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 Powell outruns record holder Bolt in 100-metersAsafa Powell took on the world's fastest man with every intention of beating him to the finish line. Usain Bolt just couldn't catch up in time. Powell capitalized on Bolt's weak start and edged the world-record holder by one-hundredth of a second, leading from start to finish in the 100 meters at the DN Galan meet on Tuesday.
Jamaica eyes penalties for scrap metal thieves
A Jamaican official says far tougher fines are needed to fight thieves plundering metal from construction sites, power lines and houses.
Some foreign-born US Olympians
Some of the foreign-born athletes who will be competing for the United States at the Olympics in Beijing next month, listed by sport with country of birth in parentheses:
1,700-pound load of marijuana seized in Miami
Customs agents have seized a massive load of marijuana that arrived at the Port of Miami.
Bolt posts fastest 200 time of year at Athens meet
Usain Bolt, the 100-meter world record holder, ran the fastest time in the 200 this year, winning in 19.67 seconds Sunday at the Tsiklitiria Athens Grand Prix.
Jamaica's 'Rambo' retires, eyes acting
A feared police commander known as "Rambo," who led a commando-style team accused of multiple killings across Jamaica, retired Saturday and said he plans to pursue an acting career.  Wariner gets revenge on MerrittYelena Isinbayeva finally set another world record in the pole vault, Jeremy Wariner turned the tables on rival LaShawn Merritt in the 400 meters and Asafa Powell injured his groin at the star-studded Golden Gala meet Friday.
Southwest Airlines to offer flights to Canada
Southwest Airlines Co. said Tuesday it plans to sell international travel through a partnership with Canada's WestJet - a first for the low-fare carrier.
Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling
A federal jury found a Bahamian fishing boat captain guilty of second-degree murder in the drowning of three illegal immigrants he was trying to smuggle into the United States.
39 US missionaries robbed in Jamaica
A U.S. Christian group said Tuesday it will find a new location for its goodwill trips to Jamaica after 39 young missionaries were robbed at gunpoint in the crime-prone capital of Kingston. |
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