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Cuba
A Soviet attempt to install medium-range missiles in Cuba—capable of striking targets in the United States with nuclear warheads—provoked a crisis in 1962. Denouncing the Soviets for “deliberate deception,” President Kennedy promised a U.S. blockade of Cuba to stop the missile
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Sympathy for Ruto in Rift and Central
Even as a number of leaders from the region supported the ouster of Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen as Leader of Majority in the Senate and Majority Chief Whip Susan Kihika, residents of various parts of Central Kenya have castigated President Kenyatta over what they term betrayal of his
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Africa: COVID-19 in West Africa - Credible Information As A Vaccine Against Misinformation?
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Kenya: Mandera County Govt Intensifies Relief Food Supplies
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Careful autopsies of 10 African-American victims of coronavirus COVID-19 show their lungs were clogged with blood clots, researchers reported
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Belle Isle Boathouse Dilemma: Michigan DNR Seeks Public Input on Its Future | The Michigan Chronicle
The historic Belle Isle Boathouse, a prominent structure along the Detroit River within Belle Isle Park, faces an uncertain future, prompting the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to explore various options including renovation or demolition. Built in 1902 and covering 40,000 square
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Feds send Tacoma Port $54.2 million for terminal expansion project
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Transportation is sending $54.2 million in federal grants to the Port of Tacoma for its terminal expansion project. The Northwest Seaport Alliance will utilize the funds for the initial phase of the expansion of the port’s Husky Terminal. This include
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Over the holiday weekend, celebrity beauty moments were at an all-time high. Look after look, we were presented with beauty inspiration to take us through to the end of the […] The post ICYMI: Must-See Celeb Beauty Looks From The Weekend appeared first on Essence.
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Trump Notches His 200th Lifetime Federal Judge
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Charles Booker Suddenly Has Progressives Excited About Kentucky
But in the last three weeks, progressive state Rep. Charles Booker, the youngest Black state lawmaker elected in Kentucky in nearly a century, has interrupted McGrath’s quiet stroll to the
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(1877) Alexander Crummell, “Address Before the American Geographical Society”
African American intellectual Alexander Crummell was one of the few19th century scholars known and respected widely among European Americans. In an address before the American Geographical Society delivered in Chickering Hall in New York City on May 22, 1877, Crummell demonstrates his appeal to one
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Why Tinubu did not speak at COP28 as scheduled -- Official
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‘Gone with the Wind’ returns with a disclaimer
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Rwanda: Rwf1 Billion Earmarked to Combat Floods in Musanze, Nyabihu
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East Africa: EAC to Enhance Water Resources Management
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Giuliani Says Black Lives Matter Wants To ‘Take Your House Away From You’
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Sabrina Dhowre Elba Gets Candid About Black Lives Matter Protests
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