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Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard lifts the trophy after his team won the FA Community Shield final match between Arsenal and Manchester City in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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Gunners make early statement in Cardiff

AP: Enzo Maresca endured a nightmare start to his Manchester City tenure as Arsenal struck inside 24 seconds and powered to a commanding 3-0 victory in the Community Shield yesterday. The annual…
Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, August 15, 1996.
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Decades after Tupac’s death a man is on trial starting today

When Tupac Shakur was fatally shot at age 25 on September 7, 1996, the presidential race between incumbent Bill Clinton and Bob Dole was in its stretch run. The Atlanta Olympics had just ended. The…
Pat Cummins (centre) of Australia walks from the field after being dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz (second left) of Bangladesh during play on day four of the first cricket Test in Darwin, Australia, Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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Bangladesh seal landmark Test victory

DARWIN, Australia (AP): Bangladesh completed a stunning nine-wicket victory over Australia in the first Test yesterday, securing their first win on Australian soil and only their second triumph over…
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T&T Women lift Rising Stars title

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago Women are the newly crowned champions of the CWI Rising Stars Under-19 Women’s Championship after defeating defending champions Barbados Women by six…
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Jamaicans in Florida seek primary election wins in US

When voters in Florida go to the polls tomorrow to vote in the Democratic Party primary elections, a number of candidates with Jamaican roots are hoping they will come out victorious and go on to the…
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Netflix wants judge to toss Tyra Banks’ lawsuit

Netflix has sought to have Tyra Banks’ lawsuit against it thrown out. The 52-year-old model filed a defamation lawsuit against the streaming service in June, alleging she has suffered “significant…
Edna Lindsay Francis
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75 years later, the scars of Hurricane Charlie remain

The Gleaner headline of Friday, August 17, 1951, was ominous: “Hurricane may hit Jamaica today: Bad weather from noon, Crisis in evening.” It was not a sensational prediction. By the time it was…
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Bishop Herro Blair to launch autobiography on August 30

Veteran clergyman, nation-builder and community leader Bishop Herro Blair is set to launch his autobiography, ‘ Faith That Moves Mountains – My Life & Legacy’, on August 30. The launch will take…
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Teeing up for education - August 22 golf, healthcare outing to benefit Morant Bay, Yallahs high schools

Next Saturday, golfers are set to gather at the Crystal Lake Golf and Country Club in Georgia for the fifth annual golf tournament and healthcare awareness event to raise funds to benefit two Jamaican…