Brian Fernandez, 6-Year-Old Chicago Boy, Shot 3 Times In Overnight Violence

In what's tragically become a now-familiar report, another young child has been critically injured in Chicago gun violence.

The latest victim is 6-year-old Brian Fernandez, who was shot three times while sitting in a car with his 7-year-old brother, Roger, Wednesday evening in Gage Park.

The Tribune reports the Brian was shot while sitting in the backseat of the car driven by his 19-year-old brother shortly after the two small boys got out of their tutoring class at a family friend's house in the 5600 block of South Mozart Street.

Brian was shot in the shoulder and chest and taken to the hospital in critical condition. Wednesday night, the boy's mother said through an interpreter her son was stable.

"But the bullet did go through," the mother told the Tribune. "It went into the chest and went out the back. They gave him morphine to try to control him." read more

TOKYO, JAPAN: Portia boasts of 2011 election victory to Japanese lawmakers 'I whipped Andrew'

TOKYO, Japan — Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday told Japanese legislators that she gave Opposition Leader Andrew Holness a whipping in the national leadership debate in the run-up to the December 2011 general elections.

"The media gave the gentleman the edge, but the night of the debate I whipped him," Simpson Miller boasted, as she explained to the House of Councillors how she became Jamaica's first female prime minister, and that she was holding the office for the second time. "The demand for my presence in the 63 constituencies was very high," she continued, "and the fact that I represent the strongest constituency for the party, I was able to give of [myself] the other constituencies to ensure that we had a landslide victory. And we did."

Simpson Miller, who is on a three-day visit to this Asian country, told the members of the Upper House that since the election she has been having regular meetings with the electorate to ensure that she remains "close to the people", despite the many challenges facing the country, especially those relating to the economy and the recent financing agreement with the International Monetary Fund. She said that her closeness to the Jamaican people facilitated their asking questions, making suggestions, and speaking on the country's issues.

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DALLAS COWBOYS: Tony Dorsett diagnosed with signs of CTE.....he has signs of chronic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to head trauma, depression, dementia and suicide in former NFL players.

Tony Dorsett, the Dallas Cowboys’ Hall of Fame running back, received the news he suspected was coming on Monday.

Running Back, Tony Dorsett

“It hit me like a ton of bricks,” he told the Dallas Morning News on Wednesday, confirming a report by ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” that tests at UCLA show he has signs of chronic encephalopathy, the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to head trauma, depression, dementia and suicide in former NFL players.

Hall of Fame offensive lineman Joe DeLamielleure and former All-Pro defensive lineman Leonard Marshall received the news from researchers after having brain scans and clinical evaluations at UCLA. Another player also was tested, although those results and his identity are not yet available. Last year, UCLA tested five other former players, according to ESPN, and found signs of CTE in all of them. CTE is marked by an abnormal presence of tau protein, which strangles brain cells. read more

LUCIANO...overcomes.... what the people need is spirituality through positive messages

LUCIANO, looking to rebuild his career after some personal challenges, is scheduled to release his 20th album, The Qabalah Man, this month.

The 14-song set is his fourth album in less than three years. It will be released November 29 by VPAL Records, a subsidiary of VP Records.

United States of Africa, Write My Name and Rub A Dub Market are the previous albums Luciano released, results of a hectic period of recording. Last week, before heading out for shows in Canada, he said he is not concerned about overexposure.

"What the people need is spirituality through positive messages and that's what Luciano and reggae is all about," Luciano said. Read more: 

IN JAMAICA: Cops Accused Of Beating Mentally Ill Man Caught On Camera, Interdicted

The policemen accused of beating an inmate at the Falmouth Police Station in Trelwany last month have been placed on interdiction following a probe including the viewing of video footage. 

The decision was made following a recommendation by the Inspectorate of Constabulary, which had been instructed by the Police Commissioner to investigate the incident. 

Thirty-one year-old Kamoza Clarke, who is said to be mentally ill, was beaten to a near vegetative state and remains in hospital. The Police High Command says the Inspectorate detected breaches of Force policies and has recommended that all police personnel involved be interdicted. read more

This Woman Was About To Go In For Surgery. What She Did Moments Before Was Awesome.

