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Coronavirus Update: CDC Director Reverses Testing Guidelines After Backlash
One day after changing its agency's recommendations on Covid-19 testing for asymptomatic individuals, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, now says that 'all close contacts of confirmed or probable COVID-19 patients' may consider testing. Health officials nationwide voiced concern over the change on
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#Election2020: Trump complains of roll call coverage; nets cut speech off | The Atlanta Voice
The opening of the Republican National Convention on Monday offered quick proof that how it is covered by the news media will be an ongoing sore spot. President Donald Trump complained about spotty coverage of the roll call vote that renominated him as the Republican candidate for president, and
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Stocks climb after Fed says rates may stay low for longer - Black News Channel
By Stan Choe and Damian J. Troise AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are pushing further into record heights in afternoon trading on Wall Street Thursday after the Federal Reserve made a major overhaul to its strategy, one that could keep interest rates low for longer. The S&P 500 was
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Allan Kilavuka: My growth plan for KQ after corona
It has been a turbulent year for Kenya Airways as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that affected the aviation industry worldwide.
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The Pursuit of Excellence
This summer wasn’t what any of us pictured, but it wasn’t just vacations that were canceled. Many US companies eliminated in-person summer internship programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This […] The post The Pursuit of Excellence appeared first on Essence.
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OP-ED:Black Riders Matter | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A court in California just issued a temporary “stay” on restricting rideshare operations in the state over the independent contractor issue. The court ruling should be made permanent while civil rights and business leaders work together to undo the unjust and unfair rideshare
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Western hospitals willing to accept spillover COVID-19 cases
WESTERN BUREAU: With the COVID-19 isolation wards at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Princess Margaret Hospital now at their full capacities, the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has indicated that the main public-...
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Jamaica: Police probe launched into birthday party for COVID positive Usain Bolt - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica’s Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says retired sprinter Usain Bolt has now been officially informed that he has tested positive for
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Carl and Marsha Mueller, whose daughter was killed by ISIS, say they wish Trump had been president at the time.
… anecdotes of President Trump helping Black Americans before and during his time … anecdotes of President Trump helping Black Americans before and during his time … serving in prison. The three African-American women whose commutations the White …
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RNC 2020: Baltimore Candidate Kim Klacik Says Of Black Voters 'Joe Biden Doesn't Believe We Can Think For Ourselves'
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GWI employee is country’s 32nd COVID-19 fatality - Stabroek News
The Ministry of Health yesterday disclosed that a 32nd person has died as a result of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The article GWI employee is country’s 32nd COVID-19 fatality appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Walmart may join Microsoft in bid for video app TikTok - Black News Channel
By Joseph Pisani and Zen Soo AP Technology Writers Walmart said Thursday it may join Microsoft to buy the U.S. business of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that has come under fire from the Trump administration. Microsoft and TikTok declined to comment. TikTok, through its fun, goofy
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RNC 2020 Live: Trump to accept nomination from White House, Ivanka Trump to speak - African American News Today - EIN News
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No evictions order extended for another 30 days | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Pritzker extends moratorium as deadline expires Crusader Staff Report Two days before the state’s moratorium on evictions expired, Governor J.B. Pritzker extended the order for another month after concerns of a housing crisis during a pandemic were voiced by activists and Cook County Sheriff Tom
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Tim Scott: Joe Biden, 'Radical' Democrats Want a 'Cultural Revolution' - African American News Today - EIN News
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Guyanese-led business consulting firm for September 1 virtual launch here - Stabroek News
Not even the untimely advent of COVID-19 has altered external perception of Guyana as currently the choice Caribbean destination in which to do business, the tantrums of the virus having failed to extinguish the prevailing high hopes for the growth of the country’s economy on the back an emerging
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CDC Chief Changes Virus Testing Guidelines
In the new statement, CDC Director Robert Redfield reverses previous test-related guidelines for COVID-19, saying instead that 'all close contacts of confirmed or probable COVID-19 patients' may consider testing. As a result, the CDC’s recommendation has caused consternation, citing that anyone
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Veteran campaigner confident Bunting will retain seat
Mandeville, Manchester: Even before she was able to cast a vote herself, a 17-year-old Paulette Sutherland was beating the pavement to shore up votes for the People’s National Party (PNP). More than three decades later and with a deadly pandemic...
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Venezuelans on the run as T&T implements new COVID measures
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) - Police were continuing their search on Wednesday for three Venezuelan teenagers who fled from quarantine at the Canada Hall of the St Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) earlier this week, as the health authorities announced new measures to
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Eastern Airlines flight out of Guyana makes emergency landing at JFK - Stabroek News
An Eastern Airlines flight from Guyana was forced to make an emergency landing at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York last Tuesday evening after it developed
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L.A. County Begins Program to Combat Acts of Hate - Los Angeles Sentinel
  Responding to what officials called increased acts of hate in recent years, most notably against Asian-Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles County today announced a campaign aimed at encouraging reporting of such incidents and responding to
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LA City Council Approves $30M For Free Childcare, Programs At Parks - Los Angeles Sentinel
The City Council voted today to use $30 million to provide childcare relief to low-incoming working families in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The post LA City Council Approves $30M For Free Childcare, Programs At Parks appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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PNP: No new taxes for WEALTHY
A new People’s National Party (PNP) administration will not burden the country with new taxes to fund a raft of big-spending initiatives in its WEALTHY initiative, Mark Golding, the opposition spokesman on finance, has said. The election appetiser...
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KRA avoids approval in raising fuel, beer taxes
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A 2nd Day Of NBA Playoff Games Halted Over Racial Injustice
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — An unprecedented NBA walkout over racial injustice postponed a second day of the playoffs Thursday, although players pledged to finish the postseason even as they wrestled with their emotions about wanting to bring change in their communities. For now, the basketball
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Biggie’s Crown, Tupac Shakur’s Letters To Be Auctioned
NEW YORK (AP) — Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby’s, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house. Bidders will be able to vie for the crown worn and signed by the Notorious B.I.G. during
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Another Night Of Clashes and Unrest In Kenosha, Wis., Following Jacob Blake Shooting
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Bank of America provides 140,000 face masks to Atlanta communities | Atlanta Daily World
Bank of America Provides More Than 140,000 Face Masks to Underserved Communities in Atlanta Company partners with 14 local organizations to ensure most heavily-impacted Atlanta communities can access urgently needed … Continued
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Clarke defends JLP’s failed 5-in-4 growth plan
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