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Messi sets World Cup scoring record as defending champion Argentina advances to knockout stage
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday.

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Holness: Public alarm over US deportee deal ‘almost ridiculous'; vows no dumping of undesirables on Jamaica

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says no one is seeking to "dump" undesirable persons on Jamaica as part of a controversial deportation deal with the United States, and public panic surrounding the pact is almost "ridiculous".

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Messi sets World Cup scoring record as defending champion Argentina advances to knockout stage

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lionel Messi set a World Cup record with his 17th and 18th goals, and defending champion Argentina advanced to the knockout stage with a 2-0 victory over Austria on Monday.

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'Toy Story 5' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year 

NEW YORK (AP): Toy Story still has a friend in movie-goers. The fifth instalment in the Pixar series debuted with US$160 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, easily setting a new franchise record and notching the biggest

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Editorial | Why Wheatley should go

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Building modern, resilient, and equitable healthcare system 
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent concerns about the state of Jamaicas hospital infrastructure must not be dismissed. They reflect a real and long-standing challenge. Many of the main public hospitals were built before Independence, and others, though expande

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Something Extra | Monday

Fresh off his UEFA Europa League triumph with Aston Villa, right winger Leon Bailey was honoured in grand style on the beachfront at Villa Caileo in Discovery Bay, St Ann, on Saturday night. The celebration brought together family, friends and colleagues

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