Facing a double mastectomy with grace takes courage. Facing one with courage and joy is extraordinary.

But that’s exactly what Deborah Cohan did yesterday right before she went into surgery to have her breasts removed. Cohan, an Ob/Gyn and mom of two, held a dance party with her medical team in the operating room of Mt. Zion Hospital in San Francisco. 

This inspiring 6-minute-long video of the fete, posted on YouTube, shows Cohan busting some serious moves as she wiggles and twerks to Beyonce’s hit “Get Me Bodied.” read more

New Rob Ford Video Reportedly Shows Toronto Mayor In Rage

A new video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has circulated on Thursday, further damaging the reputation of the flamboyant politician.

The clip is one of two sent to the Toronto Sun, and appears to show the mayor saying "I need f***ing 10 minutes to make sure that he's dead," referring to an unknown person.

The Sun says it was approached by someone who wanted to sell the video earlier this week, but did not end up paying for the content. The video appears to be made with a phone camera, but it is unclear who filmed the footage and when it was shot.

Ford reacted to the release of the new video on Thursday, HuffPost Canada reports, saying the footage is "extremely embarrassing." read more

Magic Johnson's Wife On Their Gay Son: 'A Mother Kinda Knows'

Magic Johnson's wife Cookie spoke at length about her son E.J.'s public coming outin an appearance on HuffPost Live this week.

"We had already dealt with it years ago, so for us it wasn't a big deal," Cookie said, adding that EJ had "never tried to hide" his sexuality, even when he was much younger, and therefore his revelation didn't come as a big surprise: "A mother kinda knows these things."

The wife of the basketball legend went on to offer a few tips for parents who have lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) children of their own. read more

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BREAKING NEWS: 9 people shot at Detroit barber shop, at least 2 dead

Two people are dead and another seven were injured during a shooting at a barber shop on Detroit’s east side tonight.

It happened at Rockie’s barber shop in the 5200 block of East Seven Mile around 6 p.m., officials said.

Detroit Police Chief James Craig said all of the victims are male, but no ages or names have been released. Police previously said there were three fatalities but changed that to two just before 8 p.m.

Police are looking for at least two suspects and two cars, a black Chevrolet Impala and a white Chevrolet Impala, that may have bullet holes in the back, and have a stretch of the road closed off near the scene. read more

Jamaica, Japan pledge to strengthen ties

TOKYO, Japan — Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday signed a joint statement with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, promising a strengthening of bilateral ties between the two countries.

TOKYO, Japan — Jamaican Prime Minister
Portia Simpson Miller is greeted by
 her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe
 prior to their talks at Abe’s office in
 Tokyo yesterday. Simpson Miller
 is on a three-day visit to Japan.

 

At the same time, ambassadors representing both countries signed an agreement of technological corporation as Jamaica and Japan prepare to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations next year. The documents were signed at Abe's official residence in Tokyo.

The joint statement promised stronger bilateral relationships through shared prosperity, peace and sustainable growth; consolidation of a mutually beneficial and sustainable economic relationship; mutual respect ad understanding through dialogue, exchange, and trade; and a strengthening of co-operation on Caribbean and global issues. Read more: 

ABC's Elizabeth Vargas Checks Into Rehab For Alcoholism

 Cartwright/ABC via Getty Images)ELIZABETH VARGAS

ABC anchor Elisabeth Vargas has checked into rehab for alcohol abuse, the New York Daily News reported on Wednesday.

Vargas, who co-anchors "20/20" and was briefly a co-anchor of "World News," told the paper that she is one of the many people struggling with addiction.

"I realized I was becoming increasingly dependent on alcohol," she said, "and feel fortunate to have recognized it for the problem it was becoming. I am in treatment and am so thankful for the love and support of my family, friends and colleagues at ABC News. Like so many others, I will deal with this challenge one day at a time. If coming forward today gives one other person the courage to seek help, I’m grateful.” read more

Yasser Arafat Poisoned? Swiss Scientists Say They Found Lethal Level Of Polonium In Palestinian Leader's Body

By Paul Taylor

PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned to death in 2004 with radioactive polonium, his widow Suha said on Wednesday after receiving the results of Swiss forensic tests on her husband's corpse.

