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BRIEF: Jimmy Cliff is still reggae's sunshine man
The Palm Beach PostChatting with Jimmy Cliff is not like a normal conversation. It's like talking to a poet whose choice of words is organically and naturally the most eloquent. He gives the impression that he's not even trying. That's how he talks. And that gift of words,...Tags: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Spirit Airlines resumes seasonal Lauderdale-Punta Cana flights
Sun SentinelSpirit Airlines on Thursday resumed its seasonal service from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. The Miramar-based ultra low-cost carrier is offering twice weekly non-stop flights (Wednesday and...Tags: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Spirit Airlines, Fort Lauderdale, Dominican Republic, Miramar
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Cherokee sets school mark at Penn
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Cherokee girls' 4x400-meter relay runners knew they were capable of running a fast time. They just didn't think Thursday would be the day. And why would they? Their second-leg runner, Sarah Robbie, has been competing in mostly intermediate hurdles...Tags: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Track and Field, Penn Relays
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Hong Kong shares expected to open steady, Q1 earnings loom
ReutersHONG KONG, April 25 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares could start steady on Thursday ahead of a slew of first quarter earnings from bellwether Chinese companies ranging from Chinese oil majors PetroChina and Sinopec Corp to Bank of China. Citic Securities,...Tags: Mining, China, China Pacific Incorporated, Japan, Petroleum Industry
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If it sounds too good to be true... Dickinson residents confronted with telephone, walk-up scams
The Dickinson PressIf it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Although those words could have just as easily come from your mother, they sum up the message of the North Dakota Attorney General's office concerning telephone and walk-up scams that, according to...Tags: Walmart, Newspaper and Magazine
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BackPack program helps feed Erie children
Erie Times-News, Pa.Every Friday, Jamaica Woodard brings a backpack home with her from school. Inside, along with homework and work sheets, is food meant to help get the 9-year-old third-grader through the weekend: soup, cereal, crackers, canned spaghetti in tomato sauce...Tags: Potatoes, Religion and Belief, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Poverty, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Jamaica Kincaid strives to write 'the history of people like me'
In her long and illustrious career, Jamaica Kincaid has tackled many genres of literature. So best believe her when she says that her 2013 work "See Now Then" is a novel and a work of fiction. Period. That's why, she said in a discussion with Hector...
Tags: Festive Events, Fiction, Arts and Culture
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Hard Rock regular fifth in WPT main event, wins $122K
A South Florida player who has been at the tables since even before the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino opened finished fifth in the World Poker Tour Hard Rock Poker Showdown Tuesday, earning $122,275. Daniel Letts, 38, of Miami won his way into...
Tags: Gambling, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Lifestyle and Leisure
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On the Town: National Breakfast Week, Walker-Forbes Wedding
National Breakfast Week has snuck up upon us. The poor stepchild of the three meals a day is getting a boost. At least it is at Pasadena High School. On Thursday’s (Mar. 7) early rainy morning, some 200 students opted to eat their breakfast in the...
Tags: Students, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Marriage, Teaching and Learning, Family
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Baltimore man, 81, loses his home following lottery fraud
The first caller told Norman Breidenbaugh he had won $2.5 million in a foreign sweepstakes, but there was a catch: Breidenbaugh needed to send $2,000 in fees before collecting his earnings. Other calls followed, promising Breidenbaugh millions more...
Tags: U.S. Secret Service, U.S. House of Representatives, Alzheimer's Disease, Nottingham, Government Postal Delivery
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Gengerke Farms wins use of Mustang
Gengerke Farms of Groton has been awarded the use of a 2013 Mustang convertible from Mustang Seeds, a family-owned seed company based in Madison, according to a news release. The award was announced at a customer meeting in Rose Hall, Jamaica, in...Tags: Groton
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Kite and Cultural Festival a high-flying event
Sure, Peter Williams wanted top musical acts at his festival. But he also wanted an activity that would transport Jamaicans back to their homeland. He thought of kites. "When we were kids in Jamaica, we didn't go buy toys," says Williams, organizer of...
Tags: Entertainment, Justin Bieber, BankAtlantic Center, Sun Life Stadium, Lauderhill
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