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Eight new COVID cases, recoveries reach 599
Jamaica today recorded eight new COVID cases bringing the overall total to 745. Six of the new patients recently arrived on flights from the United States while two are import-related from St Catherine and St James.  Meanwhile,...
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WHO calls for Brazil to better coordinate efforts against coronavirus
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WASHINGTON, DC, United States — Dr Anthony Fauci said if Americans don't start following public health recommendations US coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000
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Venezuela calls US warship presence a 'provocation' | New York Carib News
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Experts see no proof of child abuse surge amid pandemic
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the United States in mid-March, forcing schools to close and many children to be locked down in households buffeted by job losses and other forms of stress, many child welfare experts warned of a likely surge in child
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British pubs, US beaches reveal summer virus dilemma
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) Drunken celebrations on English pub reopening night and US beach closures prompted a global rethink yesterday of coronavirus measures during the summer holiday season.Hopes of the sun making the new disease go away are fading as the United States racks up record daily
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Former Jamaican Olympian auditions on America's Got Talent | New York Carib News
Two-time Olympian Shevon Stoddart is enjoying a new path – making it to America’s Got Talent, following in the footsteps of Tessanne Chin who won The Voice in 2013 and Dalton Harris who topped X Factor UK in
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Sunbelt states rush to line up hospital beds, not barstools
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida and other states across the Sunbelt are thinning out the deck chairs, turning over the bar stools and rushing to line up more hospital beds as they head into the height of the summer season amid a startling surge in confirmed cases of the
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Four more imported COVID cases increase tally to 702
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The History of White People in America, coming to WORLDs YouTube Channel in July | New York Carib News
Digital animated series explores the history of race in America and its role in shaping modern society. Premieres July 6 on WORLD’s YouTube Channel
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Paris Dennard Doesn’t Shy Away from Backing Trump
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Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — and the Word ‘Negro’
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Fight breaks out over food shortage as refugees go hungry | Afro
Kampala, UgandaWith food gone and six children to feed, 40-year-old Zawadi Kizungu had no choice but to walk miles to find food, and stepped into a food shortage troubling all of Central Uganda. She braved the early morning chill and walked 16 kilometers, nearly 10 miles, from her home in
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Scrubbing California Landmarks of Racist Symbols — And The Word “Negro” – Voice and Viewpoint
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US mechanic accused of importing cocaine from Jamaica
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) A 52-year-old American Airlines mechanic has been released on US$300,000 bail after he was arraigned for allegedly importing more than 25 pounds of cocaine on a flight from Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica, in February.
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Study Links Trauma of Racism to High Blood Pressure in Black Americans
The lasting echoes of that trauma left Lawrence not at all surprised by a new study linking racism in the United States to an elevated risk of high blood pressure among Black
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MoBay’s bright lights lure cops into corruption
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OP-ED: Moving Forward with Police Reform | Afro
By Leonard Hamm, Richard Hite Jr., Wendell France, Henry Martin and Barry W. Powell Police departments across the country are caught up in the public outcry for police reform. Demonstrations have taken place in major cities, not only in the United States but also in other countries such as Canada
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