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Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill runs against the Jaguars during the first quarter in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday.
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Sep 12, 2024
Tyreek Hill calls for officer involved in detainment to be fired
Hill admitted Wednesday that he could have handled himself "a bit differently" during the traffic stop.
Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill (right) celebrates with teammate Jaylen Waddle after scoring against the Jaguars in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Sunday.
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Sep 9, 2024
Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill detained by police before starring in victory
Dolphins defensive lineman Calais Campbell, a 17-year veteran, stopped at the scene and said he was also detained in handcuffs.
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Sep 20, 2019
Quarterback Gardner Minshew, defense shine as Jaguars clobber Titans
Minshew Mania is gaining momentum.
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WORLD / Society
Jun 30, 2017
Migrants return to Calais after finding no relief in French asylum process
Somali teenager Abdulaziz Ahmad hunkered down in the sand dunes outside Calais, once again plotting how to reach Britain, eight months after French government bulldozers cleared a sprawling migrant camp in the northern port town.
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WORLD / Society
Apr 12, 2017
1,700 homeless after blaze guts France migrant camp amid fight between Kurds, Afghans
A fire has destroyed most of a migrant camp in northern France after fighting between rival groups injured five people, leaving officials scrambling on Tuesday to rehouse around 1,700 people.
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WORLD / Society
Nov 4, 2016
First Calais, now France set to clear migrant camp near Paris metro station
French authorities prepared on Thursday to dismantle a makeshift migrant camp in central Paris, its numbers swelled by refugees from a larger settlement in Calais that was meanwhile shut down for good.
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WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2016
France finishes clearing Calais 'Jungle' camp of migrants
French authorities said on Wednesday they had finished clearing the "Jungle" shanty town outside Calais built by migrants who had hoped to cross to Britain but who are now mostly being dispersed around France.
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WORLD / Society
Oct 10, 2016
France demands Britain take in migrant children stranded in refugee camp
Paris demanded Monday that Britain honor promises to take in migrant children from the notorious "Jungle" camp in the French port city of Calais, adding to pressure following accusations by the Red Cross that London is dragging its heels.
WORLD / Society
Jul 12, 2016
Mayor says remaining part of Calais 'Jungle' migrant camp to be razed
French authorities will soon announce that the remaining half of the "Jungle" migrant camp near Calais will be dismantled, the mayor of the northern port city said on Monday.
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WORLD / Society
Feb 23, 2016
Calais 'Jungle' migrants snub eviction order, 'have nowhere to go'
Refugees squatting in a shanty town outside Calais in northern France ignored an official order to evacuate part of their camp, hoping a court hearing on Tuesday will halt its demolition.
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WORLD / Society
Jan 21, 2016
France clearing key conduit above Calais 'Jungle' refugee enclave
French bulldozers have begun to clear a 100-meter (110-yard) strip next to a road that passes above a migrant camp in Calais, as local authorities attempt to secure a busy traffic route between France and Britain.
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WORLD / Society
Jan 13, 2016
Harsh winter bears down on migrants stuck near Dunkirk who didn't reach Calais 'jungle' camp
As thousands of migrants prepare for falling temperatures in the "jungle" of Calais on France's north coast, refugees in another makeshift camp just 35 km away are coping with even more squalid conditions as the winter freeze sets in.
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BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2015
Protesting ferry workers block Calais port; Channel Tunnel closed
Ferry workers on Tuesday threatened to continue their protest on Wednesday after blocking Calais' port for two days, forcing the closure of the Channel Tunnel linking France and England for several hours.

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