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EU starts COVID-19 vaccine campaign
Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the European Union to receive the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine today. The event was a symbolic show of unity and moment of hope for a continent confronting its worst health care...
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OP-ED: Black Girl Magic-Stacey Abrams Saves Democracy | New Pittsburgh Courier
All hail Stacey Abrams! The tyranny at the U.S. Capitol by domestic terrorists, a noose built on federal grounds by racists, and a Confederate flag toted inside the U.S. Capitol by a white nationalist, will not overshadow one of the most extraordinary feats. For the first time, the new blue state
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Naomi Osaka and LeBron James Named Associated Press Female and Male Athletes of the Year
[Photos: Naomi Osaka and LeBron James via commons.wikipedia.org] Tennis champion and NBA champion Naomi Osaka and LeBron James were recently voted Female Athlete of the Year and Male Athlete of the…
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Sumit Nagal's first-round win at US Open 2020 was a rare high amid COVID pandemic - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Sumit Nagal became the first Indian singles player in seven years to win a match in the main draw of a Grand Slam.
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SCORE Is Helping Black Small Businesses Combat COVID-19 Obstacles
A SCORE report reveals Black entrepreneurs are less likely to gain extended lines of credit or outside funding and have difficulty attracting investors.
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‘The Hands Don’t Match the Face’: Kenya Moore Latest Glam Shot Goes Left After Fans Zoom In on Her Hand
Kenya Moore's latest selfie has fans at a loss for words on Dec. 23 after noticing the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star's makeup application was a shade
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UK records 41,385 new coronavirus cases and 357 more deaths
The UK has recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began with 41,385 positive tests . A further 357 deaths were recorded within 28 days of a positive test. It compares to yesterday's increases of 30,501 confirmed coronavirus cases and 316 related deaths. But the
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Clashes, protests and elections: Stories that dominated global news in 2020 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
From the US elections to the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Dawn.com recaps major events from the outgoing year.
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South Africans urged to brace themselves for next few weeks of second wave of COVID-19
The Coronavirus Command Council met yesterday to decide on whether further measures such as a tighter lockdown or stricter rules on public movement should be imposed. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has called on South Africans to brace themselves for the next few weeks of the second wave of the
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Lawmakers press Trump on relief bill, as jobless aid expires
President Donald Trump appeared no closer to signing an end-of-year COVID-19 relief and spending bill today, as millions lost unemployment aid, the government barrelled toward a mid-pandemic shutdown, and lawmakers implored him to act. Trump...
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Baseball Hall of Famer, knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81 | L.A. Focus News
ATLANTA — Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, who pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters for more than two decades, mostly with the Atlanta Braves, has died after a long fight with cancer, the team announced Sunday. He was 81. The Braves said Niekro died
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5 Holiday Cocktails You Need For New Year’s Eve
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Key 2020 health stories you may have missed because of Covid-19 | The Atlanta Voice
Lives lost, families torn apart, economies ruined - these tragedies are just some of the devastation caused by the deadly novel coronavirus as it swept the globe in 2020. The pandemic brought the world's scientists together in an unprecedented race to develop vaccines. Meeting that goal in under
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U. S. Jobless Benefit Cut-Off Pushes Millions to Financial Cliff-Edge
When the U.S. Congress passed a pandemic aid bill on Monday, Meghan Meyer, a single mom from Lincoln, Nebraska, thought she would get some respite from the daily struggle to feed and house her two kids during an unprecedented health and economic crisis. But the next day President Donald Trump...
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With technical issue delaying results, LA County reports two-day total of 29,464 new coronavirus cases | L.A. Focus News
Two day’s worth of statistics added up to daunting numbers from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Saturday, Dec. 26, as 29,464 new coronavirus cases were posted. Already packed hospitals around the county reported more COVID-19 patients, putting further pressure on dwindling
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Year in Review: Part I - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… death of George Floyd, an African-American man who died May 25 … opposition to the mistreatment of African Americans -- both locally and nationally …
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Community Calendar: Week of December 27th
Kwanzaa: December 26th-January 1st Day One: Umoja (Unity): To remain united in the community Day Two: Kujichagulia (Self-Determination): To be responsible for yourself and your community Day Three: Ujima (Collective …
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New York, USA - Just over two weeks after creating history as the first person in the United States to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Jamaican-born critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay says she has not developed any symptoms or encountered anything unusual.
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Black-owned food delivery app expands to Detroit - TheGrio
Black and Mobile, a Philadelphia-based food service app dedicated to delivering meals from Black-owned restaurants to its customers, are now... View Article The post Black-owned food delivery app expands to Detroit appeared first on TheGrio.
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Mega Millions reaches $376M, Powerball $363M after weekend drawings
The dollar amounts for the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries continue to rise after no one was declared a winner... View Article The post Mega Millions prize reaches $376M, Powerball $363M after weekend drawings appeared first on TheGrio.
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Education sector in retrospect
BY VANESSA GONYE THE year 2020 has been described as the worst year for the education sector in Zimbabwe in six decades. Learning time was heavily curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the strike by teachers who demanded a living wage of US$520 or equivalent in local currency. Teachers
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‘I am miserable to the point of tears’ - COVID-19 halts Christmas in Jamaica for many in diaspora
Going home to Jamaica for Christmas is what several Jamaicans in the diaspora look forward to each the year. This year, however, because of the coronavirus pandemic, such plans were put on hold for many, as they were forced to cancel trips to their...
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Twin Brothers Set To Take Over The Food Delivery App World, One Black City At A Time - Blavity
With its expansion into Detroit, twins Aaron and David Cabello's Black and Mobile delivery app now serves four majority-Black cities.
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CNN's Jake Tapper says Kayleigh McEnany lies like 'most people breathe' - TheGrio
Veteran journalist and CNN host Jake Tapper appeared on the network's Reliable Sources this weekend, a show focused on accountability... View Article The post CNN's Jake Tapper says Kayleigh McEnany lies like 'most people breathe' appeared first on TheGrio.
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Businessman Robert F. Smith To Open STEAM Education School In Denver
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Warnock and Loeffler work to consolidate voters for runoff - Black News Channel
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — When Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock advanced to the Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoff, they faced the immediate challenge of winning over the 2 million voters who chose one of the 18 other candidates in November's election. Polls
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GraceKennedy gives tablets to children of household workers for Christmas
Christmas was special for the children of 25 needy Jamaican household workers who have received a donation of tablets valued at over $850,000 from the GraceKennedy (GK) Group at a handover ceremony held at its headquarters on Harbour Street in downtown Kingston.
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Israel enters third nationwide lockdown as vaccinations ramp up
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel began yesterday its third novel coronavirus lockdown, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced optimism that a 'world record' vaccination drive will restore a degree of normality within weeks.After a sharp resurgence of detected infections, Netanyahu's Government
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‘We need sacramentality,’ Cardinal Gregory tells members of consecrated life - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
By Lynnea Mumola, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Virtually addressing members of consecrated life serving the Archdiocese of Washington, Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory spoke...
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Big brands troop into Vic Falls facility
BY MTHANDAZO NYONI A STRING of the country’s big brands, including fast food outlets, has stampeded into Zimre Property Investments’ Sawanga Mall in Victoria Falls, helping the top end real estate gem notch 95% occupancy rates, according to managing director, Edson Muvingi. This places the US$13
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