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Exotic Fan Mussels Saved From Extinction | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
MALLORCA AND MENORCA, Spain-Eight live specimens of the exotic fan mussel (Pinna nobilis) have been located near the Spanish islands of Mallorca and Menorca after it was believed they had been decimated by a parasite. The transfer of the mollusks by divers.(CAIB/Newsflash) Technical staff from the
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Obit: Shelendale Beverly | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
April 27, 1976 - September 24, 2020 Mrs. Shelendale Beverly was the oldest of six children born April 27, 1976, in Jacksonville, Florida  to Veronica Graham-Kirkland & Stephen Green Sr. She received her education in Duval County Public Schools., Paxon High School graduating class of
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Mutilated Sharks Found At Illegal Dumpsite In Chile | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile-At least 17 mutilated shark carcasses have been found along with tires, rubble and urban waste at a large illegal dump on a Chilean beach. The clandestine dumpsite was discovered at the port city of Antofagasta, which included the dead shortfin mako sharks (Isurus
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British Company Pays $12 Million For Terrorists' Gold Stash | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
MEDELLIN, Colombia - A British firm paid nearly $12 million at auction for gold formerly owned by a Colombian guerrilla group. The unprecedented auction took place Dec. 15 in the city of Medellin, Colombia, and was organized by the Special Assets Corporation (SAE) in coordination with the
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Move Over, Pyramids and Stonehenge: Saudi Stone Structures are Far Older | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
NEFUD DESERT, Saudi Arabia - A large group of mysterious, rectangular-shaped stone structures in the northwest Saudi Arabia are far older than the Egyptian pyramids and the British Stonehenge, and were likely used to perform pagan rituals, according to a new study. The hundreds, possibly thousands
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Smarter News Quiz: NBA coaches, Minimum Wages and Magic Burgers | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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VIDEO: Russian military jet sparks in emergency landing | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
suggested deck: By Gheorghi Caraseni Sparks flew as a supersonic Russian fighter jet landed with broken landing gear in Perm. The incident occurred at the Bolshoe Savino Airport on Tuesday, when the Central Military District said they received a distress signal from the MIG-31 fighter at about
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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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Teacher and Toddler Daughter Create Book Series Highlighting HBCU's, Illness and Family | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Nationwide, USA… A Tennessee teacher’s attempt to teach her toddler about HBCU’s, cancer, dementia and family values has resulted in a series of four picture books starring a little Black girl, the Adventures of Bella Noelle series. As the founder of Stepping Stones Tutoring Center and Co-owner of
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VIDEO: 7 Arrested in Mississippi During Interagency Drug Bust | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Police in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, found a trove of illegal substances in a combined drug crackdown with state and federal forces. Officers with the Hattiesburg Police Department - with assistance from Forrest County Sheriff's deputies and agents for Metro Narcotics, the Bureau of
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OP-ED: Waters Urges Lawmakers, D.C. Residents, to Remain Safe as Right-Wing Extremists Protest Election Results
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, issued the following statement in advance of the proud boys, oath keepers, other white supremacists and right-wing extremists’ January 6 descent on Washington, D.C. “Congress must take
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A tailor-made grant helps continue a family legacy | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
JC Lofton Tailors is continuing a family legacy that has been around for almost a century, with the help of a $10,000 grant from Wells Fargo through Local Initiatives Support Corporation. ou could say the tailoring business is in Julius “Eddie” Lofton’s blood. As the owner of JC Lofton Tailors in
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Death of Chadwick Boseman Puts Focus on Colon Cancer and African Americans | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
The death of actor Chadwick Boseman from colon cancer at age 43 has brought new attention on the disease and how it disproportionately impacts African Americans.  Boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at 38. It later advanced to stage 4. Boseman was filming movies that included completing
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Saturday Night Live's Melissa Villaseñor To Host Film Independent Spirit Awards | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
The 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards is ready to make you laugh out loud. Melissa Villaseñor, from “Saturday Night Live,” has been tapped to host. Since 1984, the Spirit Awards have recognized the best of independent cinema.  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 show will not be live from
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Haunted India: Ghosts of the Raj Live on Despite 70 Years of Independence | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
If you ever run into a headless Englishman during your travels around India's graveyards, monuments and former residences of the British, or if you cross paths with a ghostly upper-class British woman in a flowing white gown, or if you're caught off guard by a long-dead sentry asking for
