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Joe Biden Choice, and Here's How Donald Trump will Come at a Black Woman VP Pic. : ThyBlackMan
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A U.S. Secret Service officer pulled President Donald Trump out of a press briefing on Monday. The officer stepped onto the speaking platform a few minutes after Trump began speaking, telling the president he should 'step outside.' The White House then went on 'lockdown,' meaning no one was
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Election 2020: Number of Black Women Congressional Candidates and Nominees Reaches Historic High | Dallas Weekly
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Trump reportedly reached out about adding his face to Mount Rushmore : TheGrio
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Microsoft’s bid to carve out parts of TikTok from its Chinese owner ByteDance will be a technically complex endeavour that could test the patience of US President Donald Trump’s administration, according to sources familiar with the setup.
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New campaign targets ‘looters diaspora children’
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