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19-yo carjacker gets 7 yrs in jail

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An armed carjacker has been sentenced in federal court to seven years in prison, according to a U.S. attorney’s office. U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced Monday that Dorian Lakeith Webb Jr., 19, of Mobile, was sentenced for

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Massive fire destroys homes of thousands in Bangladesh Rohingya refugee camps

A fire has swept through a sprawling Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, destroying shelters and endangering the lives of tens of thousands of refugees, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reported Monday. Fire services, Bangladesh’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner, and rescue and response teams remained at the scene on Monday evening, where they

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Health officials fighting coronavirus vaccine hesitancy as eligibility opens up

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Health officials are working to combat coronavirus vaccine hesitancy as Missouri prepares to greatly expand eligibility in the coming weeks. Sara Humm from the Columbia/Boone County Health Department said the department is working with Bucket Media on a vaccine education campaign. The education campaign takes on extra importance with millions of more

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Republic of Congo opposition candidate dies from Covid-19 complications a day after election

A leading opposition candidate in the Republic of Congo’s presidential election held on Sunday has died from Covid-related complications, party officials said Monday, according to local media reports. Guy Brice Parfait Kolelas, 61, had been seen in a video shared on social media hours before the poll, receiving oxygen treatment at an undisclosed medical facility.

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