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Africa: 2020 E! People's Choice Awards - Complete Winners List
[Total Exposure] The people have spoken, and tonight E! celebrated the best in movies, television, music and pop culture chosen solely by the fans during the network's third annual E! People's Choice Awards telecast, which was hosted by vocal powerhouse Demi Lovato and broadcast live from Barker
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If voting by mail is the future of voting, it’s wonderful - Black Voice News
In summary Usually, I’m spiritually invested in voting in person, but now I am a convert to voting by mail. Thank you, pandemic. By Justin Hughes, Special to CalMatters Justin Hughes teaches intellectual property and international trade courses at Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University, in
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EU urges Poland, Hungary to sign up to big money budget
(FILES) On this file photograph taken on July 19, 2020 Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the EU summit on a coronavirus restoration package deal on the European Council…
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Uganda: Tito Forces Cranes Back On Calculator
[Monitor] Uganda Cranes will have to wait until March next year for another shot at booking a ticket to their third consecutive Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) after taking a decisive sling shot from South Sudan in Nairobi yesterday.
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Record-breaking Hurricane Iota to bring dangerous flooding to Central America – National News
ABC NewsBy EMILY SHAPIRO and MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) - Hurricane Iota made landfall Monday night along the northeastern coast of Nicaragua, about 15 miles from where Hurricane…
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Hate crimes in US reach highest level in more than a decade - Black News Channel
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to the highest level in more than a decade as federal officials also recorded the highest number of hate-motivated killings since the FBI began collecting that data in the early 1990s, according to an FBI report
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Conway named in Blackcaps T20 squad, Williamson and Boult rested - Stabroek News
AUCKLAND, New Zealand,  CMC – South Africa-born left-hander Devon Conway is the only uncapped player named by New Zealand in Twenty20 International and Test squads yesterday, for their home series against West Indies, starting later this
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Bushiris each had 5 passports and their permanent residence permit was irregular - Motsoaledi | News24
Self-proclaimed prophet and fugitive Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary Bushiri each had five passports - all of them Malawian, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs.
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This Day In History - November 17
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Indian Premier League: Five things we learned in the UAE
It has been a week since the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League concluded, with Mumbai Indians snapping up their fifth title.
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Adams says in contact with Office of the President on work status - Stabroek News
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  Director Dr. Vincent Adams says he is in communication with the Office of the President regarding his current work status. The article Adams says in contact with Office of the President on work status appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Lawsuits challenging Biden's win in four states dropped - TheGrio
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East Africa: Borrowing Goes Through the Roof As EA Amasses U.S.$73 Billion in External Debt
[East African] Countries in the region have seen increased borrowing over the past decade, amassing $73.8 billion in external debt.
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SEC Annual Report Shows Whistleblower Program is a Success
Tuesday, November 17, 2020 The Securities and Change Fee made waves in 2020 by issuing its largest ever Whistleblower Award and revising the SEC Whistleblower Program Rules to extend the…
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Africa: Ethiopia - African Leaders Seek Mediation As Conflict Escalates
[DW] African leaders are trying to alleviate tensions in Tigray as Ethiopia said it had seized another town. But Addis Ababa said mediation was a long way off and denied suggestions it had targeted civilian locations.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Singer Tshala Muana Arrested in Kinshasa
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Hattie Logan Duckett: Founded the Phillis Wheatley Center in 1919
From an early age, Hattie Logan Duckett dedicated her life to helping uplift the lives of people who were less fortunate. Duckett was only 23 when she founded the Phillis Wheatley Center in 1919. Duckett was born in 1896, she attended school in Greenville before beginning her higher education at
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We have to be cautious: Bosso
HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla Mpofu said a lot needs to be done to get the boys back in shape following the eight-month COVID-19 pandemic-induced football hiatus. BY FORTUNE MBELE The start of the 2020 Premier Soccer League season was suspended in March because of the pandemic which brought about
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Cameroon: Chantal Biya International Cycling Race - All Set for Kick Off
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Morocco: Number of Americans Studying in Morocco Up 24 Percent in 2018-2019 Academic Year - Report
[MAP] Rabat -- During the 2018/19 academic year, the number of U.S. students coming to Morocco for study jumped by 24%, according to an annual report released Monday by the Institute of International Education, with support from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural
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'Let It Go': Fans Encourage Masika Kalysha to Explore Other Talents After Hearing Teaser for Her Single 'Masether'
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Black, Latino and Native American people hospitalized with COVID-19 about 4 times more than others - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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South Africa: What a Joe Biden Presidency Will Mean for South Africa's Economy
[Daily Maverick] I'm sometimes surprised by the extent to which South Africans are fascinated by the US elections, but given the country's continued dominant status in the world, its importance to us as a trading partner and its undeniable cultural influences, I shouldn't be.
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It's been a year since the earliest-known COVID-19 transmission took place - and looking back at the first news reports on the virus is a haunting exercise.
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