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Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter are nominated for Nobel Peace Prize | Afro
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Georgia U.S. House Rep Clyde fined $5,000 for not completing security screening to enter House floor | The Atlanta Voice
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Fall Of The Wild: The Urbanization That Has Silenced Karachi’s Birdsong – The Wilmington Journal
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