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NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Joginder Chaudhary was his parents' greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre plot in central India to become the first doctor from their village.For the novel coronavirus, though, he was just one more in a million.
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New Road Near Rainforest in Sri Lanka Has Green Activists Up in Arms | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Disputed road construction near the protected Sinharaja Forest Reserve, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has sparked protests from environmental activists who are concerned about the future of the precious Biosphere Reserve. Despite the protests, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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This 12-Year Old Just Started His 2nd Year in College, Majoring in Aerospace Engineering
Caleb Anderson, a 12-year old gifted boy from Georgia, has already finished his first year in college and has just started his second year. He is majoring in Aerospace Engineering at Chattahoochee Technical College. Caleb was just 9-months old when he learned to sign more than 250 words. He
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Police Seize More Than 8,000 Ancient Artifacts From 70-Year-Old Fossil-Hunter’s Collection – The Wilmington Journal
A 70-year-old fossil hunter who amassed more than 8,000 valuable prehistoric remains could face jail time after police seized his collection. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) said in a press statement on Saturday that 8,244 [...]
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News You Can Use! Alzheimer's Disease Information and Tip of the Month | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
ALZ Tip of the Month Six in ten people with dementia will wander. A person with Alzheimer's may not remember his or her name or address, and can become disoriented, even in familiar places. Wandering among people with dementia is dangerous, however, there are strategies to help prevent it. Who is
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Zimbabwe: Zexie Manatsa's Tsuro Soccer Star
[New Frame] The legendary Zimbabwean musician, whose wedding reception was at Rufaro Stadium, is responsible for an album that got Highlanders and Dynamos supporters singing from the same hymn book.
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Nakamba stares Villa exit
BY TERRY MADYAUTA WARRIORS midfielder Marvelous Nakamba’s future at Aston Villa has been thrown into further doubt after it emerged that the Premier League side is looking to sign either Ross Barkley or Rueben Loftus from Chelsea. Nakamba has since fallen down the pecking order and has so far this
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Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 50 Women Accuse Aid Workers of Sex Abuse in Congo Ebola Crisis
[The New Humanitarian] Beni, DRC -- More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organization and leading NGOs of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an investigation by The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation revealed.
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Hiker Makes Gigantic Find: a Nest of Dinosaur Eggs
HUESCA PROVINCE, Spain - A freelance paleontologist's chance discovery of dinosaur eggshells in the Spanish Pyrenees has turned out to be the biggest-ever European archaeological ...
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2020 Could be a History-Making Year for the Black Community – Will You Be Taking Part? - Milwaukee Community Journal

FLORIDA STAR — This year, three African American candidates from Orlando, Miami, and Broward are vying for top-ranking law-enforcement positions, putting Florida at a major crossroads when it comes to the State’s Attorney’s race. Campaigning in a time of coronavirus is no easy task, especially

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Rapper Lil Marlo shot and killed in Atlanta | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Rudolph Johnson, a rapper who performed under the name Lil Marlo, was shot and killed in Atlanta this weekend. Cause of death has yet to be determined, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office. The rapper, who signed with Quality Control Music in 2017 and was close friends with
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Test Your News Knowledge With Zenger: A Sign of Life on Another Planet | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
The post Test Your News Knowledge With Zenger: A Sign of Life on Another Planet appeared first on Zenger News.
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Indie Filmmaker's Ivan Ayr's Second Film Gets Good Response at Venice | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Filmmaker Ivan Ayr is on cloud nine despite the anxiety he's feeling. After all, the former software developer turned filmmaker has had his sophomore film screened at the recently concluded Venice International Film Festival. Ayr's film, 'Meel Pathar' (The Milestone) had its world premiere at the
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Trump call for poll watchers evokes chilling memories of Orange County, 1988 - Black Voice News
When debate moderator Chris Wallace asked President Donald Trump last night whether he would urge his supporters “not to engage in any civil unrest” while ballots are being counted and to “not declare victory until the election has been independently certified,” the president responded with a very
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MotoGP: Rollercoaster continues as Rins claims first win of 2020
Alex Rins held off a challenge from compatriot Alex Marquez to win the Aragon Grand Prix after a sensational MotoGP ride from tenth on the grid on Sunday.
