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Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, September 1.
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Oil prices rise and stocks slide as Middle East violence flares, adding to uncertainty

Oil prices jumped two per cent and world shares skidded on Tuesday as recurring violence in the Iran war, after more than a month with no significant fighting, heightened uncertainty over the future…
Krystal Senior accents her blue maxi dress with gold accessories.
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Something Extra | Wednesday

For the past 10 years, the We Inspire Women Brunch has brought women together to connect and share their experiences. On Sunday, founder and CEO Cortia Bingham-McKenzie marked the event’s 10th…
A new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlights how animal-assisted treatment can support inpatient stroke rehabilitation.
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Therapy dogs help stroke patients move more and engage in their rehabilitation

A visit from a therapy animal may do more than lift spirits. A new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings highlights how animal-assisted treatment can support inpatient stroke rehabilitation. Patients who…
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Dehydration can put heart health at risk

Dehydration can affect much more than your thirst. It also can place extra stress on your heart and cardiovascular system, explains Brodie Marthaler, M.D., a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic Health System…
Singer Dre Island released his new album ‘Love is in the House’ early this summer, and now he is ready to take the project on the road.
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Dre Island bringing ‘Love is in the House’ stateside

Dre Island is preparing to take his Love is in the House project stateside later this year. His upcoming United States tour is expected to include stops in Boston, Massachusetts; Bridgeport and…
Launch host Susan Simes joins T.A.I.L Connection founders Dr Courtney and Suzette Faulknor and Courtnae Faulknor, PRO, for a celebratory moment after the launch of the relationship initiative on Sunday, August 23
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T.A.I.L. Connection encourages couples to invest in love before the crisis

More than 30 couples from Jamaica and the diaspora have already registered for T.A.I.L. Connection, a new relationship and marriage initiative encouraging couples to become more intentional about…
Betty-Ann Mason
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Turning personal experience into purpose - A Jamaican nurse’s fight against diabetes

Growing up in Portmore, St Catherine, Betty-Ann Mason always knew she wanted a career in healthcare. Today, the Jamaica-born nurse is making a difference thousands of miles from home as a diabetes…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
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57-y-o Linstead man with 28 convictions pleads guilty to simple larceny, remanded for sentencing

A 57-year-old St Catherine man who has a long criminal history, including 28 convictions, today pleaded guilty to stealing items from a house. Lorenzo Edwards, who is of a Linstead address, was…
FILE - An Amazon company logo marks the facade of a building, March 18, 2022, in Schoenefeld near Berlin. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
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Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission and 22 US states filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday, claiming that it defrauded advertising customers. The lawsuit, filed in the…