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China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars
BEIJING, China (AP) - China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet yesterday, in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet.Engines blazing orange, a Long March-5 rocket took off under clear skies from Hainan Island, south of
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Jamaicans urged to taste, see, feel, and enjoy country's tourism
JAMAICA Tourist Board (JTB) on Wednesday launched its Rediscover Jamaica campaign to encourage Jamaicans to taste, see, feel, and enjoy the country's tourism product.Launched at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston, the Rediscover Jamaica campaign is aimed at generating interest in and use of the
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Mi Casa talks of new album
The trio that makes dance music underpinned by African harmonies and funky horns have won many admirers around the world with their unique approach to house music.
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California needs a public bank to help economy recover from COVID-19 - Black Voice News
In summary A bold plan to help California’s local communities: Establish a public bank that would provide economic recovery loans to small businesses and local governments. By Miguel Santiago, Special to CalMatters Assemblymember Miguel Santiago, a Democrat from Los Angeles, represents the 53rd
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
July 31 and the political economy failures of sorts
IT was during the French Revolution of the 1780s when a scholar noted that, “things must be bad in society for men to throw everything in violence. Men cannot risk everything for nothing.” The protest penned for July 31 is a culmination of lots, which by all means the government of the day must
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North Dakota Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges the Family of A Navy Veteran with Mesothelioma in North Dakota to Get Serious About Compensation and to Call Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste for Serious Results
FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA , USA, July 24, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The North Dakota Mesothelioma Victims Center is urging the family of a Navy Veteran or person with recently diagnosed mesothelioma anywhere in North Dakota to call 800-714-0303 for …
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Ramaphosa attempts to draw a line in the sand over Covid-19-related corruption | News24
While President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to have conceded to calls for the shutting of schools for a month amid the Covid-19 peak, he attempted to draw a line in the sand about the now widespread looting of public funds.
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Simbisa to open 18 new outlets
ZIMBABWE’s largest fast-food chain, Simbisa Brands Limited (Simbisa), has revised upwards its new outlets target for the current financial year from 15 to 18 despite operational challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. BY MTHANDAZO NYONI The group aims to spend about US$10 million on the
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Blacks in California Split Over Vote That Could Raise Some Property Taxes — The Sacramento Observer
Proposition 15, the “Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative,” is on the Nov. 3 ballot in California. If Californians vote yes on “Split Roll” - shorthand for the proposition’s title - the state will come up with a new taxation formula. The
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By Gwen DeRu “REMEMBERING CIVIL RIGHTS ICONS CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS and REVEREND C.T. VIVIAN” TODAY… **READ THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES. Get all the latest news! **OPEN BLUES JAM, 7-10 p.m. at Brennan’s Irish Pub.  All musicians welcome. **COMEDIAN MIKE JAMES at the StarDome Comedy Club. FRIDAY… **TRIBUTE
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Services honor Civil Rights Leader C.T. Vivian | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Crusader Staff Report Dignitaries from across the country this week said farewell to civil rights leader C.T. Vivian with several public memorials in Atlanta, where he spent most of his life fighting for equality for Blacks. On Wednesday, a stream of mourners filed past Vivian’s casket as he lay in
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Five Ways to Fight Obesity and Its Impact on Fighting Covid-19 in African Americans. | Chicago Defender
African Americans are 20 percent LESS likely to engage in active physical activity than non-Hispanic whites. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, African American women have the … Continued
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SPORTS DIGEST: Dodgers take a stand against racial injustice -
Ten Los Angeles Dodgers players have spoken out against racial injustice in a video released July 16 and committed to use their platforms to amplify the voices of Los Angeles social justice organizations. “For centuries, the Black community has lived in a different America,” pitcher Clayton Kershaw
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Workers in the San Joaquin Valley ask the attorney general for support - Black Voice News
In summary Feeling unsafe after a COVID-19 outbreak, employees of the Primex pistachio plant are calling for California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to investigate the company. Dozens of workers in the San Joaquin Valley who recently protested against unsafe labor conditions in the company
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Africa COVID-19 stats: 789,226 cases; 16,715 deaths; 447,026 recoveries | Africanews
There are now more than over 780,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Enough Whining About Donald Trump’s Mean 'Twitter' Tweets. - ThyBlackMan
You should be eternally grateful that the worst thing you can really say about Donald Trump is that he’s mean to knuckleheads on social media – and that literally is the worst thing you can say about Donald Trump without stepping into the territory of my new book, The 21 Biggest Lies About Donald
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WHO concerned about growing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo | New York Carib News
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are concerned about the growing Ebola outbreak in the northwestern province of Equateur, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as they face critical funding gaps amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
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Jamaica to benefit from UAE medical aid
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirattes (CMC ) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) yesterday sent a relief plane with medical supplies, including 500,000 coronavirus test kits, to several countries in the region including Jamaica, Dominica, Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Guyana and
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NSE’s best, worst stocks during Covid-19 revealed
Investors make bit bets on four of the five best performing counters that have shrugged losses.
