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  2. Three-strikes law - Wikipedia

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    The exact application of the three-strikes laws varies considerably from state to state, but the laws call for life sentences for at least 25 years on their third strike. In the state of Maryland, any person who receives their fourth strike for any crime of violence will automatically be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

  3. Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka, [c] historically known as Ceylon, [d] and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.

  4. Hezbollah - Wikipedia

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    The group operates a vast social services network, including schools and hospitals, and runs a satellite TV station, Al-Manar. Politically, Hezbollah's Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc holds 15 seats in the Lebanese Parliament, making it a powerful player in Lebanon's government. [59] However, the group's influence has led to growing domestic ...

  5. Haida language - Wikipedia

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    Haida / ˈ h aɪ d ə / [2] (X̱aat Kíl, X̱aadas Kíl, X̱aayda Kil, Xaad kil [3]) is the language of the Haida people, spoken in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of Canada and on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.

  6. Vattisen Yaly - Wikipedia

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    A keremet, object of worship in a village of Chuvashia.. Vattisen Yaly (Chuvash: Ваттисен йӑли, Ancestral traditions) is a contemporary revival of the ethnic religion of the Chuvash people, [1] a Turkic ethnicity of Bulgar ancestry mostly settled in the republic of Chuvashia and surrounding federal subjects of Russia.

  7. Indian Railways - Wikipedia

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    As of March 2023, Groups A & B constitute 1.5% of the total workforce, while Group C & D account for 98.5%. [3] 80% of Group-A employees are recruited through Indian Railways Management Service with remaining through promotions. [74] Group B employees are recruited by departmental promotional exams of Group C employees.

  8. World Heritage Site - Wikipedia

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    The programme began with the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, [10] which was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 16 November 1972. Since then, 196 states have ratified the convention, [ 11 ] making it one of the most widely recognised international agreements and the world's most ...

  9. History of health care reform in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Physicians would receive a periodic payment for a set of defined services, such as care coordination that integrates all treatment received by a patient throughout an illness or an acute event. This would promote ongoing comprehensive care management, optimizes patients’ health status and assist patients in navigating the health care system