Stocks drift on Wall Street after S&P 500's return to record - Black News Channel
By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting between small losses and gains on Wall Street Wednesday, as the S&P 500 follows up its return to a record high with another day of meandering trading. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in
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Picture book on Kamala Harris coming Aug. 25 - Black News Channel
By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — That didn't take long: Just weeks after making history as the running mate for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala Harris will be the subject of a new picture book. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing announced Wednesday that prize-winning author Nikki
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Update: Judge Blocks Texas School District From Suspending Black Student Over Long Locs
Texas high school students Kaden Bradford and De'Andre Arnold were both previously suspended from school due to the Barbers Hill Independent School District's grooming policy.
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Accused Of 2013 Rape In New Lawsuit
The Oscar-winning actor was accused of sexually assaulting a woman twice in 2013.
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More scenes from nomination day
Supporters of the country's two major political parties were out in their numbers across the island on Tuesday, for their candidates' nomination. Bright colours, fashion statements and theatrics were the order of the day as the supporters made their mark on the proceedings, largely disregarding
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ACLU report shows despite COVID-19, fatal police shootings continue | Chicago Defender
ACLU Report Shows Despite COVID-19, Fatal Police Shootings Continue                                    Report Shows Significant Racial … Continued The post ACLU report shows despite COVID-19, fatal police shootings continue appeared first on Chicago Defender.
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Guy Responsible For Shooting Megan Thee Stallion In Her Feet Could Face Felony Charges Soon
The Los Angeles Times reports the Los Angeles County district attorney's office is currently reviewing a potential felony charge of assault with a firearm in the investigation involving Tory Lanez.
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Source: The Urban Daily
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Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Request Assistance from Supreme Court to Support Out-Door Church Gatherings Only - Los Angeles Sentinel
The L.A. Board of Supervisors continues to outline the severity of the COVID-19 transmission. They explained the process of going to the Supreme Court as their “last resort,” since the Sun Valley church continued to have large indoor
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Watch: Angry Bethal residents burn tyres over power cuts
Issues surrounding electricity are nothing new to both the Bethal and eMzinoni community.
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Census: Jeffco Commissioner Sheila Tyson Wants You To Count
By Sydney Melson The Birmingham Times As the census count winds down, Jefferson County is taking a more aggressive to reach undercounted communities. The census count ends on September 30 and Commissioner Sheila Tyson, chair of the Jefferson County Complete Count Committee, said it’s important to
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JDF HQ LOCKDOWN
THE headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) at Up Park Camp was yesterday placed under lockdown after an officer, said to be a brigade commander, tested positive for the novel coronavirus, while a soldier reported that his wife has tested positive for the virus, a usually reliable source
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Bail Denied For Black Driver In Racially Charged Stand Your Ground Case In Georgia | The Crusader Newspaper Group
William Marcus Wilson's lawyers say said he feared for his life when 'racists' tried to 'run him off the road.' By Bruce C.T. Wright, NewsOne A judge in Georgia has denied bail for a Black driver who claims he shot in self-defense at a truck trying to run him off the road while yelling racial […]
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Young Indians Propelling Private Space Tech
Anirudh Sharma, an alumnus of relatively new private university Lovely Professional University, was 19 years old when he began working on a satellite project. The ...
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DA tells De Lille to ‘come clean’ on R40 million Beitbridge border fence
Patricia De Lille’s former party has called on her to take responsibility for her role in the Beitbridge border fence project, which an SIU investigation found was inflated by R17m
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This Day in History — August 20
Today is the 233rd day of 2020. There are 133 days left in the year.TODAYS HIGHLIGHT2008: In Beijing, China, Usain Bolt of Jamaica breaks the world record by winning the 200 metres in 19.30 seconds.�OTHER EVENTS1741: Danish explorer Vitus Bering, on a mission sponsored by Russia, discovers
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Belarusian Police Burn Uniforms in Protest – The Wilmington Journal
More than a dozen Belarusian police officers and special forces officers from the capital city of Minsk and elsewhere have thrown their badges and uniforms into trash bins and set them afire to protest President [...]
