Biden administration announces it intends to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Bo Erickson, CBS News The Biden administration announced its intention last Thursday to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, including menthol. 'Banning menthol—the last allowable flavor—in cigarettes and banning all flavors in cigars will help save lives, particularly among those
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FDA to authorize Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for 12-to-15-year-olds by early next week, official says | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to authorize Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine in children and teens ages 12 to 15 by early next week, a federal government official tells CNN. Pfizer has applied for emergency use authorization for its coronavirus vaccine for
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Tourism minister says safe reopening job number one - Barbados Today
Barbados prepares to welcome visitors under new COVID-19 vaccination protocols from Saturday with tourism authorities saying the safe reopening of the hotel and hospitality sectors is a priority and sobered by a new development in the island’s largest source market. Minister of Tourism Senator
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OIG Report Says CPD Search Warrants Disproportionately Targeted Black Residents | The Crusader Newspaper Group
NBC 5 Chicago A new interim report by the city of Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General says that Chicago Police Department search warrants disproportionately targeted people of color. The report, which examined search warrants issued and executed between 2017 and 2020, found that Black men
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Recipients of guaranteed income called by Mayor Prince | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Patrick Forrest Gary Mayor Jerome Prince made a number of phone calls to those who were selected to receive the assistance from the Guaranteed Income Validation Effort (GIVE) program. In his original announcement, Prince noted statistics that show nearly 40 percent of Americans cannot afford
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National advocate: Govt turning a blind eye to child abuse - Barbados Today
With several child sexual abuse cases being brought before the law courts in recent weeks, outspoken child advocate Shelly Ross has accused the authorities of failing the nation’s children by not paying attention to the crimes. Ross said there are too many reported and unreported child abuse cases
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Ma'Khia Bryant's death puts spotlight police shootings in Ohio city
In the aftermath of the police killing of Ma'Khia Bryant's, more attention is being paid to the city where it... View Article The post Ma'Khia Bryant's death puts spotlight on frequency of police shootings in Columbus, Ohio appeared first on TheGrio.
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College Possible Celebrates its High School and College Graduates | The Madison Times
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Sometimes, first-generation students feel a certain pressure to do well academically. While Bawi Kil Dawt Nun Par certainly feels that pressure, her educational aspirations are as much for her as they are for her parents. “Going to college and finishing my education has always
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Bar: Entire justice system needs a fix - Barbados Today
Many of the issues causing a backlog in the courts are systemic, and the Barbados Bar Association says it is time to stop pointing fingers at lawyers alone and start employing solutions. Responding to an article published over the weekend in another section of the Press, in which Chief Justice
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‘Stop The Madness’: Activists Respond to Gun Violence in Jeffco | BlackPressUSA
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES - “I want to tell the community you need to put the guns down and pick up the Word of God,” she said. “I am so tired of this going on. . . not just in Fairfield but Birmingham and Bessemer and I have gone all around doing vigils and funerals and my heart goes out to a lot of
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BNA praises midwives’ ‘resilience’ in the time of COVID - Barbados Today
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in “enormous challenges” for Barbadian midwives, President of the Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) Valarie Francis-Miller has said. But she praised midwives for their continued “resilience” in provide life-saving services to pregnant women and ensuring healthy
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Commendations, reprimands for officer in Wright death - TheGrio
The service file of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright includes a commendation... View Article The post Commendations, reprimands for officer in Wright death appeared first on TheGrio.
