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Despite enduring arguably the worst year in its history, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has ironically emerged stronger and ready to take the game to the next
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Malawi: Chilima, Wife Test Coronavirus Negative - 'Malawi Surge in Virus Cases Is Alarming and Frightening'
[Nyasa Times] Malawi vice-president Saulos Chilima has said with his wife he has undertaken a coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic tests following the surge of cases in the country and both tested negative.
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Masked or not, high school football players continue to grind behind the scenes
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The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - Diversity Fuels Us
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was founded on the belief more than 50 years ago that the best answers for clients came through diversity of thought. Our founder Bruce Henderson encouraged all consultants—even the most junior members on a team—to engage in vigorous debate and
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U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands, consisting of nine main islands and some 75 islets, were explored by Columbus in 1493. They were originally inhabited by the Carib Indians. Since 1666, England has held six of the main islands; the remaining three (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), as well as about 50 of the
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TSD Flash! - Back to Business Phase II; free tax help; a plan-ahead event; music vibe: Fugees' 'Ready or Not'
Memphis and Shelby County now has shifted into Phase II of the Back to Business plan, according to the Memphis/Shelby County COVID-19 Task
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Hawks Studios are nominated for EMMY awards | The Atlanta Voice
The award-winning Hawks Studios, the in-house creative team for the Atlanta Hawks, has received two Southeast Emmy Awards nominations. The pieces recognized highlight the team’s community work with partner State Farm and a behind-the-scenes player profile. The Southeast Emmy Awards are a division
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Africa: UN Security Council Calls for 90 Days Ceasefire in Conflict Zones
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Kenya: House to Vet Auditor-General Nominee Today
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White, V. Ethel Willis (1920-2003)
Theendowment named in honor of V Ethel Willis White is unusual in that the person honoredwas not a wealthy woman in the usual sense of the word.  Instead V Ethel Willis White’s wealth derivedfrom her inspiration to
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Leading the Charge: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Uses Political Platform to Advocate for Testing and Necessary Resources in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Teyana Taylor Just Revealed That Erykah Badu Will Deliver Her 2nd Baby
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Nicomedes Santa Cruz: A Black Public Intellectual in Twentieth-Century Peru
In the following article University of Oregon historian Carlos Aguirre describes the self-taught poet, writer, and folklorist Nicomedes Santa Cruz, one of the understudied black intellectual leaders in Peru and Latin
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Bennie W. Fowler is Group Vice President, Global Quality and New Model Launch, Ford Motor Company, a global automotive and mobility company. Prior to this role, Fowler served in various management positions of increasing responsibility at Ford, including Vice President, Global Quality, Vice
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Kenwood student Desmond Dunn looks to improve his b-ball game | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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South African Man Dragged Naked From Shack Sparks Legal Action Against Evictions
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Monday Night Politics: Meet the candidates
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NFL Commits $250 million Over 10 Years To Fight Systemic Racism
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Black Student Accepted into Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Launches Company to End Gun Violence
Nationwide — RuQuan “Ru” Brown, a 17-year old high school senior from Seattle who has excelled in his classes and sports, has been recently accepted into 24 colleges including Harvard, Yale, and
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Zimbabwe: Police Shoot, Seriously Injure Chitungwiza Vendor
[New Zimbabwe] Police Sunday shot and seriously injured a street vendor selling wares at a busy market in Unit L, Chitungwiza.
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Zimbabwe: Namibian Govt Says Moyo Lied About COVID-19 Test Kits Donation to Zim
[New Zimbabwe] Embattled Health Minister Obadiah Moyo is back in the limelight for all the wrong reasons after Namibian authorities have dismissed recent claims by the government official the neighbouring country donated 4 449 rapid result test kits to Zimbabwe.
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