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Trinidad: Health Minister admits daughter infected with COVID-19 - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) Health Minister Terrence Deyal­singh’s daughter and son-in-law have been infected with Covid-19. The article Trinidad: Health Minister admits daughter infected with COVID-19 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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D.C. Council Kills Advertising Tax on Second Budget Vote
In an unusual Thursday session, the D.C. Council voted to eliminate the proposed advertising tax it endorsed two weeks ago after several individuals and news organizations voiced their opposition. The council voted 11-2 on July23 to end the advertising sales tax after some councilmembers said they
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Good Trouble: Congressman John Robert Lewis (1940-2020) - Dallas Examiner
  By ROBYN H. JIMENEZ The Dallas Examiner   “I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a [...] The post Good Trouble: Congressman John Robert Lewis (1940-2020) appeared first on Dallas Examiner.
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Homeless program targets those vulnerable to COVID-19 -
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority is embarking on an “ambitious plan” to house 15,000 homeless Angelenos who are most vulnerable to COVID-19, while in part satisfying a federal court order. “We still have thousands of unsheltered people in Los Angeles County who are at risk
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Joy Reid makes history as the first black cable news anchor - Face2Face Africa
Journalist and MSNBC host Joy Reid has made history becoming the first Black woman to anchor a cable primetime news show in a broadcast television industry. Women of colour represent just 12.6% of the local TV news staff, according to “The Status of Women in the U.S. Media” study. In an interview
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Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape: Treasury shoots down plan to build 1 000-bed field hospital | News24
The plan to use some of the Buffalo City metro's R340 million housing budget to build a 1 000-bed field hospital in East London has been shot down by National Treasury.
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How Working Out Helped This Entrepreneur Survive Unthinkable Tragedy
For Caprice Bryant, the journey to entrepreneurship was littered with real-life bumps in the road. Here, the fitness founder shares—in her own words—how working out helped her recover from two…
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Africa: What Drove Asia's Economic Success Stories, and What Should Africa Emulate?
[The Conversation Africa] The remarkable economic transformation of Asia in recent decades has attracted global attention. It has ignited scholarly and policy debates about the region's development models and strategies.
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Middle-class downgrade from pricey apartments
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We can't trust Trump with our kids' health : TheGrio
On July 17, America lost a courageous leader and a remarkable teacher. From a young age, Congressman John Lewis sacrificed... View Article The post We can’t trust Trump with our kids’ health appeared first on TheGrio.
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For The Country's Top Accelerators, New Inclusion Strategies Are On The Horizon | The Plug
Google for Startups had already launched an accelerator specifically for Black founders when racial uprisings occurred throughout the country in June following the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breanna Taylor, but Jewel Burks Solomon, head of Google for Startups, said the company wanted
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AP-NORC poll: US course at record low, Trump sinks on virus | The Atlanta Voice
With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump’s presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position as his reelection bid against Democrat Joe Biden enters a pivotal stretch. A new poll from
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15-year-old gets J$1. 4 for brain tumour treatment |
WESTERN BUREAU: Kaylia Pinnock, the 15-year-old Anchovy High School student who is battling a stage-two brain tumour, got some much-needed financial assistance yesterday when she was presented with a cheque for J$1.4 million by the school’s past...
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Black-owned candle company curates sound with scent - TheGrio
Treble And Flame Co. combines the hobbies and interests of a loving couple matching lush scents with curated playlists, igniting... View Article The post Black-owned candle company curates sound with scent appeared first on TheGrio.
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Street light installation project to be completed
Government's three-year LED street light installation programme, being implemented by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), is expected to be completed by the end of the 2020/21 fiscal year, according to Desmond McKenzie.McKenzie, the local government and community development minister, said
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Liberty rookie Jocelyn Willoughby looking to make impact on and off court
Everything Jocelyn Willoughby didn’t even know she was secretly hoping for came to fruition during April’s WNBA draft, when she ultimately landed with the New York Liberty.
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Was Slavery A Sin? Most Slaveholding Christians Claimed God Ordained The Practice
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WATCH: What You Need To Know — July 27, 2020: John Lewis Farewell — Second Stimulus Check Nears — Athletes Helping Felons
1. The Final Crossing of John Lewis What You Need To Know: The body of human rights icon and U.S. Congressman John Robert Lewis is now in the middle of a journey through places that held such importance in his life. And by the same token, he was important to those places. 2. The Clock […]
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Trump Takes Shots At Obama Over Ad Showing Sit-down With Biden
President Donald Trump attacked an ad released by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden featuring former President Barack Obama sitting down with Biden. According to The Hill, in the ad, Obama…
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Biden Surrogates Tout 'Plan for America' | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
President Donald Trump’s failure to control the coronavirus pandemic has worsened a long list of challenges facing American families, according to presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden. Among those challenges are caregivers, parents struggling to find childcare, and those in nursing
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Clippers’ Williams in 10-day quarantine after food run - Stabroek News
Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams must complete a 10-day quarantine and will miss the first two games of the restarted season next week, the NBA announced yesterday. The article Clippers’ Williams in 10-day quarantine after food run appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Africa: Aids Conference - Covid-19, Big Breakthroughs and Missed Targets
[The Conversation Africa] This year saw the first ever AIDS conference to be held entirely online. The 23rd International AIDS Conference, the largest convergence of HIV researchers, implementers, advocates and policy people, should have taken place in Oakland/San Francisco in July 2020. But amid
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ECB to begin domestic season with Bob Willis Trophy on Aug. 1 - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) yesterday released the fixtures for its 2020 season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic, with counties set to play a one-off red-ball competition for the Bob Willis Trophy starting on
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Biden Surrogates Tout 'Plan for America' | Dallas Weekly
Staging frequent media briefings where surrogates tout Biden’s message remains a regular occurrence of the campaign. On Tuesday, July 21, former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance
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People could be prosecuted for refusing to wear masks
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#StayWoke The Oklahoma Eagle Editorial: Civil Rights Icons, Kenny Stills And House Votes | The Oklahoma Eagle
Civil Rights Icons Earn Their Final Reward   The passing of United States Congressman John Lewis and civil rights leader C.T. Vivian are reminders that the torches passed to the two brave men was carried with the highest values their mentor Dr. Martin Luther King set in motion over 50 years
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Forte courts trouble - J’can Bar Association, Knight on the attack, attorney general says comments misinterpreted
The Jamaican Bar Association has chastised Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte over comments she made in the wake of a court ruling attributed to Justice Bertram Morrison but she has hit back at her critics. Earlier this week, it was reported in...
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Misery for Warriors stars in English Championship
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Urban warfare in Portland - Stabroek News
The ongoing crackdown in Portland, Oregon – enforced by unidentified federal agents in camouflage and tactical gear – has produced scenes more reminiscent of democratic resistance in a banana republic rather than a protest in an American
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Komal Chand’s body finally returned from Cuba - Stabroek News
The body of the late president of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers’ Union (GAWU), Komal Chand returned to Guyana yesterday on a flight from Cuba. The article Komal Chand’s body finally returned from Cuba appeared first on Stabroek News.
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