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Chris Hollins was sworn in this past Monday, June 1st, as the newly appointed Harris The post Chris Hollins Sworn in as Newly Appointed Harris County Clerk appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Conservatives take up death of black man who supported Trump
WISCONSIN, United States (AP) - The shooting death in broad daylight of a black man affectionately known in his Milwaukee neighbourhood as 'The Ras' appears to have mystified police while spurring prominent conservatives in Wisconsin to speculate that he was killed because of his support for
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'His hands are dripping with blood' - calls to cancel FW de Klerk talk in US on racism, rule of law
In the midst of anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, the American Bar Association has drawn fierce criticism over its announcement that former president FW de Klerk will speak about "rule of law, constitutional democracy, minority rights, social change, racism and global
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State primary is June 9
As early voting wraps up this week, the state of Georgia is preparing for its primary election slated for Tuesday, June 9. For Burke Countians, a number of local races will also be determined or narrowed down for the general election in November. As of Tuesday afternoon, Laverne Sello, executive
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Voting for change and for tradition
WESTERN BUREAU: A 19-year-old woman who is a first-time voter in St James North Western says the incumbent Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government has motivated her to vote based on their track record of performance. The teenager, who was among the...
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No dominoes at church!
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Pastor of the King's Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mount Salem, Charles Brevitt, yesterday warned members of his congregation to “cease and desist” from playing dominoes on the compound, arguing that if the Government is not allowing it to be played in bars, then members
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Tennessee: Some first-time voters can’t cast absentee ballot
NASHVILLE — Tennessee officials say they plan to enforce a requirement that first-time voters who register by mail cast their ballots in person, despite a judge’s ruling that allows all eligible voters to cast absentee ballots during the coronavirus
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Northeast Manchester PNP caretaker confident he will unseat ‘Man a Yaad’
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Uganda: EC Rejects Opposition Demands On Elections
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Raila orders purge in ODM
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Lawyer bashes returning officer for high number of rejected ballots
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Black Activists Confront Affirmative Action Opponents on Zoom Call
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Holness and JLP celebrate resounding win | New York Carib News
Prime Minister Andrew Michael Holness led his ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to its first-ever consecutive victory in a general election since 1967, with a resounding victory that mirrored the win the party achieved in 1980 when it stormed to a 51-9 margin over the People’s National Party (PNP).
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PNP: Dismantling of local governance structures opens the door to corruption
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California’s Vote-by-Mail Election Push is Both Praised and Put Down | Post News Group
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Shaw: My voice is improving
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Salt Spring residents protest councillor’s ouster
Scores of residents in Salt Spring, St James, yesterday staged a protest to voice their opposition to the motion moved earlier this month to boot their councillor, Sylvan Reid, and his Catadupa Division counterpart, Gladstone Bent, from the St James Municipal Corporation
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