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This Afro-Latina Comic Book Artist Uses Her Characters As A Voice For Outsiders
Natacha Bustos didn't see Black or brown characters in the comic books she read growing up. Now, she's the one creating powerful superheroes like "Moon Girl" in hopes of inspiring young girls of color.
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Biden for President Florida Targets the English-Caribbean, Haitian, African American, and Hispanic Communities in new Campaign - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… Florida’s English-Caribbean, Haitian, African American, and Hispanic communities. These buys … investment targeting diverse communities, Hispanic, African American, Caribbean, and Haitian, with an …
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Fifth seed Tsitsipas swats aside Cuevas to reach third round - Stabroek News
PARIS, (Reuters) - Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas produced a clinical performance to outclass Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas 6-1 6-4 6-2 yesterday and advance to the French Open third round. The article Fifth seed Tsitsipas swats aside Cuevas to reach third round appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Building Post COVID CARICOM Food Security – A Cassava Industry - Stabroek News
By Dr John Deep Ford Dr. John Deep Ford is former Caribbean Region Director of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and former Guyana Ambassador to FAO and WTO. The article Building Post COVID CARICOM Food Security – A Cassava Industry appeared first on Stabroek News.
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NBA players expected to miss Tokyo Olympics - Stabroek News
The COVID-19 pandemic played havoc with the NBA in 2020, and commissioner Adam Silver said late Friday the league is expecting NBA players to not participate in next year’s Olympic Games at Tokyo. The article NBA players expected to miss Tokyo Olympics appeared first on Stabroek News.
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AARP Polls Reveal Top Concerns for Voters 50 and Older | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
More than half of voters 50-years and older in crucial battleground states are worried about contracting the novel coronavirus. At the same time, African Americans are particularly opposed to how President Donald Trump has handled the pandemic, according to extensive polling commissioned by
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Kenya: NTV to Air World Half Marathon Championships Live
[Nation] Nation Media Group's television outlet NTV will broadcast Saturday's World Athletics Half Marathon Championships live from Gdynia, Poland.
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Police Seize More Than 8,000 Ancient Artifacts From 70-Year-Old Fossil-Hunter’s Collection | South Florida Times
A 70-year-old fossil hunter who amassed more than 8,000 valuable prehistoric remains could face jail time after police seized his collection. The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan ...
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South Africa: Football Has Adjusted Well to 'New Normal' but Still a Way to Go
[SAFA] With football being the world's most popular sporting code, most involved in the beautiful game were resigned to proceedings being cancelled or postponed for the foreseeable future. Alas that was indeed the case, particularly in terms of international action as well as many prominent
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Cardi B offers reward for info on assailants who threw ‘devil’s acid’ on Dominican woman - Face2Face Africa
Award-winning rapper, Cardi B, is offering a $10,000 reward for information that would lead to the arrest and prosecution of two unidentified suspects who threw “devil's acid” on a young Dominican teenager over the weekend, critically injuring her. Yocairi Amarante Rodríguez, 19, was in a public
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Rwanda: Ex-Energy Boss Nyamvumba Handed Six-Year Sentence, Fined Rwf21 Billion
[New Times] The Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on Tuesday September 29, sentenced Robert Nyamvumba to a six year jail term after he was convicted for corruption.
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Barbados deems Guyana high-risk COVID country - Stabroek News
(Barbados Nation) Canada was placed in the category of high risk in the latest update of Barbados travel protocols effective yesterday. The article Barbados deems Guyana high-risk COVID country appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Black DEA Recruits Accuse Instructors Of Calling Them 'Monkeys'
One instructor was accused of taunting black trainees by making “monkey noises.”
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Does it invigorate or paralyze movements for racial equality? More important, does it subordinate the struggle for genuine national sovereignty to the paramount goal of gender-neutrality? Does it obscure the asymmetry between the imperial hegemonic United States and its virtual neocolony, the
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