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Culver City reopens municipal pool for public swimming -

CULVER CITY — The city’s municipal pool reopened July 13 with limited hours and stringent public safety measures, after closing four months ago to curb the spread of COVID-19. The city’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services reopened the pool, known as the Plunge, in coordination

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Senator Harris Introduces Bill Giving Anti-Bias Training To Health Providers

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced a bill Wednesday ensuring health providers and other individuals involved in COVID-19 testing, treatment, vaccine distribution, and response receive bias and anti-racism training. The COVID-19…

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Relative reportedly confesses to plotting Trelawny woman's murder

Police investigators have arrested a close relative of 36-year-old Trelawny woman Tamara Geddes in connection with her murder. Geddes was killed inside her bedroom in her community of Reserve district on June 19. It happened in full view of her 10-...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

‘Angel’ newborn rescued from street in Colombia

A day-old baby, abandoned in a street in Cali, Colombia, in early July, was rescued when a passerby heard his cries. The newborn was taken ...

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Source: South Florida Times

More white Americans dying at hands of law enforcement than black Americans, says US President Donald Trump - African American News Today - EIN News

… of law enforcement than the black Americans. Trump’s response came during … further asked as to why African Americans are still dying at the …

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National Urban League: 2010 Census Omitted 3.7 Million Blacks – Nearly Five Times Its Original ‘Undercount’ Claims - The New Journal and Guide

By Hazel Trice Edney

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Africa COVID-19 stats: 643,679 cases; 13,989 deaths; 332,789 recoveries | Africanews

There are now more than over 590,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

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#Election2020 – Four more years? Trump struggles to outline second term plan | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump is adamant that he wants another four years in office. It’s less clear what he would do with them. The Republican president repeatedly assailed Democratic rival Joe Biden during a rambling, hourlong Rose Garden news conference Tuesday that doubled as a reelection rally. But

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

HISD to begin 2020-2021 academic school year online for 6 weeks - DefenderNetwork.com

With the health and safety of students, families, and staff as the top priority, all HISD students will begin the 2020-2021 school year virtually on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Virtual instruction for all students will continue for six weeks through Friday, October 16. The decision to begin the

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Cancer In The Age Of COVID: Black Breast Cancer Survivors Speak Out

Ebonie Guyton, a public health practitioner in Detroit, MI, received a shock in February of this year: At age 34, she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. Soon after, […] The post Cancer In The Age Of COVID: Black Breast Cancer Survivors Speak Out appeared first on Essence.

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South Korea's President says he's a feminist. Three of his allies were accused of sex crimes - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Park Won-soon, 64, died in an apparent suicide last week shortly after the sexual harassment claims were filed with police, meaning that the victim's claims won't be criminally

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Source: La Focus Newspaper

TGR COMMENTARY: How Democrats Could Lose the Election | The Orlando Advocate

By Lucius Gantt Two and a half cheers for the Joe Biden Presidential Campaign. Biden finally spent money with some Black newspaper owners. The buy was probably via the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) but, if you don’t know, less than one half of

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Source: The Orlando Advocate

Kenya, US look to win-win negotiation of free trade deal beyond pandemic

Despite the gloom, fear and uncertainty engendered by the pandemic, the launch of the trade deal negotiations signal a future after the damage wrought by the novel virus.

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Source: Business Daily

Foundation Belonging To Billionaire Philanthropist George Soros To Invest $220 Million In The Fight For Racial Justice - Blavity

George Soros will invest $220 million through his organization, Open Society Foundations, into the fight for racial justice.

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A mother's frantic search ends in heartbreak: Daughter found raped, stabbed to death in KZN field | News24

A mother's frantic overnight search for her teenage daughter ended in tragedy on when the child’s body was found in a field.

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Covid-19: Concerns grow as cases grow in KZN hotspots | News24

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu has expressed concern over the rising number of coronavirus cases in the province.

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US$10, 440 paid by CMU for Pinnock's 'made-up' award not recovered

NO attempt has been made to recover the US$10,440 Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) spent to have former President Fritz Pinnock collect the international Socrates award in 2016, which has been dismissed in the British media as a 'made-up honour'.

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Togo issues arrest warrant for ex-prime minister Agbéyomé Kodjo | Africanews

A Togolese court has issued an international arrest warrant for opposition figure Agbéyomé Kodjo, who came second in the February presidential election won by president Faure Gnassingbé, and who now lives in “hiding in Togo”, according to one of his lawyers on

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Judge Sends Black Teen To Juvenile Detention Center For Missing Online Homework

A 15-year-old Michigan teen was incarcerated after a judge ruled she violated her probation by not completing her online coursework.

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Spike in Coronavirus cases in Madagascar [Morning Call] | Africanews

Two lawmakers have died after becoming infected with coronavirus in Madagascar. Eleven parliamentarians and 14 senators have also tested positive for the virus. The latest there was made by the country’s president Andry

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Trump's dismal dismissal of police killings of Black people | Atlanta Daily World

When asked in an interview today why Black Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country,” President Donald Trump responded: “So are white people. So are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people,” Trump told CBS News senior investigative

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Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green Takes Defense Skills to New Arena

Draymond Green, 30, has won three National Basketball Association (NBA) Championships with the San Francisco-based Golden State Warriors and is known to be an agitator on the court. Now, the three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection has mounted an attack off the hardwood in another

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Playing with fire - Stabroek News

Yesterday, incumbent President David Granger serenely celebrated his 75th birthday with special invitees including core party loyalists and key Government figures, before his smiling portrait in a huge banner that proclaimed “May God bless you with a life full of health, happiness and

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Letter from Black Educators Caucus of MKE - Milwaukee Community Journal

The Black Educators Caucus wants to start this letter by stating that nothing is more important to us than the safety of our students, families, and staff. We remain committed to encouraging widespread engagement to ensure the district’s reopening plan meets our entire school communities diverse

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

ACLU Statement on President Trump’s Dismissal of the Disproportionate Police Killings of Black People - Milwaukee Community Journal

WASHINGTON — When asked in an interview today why Black Americans are “still dying at the hands of law enforcement in this country,” President Donald Trump responded: “So are white people. So are white people. What a terrible question to ask. So are white people,” Trump told CBS News senior

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Gabon appoints first woman prime minister amid government shakeup | News24

Gabon President Ali Bongo has promoted his defence minister Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda to prime minister.

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Mali protest leaders call for rally for slain protesters | Africanews

The opposition against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta in Mali is not

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

JANOT: Lockdowns still hurt but not so painful for the Euro zone

Projection New measures unlikely to be announced during the two day conference.

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Source: Business Daily

Sigh: Kanye West Is Still Running For President, Officially On Presidential Ballot In Oklahoma

The nightmare that is 2020 just won't let up. AP is reporting that Kanye West has officially qualified to be on Oklahoma's presidential ballot, making the first state he has met requirements before the filing deadline.

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Atlanta NAACP calls for Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to resign after death of 8-year-old girl | Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta NAACP vice president and attorney Gerald Griggs has called for Democratic Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to resign after the shooting death of 8-year-old Secoriea Turner. The death of Turner followed the police killing of Rayshard Brooks, which spawned protesting and rioting across the

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