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Family, community demand justice in aftermath of officer involved shooting

HAMMOND - Lionell Jackson is out of the hospital recovering and eating through a feeding tube weeks after police shot him in the neck. On Friday, more than a dozen people marched from city hall to police headquarters demanding justice for Jackson. ....

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Drivers nervous about I-10 widening project after emergency repair Tuesday morning

BATON ROUGE- Traffic in the Baton Rouge area can be brutal. And it looks like it will only get worse before it gets better. ....

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The forgotten history of the teenage immigrant who invented Durex condoms


The forgotten history of the teenage immigrant who invented Durex condoms
Lucian Landa’s centrality to the modern condom has gone unrecognised.
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Around 975 Durex condoms are sold every minute. The global condom market is predicted to grow to over $11 billion by 2023, and Durex is in the privileged position of being the world’s most popular brand. Yet until recently, the young man who invented Durex’s mass-produced condom had been forgotten – even by the manufacturer itself.
The origins of Durex go back to the London Rubber Company, which began trading in 1915 and specialised in importing modern, disposable condoms for re-sale in Great Britain. In 1932 the firm underwent a game-changing switch from wholesaling to fabrication, when it started manufacturing in-house under the Durex brand. By the mid-1940s, London Rubber had the biggest production capacity in Britain, and by the mid-1960s, the world. ....

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Durex condoms: how their teenage immigrant inventor was forgotten by history


Around 975 Durex condoms are sold every minute. The global condom market is predicted to grow to over US$11 billion (£8 billion) by 2023, and Durex is in the privileged position of being the world’s most popular brand. Yet until recently, the young man who invented Durex’s mass-produced condom had been forgotten – even by the manufacturer itself.
The origins of Durex go back to the London Rubber Company, which began trading in 1915 and specialised in importing modern, disposable condoms for re-sale in Great Britain. In 1932 the firm underwent a game-changing switch from wholesaling to fabrication, when it started manufacturing in-house under the Durex brand. By the mid-1940s, London Rubber had the biggest production capacity in Britain, and by the mid-1960s, the world. ....

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