"We are revealing a real crime, a political assassination," she told Reuters in Paris.

A team of experts, including from Lausanne University Hospital's Institute of Radiation Physics, opened Arafat's grave in the West Bank city of Ramallah last November, and took samples from his body to seek evidence of alleged poisoning.

"This has confirmed all our doubts," said Suha Arafat, who met members of the Swiss forensic team in Geneva on Tuesday. "It is scientifically proved that he didn't die a natural death and we have scientific proof that this man was killed." read more

She did not accuse any country or person, and acknowledged that the historic leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization had many enemies.

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Bahamas denies billionaire designer helped draft stem cell legislation

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NASSAU, Bahamas, Wednesday November 6, 2013, CMC – The Bahamas government has denied reports that controversial billionaire fashion designer Peter Nygard had assisted in drafting legislation for stem cell research and centres on the island.

“There has been some suggestion that Peter Nygard…was involved in the drafting of the legislation. This is not true.  While Mr Nygard’s commitment to stem cell therapies is well known, and his support for the new legislation is welcome, he did not participate in the drafting of the legislation,” Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said in a statement. Read more: 

Trinidad and Tobago among highest cancer mortality rates in the Americas - report

The PAHO/WHO report shows that Latin America and the Caribbean account for approximately 50 per cent of cancer deaths in the Americas, although they account for 63 per cent of the hemisphere’s population.

WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Wednesday November 6, 2013, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago is among three countries with the highest cancer mortality rates in the Americas, according to a new report released by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO).

The report released earlier this week at the 5th International Cancer Control Congress in Peru, showed that while deaths from cancer were decreasing in some countries of the Americas for certain kinds of cancers, deaths from other cancers were on the rise.

Overall, cancer is holding steady as the second-leading cause of death in the Americas, claiming an estimated 1.3 million lives each year, according to Cancer in the report titled “Americas: Country Profiles, 2013”.

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Caribbean Drug Trafficking On The Rise

 KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Assault rifles at the ready, police in a speedboat scan the coastline as they slice through the slate-gray water, aware that the rocky shorelines and fishing villages that line parts of southern Jamaica are not always very sleepy these days.

Seizures of South American cocaine in Jamaica have doubled since last year, and that has prompted island authorities to step up their game, dispatching more patrols to locations that haven't seen such sustained law enforcement activity in years.

"All these areas are constantly monitored for illegal contraband. We keep our ears close to the ground," said Det. Cpl. Orville Welsh, the lead officer in the patrol boat, after his team searched a fisherman's canoe and a village of wooden shacks for drugs and guns.

It's not just Jamaica that's on alert. The central Caribbean as a whole seems to be coming back into favor with transnational drug cartels, with authorities reporting sharp increases in cocaine seizures and scrambling resources to contain the apparent surge. read more

Rob Ford, Toronto Mayor, Admits Having Smoked Crack Cocaine (VIDEO)

Toronto mayor Rob Ford admits having smoked cocaine, CBS reports on Tuesday.

According to the Associated Press, Ford admitted to using crack "probably a year ago" during a "drunken stupor." He made the revelations to reporters at City Hall.

"I answered your question," Ford added, according to The Globe and Mail. "You ask the question properly, I’ll answer it. Yes, I’ve made mistakes. All I can do now is apologize and move on.”

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TORONTO (AP) — Rob Ford said Tuesday he loves his job and will stay on as mayor of Toronto despite admitting for the first time that he smoked crack.

Ford earlier acknowledged he smoked crack "probably a year ago" when he was in a "drunken stupor," but balked at growing pressure on him to resign.

"I was elected to do a job and that's exactly what I'm going to continue doing," Ford said. "On Oct. 27 of 2014, I want the people of this great city to decide whether they want Rob Ford to be their mayor." read more

Tessanne Chin - Many Rivers to Cross - The Voice USA 2013 (Top 20 Live Round)

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Oils And Fats -Which One Should I Choose?

