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A US Border Patrol badge is displayed as Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the US Border Patrol's El Centro Sector, stands in a conference room before an interview with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, August 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on immigration enforcement missions in Southern California. Jamie Ernesto Alvarez-Gonzalez admitted to following a Border Patrol agent on January 8 while he was driving in a neighbourhood in San Diego, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.

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The court heard that Dookhoo, who had a history of alcohol use, would become irritated when his mother confronted him about his drinking.
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Portmore man fined $1.5 million for selling cocaine at his home

A 49-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man has been fined a total of $1.5 million or nine months in prison after pleading guilty to selling cocaine at his home. Douglas Forbes, of Independence City,…
Senator Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, questions a witness as Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, looks on during the Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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US Senate rejects attempt to end Trump’s blockade of Cuba

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats on Tuesday that would have required President Donald Trump to end the US energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval…
A screenshot from a video showing a bus conductor assaulting two Corporate Area schoolgirls.
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Conductor in video assaulting Corporate Area schoolgirls on bus in police custody

The conductor seen in a video assaulting two schoolgirls on a bus has been taken into police custody. In the video, which has been widely circulated on social media platforms, the man is seen…
Daryl Vaz. - File photo.
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2,000 Jamaicans still without power six months after Hurricane Melissa

Approximately 2,000 Jamaicans are still without electricity six months after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread power outages across the island, with Energy Minister Daryl Vaz indicating that the…
JTA president, Mark Malabver. - File photo.
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JTA: Graduate Allowance dispute resolved, further wage talks to continue

The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says the longstanding issue of the graduate allowance for teachers has been resolved following a negotiation meeting with the Ministry of Finance and the Public…
Opposition MP, Damion Crawford. - File photo.
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Opposition MP Damion Crawford takes gov’t to Constitutional Court over access to education and school spaces

Opposition Spokesman on Education, Damion Crawford, has filed a claim in the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that the constitutional rights of Jamaican children to publicly funded tuition…
President of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica, Richard Mullings.
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Contractors need system overhaul to compete, masterbuilders association tells gov’t

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica has described Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ call for local contractors to invest in their firms to better compete for large-scale…
Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey at Harvard University's Institute of Politics' JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., February 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted again, in probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a…
Referee Fernando Rapallini displays a yellow card to a Serbian player from the bench during the World Cup Group G football match against Switzerland, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on Friday. Switzerland won 3-2.
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FIFA proposes new World Cup rule on yellow cards to help avoid player bans in knockout rounds

FIFA is preparing to tweak World Cup rules on yellow cards to ensure fewer players are suspended for key elimination games in North America. An extra amnesty for yellow cards — wiping player…