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African American Nurse first to Receive COVID Vaccine | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Meet the first American recipient of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Queens, New York — Critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first dose of the two-shot vaccine at about 9:20 a.m. EST on Monday, December 14. Medical officials administered the dose on camera as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and
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Israel and Morocco Stand to Gain from Ties as U.S. Recognizes Moroccan Claim to Contested Territory | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
The December 10 announcement of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel marked the fourth Muslim-majority nation in the past four months to officially 'friend' Israel.But it was different from September's historic Abraham Accords linking the Jewish homeland with the
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HBCU President vaccinated in hopes of changing deadly COVID-19 statistics | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Talladega College President Dr. Billy C. Hawkins, who serves as chair of the 37 presidents of member institutions for the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) board of directors, received the COVID-19 vaccination on January 5 in an effort to promote the importance of being inoculated against the
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Smarter News Quiz: Happy 245th Birthday and Semper Fi! | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Active and retired U.S. Marines mark Nov. 10 as the birthday of the Marine Corps. Today's guest quizmaster is WMAL Radio morning co-host Vince Coglianese, son of Marine Corps Major General (ret.) Vincent A. Coglianese. Oorah! 245 The post Smarter News Quiz: Happy 245th Birthday and Semper
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FAMU Head Football Coach Willie Simmons Announces Decision to Stay | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Florida A&M VP/Director of Athletics Kortne Gosha announced on Monday Coach Willie Simmons will stay as head football coach of the Rattlers as they prepare for their inaugural season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Simmons, who played quarterback for the Quincy(Fla.) Shanks high
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A nonprofit founded by two Israeli professors has raised enough money to purchase and protect two plots of land. This is My Earth (TiME), created in 2015 by Professor Uri Shanas of the University of Haifa-Oranim and Professor Alon Tal from Tel Aviv University, secured funds for the fifth year in
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Debate Night in America: Muted Mics Could Interrupt Trump's Style | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Voters might already have gotten a glimpse of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden's strategy for tonight's big debate. First, Trump. In an interview Wednesday with sports journalist Jason Whitlock, he asked how he should handle Biden tonight. Whitlock's short and simple
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Hail Mary! Are Miracles Real? | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
In the New Testament, the Gospel of Luke states, 'the things which are impossible with men are possible with God.' Several anecdotes tell of inexplicable miracles throughout Latin America among the believers of the Virgin Mary, Jesus' mother. But through skeptic's eyes, there is a question based in
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American Hunts Pakistan's National Animal With Arrow | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
GILGIT-BALTISTAN - An American hunter has created a record by hunting Markhor, Pakistan's national animal, with an arrow. Joseph Bradford paid $80,000 to hunt down the wild goat, known to have beautiful coiled horns, at Tooshi-Shasha Conservancy in Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 'This is the first
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WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy Prompts Indians to Migrate to Signal, Telegram | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
MUMBAI, India - Radio producerShirshendu Banerjee woke up to a notification on WhatsApp one day in the second week of January, informing him about changes to the messaging app's privacy policy, and that there would be deeper integration between WhatsApp and its parent company, Facebook. Banerjee
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12 Days of Smarter News Christmas Quizzes: Caroling, Caroling | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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Weeding Out Invasive Plant Critical For Survival Of Protected Species And Fishermen  | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
YAOUNDE, Cameroon- — A fishing community in Cameroon is racing against time to save Lake Ossa, one of the country’s largest, from a floating fern that thrives in slow-moving, nutrient-rich warm freshwater. The invasive plant — Salvinia molesta— has already covered 40 percent of the
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Downed Power Line Melts Asphalt, Causing It To Ignite | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
LAKEVILLE, Minnesota-A fallen power line in Lakeville, Minnesota, ignited the road, causing a power outage and melting the asphalt. Footage of the Nov. 8 incident has since been posted on the Lakeville Fire Dept.'s Twitter page. The first video shows the pavement melting at a high temperature after
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‘Amen — and A-woman!’ Representative Opens Congress with Prayer Ending in Gender-Neutral Mashup 
A House representative, offering an opening prayer for the new session of Congress, learned that language bending can cause mockery unending. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), a former Methodist pastor who was the first African-American mayor of St. Louis and now represents the late Harry Truman’s home
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