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CA could stick ‘Team Biden’ firm with $35M bill - Black Voice News

Good morning, California. It’s Monday, November 23. Padilla vs. Yee California Secretary of State Alex Padilla speaks in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2018. AP Photo/Eric Risberg Remember the controversial $35 million contract that Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s office awarded to a

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Will state stick ‘Team Biden’ firm with $35 million tab after Yee balks at Padilla vote contract? - Black Voice News

In summary Documents obtained by CalMatters reveal a behind-the-scenes look at a controversial no-bid contract — and a showdown between two of California’s most ambitious politicians. The unpaid invoices piling up in Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s office had climbed to more tha

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Despite Setbacks, Trump Legal Team Presses State-By-State Post-Election Strategy – Free Press of Jacksonville

While dismissed cases from Republicans alleging election fraud continue to pile up, President Donald Trump’s legal team seems unfazed and focused on three states where they have active lawsuits. Jenna Ellis, Senior Legal Advisor to [...]

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November 26, 2020 - DefenderNetwork.com

In this week’s Defender… Family members of victims of police violence Philonise Floyd, Marian Tolan, Mr. Richard and Wilhemena Beary share their demands for reform with Defender Associate Editor Aswad Walker in the second installment of the series 'Redesign of Public Safety.' The multi-talented

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The Civil War veterans' group was destined to fade away, but its influence lives on | INFORUM

Clay County once boasted two posts of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization of Civil War veterans. Their glory days were in the 1880s and 1890s, when they hosted a convention in Moorhead.

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Kenya: Sonko Faces New Ouster Bid as He Refuses to Sign Budget

[Nation] A group of ward representatives in Nairobi says there is a new plot to impeach Governor Mike Sonko over his refusal to sign the county government budget.

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Despite Biden’s vow to halt construction of the border wall, the Trump administration is expanding it.

… Representative Marcia L. Fudge, an African-American Democrat from Ohio; Heidi Heitkamp … with implausibly large margins in African-American areas. “There’s no way …

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Liberia: Health Ministry Introduces New Covid-19 Protocols for Travelers

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia has released new COVID-19 testing protocols for travelers intending to depart or arrive in the county, as it steps up efforts to prevent further local transmission of the virus.

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Osceola tops county jobless rate in Florida with 10.4% – Florida Courier

NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released October unemployment figures on Nov. 20. The county numbers are not seasonally adjusted. A 6.5 percent statewide rate was seasonally adjusted. Here is a breakdown of county unemployment rates: Osceola

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A Gary native reflects on what ‘Nationtime’ means today | The Crusader Newspaper Group

William Greaves’ documentary on 1972 National Black Political Convention shows that Blacks, too, have become more inclusive By Wayne A. Young When William Greaves’ film about the 1972 National Black Political Convention, which took place in my hometown of Gary, Indiana, was released last month, the

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MCI Diagnostic Performs COVID-19 Testing On Soccer Team Before Championship Tournament

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Many Texas families say remote learning isn’t working and they want it fixed - DefenderNetwork.com

The post Many Texas families say remote learning isn’t working and they want it fixed appeared first on DefenderNetwork.com.

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Nonprofit Seeks 60,000 Men to Help End Human Trafficking

Five-week HEMAD Campaign launched Nov. 23 to raise awareness and seek an end to societal scourge A small faith-based nonprofit community service organization hopes to raise an army of at least 60,000 men before the end of the year to oppose human trafficking and the commercial sex trade. The

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Kenya: Bid to Renovate Soy Club Which Has Links to Queen Elizabeth II

[Nation] Perched along the Eldoret-Kitale road is the age-old Soy Club that forms part of rich history after Queen Elizabeth II, then a princess, visited Kenya on a honeymoon trip with Prince Philip.

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Restaurant workers out of work again as virus surges anew - Black News Channel

By TAMMY WEBBER, DANIELLA PETERS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press Waiters and bartenders are being thrown out of work – again – as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat the nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming

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Kenya: Construction of Lanet Airstrip Set to Begin

[Nation] The proposed construction of Lanet Airstrip phase one project will commence after the government closed the bids and gave a go ahead of the commencement of the multi-billion project.

