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Instagram Set To Bring Its TikTok Rival, Reels To The United States In August
Our favorite photo-sharing app, Instagram, confirmed (Jul.16) it will finally be launching Reels in the United States sometime in August. The new video feature is explicitly designed to create short-form creative content, a spokesperson for the company revealed.
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Meet Makafui Awuku, Ghana's wastepreneur - Face2Face Africa
Makafui Awuku, a young Ghanaian, learnt to see the beauty in waste, having suffered hardship and struggled to survive in the streets of Accra. Despite his endearing childhood, Awuku managed to rise above his struggles to become a social entrepreneur, who is solving sanitation problems in the
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Oklahoma's Governor Says he has Tested Positive for COVID-19 - Black News Channel
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press/ BNC Contributor OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and that he is isolating at home, making him the first U.S. governor to report testing positive. Stitt, 48, said he mostly feels
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This is what being canceled actually looks like - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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Gov. Kemp sues City of Atlanta for defiance on mask rules | The Atlanta Voice
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed in state court late Thursday in Atlanta, argue that Atlanta Mayor Keisha
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Kenya Airways Resumes Local Flights
[Nation] National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed local flights today.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg being treated for cancer, says she won't retire : TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but has... View Article The post Ruth Bader Ginsburg being treated for cancer, says she won't retire appeared first on TheGrio.
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Brazil's coronavirus curve may hold the key to a global vaccine - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Brazil, where the number of cases has now surpassed 2 million, is one of a small handful of sites for testing experimental coronavirus vaccines. It offers an unusual and appealing mix for research: a skyrocketing rate of transmission, as well as internationally respected research centers and
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Defiance Grows as Georgia Governor Blocks Local Mask Rules - Black News Channel
By JEFF AMY and BEN NADLER Associated Press/ BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — Mayors in Atlanta and other Georgia cities deepened their defiance of Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday, saying they want their requirements for people to wear masks in public to remain in place, even after the Republican
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Sierra Leone issues COVID-19 air travel protocol as commercial flights resume
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 July 2020: Authorities in Sierra Leone will reopen the country's international Lungi Airport next Wednesday, 22 July 2020, after four months of closure due to the global coronavirus pandemic. last week, president Bio announced that details of safety measures for
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Firefighters rescue crashed paraglider from ravine - Dallas Post Tribune
A 27-year-old paraglider was rescued after she lost lift and fell into a ravine near a beach in La Jolla, California. San Diego firefighters and lifeguards lift a female paraglider in a stretcher up the face of a ravine after she lost lift and tumbled from the skies. (Newsflash) The woman, who was
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Tamar Braxton Rushed To Hospital After Possible Suicide Attempt: Reports
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San Diego police shoot man holding replica weapon | Afro
A man who pointed a gun at police officers after repeated orders for him to move away from the weapon was shot and killed by officers in the City Heights section of San Diego, Calif., on the afternoon of July 9. He has been identified as Richard Lewis Price, 49. Police later determined that
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Nick Cannon concerns fans with cryptic tweets after podcast scandal - TheGrio
Nick Cannon has undoubtedly had a rough week in the court of public opinion, but the prolific and usually upbeat host... View Article The post Nick Cannon concerns fans with cryptic tweets after podcast scandal appeared first on TheGrio.
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Why the Trump administration's win over Huawei could be bad news for TikTok - L.A. Focus Newspaper
"We convinced many countries, and I did this myself for the most part, not to use Huawei, because we think it's an unsafe security risk," Trump said at a White House press conference on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the UK government said it was reversing a decision to allow Huawei to build parts of
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Nigeria: No Hazard Allowance in the UK, Health Minister Warns Migrating Doctors
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Zambian health minister denies corruption charges | Africanews
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Tory Lanez accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion: report
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Covid-19 deaths in Gauteng remain 'a great worry', despite recoveries - Masuku | News24
As Gauteng weathers the coronavirus storm, Health MEC Bandile Masuku says the province is expecting recoveries to bypass active cases in the next two to three weeks.
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North Carolina city approves ‘reparations,’ apologizes for role in slavery | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The council voted 7-0 on a measure to mitigate racial disparities By Morgan Phillips, Fox News North Carolina’s Asheville City Council apologized for its role in slavery and racial discrimination, voting unanimously to provide reparations in the form of community investments to help Black
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Police shooting of Louisiana boy, 14, just before pandemic resurfaces : TheGrio
A boy in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana was the victim of a police-involved shooting. However, despite inquiry from the family, that... View Article The post Police shooting of Louisiana boy, 14, just before pandemic resurfaces appeared first on TheGrio.
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Covid-19: Premier Winde's call to fellow diabetics with symptoms: Get tested earlier | News24
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has called fellow diabetics to get tested sooner rather than later if they show symptoms, as the province increasingly learns that diabetics become more at risk at later stages of the virus.
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Georgia Gov Sues to End Cities' Defiance on Mask Rules - Black News Channel
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Mali opposition insists president must quit | News24
Mali's protest movement has pressed on with a demand for embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to quit, as international mediators tried to defuse the crisis in the insurgency-riven country.
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Eastern Airlines plane skids off runway, no injuries reported - Stabroek News
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The gathering storm: How the state seized control of two troubled nursing homes as coronavirus crisis loomed - Black Voice News
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