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Virginia Governor Releases List of Long-Term Care Facilities with COVID-19 Outbreaks
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that he has directed the state health department to release the names of individual long-term care facilities that have experienced a COVID-19
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Local Churches Not Rushing Return
Following the California Department of Public Health’s lifting of church closures due to the coronavirus this week, County health officials say local places of worship can now reopen, with certain guidelines to prevent continued spread of the
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Here's Your Juneteeth Playlist To Celebrate Black Joy
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Robbery suspect nabbed after attempted attack
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Algeria: President Tebboune Receives German Ambassador to Algeria
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Louisiana Bill Would Mandate 3-Year Minimum Sentence For Trespassing On Fossil Fuel Sites
Now a new bill hastily making its way through the Louisiana State Legislature would dramatically increase those penalties for trespassing on fossil fuel sites during a state of emergency, setting a mandatory minimum of three years in prison “at hard labor” and a maximum of 15 years, and up to
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State agents, political operatives inseparable in St Mary COVID-19 relief - Mayne says Bull Bay, Corn Piece quarantine lessons learnt; Alexis says first six days of lockdown illegal
Government agencies, non-profit organisations and political operatives were inseparable in communities under COVID-19 lockdown last Thursday as The Sunday Gleaner toured the area, but South East St Mary Member of Parliament Dr Norman Dunn has insisted that his bee-like presence was purely
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Florida’s Failed Unemployment System Faces New Scrutiny – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Spike in COVID-19 cases delays next phase of airports reopening
A sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in recent days has seen the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) delaying the start of Phase Two of the reopening of international airports by
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Hennessy’s ‘Unfinished Business’ Initiative Offering $3 Million To Small Minority-Owned Businesses
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California Mayor Resigns Over Email About Police Killings – Voice and Viewpoint
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Gibson, Althea (1927-2003)
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Uncle Nearest & Jack Daniel’s Announce Partnership To Increase Diversity In The Whiskey Industry
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Public defenders protest police violence
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Alabama State University [Montgomery] (1867-- )
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