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Ambassador Aloun Ndombet-Assamba appointed new PNP legal advisor
Ambassador Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has been appointed the legal advisor of the People's National Party (PNP).   The decision was taken at the most recent meeting of the PNP Executive on December 14, 2020....
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2,500 Zambian Villagers to be Compensated by British Mining Company | Africanews
Almost 3,000 villagers in Zambia will be financially compensated by a British mining giant for causing significant water pollution in the region.
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High court rejects GOP bid to halt Biden's Pennsylvania win - DefenderNetwork.com
Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Republicans' last-gasp bid to reverse Pennsylvania's certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the electoral battleground.The court without comment refused to call into question the certification process in Pennsylvania. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf
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Immigration Corner | Who can countersign a passport application?
Dear Mr Bassie, I understand that the British authorities require applications and photos to be countersigned when applications are being made. Could you please shed some light on this procedure for me? – S.S. Dear S.S., With respect to...
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Pioneering Hollywood casting director Lynn Stalmaster dies - Black News Channel
By MICHELLE MONROE Associated Press Lynn Stalmaster, the Oscar-winning casting director whose eye for talent helped launch the careers of John Travolta, Christopher Reeve, Richard Dreyfuss and many other actors, has died. He was 93. Stalmaster became the first person to receive an Academy Award for
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Texas files an audacious suit with the Supreme Court challenging the election results.
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A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case - TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to side with a Catholic social services agency in a... View Article The post A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case appeared first on TheGrio.
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Congresswoman Nikema Williams Secures Historic Protections for Women | Atlanta Daily World
Congresswoman Nikema Williams Secures Historic Protections for Women WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement after the House passed legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and a resolution eliminating the deadline for the
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Trump melts down on Twitter over 'stolen election' - TheGrio
President Donald Trump, who lost his reelection bid to President-elect Joe Biden, is getting intel on how the U.S. polling... View Article The post Trump melts down on Twitter over 'stolen election' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Philadelphia Refuses To Compensate Black Man Who Was Wrongfully Convicted And On Death Row For 25 Years
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Woman of color firsts: Justice Sonia Sotomayor to swear in Kamala Harris
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Benin Urged to Implement Findings of Working Group On Arbitrary Detention
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Deported ‘Storyteller’ frustrated by court delay in awarding damages
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High court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed as premature a challenge to President Donald Trump's plan to exclude people living in the country illegally from the population count used to allot states seats in the House of Representatives. But the
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Peter quits
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Privy Council dismisses appeal of PNP five in Trafigura case - Stabroek News
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Trump promises court fight over Pennsylvania absentee votes - TheGrio
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John Lewis Honored On Twitter As Georgia Makes Senate History: He's 'Smiling Down'
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Construction worker 38-year-old Renardo Blackwood was on Monday charged following the seizure of an illegal gun and rounds of ammunition during a joint police-military operation. Blackwood, who is from Mammie River district, Gordon Town, Kingston 6...
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High court takes on Fannie, Freddie presidential power case - Black News Channel
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing a case Wednesday that could make it easier for the president to fire the head of the agency that oversees government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The case could also mean undoing an agreement
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US executes drug trafficker in Trump's final days in office - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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NCNW remembers John Lewis and the call for 'Good Trouble' | Atlanta Daily World
by Janice L. Mathis, Esq. Executive Director, National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Congressman Lewis was famous for saying, “get into trouble get into good trouble.” Some of the best trouble you can get into over the next 48 hours is to VOTE. The highest percentage Black voter turnout on record
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Mark Golding scores win to become sixth president of the PNP | New York Carib News
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#PNPvotes | 'Let's work together, Mark'... Hanna prioritises unity if victorious
One of the first things that Lisa Hanna will do if she wins the presidency of the People's National Party (PNP) is to call her opponent Mark Golding and say "Let's work together." Speaking to reporters after she voted around...
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Trump falsely calls election ‘major fraud’ as votes continue to be counted - The New York Beacon
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