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In a statement, the non-profit organisation said: "Any incident of raptor persecution is utterly condemnable, with the penalties already including a prison sentence along with an unlimited fine."

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He was sentenced to prison in China for three years for the illegal practice of medicine.

The homeowner who shot her is now serving a 25-year sentence.

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Losing your job is traumatic, and you may feel like you’re in a bottomless pit, but try to view this as a transitional period, not a permanent sentence.

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A phrase that will never be used in the same sentence with Yoshinobu Yamamoto: “load management.”

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