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Ted Cruz says leaving Texas during winter disaster was "obviously a mistake" as he returns from Cancún | Dallas Weekly
First spotted at an airport by a social media user who posted his photo, there was an immediate outcry overnight that a U.S. senator would travel out of the state amid the worst storm in many Texans' lifetimes. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most
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Ted Cruz Finds Out The Hard Way Social Media Keeps Its Receipts
Sen. Ted Cruz has learned social media saves receipts after California residents brought up a tweet Cruz posted in July ripping the state's blackouts
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Van Duyne partners with Agape Connect and Operation Blessing to distribute Food and Water to Families Across North Texas | Dallas Weekly
Irving, TX – Rep. Beth Van Duyne (TX-24) today spent the afternoon working with Agape Connect and Operation Blessing to deliver food and water to families across North Texas struggling in the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri. “Winter Storm Uri has wrecked havoc on our state, leaving many North Texans
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'Alone': How Italian town with 1st known virus death fared - Black News Channel
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VO, Italy (AP) — Italy delivered the first shocking confirmation of locally transmitted coronavirus infections outside of Asia a year ago Sunday, with back-to-back revelations of cases more than 150 kilometers (nearly 100 miles) apart in the
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President Biden Applauded for Reopening Enrollment at Healthcare.gov through May 15th | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to Marcela Howell of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, before the ACA, people of color accounted for 54% of the uninsured in the United States, even though they only make up 35% of the population. Black women and other women of color
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Joe Biden Logic: Illegal Aliens Good, ‘Illegal Alien’ Bad.
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Thailand's prime minister survives no-confidence vote - Black News Channel
By CHALIDA EKVITHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's prime minister survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday amid allegations that his government mismanaged the economy, bungled the provision of COVID-19 vaccines, abused human rights and fostered corruption. Nine
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Woman charged in Capitol melee says Proud Boys recruited her - Black News Channel
By ROXANA HEGEMAN Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — An Arizona woman charged in the Jan. 6 onslaught of the U.S. Capitol bragged in a Snapchat video that she was recently recruited by a Kansas City chapter of the Proud Boys, a neofascist organization that describes itself as 'Western
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Angry youths rattle Spain in support of jailed rap artist - Black News Channel
By JOSEPH WILSON and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The imprisonment of a rap artist for his music praising terrorist violence and insulting the Spanish monarchy has set off a powder keg of pent-up rage this week in the southern European country. The arrest of Pablo Hasél has
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Roger Stone investigated by Feds for ties to Proud Boys - TheGrio
The notorious conservative and Donald Trump ally, Roger Stone, was recently on federal prosecutors' radar for his affiliations to far-right nationalist... View Article The post Roger Stone investigated by Feds for ties to Proud Boys appeared first on TheGrio.
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Cruz travels to Cancun, Mexico, as millions of Texans remain without power amid historic winter storm | The Atlanta Voice
Sen. Ted Cruz and his family flew to Cancun, Mexico, as a winter disaster in his home state left millions without power or water, according to photos posted on social media and confirmed to CNN by a person familiar with the travel itinerary. Multiple Twitter users posted photos showing Cruz and his
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Leads U.S. Reparations Bill H.R. 40 | Dallas Weekly
“I think if people begin to associate this legislation with what happened to the descendants of enslaved Africans as a human rights violation, the sordid past that violated the human rights of all of us who are descendants of enslaved Africans, I think that we can find common ground to pass this
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Atlanta Mayor Urges NBA Fans To Stay Home For All-Star Game
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is urging people to stay away from the city for the NBA All-Star game, which the city will host.
