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Mission Resolve Foundation Purchases Forklifts and Provides Forklift Training to NEMA Grand Bahama

October 18, 2019
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Worldwide Forklift staff lift a speedboat on the premises with one of their forklifts. Photo: Worldwide Forklifts.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Source: Mission Resolve Foundation // Mission Resolve Foundation purchased six reconditioned forklifts of varying lift capacities with the minimum lift of 4,500 lbs as well as 10 new pallet jacks to be used for Bahamas relief needs. The forklifts will be loaned to NEMA, free of charge, to unload…

October 4, 2019
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ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Prosecutor General said on Friday that his office is reviewing all the cases that were closed by his predecessors, including several related to the owner of a gas company where former Vice President Joe Biden’s son sat on the board. Ruslan Ryaboshapka’s comments came amid an impeachment inquiry against U.S.…

September 20, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court in San Francisco took the unusual step of using the word “torture” to describe the treatment of a Palestinian man while he was in CIA custody following the Sept. 11 attacks. The Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco used the word in a 2-1 ruling to…

September 12, 2019
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Brussels, Belgium – Today, the European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) are co-hosting the world’s first Global Vaccination Summit in Brussels. The aim is to accelerate global action to stop the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases, and advocate against the spread of vaccine misinformation worldwide. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, said: “It is…

September 9, 2019
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Nassau, Bahamas — The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is requesting an initial US $3.5 million from donors to cover short-term health care and other needs for the population in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian. The devastating category 5 storm made landfall exactly one week ago in northwest Bahamas, and severely affected…

September 7, 2019
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Dorian didn’t spare the Bahamas from its deadly wrath, causing a massive humanitarian crisis for its citizens. Photo courtesy of One-News.net.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Florida escaped a direct hit from Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane with winds of 157 mph or higher that can cause “catastrophic” destruction, according to the National Hurricane Center. Dorian didn’t spare the Bahamas from its deadly wrath, causing a massive humanitarian crisis for its citizens. Following Hurricane…

September 7, 2019
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TORONTO (AP) — The starry based-on-a-true-story social-justice tale “Just Mercy” made a powerful impression in its world premiere Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, drawing an emotional response for the courtroom drama led by Michael B. Jordan’s crusading attorney and Jamie Foxx’s wrongly imprisoned Death Row inmate. “Just Mercy” had been one of the…

September 7, 2019
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Ukraine conducted a major prisoner exchange that freed 35 people detained in each country and flew them to the other, a deal that could help advance Russia-Ukraine relations and end five years of fighting in Ukraine’s east. The trade involved some of the highest-profile prisoners caught up in a bitter…

September 7, 2019
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ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — The hurricane death toll is rising in the Bahamas, in what its leader calls “this hour of darkness.” Search and rescue teams were still trying to reach some Bahamian communities isolated by floodwaters and debris Saturday after Hurricane Dorian struck the northern part of the archipelago last Sunday. At least 43…

September 6, 2019
Written by: Willie David
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – U.S. Congressman Darren Soto, Kissimmee Mayor Pro Tem Angela Eady, local elected officials and community leaders held a roundtable discussion on Bahamas hurricane relief at Kissimmee City Hall Friday morning. Hurricane Dorian caused major devastation in the Bahamas, leaving at least seven reported dead and tens of thousands of homes…