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Source: The Wilmington Journal
Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line - DefenderNetwork.com
Former President Barack Obama painted a unsparing portrait of American democracy on the brink if President Donald Trump wins in November, warning in a scathing, and at times emotional, address Wednesday that his successor is both unfit for office and apathetic to the nation’s founding
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City Boys Down 10: City Girls Says It Shouldn’t Be “No Problem” For A Man To Financially Provide For Women
The Florida duo has made a career out of expressing the sentiment that men should be the breadwinners and spend heavily.
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Source: The Urban Daily
Today's Horoscope — August 20, 2020
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, August 20, 2020: Imaginative, coura...
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Ex-FBI Lawyer Who Texted ‘Viva le Resistance’ after Trump Victory Admits Falsifying Document
An FBI lawyer famous for texting 'Viva le resistance' to a colleague after President Trump's election victory pleaded guilty Wednesday to falsifying a document to ...
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Source: South Florida Times
Coronavirus Illinois: U of I creates new saliva-based COVID-19 test as IL sees 2,295 new cases, 25 deaths | The Crusader Newspaper Group
FDA gives emergency authorization for cutting edge test under umbrella approval By Eric Horng, Stacey Baca and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Illinois health officials reported 2,295 new coronavirus cases and 25 additional deaths Wednesday. Governor JB Pritzker also gave an update at a press conference
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Stacey Dash’s Estranged Husband Claims He Was Hypnotized Into Marrying Her
Jeffrey Marty, Stacey Dash's estranged husband, is petitioning for an annulment in his marriage to Dash claiming that it was not legit because he was hypnotized into exchanging vows.
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Sunken Place Soldiers Kanye West & Steve Harvey Stop By Chick-fil-A
In what happens to be one of the most random moments in 2020, sunken place soldiers Kanye West and Steve Harvey decided to stop by Chick-fil-A for some of the blessed fast food.
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Kari 'in it to win it'
SHE will be representing a different political party, but Kari Douglas is aiming to emulate her mentor and late father Easton Douglas, who, on his first attempt in 1989, was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew South Eastern.
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MDC Alliance activist’s wife in court over falsehoods – NewsDay Zimbabwe
BY Stephen Chadenga MDC Alliance activist and Gweru council employee, Tamuka Denhere’s wife, Lilian, last week appeared in court facing allegations of falsely claiming that her husband had been abducted. Lilian (38) appeared before magistrate Edwin Marecha facing charges of deliberately supplying
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
India’s Textile Hubs Reel as Laborers Stuck Home
CHENNAI, India-The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu produces madras cotton, the world-famous textile popular in 18th century Europe and the post-World War United States. ...
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BCS Parent Tyrone Silmon on How Remote Learning Will Affect His 10 y.o.
By Ameera Steward For the Birmingham Times The COVID-19 pandemic has changed lives around the world and here at home. Last month, Birmingham City Schools (BCS) announced that the first nine weeks of the 2020–2021 academic year will be done remotely in light of the ongoing coronavirus
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Source: The Birmingham Times
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Lotoria King Has 3 Children in BCS. Her Plans for Their Virtual Classes
By Je’Don Holloway Talley For the Birmingham Times Back-to-school shopping for Lotoria King, who has three children in Birmingham City Schools (BCS), usually meant supplies and clothing. Not this year. “I’m trying to make sure they all have laptop computers with webcams. I have internet
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Source: The Birmingham Times
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Members of Congress Demand Answers About California DMV $50M Personal Data Sale
When news broke about Facebook collaborating with data mining companies during the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, it may have broken the dam. Now almost four years later, more citizens are raising concerns about their data and who’s sharing it. Several members of California’s delegation
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COVID lockdown or not, St Thomas Western in full election mode
DESPITE not being able to host weddings, funerals, entertainment or civic services in St Thomas for at least another 14 days, the hotly contested St Thomas Western constituency is in full election mode.
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