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1994: Five Iraqis and a Kuwaiti are sentenced to death in Kuwait for plotting to kill former US President George H W Bush with a car bomb during his visit to Kuwait in
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‘To Say That She’s An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement’: At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives
Fedida, who has worked under two ABC News presidents, Ben Sherwood and now James Goldston, has helped to foster an environment so toxic that several former staffers and talent told HuffPost that when they left the network they felt like they were leaving an abusive
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Sudan wants PMs to solve Nile dam deadlock
Sudan proposed on Wednesday upgrading negotiations with Egypt and Ethiopia on a Nile mega-dam to prime ministerial level in a bid to break the
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US police reform: Trump to sign executive order on ‘best practice’ | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
US President Donald Trump is due to sign an executive order on police reform, amid anger about the killing African Americans by
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House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to
House of Representatives voted, 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson.
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson Has Tested Positive For COVID-19
The post HUD Secretary Ben Carson Has Tested Positive For COVID-19 appeared first on Essence.
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Larry Aubry was never afraid to write ‘black’ commentary
I haven’t written my weekly column for five years, moving on to digital content and films, and running a think tank at Cal State Dominguez
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Executive Order 9981, to end segregation in US Armed Forces is signed by Preside
Executive Order 9981, to end segregation in US Armed Forces is signed by President Harry Truman
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26
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U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, consisting of nine main islands and some 75 islets, were explored by Columbus in 1493. They were originally inhabited by the Carib Indians. Since 1666, England has held six of the main islands; the remaining three (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), as well as about 50 of the
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'A betrayal': Early Facebook staffers denounce Zuckerberg
Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook’s early days on Wednesday blasted CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act against incendiary posts by US President Donald Trump as “cowardly” and a “betrayal” of company
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Somalia not ready for 'one person - one vote' poll: regional presidents | Africanews
July 13: Somalia regional presidents reject term extension
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Trump blames China for 'mass worldwide killing'
US President Donald Trump again lashed out at China Wednesday over the coronavirus pandemic, blaming Beijing for "mass worldwide
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WHO to hold first virtual assembly
The World Health Assembly, which has been trimmed from the usual three weeks to just two days, Monday and Tuesday, is expected to focus almost solely on Covid-19, which in a matter of months has killed more than 310,000 globally, and infected nearly
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Senate Confirms Nation’s First African American Service Chief – Westside Story Newspaper – Online
In an unanimous 98-0 vote presided over by Vice President Pence, a rare occasion, the Senate voted to confirm Gen. Charles “C.Q.” Brown as the Air Force’s next chief of
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Washington, Hercules (Enslaved Cook of George Washington) (1755?- ?)
Hercules Washington was the enslaved head cook at George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation home where he prepared meals for decades for the Washington family and the guests who visit the mansion. Hercules was most likely born in 1755 somewhere in Virginia although the exact place of birth and
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Trump’s photo-op with a Bible is contemptuous
In a made-for-propaganda-TV moment, he led a bizarre parade from the White House to St. John’s Episcopal Church down the street on the evening of June 1, where he waited for someone in his entourage to hand him
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Ramaphosa to announce new Cabinet at 20:30 as Mkhize resigns - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Two reliable and well-placed sources said Mkhize submitted his resignation amid mounting evidence against him related to an irregular communication tender with Digital Vibes. The post Ramaphosa to announce new Cabinet at 20:30 as Mkhize resigns appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
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A long-overdue ‘Tip of the Cap’ to baseball’s Black pioneers
So did three other former U.S. presidents and a host of prominent civil rights leaders, entertainers and sports greats in a virtual salute to the 100-year anniversary of the founding of baseball’s Negro
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Two more Trump campaign staff get Covid-19
Two more members of US President Donald Trump's campaign staff who helped organise his weekend election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have tested positive for coronavirus, the campaign said
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USA election transition hurdles | Africanews
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refused to answer a question over whether or not the US State Department was standing in the way of a succesful transition by the incoming administration of President-elect Joe
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Historic 2020 US Election: The pandemic vs the economic - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
The 2020 US Presidential Election held last Tuesday, November 3, will likely go down as among the most important in United States history—for several reasons. First, there was the turnout. For the last few weeks, Americans listened to former first lady Michelle Obama, one of the most liked person
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'We Took the Capitol' Trump Supporters Storm the Chambers of Congress | Dallas Weekly
Gunshots rang out in the hallway near the chambers, and windows were shattered throughout the building. An unidentified woman inside reportedly was shot in the neck. Her condition is currently unclear. The National Guard joined the Secret Service, FBI, Capitol Police, and D.C.’s Metropolitan Police
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Angola: Covid-19 - Government Maintains Prevention Measures
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The Angolan government announced Monday the maintenance of measures to prevent and fight Covid-19, as part of the update of the Decree on the State of Public Calamity.
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Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College
Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College, dies.
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1984
After Trump, Biden aims to reshape the presidency itself - Black News Channel
By JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Biden takes the oath of office Wednesday outside a wounded U.S. Capitol, he will begin reshaping the office of the presidency itself as he sets out to lead a bitterly divided nation struggling with a devastating pandemic and an
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This Day in History - May 25
1961: US President John F Kennedy asks the nation to work toward putting a man on the moon by the end of the
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Hamilton, Bermuda (1790- )
Hamilton is the capital of the British overseas island territory of Bermuda in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The city had a population of 3,641 people in 2014. Hamilton is located on the northern shore of a deep water harbour on the main island of Bermuda. Most of the people who work in Hamilton do
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VP Mike Pence tests negative after Trump tests positive for COVID-19
Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence tested negative for COVID-19 Friday morning, hours after President Donald Trump... View Article The post VP Mike Pence tests negative, ‘remains in good health’ after Trump tests positive for COVID-19 appeared first on TheGrio.
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Josh Kanhai elected Chairman of URP - Stabroek News
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