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Yolanda Richardson officially assuming their roles Sacramento at at time when the state is implementing deep cuts to its fiscal year 2020-21 budget in response to the global COVID-19
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Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 when many Black slaves in Texas finally learned they were free from federal troops arriving in Galveston after the end of the Civil War, more than two and a half years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in the
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Death and destruction as floods hit western Uganda
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BOUIRA, Algeria—Anti-censorship groups have criticized Algeria’s government for launching an assault on the media with a wave of arrests, detention of journalists and the blocking of several popular news
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Kenya: Tana River Flood Victims Oppose Plans to Transfer Them
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Three African Americans Step Into Top California Leadership Roles
Yolanda Richardson and Adetokunbo “Toks” Omishakin, are officially assuming their roles as state government executives in Sacramento at a time when the state is implementing deep cuts to its fiscal year 2020-21 budget in response to the global COVID-19
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1,200 Extra Chicago Cops To Be Deployed Over July 4 Weekend
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police superintendent said Monday that he plans to flood the city’s streets with additional officers during the long July 4 weekend in an effort to avoid a repeat of particularly bloody recent weekends and despite pressure to keep officer overtime to
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Nigeria Has Achieved 20% Reduction in Emissions - Govt
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Roadway or waterway? - White Lane residents debate years of nagging floodwaters
It is a recurring debate among residents every time they are swamped by floodwaters after a heavy shower of rain: Is White Lane in Waterhouse, St Andrew, a street or a gully? Yesterday, as the roadway, which links Penwood Road to Henley Road, was...
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Congress Moves George Floyd Justice In Policing Act Measure Forward
The House Judiciary Committee has introduced the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, the first-ever bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, end racial profiling, change the law enforcement culture, empower communities, and build trust between law enforcement and minority
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Guyana President Says His Country Facing Worst Disaster In Its History - St. Lucia Times News
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali says Guyana is facing the worst natural disaster in its history and it must make investments now to implement an adaptation plan to deal with the adverse effects of climate change. The President made this statement on Saturday at the launch of an offshore
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Floods, locusts put thousands at risk of hunger
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BE Exclusive: Stephen Jackson on Justice for George Floyd, Getting Blackballed From the NBA, and More (Video)
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Why Is Tahiry The Only One To Blame In The Cycle Of Violence In Her Relationships?
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Update| Heavy rains claim portion of Gordon Town Road in St Andrew; several others impassable
Heavy rains have claimed a section of the Gordon Town main road in St Andrew, while other sections continue to be blocked by landslides.  The Gleaner has also received reports of flooding in Bull Bay, also in east rural St Andrew, as...
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Penal residents call for drainage works on Coramata River - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Residents of Suchit Trace, Penal, on Saturday called for drainage works to be done on the Coramata River to reduce the possibility of flooding in the area. Due to covid19 and restrictions on demonstrations under the state of emergency, residents broke themselves up into smaller groups and spre
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Somalia: floods leave dozens dead - UN
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