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Kenya: Fresh Sonko Impeachment Bid Gathers Momentum

[Nation] A phone call from State House and a meeting at ODM party leader Raila Odinga's Capitol Hill office sealed the fate of beleaguered Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, setting in motion a fresh plan to remove him from office.

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Faith leaders react to Supreme Court ruling upholding religious freedom | L.A. Focus Newspaper

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling late Wednesday, Nov. 25, upholding certain rights to gather for

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Contra Costa County Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis

During a virtual meeting on Nov. 10, 2020, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors declared racism a health crisis and unanimously approved establishing an office of “racial equity and social justice.” Board Chair Candace Anderson acknowledged that COVID-19 disproportionately affects Black and

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Mapping a way forward still a daunting task - TSDMemphis.com

by James Coleman - The elements are hauntingly familiar – rising COVID-19 numbers, the possibility of a vaccine’s mass distribution still unfolding and a looming holiday (in this case Thanksgiving) with the potential for exacerbating the coronavirus’ spread. Against that backdrop local health

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Oneida Indian Nation in Partnership with Oneida County to Launch “New Year, New Career” Recruitment Campaign | The Orlando Advocate

First Phase of Campaign Will Supplement Local Hiring Efforts; Target Orlando, Florida Area Where Thousands of Hospitality Workers Were Recently Laid Off The Oneida Indian Nationand Oneida County announced today the launch of a robust new recruitment campaign that will be funded entirely by the

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Indian Farm AI project Bags IBM Award | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

Kolkata, India - An Indian artificial intelligence (AI) solutionsprovideris trying to help farmers in the county better combat vagaries of weather aggravated by climate change. And, it has bagged a major prize recently. AI Farms, developed by Kalicharan N., a senior tech analyst with American

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County Mayor in Florida Proposes Task Force to Fight Systemic Racism - The New York Beacon

The mayor of Florida’s Broward County has proposed a task force that would address issues of systemic racism. The South FloridaSun-Sentinel reportsthat the proposal is the third from Broward County Mayor Dale Holness that attempts to address the issue of systemic racism. Holness previously proposed

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BET’s Movie of The Week, ‘Miss Juneteenth,’ Set To Premiere On Thanksgiving Day

A classic tale of mother-daughter growing pains.

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Heavy rain ongoing on Gulf Coast as storm aims for Northeast next week – National News – The Black Chronicle

georgeclerk/iStockBY: REED MCDONOUGH, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Heavy rain is ongoing along the northern Gulf Coast Saturday morning. As of Friday evening, several counties reported over 2 inches of…

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PRESS ROOM: S.T.A.R. Development Works to Open New Doors of Opportunity for HBCU Basketball Talent – Dallas Post Tribune

Program provides much-needed FREE support for HBCUs hit by COVID-19 CHICAGO, IL – Chicago is a mecca of basketball talent. High school ballers have had tremendous success at top colleges and universities, and some have gone on to impressive NBA careers. S.T.A.R. Development wants to connect

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Kenya: Three Schools Remain Shut in Clashes-Hit Garbatulla

[Nation] Learning is yet to resume in three primary schools in Garbatulla, Isiolo County, due to insecurity, which has already claimed three lives in the past one month.

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Black Texas official speaks out against old ‘Negroes’ sign – Dallas Post Tribune

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A Black official in north Texas is getting a private office after speaking out about being moved to a shared work space that was near a “Negroes” sign leftover from the segregation era. Earlier this month, Ellis County Constable Curtis Polk Jr., 42, was given an office

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Granderson and Mariano’s Give Away One Thousand Bags of Food | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By J. Coyden Palmer If you were out shopping last Sunday at the Mariano’s in Bronzeville, your eyes were not deceiving you. That was former Major League Baseball player and Chicago native Curtis Granderson handing out free food. Granderson was at Mariano’s as part of “Grand Giving,” a partnership

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Exxon has lowered outlook on oil prices for much of next decade –WSJ report - Stabroek News

Although ExxonMobil has been bullish on its over nine billion barrels of oil reserves to date in the Guyana basin, the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported that from documents it has seen, the company has lowered its outlook on oil prices for much of the next

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