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NAACP Stockton Branch Holds Forum on Racism, Community Policing
The NAACP Stockton Branch recently hosted two community forums to have crucial conversations regarding racism and policing within the community. The goal of the forums was to hold Stockton’s law enforcement accountable for over-policing and police brutality toward Black and Brown people. Robert
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Harry and Meghan sue over 'intrusive' pictures of son Archie - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Through the looking-glass: Family members fight restricted access to loved ones in long-term care - Black Voice News
In summary As the pandemic drags on, families and nursing home watchdogs are mobilizing in California and nationwide to urge state officials to allow in at least one “essential caregiver” to watch over loved ones, many of whom suffer from dementia. Maitely Weismann moved her 77-year-old mother from
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Leimert Park woman tells tale of surviving COVID-19 -
LEIMERT PARK — While attending the annual weeklong National Brotherhood of Skiers summit in Sun Valley, Idaho, Feb. 29-March 7 Nyla Jefferson contracted COVID-19. At the time, the coronavirus had not yet become a menace in the U.S. Four months later, the COVID-19 health crisis has exploded across
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West Ham's Michail Antonio hits the jackpot with penalty strike - Voice Online
MICHAIL ANTONIO, who turned down representing Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, scored a staggering quarter of a... The post West Ham's Michail Antonio hits the jackpot with penalty strike appeared first on Voice Online.
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Reginald Hudlin named 1st Black executive producer of the Emmys : TheGrio
Acclaimed producer/director Reginald Hudlin is set to make Hollywood history when he becomes the first-ever Black executive producer of the... View Article The post Reginald Hudlin named 1st Black executive producer of the Emmys appeared first on TheGrio.
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Friday Briefing | Tracking the coronavirus | News24
Modellers, tracking the Covid-19 pandemic, answer to criticism after coming under fire.
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93 House Members and 23 Senators Voted To Cut The Pentagon Budget
[ad_1] Almost 100 members of the House of Representatives and 23 senators voted to cut the Pentagon’s budget by 10%. According to The Nation, 93 members of the House agreed to an amendment Tuesday to reduce the size of the $740 billion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. The
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DeSoto East Middle School Teacher of the Year Makes History with International Virtual Choir | Dallas Weekly
DeSoto East Middle School Choir Director and campus Teacher of the Year, Jamal Walker, was one of six hand-picked choristers featured on CBS Sunday Morning who took part in the largest virtual choir ever assembled. Simply known as Whitacre’s Virtual Choir and conducted by Grammy-award winning
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Pompeo calls for countries to band together against Chinese Communist Party
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the world to demand change in the Chinese Communist Party's behavior. The U.S. can't stand up to China alone, ...
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Determined to defeat disability - Jamaican woman cooks, washes, writes using feet - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Born with one hand with only a thumb, 51-year-old Daphne Williams is a picture of resilience. The article Determined to defeat disability - Jamaican woman cooks, washes, writes using feet appeared first on Stabroek News.
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