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Pressure on Gov. increases to appoint Rep. Bass or Rep. Lee to replace Sen. Harris | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media A loudening chorus of voices fromacrossCalifornia and around the country areputting pressure onCaliforniaGov. Gavin Newsomto appointRep. Karen Bass (D-CA-37) or Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13) to fillthestate’ssoon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate seat that will be
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'Real Housewives' star Mary Cosby says she didn't sleep with step-grandfather after wedding - TheGrio
Fans are having a field day with the storylines surrounding the latest group of ladies to join the Real Housewives... View Article The post 'Real Housewives' star Mary Cosby says she didn't sleep with step-grandfather after wedding appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trump's election lawsuits plagued by elementary errors - Black News Channel
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press When President Donald Trump sends lawyers to court, it seems he's not sending his best. Fighting to challenge an election he lost to President-elect Joe Biden, Trump has launched a barrage of lawsuits across the country. Top Republicans have stood behind him and
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Judge orders border officials to stop expelling migrant children due to virus - The New York Beacon
The Trump administration says expelling migrant children is necessary in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 On Wednesday, a judge put their foot down by requiring border agents to stop expelling migrant children without them being able to seek humanitarian refuge. The judgment is
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NBA Twitter Reacts To Klay Thompson’s Heartbreaking, Season-Ending Achilles Tear
NBA Twitter Reacts To Klay Thompson's Heartbreaking, Season-Ending Achilles Tear
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Nick Cannon Happily Attends Brittany Bell’s Luxe Baby Shower Held Inside A Scenic Japanese-Inspired Teahouse
The pair seemed to be in good spirits at the lovely event!
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ESSENCE Essential Heroes Awards: A Car Give Away, Must-See Performances & More Moments That Will Leave You In Tears!
The post ESSENCE Essential Heroes Awards: A Car Give Away, Must-See Performances & More Moments That Will Leave You In Tears! appeared first on Essence.
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Charles Yu novel, Malcolm X bio win National Book Awards - Black News Channel
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Yu's 'Interior Chinatown,' a satirical, cinematic novel written in the form of a screenplay, has won the National Book Award for fiction. Tamara Payne and her father the late Les Payne's Malcolm X biography, 'The Dead Are Arising,' was
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B. Faso: Sahel towns struggle to contain IDP’s | Africanews
Sahel towns in Burkina Faso are struggling to cope with a massive influx of new
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Rwanda: Five Women Entrepreneurs Secure BK's Urumuri Loan
[New Times] Five outstanding women-led emerging local Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) have been named the recipients of Bank of Kigali's Urumuri initiative organised in partnership with Inkomoko, a local business consulting firm.
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Trump-Loving Pastor Who Said He Wouldn’t Catch COVID Tests Positive: ”I’ve Learned Something”
There's a Trump-loving Pastor out in Virginia who is currently recovering from the coronavirus after publicly saying it wasn't possible to catch it because his faith in God inoculated him from the illness. Yeah, when life comes at you fast.
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'I miss her': Woman shares heartbreaking story of losing mother to COVID-19 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… the Tri-State, especially on Black Americans. The tremendous loss especially holds … America catches a cold, the African-American community catches pneumonia," said … dealing with," said Waller. Black Americans, including Burnside-Lawyer, are also …
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Debbie Allen and Jenifer Lewis on ‘Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square’
With the holidays around the corner, there are more Christmas films on our list than we can count, but one... View Article The post Debbie Allen and Jenifer Lewis on how ‘Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square’ can help heal: 'We need a musical right now' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kaiser Permanente Supports Covid-19 Prevention Efforts For People Experiencing Homelessness In Oakland
Kaiser Permanente is supporting efforts to provide more COVID-19 testing to people experiencing homelessness in Oakland and raising awareness about how to prevent the further spread of the virus in the community. A $150,000 grant to Roots Community Health Center – a full-service primary care clinic
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Kelly Rowland dresses up baby bump in bestie Beyonce's Ivy Park collection - TheGrio
This week a glowing Kelly Rowland showed off her growing baby bump while rocking a comfy ensemble courtesy of Beyonce's... View Article The post Kelly Rowland dresses up baby bump in bestie Beyonce's Ivy Park collection appeared first on TheGrio.