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UPDATE: Body of Jovoni Moise recovered - Barbados Today
Police have recovered the body of Jovoni Moise, who went missing at Brighton Beach, St Michael yesterday. Public Relations Officer Acting Inspector Rodney Inniss said Moise's body was recovered at  8:20 a.m. about 50 meters north of the said search area where he was last seen. Members of the
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Youth Transformation Series for May 2021 - Milwaukee Community Journal
This month – on the 13th, 20th, and 27th (Thursdays) – the Youth Transformation Series will be hosting multiple FREE May 2021 learning events that are open for the public. The Youth Transformation Series is a social and emotional learning program that will give males and females ages 12-27 the
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TROSA expands to Triad, breaks ground in Forsyth County - WS Chronicle
Last week Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA), a Durham-based nonprofit residential recovery program, took a step closer to expanding services to the Triad when they broke ground for their new facility on Union Cross
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Harvey Residents and Community Leaders Call for a Halt of ISBE Title One Funding After Federal Audit Findings. | BlackPressUSA
CHICAGO DEFENDER - “It is apparent that from the Inspector General’s report that District 152 and its School Board blatantly mismanaged federal and state funds that should have been directed to our children. Instead, it chose to fatten the payroll with political cronies, purchase a massive number
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Coding, robotics comes to teachers’ college - Barbados Today
Government and schools have an important role to play in providing a variety of vocational courses and skillsets for Barbadians who seek new job opportunities in the modern workplace, Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw said Friday. She was addressing participants of a coding and robotics
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New Jersey teacher curses at Black students, calls George Floyd 'criminal'
A New Jersey teacher has been removed from the virtual classroom after going a profanity-laced rant against his students about... View Article The post New Jersey teacher curses at Black students, calls George Floyd 'criminal' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Youth Summer Camps Are Scarce This Year, But Some Have Begun Registration *Updated*
Soon children and teenagers typically would dive into the territory’s summer programs offered by various schools, private businesses, and the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, camps and programs are scarce.   
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Jefferson County leaders address ‘unacceptable’ uptick in gun violence
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Birmingham’s mayor and police chief; Jefferson County’s Sheriff and DA and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama on Friday announced a partnership to stem gun violence in Birmingham and across Jefferson County. The alliance comes in a month that
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Mother’s Day special for Staycation Winner - Barbados Today
Mother’s Day this Sunday, May 9, will be extra special for first-time mother Maryse Headley, the winner of the Barbados TODAY (BT) and The Hilton Barbados Resort’s Special Mom Staycation contest. Headley captured the lion’s share of the votes with 336 likes for her photo. Entrants submitted photos
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Should Duggan be Out of Detroit Mayoral Race? Why Opponent Thinks So. | Local News | The Michigan Chronicle
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan’s should be removed from the mayoral race on the primary ballot - that's at least what progressive mayoral candidate Anonthy Adams believes, WDIV reported. The request to have Duggan's name removed from the primary ballot for the race was filed by his opponent Adams 'over
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Bryan Waives Graduation Fees for 2021 Graduates of Public High Schools
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. announced Tuesday he is waiving graduation fees for students graduating from the territory’s public high schools this year as COVID-19 health protocols have prevented traditional graduation ceremonies.
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Missing: Ershell Sargeant - Barbados Today
The Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance to locate a missing girl. She is Ershell Sargeant, 16, of Collington Drive, Crane, St Philip, a student of the Deighton Griffith Secondary School. Ershell was last seen by her mother Narine Sargeant, 50, of the same address, on
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Leading economist insists it cannot be business as usual - Barbados Today
Predicting that meaningful economic growth and business travel were highly unlikely to return to the region any time soon, one noted economist is warning of the urgent need for “disruption” of how things are done in the region in several industries. Regional economist Marla Dukharan said most
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STX 4th Grader Armani Harvey Wins Spot in Doodle for Google Contest
Armani Harvey, a fourth grader at Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School, has been named the U.S. Virgin islands winner in the 13th annual Doodle for Google competition. And everyone in the V.I can help him make it to the finals by voting online.
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A SALUTE TO MOTHERS: By Leader of the Opposition Joseph Atherley - Barbados Today
On this day, May ninth, in the year of Our Lord 2021, and in this space, we the sons and daughters of this fair land: infant, adolescent, adult and senior, Express with loud and singular voice sincerest gratitude to God Most High for the institution of Motherhood. We salute with greatest honour
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine new cases, four discharged - Barbados Today
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified nine new positive cases of COVID-19 – three males and six females – on Saturday, May 8, from among the 504 tests conducted. Four people recovered from the virus and were discharged.  There are currently 105 persons in isolation. The total
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Lottery has new $50 000 game - Barbados Today
The Barbados Lottery’s new $5 instant scratch ticket game “Metal Pearl 7s” offers players 15 chances to win up to $50,000 on one ticket. The all-new dual instant scratch ticket game is easy to play, and players can win instantly with a high amount of cash and prizes. “We believe this new game will
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Anchoring destroyed our reefs; did we learn anything? - Barbados Today
By Robin Mahon At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Barbados gave several cruise ships permission to anchor off Barbados. In extending this helping hand, mistakes were made that have cost Barbados dearly. The anchoring has destroyed extensive areas of live coral reef on the South and
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