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AP source: Biden taps ex-Fed chair Yellen to lead treasury - Black News Channel
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MICHAEL BALSAMO AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to serve as treasury secretary, a pivotal role in which she would help shape and direct his economic policies at a perilous time, according
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Catholic Church cancels Guadalupe pilgrimage over pandemic - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's Roman Catholic Church announced the cancellation Monday of what's considered the world's largest Catholic pilgrimage, for the Virgin of Guadalupe, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mexico's Episcopal Conference said in a statement that the
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Carl Bernstein Names 21 Republicans Who Expressed Dislike For Trump
Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein named 21 Republican senators who he says “repeatedly expressed contempt for Trump and his fitness” for office.
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Pentecostal Zionists and their support for the illegal Israeli occupation - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Joe Biden Picks Linda Thomas-Greenfield And Shuwanza Goff To Join Administration
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Biden Taps Veteran US Diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield as UN Ambassador 
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has named veteran diplomat Linda Thomas-Greenfield to join his forthcoming Cabinet as his pick for U.N. ambassador, his transition team announced Monday. The post requires Senate
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Why Donald Trump is popular among Vietnamese Americans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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How one university system plans to send home thousands of students for Thanksgiving break – National News – The Black Chronicle
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BLM leader in Breonna Taylor protests fatally shot in carjacking
Hamza 'Travis' Nagdy was a prominent leader in Black Lives Matter protests demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. Sadly, he was... View Article The post BLM leader in Breonna Taylor protests fatally shot in carjacking appeared first on TheGrio.
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Meet Shuwanza Goff, The Black Woman Who Will Help Advance Biden’s Agenda On Capitol Hill
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Joe Biden Has Released His Nominees For Several Cabinet Positions
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by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President-elect Joe Biden has announced members of his White House senior staff, including naming former Congressional Black Caucus Chair and Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond as senior advisor to the President and
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Immigration Corner | Can I still be added to my mother’s petition?
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David Dinkins, NYC's first Black mayor, is dead at 93 - TheGrio
New York City lost a political giant as its first Black mayor, David Dinkins, has died, the New York Times... View Article The post David Dinkins, NYC's first Black mayor, is dead at 93 appeared first on TheGrio.
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Biden signals shift from Trump with national security picks - Black News Channel
By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama administration veterans for top national security positions, signaling a stark shift from the Trump administration's 'America First' policies that disparaged international alliances, career diplomats
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Locals Waited Over 14 Hours For Colorado’s First In-N-Out Burger
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Transgender woman sues Georgia Dept. of Corrections after repeated sexual assaults [video] | Atlanta Daily World
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Michigan girl, 14, who was detained by police dies of coronavirus - TheGrio
A Michigan girl who made national headlines after being handcuffed at gunpoint by police at the age of 11 has... View Article The post Michigan girl, 14, who was detained by police dies of coronavirus appeared first on TheGrio.
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Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump’s GOP overtures - TheGrio
Michigan election officials on Monday certified Democrat Joe Biden’s 154,000-vote victory in the state amid President Donald Trump’s brazen attempts... View Article The post Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump’s GOP overtures appeared first on TheGrio.
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Chadwick Boseman’s wife has been named administrator of his estate - Face2Face Africa
Chadwick Boseman's widow Taylor Simone Ledward now has the authority to administer her late husband’s estate, PEOPLE reports. Ledward is currently the personal representative with limited authority of the late actor's $938,500 estate, a court order obtained by the magazine says. She will, by
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Trump Wants Congress to Decide Election and That Strategy Could Win, Dershowitz Says | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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BLM activist Alicia Garza says she ‘did not ever hear back’ from Ice Cube - TheGrio
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President-elect Biden names Black women to serve key roles in his administration - TheGrio
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