Is there a difference between all the fats and oils that are on the shelves in the supermarket? Yes, there is a difference. Some fats will be solid or semi-solid at room temperature or on the counter top, while others will remain or become liquid or melt if left at room temperature.

The amount and type of fat that is consumed can make a difference in our bodies. The dietary recommendation for fat is to consume:

Less than 35 per cent of total calories from fat, with an emphasis on fats and oils from plant sources. Less than 300 milligrams of cholesterol per day. Less than 10 per cent of fat intake should be from saturated fat. read more

Morgan Heritage Backs Shaw - Group Produces Dubplate For 'Reggae Bring Back Love'

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Mr Mojo, Una, Gramps, Lukes and Peetah.

The Audley Shaw campaign has turned to music to continue its promotion of the shadow minister of finance as the next Jamaica Labour Party leader.

The song, a dubplate from the hit track, Reggae Bring Back Love, has been changed to reflect some of Shaw's promises. The vocals of Peetah Morgan are heard in the introduction to the popular track.

"Blessed love massive, this a Morgan Heritage and Audley Shaw, wi duh dis one fi Jamaica," Peetah says. Audley Shaw bring back love,

To the Jamaican people bring back sweet sweet love, Oh yeah.

"Wi waa Jamaica how it used to be," Morgan Heritage's lead singer blares. read more

Latest News : Fraser-Pryce Named Among IAAF Athlete Of The Year Finalists

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Richie Incognito Threatened Jonathan Martin, Used Racial Slur To Refer To Dolphins Teammate: REPORTS

Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito used a racial slur to refer to teammate Jonathan Martin in threatening text messages, as first reported by Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com. Martin, a second-year offensive lineman, abruptly left the team last week to reportedly receive help for emotional issues.

Richie Incognito

Citing a source with knowledge of text messages that Martin made available to his parents, the Dolphins and the NFL, La Canfora reported that Incognito called Martin, who is biracial, a "half-n*****" and threatened his family. ESPN's Adam Schefter obtained the transcript of a threatening voicemail that Incognito allegedly left Martin. Citing sources multiple sources who confirmed the authenticity of the transcript,Schefter reported that the NFL and the Dolphins have heard the message. read more

Bounty Killer Talks about Tommy Lee, Mavado and Sting (+playlist)

Bounty Killer Talks about Tommy Lee, Mavado and Sting (+playlist)
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Richard Shoop, New Jersey Mall Shooting Suspect, Found Dead

The man suspected of opening fire in a New Jersey mall on Monday night has been found dead, CNN reported.

According to The Star-Ledger, the body was discovered inside a Foot Locker store at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, N.J. Law enforcement sources told the newspaper that the suspect had a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The shopping center was placed in lockdown for hours while police officers searched for the gunman and evacuated patrons and store employees.

No one else was injured in the shooting. Although witnesses said they heard multiple shots, only one bullet casing was found at the scene.

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Tessanne Chin Thrills The Voice Again

#TeamTessanneChin and #TeamBreadandButta once again dominated the social media platforms as Tessanne Chin blasted her way into the live rounds of The Voice. 

With US $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group on the line, members of Team Adam Levine and Team Blake Shelton each showcased their vocal ability with songs selected by the coaches. 

Having survived the blind auditions, the battle round and the knock-out rounds, Tessanne stated "I definitely feel like I'm getting closer to the artiste I want to be." With nine contestants before her, they certainly saved the best for last as Tessanne closed the show. The song, "Many Rivers To Crosss".

The 'Jamaican Powerhouse', as she is called, performed a cover of Jimmy Cliff's 'Many Rivers To Cross' which once again earned her a standing ovation from coach Adam. read more

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Grenada's PM Concerned About New EU Policy

Grenada's PM Concerned About New EU Policy

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NAVY SCANDAL: Commander Accused Of Selling Secrets For Sex

SAN DIEGO -- SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nicknamed "Fat Leonard," the gregarious Malaysian businessman is well known by U.S. Navy commanders in the Pacific, where his company has serviced warships for 25 years.

But prosecutors in court papers say Leonard Francis worked his connections to obtain military secrets by lining up hookers, Lady Gaga tickets and other bribes for a U.S. commander, in a scandal reverberating across the Navy. readmore

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