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During the pandemic, is prison a death sentence? – Daytona Times
What happens in prison does not stay in prison. The cell blocks and bars give  us  a false sense of containment. Nothing could be further from the truth. According to the  Justice Department, “The average time served by state prisoners released in 2016, from initial admission to initial
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For Teachers Who Are Parents, Schools Reopening In The Fall Is Bad News
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Back to school plans in flux for a US that set a record for new cases in one day - L.A. Focus Newspaper
With the US school system in an upheaval since the pandemic began, several governors are beginning to take sides in the debate between national leaders pushing for children to attend classes in person and local officials hesitant to congregate students before it is
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OP-ED: We Can't Let This Moment Pass | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The last few months have made the truths of being Black in America clear to all. We have watched as a pandemic killed Black people at the rate of almost two and half times that of other Americans. Not from a mutation of the virus but from an underfunded system that too often
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Taylor in GOP Runoff, Winner to Face Cubit Oklahoma County Sheriff P.D. Taylor will face Norman police Officer Tommie Johnson in a Republican runoff in August. Sheriff Taylor won 48
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Is wearing a face mask bad for your immune system?
Right now, wearing a mask has become necessary during the coronavirus pandemic. Infectious disease experts agree that when combined with social distancing, eye protection, and frequent hand washing, facial coverings can slow the spread of the virus. Now, from made-at-home cloth masks to more rigid
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Sudan govt to sign final peace deal with rebel groups | Africanews
Sudan’s transitional government and rebel groups negotiating in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, will sign a final peace deal in two
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England v West Indies Test match talking points: Day 3 - Voice Online
Broadside Play had not yet begun when arguably the biggest blow of the day was... The post England v West Indies Test match talking points: Day 3 appeared first on Voice Online.
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Sierra Leone's parliamentarians conclude debate on president Bio’s statement
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2020: Three days ago, Monday 6th July 2020, parliamentarians in Sierra Leone concluded their debate on the President’s statement to parliament that he delivered on 28th May 2020. During last Monday’s final debate, the Deputy Chief Whip - Alusine Kanneh MP of the
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Big Ten Scraps Nonconference Football Games due to Pandemic - Black News Channel
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor  The Big Ten Conference announced Thursday it will not play nonconference games in football and several other sports this fall, the most dramatic move yet by a power conference because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league cited medical advice in
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The politics of school reopening: Opposition parties and ANC formations join ranks | News24
While the government is hell-bent on saving the school year, political parties, even bodies of the ANC, have warned of the dangers.
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Coronavirus Pandemic at 'Full Speed' in Africa, Health Chief Says
The coronavirus pandemic in Africa is almost at "full speed," the director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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State and citizens: A relationship in crisis
THE State is always very powerful, but at present more than ever, it is imposing strange rules of behaviour on us to shield us from the pandemic, upsetting our wonted way of life. The Constitution guarantees the preservation of life and health, the freedom of assembly and of expression, the freedom
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Jackson mayor puts in new mask ordinance - The Mississippi Link
By Morgan Bridgeman, Intern, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, mayor of Jackson, MS, has recently put into place a new face mask ordinance for Jackson residents. Lumumba announced his new face mask plan at a press conference Tuesday, June 30, 2020. The ordinance went in to affect last Thursday, July
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Don't press our luck, governor
BY FRANK DROUZAS, Staff Writer Got a second, Gov. Ron DeSantis? Good. There are two words I've been meaning to say to you: dumb luck. If you or anyone else asked me how Florida kept its number of COVID cases relatively low at the beginning of this pandemic, that's probably the response
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Opinion: I teach public school. I love my students. I don't want to die - L.A. Focus Newspaper
For some schools, particularly in the South and West, "this fall" means a school year that usually starts a few short weeks from now, in August. I am an ESL teacher in New York City, where the school year starts a bit later, but that extra time won't mean much if teachers and staff aren't consulted
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Most of Wall Street wilts amid worries on virus, economy - Black News Channel
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street wilted Thursday on worries that the economy's recent improvements may be set to fade as coronavirus cases keep climbing. The SP 500 lost 0.6%, with three in four stocks within the index
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Uganda virus caseload passes 1,000 mark; no deaths till date | Africanews
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Woman Charged in Hit-and-Run at Indiana Protest - Black News Channel
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America/ BNC Contributor INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana woman was charged Thursday in a hit-and-run crash that sent one woman to the hospital and caused minor injuries to a man during a southern Indiana protest over the assault of a Black man by a group of
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ANC suggests pension funds buy some Eskom assets - TechCentral
The economic transformation committee of the ANC has suggested that pension funds take over some of the assets of indebted state-owned power company Eskom.
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The Impact Of COVID-19 In Our Community: Let’s Not Put Our Health At Risk - The Seattle Medium
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite several possible reasons that Black Americans are more affected. One is that many of us live in more highly populated areas where it’s more difficult to practice physical distancing from one another. Many of us also live in
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College football practices during COVID-19 are nuts – Daytona Times
If the NCAA isn’t responsible enough to suspend the season, it should at the very least require that every athlete be given a choice on whether to take the risk, without losing the scholarship that has been promised to them. The NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in
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Rihanna says she is a fan of Barbados PM - Stabroek News
(Barbados Nation) Barbadian ambassador, superstar and entrepreneur Robyn ‘Rihanna’ Fenty’ took to Instagram today to express admiration for Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and to say thank you for her kind
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After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1. 4B in virus aid
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Roman Catholic Church used a special and unprecedented exemption from federal rules to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus aid, with many millions going to dioceses that have paid huge...
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DMV Leads Way in Social Distancing, Researchers Say
The District, Maryland and Virginia appeared to practice social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic better than other parts of the country over the holiday weekend, researchers at the University of Maryland said.
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Africa COVID-19 stats: 541,924 cases; 12,462 deaths; 262,842 recoveries | Africanews
There are now more than over 500,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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NBA Champ Rasheed Wallace Says He Wouldn't Risk Playing During COVID and Frowns Upon New Player Jerseys
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Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison - TheGrio
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison, weeks... View Article The post Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kevin Layne mentally focused on return of football - Stabroek News
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic forcing the shutdown of the local footballing landscape, emerging Golden Jaguars centre-half Kevin Layne stated that he remains mentally focused in anticipation of the eventual resumption of the
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