalist Ackeem Blake was just beaten on the line in the men’s 100m at ...
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Ackeem Blake edged in men’s 100m in Miramar
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Following its 38th consecutive medal-table-topping performance at the 51st staging of the Carifta Games which ended in St George’s, Grenada, on Monday ... Show more

Four records, 84 medals make JAAA boss proud | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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The Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida will be buzzing with excitement today as 29 Jamaicans will be in action at the 2024 Miramar Invitational meet ... Show more

Jackson pulls out of Florida meet | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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National Lottery winners complete life-long dream after winning £2.7m jackpot: Grandparents Derek and Elaine Thompson, from Newcastle, have taken up visiting ...
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National Lottery winners complete life-long dream after winning £2 ...
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Jamaica’s two-time 200m world champion Shericka Jackson says her preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris has been going very well.Single
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Life expectancy rebounds after 2-year dip: U.S. life expectancy in 2022 was 77.5 years, according to new federal data, going up by 1.1 years and marking the ...
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Life expectancy rebounds after 2-year dip
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Organisers indicated that two-time women’s 200 metres world champion Shericka Jackson will be one of the headline acts for the World Athletics Diamond League ... Show more

Jackson set to run in Sweden | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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In a spirited talk with student-athletes from the defending champions Hydel High School track and field team, sprint legend and Digicel ambassador Shelly-Ann ... Show more

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Fastest woman alive to compete in Bermuda: Elaine Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman alive, will be competing in Bermuda next month. Regarded as one of the ...
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Fastest woman alive to compete in Bermuda
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A 53-year-old man, David Wooler, and his six-year-old son, Jaydan, died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash along the Fairy Hill Main Road in ... Show more
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🥉 SUPERB BRONZE!!! 🥉#TeamJamaica 's Rusheen McDonald delivered an outstanding performance and a personal best in the Men's 400m ... Show more
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“Join me as I embrace the challenges and trust the process on my road to the Olympic Games 2024. Remember, the journey is just as important as the destination ... Show more
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Rusheen McDonald wins 400m bronze at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Rusheen McDonald added a third medal for Jamaica when he took the bronze in the men’s ...
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Rusheen McDonald wins 400m bronze at World Indoors
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The Girls’ Champs, organised by the Women’s Amateur Athletics Association, was started in 1957 with St Hilda’s High the first winner ... Show more

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More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP)— More than 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria earlier ...
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More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released
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Shericka Jackson nominated for 2024 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s Sports Woman of 2023, Shericka Jackson ...
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Shericka Jackson nominated for 2024 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year
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Jamaica added two more bronze medals on the second day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Glasgow Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday ... Show more

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The local and international track and field community is in mourning and shock following the sudden passing of highly-respected athletics journalist and ... Show more

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Kari loses, Venesha trailing: The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Kari Douglas, who switched allegiance from the People’s National Party (PNP) ...
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Kari loses, Venesha trailing
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Jamaica’s Rusheen McDonald ran a lifetime best 46.02 seconds to book his place in Saturday’s final of the men’s 400m at the World Athletics Indoor ... Show more
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Women’s 4×4 relay team, Megan Tapper make progress at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Women’s 4x400m relay team and sprint hurdler Megan Tapper made ...
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Women’s 4×4 relay team, Megan Tapper make progress at World Indoors
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Reigning Olympic Games 110m hurdles champion Hansle Parchment said that he is not overly concerned about his notoriously slow start in races ... Show more

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Tapper out of 60m hurdles final: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Megan Tapper’s quest for a first World Indoor Championships medal ended at the semi-final level of the ...
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Tapper out of 60m hurdles final
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Rajindra Campbell breaks national indoor shot put record again: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Ranjindra Campbell wrapped up his preparation for next weekend’s World ...
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Rajindra Campbell breaks national indoor shot put record again
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Huge heart and determination earned Rusheen McDonald an unexpected bronze medal in a 400 metres final he came close to not contesting at the World Athletics ... Show more

