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Former US President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton have both wished President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump a speedy recovery, following the Trumps' COVID-19 diagnoses. President Trump is now at the Walter...
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Zambia struggles to pay creditors but bondholders are showing little mercy - Face2Face Africa
Before COVID-19, Zambia issued three sovereign debt instruments: the first being a $750 million debt instrument with a 5.375% interest; the second, a $1 billion debt instrument with 8.5%, and the third, $1.25 billion with 8.9% interest. The interest payments on the debts are due on October 14 this
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The Latest: Trump going to hospital on advice of doctors - Black News Channel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump testing positive for the coronavirus (all times EDT): 5:15 p.m. The White House says President Donald Trump will spend a 'few days' at a military hospital on the advice of his physicians after contracting
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Trump, stricken by COVID-19, taken to military hospital | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump appeared in public Friday evening for the first time since being stricken by COVID-19, boarding his Marine One helicopter for a flight to a military hospital as the virus that has killed more than 205,000 Americans spread to the highest reaches of the U.S. government. The
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Serena Williams
Born: 9/26/1981 Saginaw, MichiganAmerican professional tennis player who is ranked No. 1 in womens singles tennis. The Womens Tennis Association (WTA) has ranked her world No. 1 in singles on six separate occasions. She became the world No. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002, and achieved this
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Urban One, Inc. Announces Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation for Outstanding 7.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 - GuruFocus.com
… media company that primarily targets Black Americans and urban consumers in the … owned digital platform serving the African-American community through social content, news … powerful delivery mechanism to the African-American and urban audiences. Forward- …
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Trump going to military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will spend a “few days” at a military hospital after contracting COVID-19, the White... View Article The post Trump going to military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis appeared first on TheGrio.
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Central African Republic - Elections Are 'Unique Opportunity' for Peace - Guterres
[UN News] The UN Secretary-General has called for parties in the Central African Republic (CAR) to prioritize national dialogue and consensus-building ahead of elections scheduled to begin in December.
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Nestlé and Stoneleigh partner to produce premium Jamaican coffee | New York Carib News
Nestlé Jamaica has partnered with Stoneleigh Coffee to produce Nescafe Jamaican Roast, a roasted and ground coffee aimed squarely at the premium market.
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Serena Williams Speaks French With Her Two Year Old In This Adorable Video
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2020 BE SMART Hackathon Theme Inspired by Chadwick Boseman
Hosted by American Airlines, the 2020 BE SMART Hackathon will livestream from the airline’s headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, October 9-10.
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2020 BE SMART Hackathon Theme Inspired by Chadwick Boseman
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Trump and Wife, Melania, Contract Coronavirus | Chicago Defender
Donald Trump and Melania Trump have contracted Coronavirus.  Trump announced his diagnosis on Twitter, almost a month before the election, in the middle of a pandemic. After months of downplaying the virus, which has killed over 200 thousand people, Trump and his wife are currently in quarantine at
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Jamaica assumes presidency of OAS Permanent Council making COVID-19 priority | New York Carib News
Jamaica assumed the chair of the Organization of American States' (OAS) Permanent Council in Washington, DC, following a virtual handing over ceremony which saw Ambassador Audrey Marks assuming the position for the next three months.
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House Passes Another Coronavirus Stimulus Package
The House of Representatives passed a $2.2 million coronavirus stimulus plan Thursday as Democrats and Republicans continue to spar over the cost.
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Worldwide grief: Death Toll From Coronavirus Tops 1 Million | Afro
By Adam Geller and Rishabh R. Jain Associated Press Joginder Chaudhary was his parents’ greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre plot in central India to become the first doctor from their village. For the coronavirus, though, he was just one more in a million. After
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Gibson, Althea (1927-2003)
Althea Gibson, a sharecropper’s daughter, entered the world of sports when segregation severely limited opportunities for African Americans. She eventually became the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis and
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Poll: 41% Of Voters Say Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Too Lenient On Police
But concerns about police brutality and support for anti-racism protests have cooled since summer, the survey finds.
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Harvey Weinstein charged with 3 more rapes in California - Black News Channel
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was charged Friday with the rape of two more women. The former movie mogul now faces 11 sexual assault counts involving five women in California as he serves prison time in New York, Los Angeles County prosecutors
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House approves $2.2 trillion stimulus plan from Democrats with no bipartisan deal in sight | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Phil Mattingly, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus proposal put forward by House Democrats with no bipartisan deal in sight, even as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have continued
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Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor facing trouble
LONDON, England (AP) - An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people is facing potential shortages of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and vaccines themselves - and is running into scepticism even from some of those it's intended to help most.
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WVON’S Pam Morris-Walton publishes book after miraculous heart transplant | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Erick Johnson It’s been four years since WVON radio host Pam Morris-Walton learned that she had a bad heart and would not live without a transplant. The diagnosis set off an intense, successful search for a donor that ended in record time during a miraculous journey that changed
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Cardi B offers reward for info on assailants who threw ‘devil’s acid’ on Dominican woman - Face2Face Africa
Award-winning rapper, Cardi B, is offering a $10,000 reward for information that would lead to the arrest and prosecution of two unidentified suspects who threw “devil's acid” on a young Dominican teenager over the weekend, critically injuring her. Yocairi Amarante Rodríguez, 19, was in a public
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Chris Rock jokes Tiffany Haddish cut off her hair after taking mushroom tea - TheGrio
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