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What mandate? Biden's agenda faces a divided Congress - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden wants to 'restore the soul of America.' First, he'll need to fix a broken and divided Congress. Biden is rushing headlong into a legislative branch ground down by partisanship, name-calling
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Texas A&M University And George Floyd Memorial Foundation Partner To Launch Internship Program For Black Male Students - Blavity
Texas A&M University-Commerce and the George Floyd Memorial Foundation announced the launch of an internship program tailored toward Black male students.
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Trump tweets words 'he won'; says vote rigged, not conceding - Black News Channel
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump worked to take back an apparent acknowledgment that Joe Biden won the White House and was making clear he would keep trying to overturn the election result. Trump's earlier comments Sunday had given some critics and
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Governors ratchet up restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving - Black News Channel
By DAVID EGGERT and RACHEL LACORTE Associated Press An increasing number of governors and mayors across the U.S. are ratcheting up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving for fear that holiday travel and family gatherings will only worsen the record-breaking, coast-to-coast resurgence of the
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Volunteers still needed to test variety of COVID-19 vaccines - Black News Channel
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Two COVID-19 vaccines might be nearing the finish line, but scientists caution it's critical that enough people volunteer to help finish studying other candidates in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna Inc. and competitor Pfizer Inc. recently announced
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Asia Today: India reports 41,100 new coronavirus cases - Black News Channel
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has reported 41,100 new cases of the coronavirus, raising the country's overall tally since the pandemic began to 8.79 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 447 deaths in the same period, driving total fatalities to 129,635. India is second in the world in
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Warren Moon: NFL diversity incentives 'a step forward', says Hall of Fame quarterback
… has only three full-time African-American head coaches, the same … so they will hire more African-American head coaches and I … to create more opportunities for African-Americans because we should have … starting to happen for African-Americans in the NFL and …
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Thousands rally behind Trump, believing he won race he lost - Black News Channel
By ASHRAF KHALIL and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fervent supporters of President Donald Trump rallied in Washington on Saturday behind his spurious claim of a stolen election and swarmed his motorcade when he detoured for a drive-by on his way out of town. 'I just want to keep
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Ethiopia's PM vows 'final and crucial' offensive in Tigray - Black News Channel
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's prime minister on Tuesday declared 'the final and crucial' military operation will launch in the coming days against the government of the country's rebellious northern Tigray region. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a social media post
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Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq - Black News Channel
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan almost in half to 2,500 by Jan. 15, a U.S. official said Monday. The order would stop short of outgoing President Donald Trump's goal to have all troops withdrawn by the end of
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Washington has virus case, Giants, Falcons add to COVID list - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer The New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons each put a player on the NFL's COVID-19 list Tuesday, while Washington had its first instance of someone in the organization testing positive for the coronavirus since the season began. The NFL said there were 17 new
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Report: Belgian nursing homes failed patients amid pandemic - Black News Channel
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities 'abandoned' thousands of elderly people who died in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic and did not seek hospital treatment for many who were infected, violating their human rights, Amnesty International said in an
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5 Reasons Why Mumia Abu-Jamal Should Be Released
Since his 1982 conviction, there has been enough evidence stacking on the side of those who maintain Abu-Jamal’s innocence that entire books, movies, and fashions have been dedicated to the Free Mumia cause.
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NFL Assembles All-Black Officiating Crew For First Time
The NFL will have an all-Black officiating crew for the first time in league history when the Rams play the Buccaneers on Monday night. “This historic Week 11 crew is a testament to the countless and immeasurable contributions of Black officials to the game, their exemplary performance, and to the
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Black Officials Will Make NFL History on ‘MNF’
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Washington Football Team, Ravens to Keep Fans from Sunday’s Games as COVID-19 Surges in Md.
The Washington Football Team and Baltimore Ravens will play at home Sunday without allowing fans to attend, a decision both organizations made based on the surging number of coronavirus cases in Maryland and the D.C. metropolitan area.
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PRESS ROOM: Fabian Broaden — Making statements through photos
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'Coming 2 America' to launch on Amazon Prime in March - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined 'Coming 2 America,' the sequel to the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy, has landed on a date to come to audiences. The film which reunites Murphy and Arsenio Hall will debut on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021, Amazon Studios said Friday. Originally a Paramount Pictures
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Stocks drift as vaccine hopes collide with virus fears - Black News Channel
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting close to their record highs Wednesday, as hopes for a coronavirus vaccine coming in the future collide with worries about the worsening pandemic in the present. The S&P 500 was flipping between small gains and losses after
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Oxford scientists expect COVID-19 vaccine data by Christmas - Black News Channel
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — University of Oxford scientists expect to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas, a key researcher said Thursday as he discussed the team's latest findings. Dr. Andrew Pollard, an expert in pediatric infection
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US drops drug trafficking charges against ex-Mexican general - Black News Channel
By LARRY NEUMEISTER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday formally dropped a drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, a decision that came after Mexico threatened to cut off cooperation with
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Syria's longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79 - Black News Channel
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's longtime Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country's most prominent faces to the outside world during the uprising against President Bashar Assad, died on Monday. He was 79. Al-Moallem, who served as
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US surpasses 250,000 coronavirus deaths as pandemic surges - TheGrio
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Minority Employees v. Amazon: Rev. Jackson, CK Hoffler, Announce Support of Class Action Lawsuit - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Rev. Jesse Jackson has announced his support for former Amazon employee Chris Smalls, who has spearheaded a class-action lawsuit against the company for its alleged failure to provide personal protection
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Chad Johnson Debuts Girlfriend, Says She’s Different From The Rest Because She Gives Him “Structure”
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NFL’S SIXTH ANNUAL 1ST AND FUTURE PITCH COMPETITION MOVES TO PRIMETIME BROADCAST DURING SUPER BOWL LV WEEK - Houston Forward Times
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Murphy's choice: Fed official has say on transition launch - Black News Channel
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of an obscure federal agency that is holding up the presidential transition knew well before Election Day that she might soon have a messy situation on her hands. Before Nov. 3, Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services
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Watch The Trailer For Regina King’s “One Night In Miami” Where Four Black Civil Rights Icons Unite
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