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Court orders council to compensate injured nurse

BY SILAS NKALA A MUTARE magistrate has ordered the local authority and its security officer to pay $9 000 compensation to a council nurse injured during a 2018 council-led blitz on illegal pirate taxis. Magistrate Lazarus Murendo ruled that council and its security officer Phineas Munyika were

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Parliament wants military top brass to explain Covid drug debacle

The spending of around R260,59 million on a Cuban drug for use by South African soldiers and other defence force personnel to fight the coronavirus will be the subject of a thorough investigation.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

North Mpls star Tyler Johnson hopes to make his mark at Super Bowl -

Tyler Johnson will be playing in his first Super Bowl in his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

‘Playing with fire’: Twitter’s India snub sparks debate on compliance, free speech

Twitter Inc’s refusal to comply with an Indian government directive to block more than 250 accounts and posts has put the social media giant at the centre of a political firestorm in one of its key markets. Government officials, business people and ordinary netizens are split over free speech and

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

SA looks at 'innovative ways' for screening and treating TB

Many health experts feared COVID-19 would disproportionately affect South Africa's poor through lack of access to TB and HIV treatment.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Oakland Native James Jackson Takes Helm at the Alameda Health System | Post News Group

“As an AHS patient, physician and Board president, I am delighted that Mr. Jackson is re-joining Alameda Health System and stepping into this vital role,” said Taft Bhuket, M.D., president of AHS’s Board of

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Proposal would allow parents to retain kids amid ‘COVID slide’ – Daytona Times

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Amid fears that a “COVID slide” will hamper Florida pupils’ learning gains, a key Senate panel on Wednesday signed off on a proposal to allow parents to retain K-8 students in their current grade level for the next school year. The Florida Senate Education Committee

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Source: Daytona Times

Biden/Harris administration pledges more support for minority businesses - DefenderNetwork.com

The Biden administration promised Black business executives on Friday that it planned to make sure that the government’s economic support programs were able to reach minority-owned businesses. Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that the new admin

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Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Military coup yet another blow for Myanmar's sagging economy - Black News Channel

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to do the country's struggling economy, once considered a promising 'last frontier,' any good at all. Myanmar's economy has languished as the pandemic added to its challenges and the

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Georgia U.S. House Rep Clyde fined $5,000 for not completing security screening to enter House floor | The Atlanta Voice

Two Republican lawmakers are the first members of Congress to be fined for violating the new security measures off of the House floor since the fines were instated earlier this week, CNN has learned. Republicans Reps. Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Louie Gohmert of Texas have both been fined $5,000

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Union petitions Chinese-owned mine over poor working conditions

BY SILAS NKALA THE National Union of Mines Quarrying, Iron and Steel Workers of Zimbabwe (NUMQISWZ) has petitioned the Chinese-owned Fools Investment Mine at Hope Fountain on the outskirts of Bulawayo over poor working conditions. The mine has been in the eye of a storm after its director, Zhang

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Black Lives Matter Movement, Stacey Abrams Nominated for Nobel Prize - Black Voice News

Jan M. Olsen | Associated Press Belarusian opposition figures, Hong Kong-pro-democracy activists, the global Black Lives Matter movement, a jailed Russian opposition leader and an American voting rights champion are among this year's nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. There is

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Source: Black Voice News

Black Investors Take Note: Reddit Rebellion Rescues GameStop Stock | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The band of amateur day traders that interact with each other on the Reddit page WallStreetBets, encouraged whoever was listening to buy shares of the flailing GameStop, AMC, Macy’s and Koss stocks. Big investors, often in the form of hedge funds, frequently bet against struggling

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

UK-based Zimbo faces terrorism charges

by RICHARD MUPONDE MDC Alliance activist based in the United Kingdom, Martin William Chinyanga, will next year be tried by a British court on four charges of terrorism. Chinyanga was arrested by the British police last year for encouraging people in Zimbabwe to burn down service stations and

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Armed driver barricades himself in vehicle after Woodland Hills pursuit | L.A. Focus News

WOODLAND HILLS — An armed driver wanted for assault with a deadly weapon who barricaded himself inside his vehicle for hours following a pursuit that ended when his vehicle came to a stop on a grassy hillside was in custody on Friday. “(The suspect) was involved in a domestic violence incident