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Nestlé commissions US$2,5m plant
FOOD and beverages processor, Nestlé Zimbabwe yesterday commissioned a US$2,5 million cereals manufacturing line in Harare, taking its total investment to over US$40 million in the past decade. BY MELODY CHIKONO The new line will increase output by 30%, according to a statement released by the
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Gold, bauxite and diamond don’t spoil, RUSAL’s vulgarity must be brought to an end - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, Earlier in referring to a local and (US) situation I referred to Ripley’s series “believe it or not”. The article Gold, bauxite and diamond don’t spoil, RUSAL’s vulgarity must be brought to an end appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Zimbo arrested over explosives
POLICE in South Africa yesterday arrested a 27-year-old Zimbabwean national allegedly caught with 115 units of blasting cartridges and 100 units of explosive accessories. BY REX MPHISA The explosives were packed in boxes and hidden inside a truck trailer. The driver was directed towards the
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NEW YEAR SURGE - Ministry warns of possible collapse of health sector with virus cases to rise over Christmas
A huge spike in COVID-19 cases looms over the Christmas season, which could put pressure on hospital bed spaces, with males at a higher risk of dying if Jamaicans let down their guards against the coronavirus in the coming weeks, the health...
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‘Smoakring Smoakhouse’ BBQ in Oakland’s Dimond District Will Offer Free Thanksgiving Dinners
Last year during the Thanksgiving holiday, 2 Star Market, located at 2020 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, fed nearly 700 Bay Area residents during their 17th Annual Thanksgiving Community Celebration. This year’s 18th annual Thanksgiving meal will be vastly different because the coronavirus pandemic has
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Obama’s GSA admin Denise Turner Roth stresses importance of transition - TheGrio
President-elect Joe Biden is being denied intelligence briefings as outgoing GSA administrator Emily Murphy will not affirm his win to... View Article The post Obama’s GSA admin Denise Turner Roth stresses importance of transition appeared first on TheGrio.
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The CDC Wants You To Stay Home For Thanksgiving Due To COVID-19 Surges
On Thursday the nation's top health agency made a crucial ask of people in America: stay at home instead of traveling or gathering in large groups for Thanksgiving.
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Seychelles Should Focus More On Fisheries Sector, New Minister Says
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles should focus more on a sector it has control over -- fisheries -- to sustain its economy in view of the current dire economic situation as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the minister for fisheries said Thursday.
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‘Wrecked our lives’: Families of 3 young adults who died from COVID-19 share heartbreaking stories – National News – The Black Chronicle
Courtesy of the Lang FamilyBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORKK) - Michael Lang, an 18-year-old who grew up in a close-knit community in La Grange, Illinois, was ready for the…
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#Election2020: Gov. Kemp stays on sidelines of GOP election fight | The Atlanta Voice
When Gov. Brian Kemp won election two years ago, he pushed back forcefully against an outcry from Democrats who accused him of suppressing voter turnout to improve his odds of winning. “Look, we have laws on the books that prevent elections from being stolen from anyone,” Kemp, who oversaw that
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Md. Governor Allows Early Release for Some Inmates to Combat COVID-19
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has issued an order to allow some inmates to be released early under certain conditions to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, similar to what he did in April.
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CDC begs Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving - Black News Channel
By MIKE STOBBE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. It
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Africa: Eight Nigerian Players Descent Selected in NBA Draft 2020
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two Nigerian basketball players made history as the first in their country to be selected in the first round of the NBA Draft.
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Ethiopia: Heartbreaking Stories From Refugees Fleeing Ethiopia Violence
[UN News] In a briefing to journalists on Thursday, a senior UN humanitarian official in Sudan recounted moving testimony from refugees who are crossing the border from Ethiopia in their thousands, fleeing fighting in Tigray province.
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Africa: Our Development Priorities Have Shifted to the Immediate Task of Saving Lives & Livelihoods.
[IPS] United Nations -- We have come to the point in the agenda where we must take a 'deep-dive' in reviewing the lessons learnt so far in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to chart a way for the future. But the future, by its very definition, must be relative. Flexibility and change
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