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Day: January 10, 2017

What’s going on in China right now reminds us of a great Princess Leia quote from Star Wars

By Linette Lopez From Business Insider In the beginning of “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” rebel leader Princess Leia (RIP the great Carrie Fisher) was captured by the evil Empire. The rebels had managed to steal the plans for…

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US had near record heat, costly weather disasters in 2016

By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press From Caribbean Business WASHINGTON, D.C. — With steamy nights, sticky days and torrential downpours, last year went down as one of the warmest and wildest weather years on record in the United States. The National…

How Putin engineered Russia’s return to superpower status

By Joshua Keating, Slate From Business Insider “The Russians can’t change us or significantly weaken us,” Barack Obama said on Dec. 16, during his final press conference as president. “They are a smaller country. They are a weaker country. Their economy…

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Mariah Carey says producers ‘foiled’ her New Year’s Eve performance

BY MARIA GALLUCCI From Mashable Mariah Carey didn’t want a lot for Christmas. She didn’t even wish for snow. But in hindsight, she probably regrets not adding “better producers” to her humble gift list. The American singer-songwriter-diva on Sunday blamed…

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BLOODY SUNDAY- St Lucia: Three dead after shooting in Jacmel

From St Lucia News Online Three males were fatally shot at a garage in Bois Den, Jacmel on Sunday (Jan. 8) afternoon, sources have told St. Lucia News Online (SNO). The dead men have been identified as 16-year-old Dequan Joseph, 37-year-old…

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What’s the deal with Yahoo changing its name to Altaba?

By DAMON BERES From Mashable The company formally known as Yahoo is becoming Altaba. But the Yahoo branding you’re familiar with will stick around and become part of Verizon. Let’s unknot this pretzel. News broke late Monday that once Yahoo…

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St Lucia: Fatal shooting at Bois Patat

From St Lucia News Online Police are investigating the island’s eighth homicide in nine days. Five homicides occurred yesterday. The body of a young man, identified as Urias Anthony, aka Outclear, of Jacmel, was discovered with a gunshot wound to the…

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Travelers lose 25,000 pieces of luggage, phones, and other belongings in Florida airport rampage

From Kelli Kennedy and Terry Spencer, Associated Press From Business Insider FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Dan and Janice Kovacs and their two children were passing through airport security when the gunfire erupted. They were shoeless — with wallets, passports…

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Caribbean prepares to pilot COAST insurance to protect fisheries sector

Belize City, Belize, Monday, 9 January 2017 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is hosting a working group meeting at the Ramada Belize City Princess Hotel from 9 – 10 January 2017, to advance the implementation of a risk insurance…

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