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

EXPLAINER: What US ending Saudi war support means for Yemen - Black News Channel

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Joe Biden's announcement that the U.S. will end its support of a Saudi-led coalition's yearslong war against Yemen's Houthi rebels likely will increase pressure on the kingdom to end its campaign there. However, reaching

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Biden promises to rebuild ties with African Union

US President Joe Biden promised to rebuild his country's partnership with the African Union (AU) moments after he delivered his first foreign policy speech since taking office. His predecessor, Donald Trump, sparked a row in 2018 over his alleged use of the word 'shithole' to describe African

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Gweru plans to turn aerodrome into airport

BY STEPHEN CHADENGA GWERU City Council has announced plans to turn its aerodrome into an airport, a move the city fathers say would boost business development in the Midlands capital. Speaking recently at a meeting with members of the Women’s Coalition Zimbabwe Chapter, mayor Josiah Makombe said

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

Coast Guard honors Black veteran, NFL great Emlen Tunnell

Before he became the first Black player inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Emlen Tunnell served in the... View Article The post Coast Guard honors Black veteran, NFL great Emlen Tunnell appeared first on TheGrio.

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Diasporans demand Ekusileni Hospital opening

BY SILAS NKALA DIASPORA-BASED well-wishers under the banner of Friends of Iam4byo Fighting COVID-19 have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently open Ekusileni Hospital to allow Bulawayo residents to enjoy better health care. The grouping last year donated US$21 000 towards the

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

‘People In The Black Community Don’t Trust You’: Sunny Hostin Gathers Van Jones Over His Flip-Flopping

Political analyst Van Jones was confronted with a sobering reality during a Friday appearance on "The View" Friday, after co-host Sunny Hostin questioned him regarding accusations of being a "political opportunist."

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Source: NewsOne

Struggle For Black Head Coaching Opportunities Continues In NFL – The Wilmington Journal

Lost somewhere behind the battle between the two quarterbacks, there will be another that may do more to define the outcome of Super Bowl LIV: Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Todd Bowles is charged with the [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Following Trump’s Spree Of Executions, Black Virginians Back Move To Repeal Death Penalty

Virginia moved one step closer to abolishing the death penalty, a measure that polling shows is overwhelmingly supported by Black state residents.

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Source: Black America Web

City Power changes load shedding schedule and blocks without warning

Residents were plunged into darkness on Friday, hours ahead of planned load shedding downtime. City Power changed the schedule and blocks.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

New York Times journalists leave after accusations of racism, harassment - TheGrio

On Friday, The New York Times announced that two journalists who penned some of the outlet's most high-profile work of... View Article The post New York Times journalists leave after accusations of racism, harassment appeared first on TheGrio.

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Presidente de Cámara de Comercio Hispana exhorta a solicitar PPP – The Wilmington Journal

Ramiro Cavazos, el presidente de la Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Estados Unidos, exhortó a los empresarios hispanos afectados por la crisis de COVID-19 a solicitar los préstamos que el gobierno federal concede a través [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Biden considers Democrats' $50,000 student load relief plan | The Atlanta Voice

The Biden administration is reviewing whether it can take steps to provide student debt relief through executive action, even as it continues to call on Congress to pass legislation to help borrowers and their families. A tweet by White House press secretary Jen Psaki appeared to go further than

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Nelly Responds To Ali’s Claims He Finessed The St. Lunatics

Even some of the best of Hip-Hop crews go through their ups and downs. Nelly is attempting to remove the smut put on his name placed by a former collaborator. As spotted on Complex former St. Lunatic member Ali had criticized the 'Hot In Herre' rapper for allegedly leaving the group behind once he

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Source: The Urban Daily

Rare Chinese Bird Makes An Appearance In Coastal India – The Wilmington Journal

NEW DELHI — Vivek Nayak, a bird-watcher in Mangalore, a coastal city in southern India, was surprised when he saw a critically-endangered bird — the yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) — at a rice field in [...]

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Source: The Wilmington Journal

Kevin Hart Facing $390K Lawsuit For Missing Show Appearance

According to a new report, the comedian and actor is facing a lawsuit for allegedly ducking out on 2018 show appearance in New York after taking an advance.

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Source: The Urban Daily

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