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Guyana’s Infant Oil & Gas Sector: Doomsday options - tariffs on oil, NOPEC Bill and invoking the nuclear option after a US/Saudi oil war!
The incisive, intense, and increasingly incendiary geo-political, economic, and strategic debate concerning the Saudi Arabia/ US struggle for crude oil market share is basically unacknowledged in the local print and social
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Mauritius: Reinventing the Mauritian Economic Model
Although Mauritius has reinvented itself before, the consequences this time challenge its economic philosophy and will require vision, creativity and
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Council advances plan to dismantle Minneapolis Police Dept.
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Nigeria: Reps Urge AfDB Board to Stop Further Harassment of Adesina
The House of Representatives has urged the Board of African Development Bank (AfDB) to halt further harassment of the bank's President, Akinwumi
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Slave states and free states
An animation showing the free/slave status of U.S. states and territories, 1789-1861 (see also: separate yearly maps below). The American Civil War began in 1861. The 13th Amendment, effective December 1865, abolished slavery in thje
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Cuba
The Cuban government freed U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, who had been in captivity for five years, on Dec. 17, 2014. Gross had been sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2011 after his effort to create a way to communicate outside of the Cuban governments control. The government cited humanitarian
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Community Mobilizes to Halt State Bill Requiring Oakland to Close Public Schools and Sell Public Property
Local residents have joined with Assemblymember Rob Bonta to oppose a state bill that would have required the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to permanently close schools and sell or lease public school properties in the midst of the pandemic
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the
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Five Major Implications Of The Chevron-Hess $53 Billion Acquisition
The content originally appeared on: News Americas Now By Arthur Deakin News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Tues. Nov., 21, 2023: The recent merging of oil and gas companies in the U.S. indicate that energy majors see a long-term future for specific hydrocarbons in the energy
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Crowds Tear Down Statues, Attack Wisconsin State Senator
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday he was prepared to activate the National Guard to protect state properties after protesters outside the Wisconsin Capitol tore down statues commemorating an abolitionist and women’s rights and threw a Molotov cocktail into a government building
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Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program
Gov. Tony Evers announced a $25 million Wisconsin Rental Assistance Program for Wisconsinites who have experienced income loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, May
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Trump: I'll veto defense bill to keep Confederate base names | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate officers, swimming against sentiment in his own party and imperiling a 3% pay raise for the
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in south-central Africa, is slightly smaller than California. It is bordered by Botswana on the west, Zambia on the north, Mozambique on the east, and South Africa on the
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Mississippi Gov: I'd Sign Bill to Remove Flag's Rebel Emblem
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House Democrats Push Toward Policing Vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion and symbolism to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the death of George Floyd and other Black
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Green Giant – The Positive Community
Sonja D. Gracy, author, playwright, and NYC public school teacher is currently working on her next book God and the Girls.
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Guest Editorial: Pa. vote on emergency powers is short-sighted | New Pittsburgh Courier
In the state primary on May 18, Gov. Tom Wolf encouraged Pennsylvanians to vote “No” on two state constitutional amendments limiting the governor’s emergency declaration powers. The questions asked voters to end a governor’s emergency disaster declaration after 21 days and to give lawmakers the
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(1857) Abraham Lincoln, “The Dred Scott Decision and Slavery,"
? The Dred Scott Decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857 was supposed to end the decades-long debate about slavery in the United States.  It did just the opposite, inflaming passions particularly in the North.  In the follow speech, Abraham Lincoln, then a private citizen, p
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Political Playback: California Capitol and Government News You Might Have Missed
The Weingart Foundation has appointed Joanna S. Jackson as its new President and C.E.O., Crystal Crawford as its inaugural Director of Strategic Partnerships, and Dr. Robert K. Ross as its Board Chair, all of whom are Black, in an effort to advance racial justice in Southern Calif
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CEOs gather to speak out against voting law changes — The Sacramento Observer
(AP) - More than a hundred top executives and corporate leaders gathered online this weekend to discuss their response to restrictive voting laws under consideration in several states and already enacted in Georgia, according to a statement from organizers of the meeting. The statement
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No course correction for state Republicans after Trump test - Black News Channel
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican governors and lawmakers in many states have followed President Donald Trump's lead on their response to the coronavirus, declining to impose mask mandates and pushing to lift restrictions on businesses and social gatherings as swiftly
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(1867) The Reconstruction Acts
Chap. CLIII - An Act to provide for the more efficient Government of the Rebel States [Passed over President Johnsons veto March
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Butts, Cassandra Quin (1965-- )
Cassandra Quin Butt is Deputy White House Counsel to President Barack Obama on issues relating to civil rights, domestic policy, healthcare, and education.  She brought seventeen years of experience in politics and policy to her position.  She is a long-time friend of the President, acting as an
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11
2001
Trump tweets about leaving hospital – Florida Courier
BY NOAH BIERMAN AND ELI STOKOLS LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Monday that he would be leaving Walter Reed Medical Center, four days into his COVID-19 diagnosis and days before experts expect he will know whether his condition declines. Despite
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Signs Into Law 4 Budget Implementation Legislation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursaday signed into law the Appropriation Bill, 2021, which facilitates expenditure of the gross total budget of Sh1.9 trillion for the National Executive, Parliament, and the Judiciary.
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RESTART MKE!
WITH STATE STAY AT HOME ORDER STRUCK DOWN, MAYOR BARRETT ANNOUNCES PROGRAM TO RESTART LOCAL BUSINESSES AND GET THEM UP AND RUNNING
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The Impact of the HEROES Act on Black Communities | Afro
Black Businesses & Access to Capital:  Data also suggest Black businesses were less likely to receive forgivable loans in the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), and the HEROES Act attempts to address some of these issues by directing additional resources to community
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Texas GOP introduce slew of voting restriction bills following 2020 elections - TheGrio
Republican lawmakers in Texas have moved to introduce laws to tighten ID requirements, limit early voting and enhance consequences for... View Article The post Texas GOP introduce slew of voting restriction bills following 2020 elections appeared first on TheGrio.
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CDC director pleads with younger Americans to wear masks while many states pause reopenings | The Atlanta Voice
The comments to a US Senate committee hearing on the virus came as at least 17 states have paused or rolled back their reopening plans in response to a surge in new
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