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Lancaster, Texas - Representative Carl Sherman, is proud to highlight a piece of legislation he has filed for the 87th Legislative Session, HB 420, the Maternity Mortality Taskforce Bill. The proposed legislation will form a taskforce that will study maternal mortality rates for pregnant African
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Positive for COVID, Jamaican deportee decries treatment by UK authorities - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican who expressed concern last week that his deportation from the United Kingdom could be a “death sentence” as he had no known relatives here has tested positive for COVID-19 after landing last
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O’Rourke Stumps for Biden
By Allana J. BarefieldStaff Writer Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke, serving as his surrogate, addressed former Vice President Joe Biden’s plans for the presidency on a conference call recently. O’Rourke is confident that Biden will be able to become President even in the midst of a pandemic. According to
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Our View: U.S. Census Should Not Become a Coronavirus Vasualty – Free Press of Jacksonville
OurView (Idaho Mountain Express) : The people in the United States are counted every ten years. A pandemic should not be an excuse to warp the 2020 process. The constitutionally required decennial census provides the [...]
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US has no favourite in Jamaica’s election race, says Tapia - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Observer) United States Ambassador to Jamaica Donald Tapia has declared that his country has no position on which party should form the next g overnment in Jamaica. The article US has no favourite in Jamaica’s election race, says Tapia appeared first on Stabroek News.
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The attempt to destroy our religion | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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Warnock, Ossoff Win Georgia Senate Runoffs - Los Angeles Sentinel
The racial awakening in the United States last year after the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd may have propelled a sweep for Democrats in the January 5, 2021 Georgia Senate runoffs, paving the way for President-elect Joe Biden to push his legislative agenda without fear of
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Three storms are threatening the United States and the Caribbean this weekend - L.A. Focus Newspaper
They are Tropical Storm Hanna in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Douglas in the Pacific Ocean and Tropical Storm Gonzalo in the Atlantic. This is where things stand with all
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Israel and Morocco Stand to Gain from Ties as U.S. Recognizes Moroccan Claim to Contested Territory – The Wilmington Journal
The December 10 announcement of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel marked the fourth Muslim-majority nation in the past four months to officially “friend” Israel. But it was different from September’s historic Abraham [...]
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Biden must use sanctions as leverage against Venezuela’s Maduro, U.S. envoy says - Stabroek News
WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) - The top U.S. envoy on Venezuela called on the incoming Biden administration yesterday to use the leverage he believes has been gained from years of tough sanctions aimed at ousting socialist President Nicolas Maduro and urged against offering him any
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Africa: The Budapest Memorandum On Giving Up Nuclear Weapon
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‘How Did 12 Percent Of Black Men Vote For Trump?’ - The Seattle Medium
In Barack Obama’s first presidential campaign, 95 percent of Black male voters and 96 percent of Black women chose him, NBC News reported. Four years later, Black women’s support remained at 96 percent for Obama’s 2012 re-election, while Black men slid to 87 percent. In 2016, when the nominee was
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Lawmakers running out of time - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It's Thursday, August 27. Deadlines fast approaching The California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters The clock is ticking for lawmakers to chart a recovery path for the world's fifth-largest economy, keep millions of Californians from being evicted and
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Suicide prevention has a systemic racism problem. Here's how to fix it. - African American News Today - EIN News
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Alex Haley, renowned author, dies
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Leaders reflect on the life of John Lewis | New Pittsburgh Courier
“Moral conscience” of U.S. Congress Crusader Staff Report The life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis is being remembered as the nation mourns the death of the civil rights activist, … Continued The post Leaders reflect on the life of John Lewis appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Africa: USAID Celebrates the Tenth Anniversary of Helping Babies Breathe
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How Caribbean women got Biden elected
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California must quickly implement policies for tracking and controlling health care costs and price increases - Black Voice News
In summary To protect Californians from rising health care costs, the state needs to strengthen price transparency and price competition. By Glenn Melnick, Special to CalMatters Glenn Melnick is a professor of health care finance and public policy at the University of Southern
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