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Central Park Karen Amy Cooper Gets Her Dog Back
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Nigeria: Northwest Govs Team Up Against Bandits
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Women arrested for vandalizing BLM mural outside Trump Tower : TheGrio
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OP-ED: Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions
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Administering the COVID-19 vaccine - Stabroek News
We learnt late last week through a Ministry of Health media release that a COVID-19 Vaccines Task Force had been established in preparation for the rollout of the inoculation campaign against the pandemic. The article Administering the COVID-19 vaccine appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Nigeria school pupil kidnapping: 15 victims escape sleeping guards | News24
Fifteen Nigerian hostages have escaped from their abductors as they slept, weeks after they were among more than 130 pupils and teachers snatched by gunmen from an Islamic seminary, the school's headteacher told AFP Tuesday.
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'Shark Tank' Judge Daymond John Finds Unique Way To Celebrate The Future Of Black Businesses
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US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes - TheGrio
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Ghana: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Donates Dates to Government
The government yesterday took delivery of 2,500 cartons of dates presented by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for onward distribution to selected Muslim communities across the
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Stop the exploitation of prisoners and their families - Atlanta Tribune
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Twitter shows love as COVID-19 hits three generations of Bollywood
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Photo Gallery: Jermall Charlo wins latest bout, shares champion wisdom - DefenderNetwork.com
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Volkswagen Admits Car Ad Racist, Apologizes
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Two months after Ahmaud Arbery’s murder, two gunmen finally arrested | The Mississippi Link
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Op-Ed: The relationship between Latinos and 'Latinx'? It's complicated - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
A study shows that only 3% of Latino adults use the label “Latinx,” but the term has vocal supporters. The debate about names and identity among Latinos isn't new, especially in politics.
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NYC Occupy City Hall protesters seen taunting NYPD: 'Black Judas'
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Nigeria: Battle for Benin Artefacts Escalates, Govt Lays Claim to Artworks
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