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Haiti's prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections — and he called feedback from their initial days in the...
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Bahamas tops Finland 96-85 in Olympic qualifying tournament opener, Slovenia falls to Croatia
Buddy Hield and the Bahamas are a step closer to the Paris Olympics. Luka Doncic and Slovenia are now facing an uphill battle to get there. Hield scored 24 points, Valdez Edgecombe Jr. added 20 and the Bahamas beat Finland 96-85 on Tuesday in the first game of the Olympic qualifying...
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Mother of Chicago woman missing in the Bahamas says she's `deeply concerned' about her disappearance
CHICAGO (AP) — The mother of a Chicago woman who vanished last week in the Bahamas while attending a yoga retreat says she's “deeply concerned” about her daughter's disappearance in the Caribbean nation. Taylor Casey, 41, was last seen on June 19 at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga...
A Florida man is recovering after a shark attack at a Bahamas marina
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who fell off a fishing boat last month at a marina in the Bahamas and was attacked by a shark is recovering. Marlin Wakeman, 24, of Stuart, said during a Thursday news conference at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach that he'd...
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