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Georgia Senators seek end to "at-will" absentee voting | The Atlanta Voice
Since 2005, Georgia law allows every resident over the age of 18 to request an absentee ballot. The 2020 presidential election resulted in record-breaking voter turnout. Records were broken in Georgia last year as turnout increased by nearly 9 percentage points over 2016, from 59.1% to
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Clinton on Cruz: 'Don't vote for anyone you wouldn't trust with your dog'
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears to have taken aim at Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) for flying with... View Article The post Clinton shades Cruz: 'Don't vote for anyone you wouldn't trust with your dog' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Sudan announces managed currency float to revive economy - Black News Channel
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan announced a managed flotation of its currency on Sunday, in an unprecedented but expected step to meet a major demand by international financial institutions to help transitional authorities overhaul the battered economy. The move is the boldest
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Trump-McConnell feud threatens Republicans' path to power - Black News Channel
By STEVE PEOPLES, JILL COLVIN and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden's agenda and ultimately return the party to power. A day after
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Lynwood Mayor Eugene Williams seeks re-election on Feb. 23 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Residents in one of Chicago’s south suburbs will go to the polls on Tuesday, February 23 to vote in a primary election for mayor in the Village of Lynwood. The incumbent, Mayor Eugene “Gene” Williams, is hoping his 16 years of service to the community and his plans for economic development will
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Atlanta City Council Releases Committee Schedule for Monday, Feb.22 | Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta City Council Releases Committee Schedule Six Atlanta City Council committees will hold remote meetings next week in response to the telework protocol activated for City Hall. Pursuant to Section 2-136 of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances, public comment for each committee will be
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President Bio speaks about his government’s successes
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 21 February 2021: Speaking in the southern provincial district of Pujehun last Friday, President Dr Julius Maada Bio said that in the next eighteen  months his government will build and furnish a Junior and Senior Secondary School of Excellence exclusively for girls. “It
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Sierra Leone’s Francis Ben Kaifala receives US government Anti-Corruption Champion Award
U.S. Embassy Freetown: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 23 February 2021: Chargé d’Affairs at U.S. Embassy Freetown, Elaine M French, has presented Francis Ben Kaifala with the Department of State International Anti-Corruption Champions Award. Mr. Kaifala was honored for his leadership as the Commissioner
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Urban League: Affordable housing shortages at crisis level in communities throughout the U.S. | The Atlanta Voice
As the Biden Administration gains its footing and seeks to tackle a myriad of vexing problems, National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial said he hopes that a “comprehensive housing strategy” will be high on the agenda. Like most other problems the new Administration is dealing
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I SAW THE SIEGE: Del. Stacey Plaskett Was Ready To Fight | The Orlando Advocate
During Black History Month, Zenger News presents “I Saw the Siege,” a series of on-camera interviews with African-American eyewitnesses to the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. WASHINGTON — A House Democrat who co-prosecuted former president Donald J. Trump’s second impeachment trial
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Thirty-Five U.S. Capitol Police Officers Are Being Investigated After Riot
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California Black Women Leaders Organize to Open Paths for Others — The Sacramento Observer
(CBM) - After launching a campaign last year to push for another Black woman to replace Vice President Kamala Harris in the United States Senate, a coalition of California Black women leaders say they are not defeated. They are organizing. Many of the women – federal or state legislators, other
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Biden Applauded for Reopening of Obamacare Enrollment
After four years of the previous administration's efforts to destroy the Affordable Care Act, President Joe Biden has moved swiftly to repair the damage done to his former boss' signature
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‘I’m In This For We’: Mckayla Wilkes On Why She’s Challenging Steny Hoyer For His Seat In Congress
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33 injured, 14 arrested in protests over rapper's jailing - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined MADRID (AP) — Police in Spain say 14 people were arrested in violent street protests in several cities following the arrest of Spanish rap artist Pablo Hasél, who had barricaded himself at a university with dozens of supporters to avoid prison and defend his fight for
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Trump to make his first public appearance since leaving office - TheGrio
Former President Donald Trump is expected to make his first public appearance since leaving office next week at the Conservative... View Article The post Trump to make his first public appearance since leaving office appeared first on TheGrio.
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Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows | The Atlanta Voice
Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden’s plate. A month into the job and focused on the coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after winter storms plunged Texas, Oklahoma and neighboring states into an unusual deep freeze that left millions
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