Heart of bronze | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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Having been selected to represent her country at the World Athletics Indoor Championships, Jamaican long jumper Tissanna Hickling is determined to secure a ... Show more

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Star sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce joins the Richard Mille family: Richard Mille welcomes Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the greatest female sprinter of all time ...
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Star sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce joins the Richard Mille family
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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surprised the world when she bested favorites in the 2008 Olympic 100m race, surpassing their finish times and becoming the first Black ... Show more

The Right Track | Essence
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McDonald, Williams advance in 400m at World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s Rusheen McDonald and Stacey Ann Williams both advanced to Friday afternoon’s ...
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McDonald, Williams advance in 400m at World Indoors
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A top Cat departs without a new home to go to. What’s behind the call?: On Wednesday, as the who’s who of Melbourne’s footy industry touched down in Adelaide for ...
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A top Cat departs without a new home to go to. What’s behind the call?
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Rusheen McDonald runs personal best to book place in 400m final: KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s Rusheen McDonald ran a lifetime best 46.02 seconds to book his ...
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Rusheen McDonald runs personal best to book place in 400m final
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After giving birth to her son in 2017, Mrs Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, among the greats of track athletics’ storied history, watched on television as Jamaica had ... Show more

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Omar McLeod and Britany Anderson open season in Berlin: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican sprint hurdlers Omar McLeod and Britany Anderson opened their 2024 season ...
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Omar McLeod and Britany Anderson open season in Berlin
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Several athletics figures say Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s contribution to track and field in Jamaica and globally has been outstanding ... Show more

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The Jamaica women’s 400m hurdles national record has stood for the last 15 years but two-time World Championships bronze medallist Rushell Clayton says she has ... Show more

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Sprint-hurdler Megan Tapper says the Paris Olympics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships are both equally important to her this season ... Show more

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Two-time World Athletics Championships 100m hurdles gold medallist Danielle Williams will be one of three Jamaicans who are set to line up in the women’s 60m ... Show more

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Hickling retains women’s long jump title at Gibson/McCook Relays: KINGSTON, Jamaica— National champion Tissanna Hickling retained her women’s long jump at the ...
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Hickling retains women’s long jump title at Gibson/McCook Relays
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Gleaner reporter, noted columnist and veteran track and field analyst Hubert Lawrence has died. The 64-year-old St Jago High School old boy ... Show more

Track and field legend Hubert Lawrence passes | Sports | Jamaica Gleaner
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St Catherine man charged with larceny of motor vehicle: MANCHESTER, Jamaica - A 45-year-old man was charged with larceny of motor vehicle after he allegedly ...
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St Catherine man charged with larceny of motor vehicle
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JAAA names 20-member team for Glasgow World Indoors: KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) on Friday named a 20- member ...
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JAAA names 20-member team for Glasgow World Indoors
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Alabama lawmakers still considering Birmingham-Southern loan: Birmingham-Southern is seeking a $30 million state loan to provide bridge funding to keep from ...
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Alabama lawmakers still considering Birmingham-Southern loan
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National discus thrower Traves Smikle says setting the Olympic Games qualifying mark on his seasonal debut sets him up for better preparation ... Show more
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Smikle and Distin get Olympic Games qualifying standards: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's Traves Smikle and Lamara Distin have achieved the Olympic Games ...
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Smikle and Distin get Olympic Games qualifying standards
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Coach Fitz Coleman says he is taking a measured and strategic approach to prepare defending 110m hurdles Olympic champion Hansle Parchment for the upcoming ... Show more
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Gun rights group appeals Illinois assault weapon ban to Supreme Court: The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review ...
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Gun rights group appeals Illinois assault weapon ban to Supreme Court
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Williams, Forbes take second at Millrose Games: KINGSTON, Jamaica - Runner-up finishes by Danielle Williams and Sasahalee Forbes were the best placings by ...
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Williams, Forbes take second at Millrose Games