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BOSTON, United States -A federal appeals court on yesterday tossed the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.A three-judge panel of the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial, finding that the judge who oversaw the case
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USPS Removing Some Mail Sorting Machines, Raising Concerns Ahead Of Elections
The United States Postal Service is working to remove hundreds of mail sorting machines from facilities across the country, raising concerns among postal workers as the country prepares for an
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Equity gifts students Sh2bn to study abroad
The scholars who comprise top performers in the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) will also receive Sh16 million stipend to facilitate their preparation and travel to their host countries.
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Libya: UN Expresses 'Horror' Over Reports of Libya Mass Graves
Government troops recently seized control of the area after the withdrawal of forces loyal to rebel warlord Khalifa
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'Extend curfew hours'
WITH the country set to head to the polls in three weeks amid a second wave of novel coronavirus infections, public health expert Dr Peter Figueroa is urging the Government to reintroduce earlier curfew times and reduce the numbers allowed for public gatherings.
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Uganda: Exports Rebound After Three Months of Decline
[Monitor] Export earnings have rebounded after three months of recording a decline.
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Blood appeal for COVID study
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is appealing to COVID-19 survivors to donate blood, from which researchers intend to derive plasma to treat patients who become seriously ill from the infectious disease. Senior lecturer in...
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Bootcamp for Business Startups Begins Next Month - Milwaukee Community Journal
Business Startup Bootcamp Planned Program promotes entrepreneurship as way out of poverty.  A program aimed at fighting poverty through entrepreneurship is coming to Milwaukee this fall. The BizStarts Institute Community Bootcamp for Entrepreneurs meets for six consecutive Saturday mornings
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Black women with natural hairstyles rejected for jobs, seen as less professional - Study - Face2Face Africa
The relationship between Black women and their natural hair has been bittersweet, from being called nappy to other derogatory names. In recent times, however, more Black women are learning to embrace their natural manes because the natural hair coupled with the Black Lives Matter movement has
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Recent & Recommended Books About Good Emotional Health During COVID-19
Allow pre-eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brendan Kelly to help you understand and cope with the unique stresses of today, as we all try to deal with the threat of COVID-19 within our homes, communities and throughout the world.
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How has Caracalla Dance Theatre influenced culture in the Middle East? | Africanews
Lebanese-born Abdel-Halim Caracalla created the Caracalla Dance Theatre during an era when pursuing a career in the expressive arts was not the
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New USCIS Immigration fees hit businesses, citizens and students | New York Carib News
On July 31, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released to the public the final version of a fee rule first proposed in November 2019. The fees will go into effect on October 2, 2020. “The significant fee increases on employment-based immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions are nothing
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Making money while black: UK media's fascination with black soccer stars
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Ali promises election probe | New York Carib News
President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday said a forensic probe would be conducted into the problems surrounding the disputed March 2 regional and general elections that eventually lead to him being declared the winner of the presidential poll and the main opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic
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Rwanda: RwandAir Resumes Flights on August 1, Starts With Africa Routes
[New Times] National carrier, RwandAir will resume flights on August 1, after almost five months since the airline suspended operations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has taken a heavy toll on industry.
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St. Elmo Brady, the pioneering chemist who made a difference at Tuskegee, other HBCUs - Face2Face Africa

St. Elmo Brady was the first African American to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry in the United States but beyond that, he built chemistry curricula, faculty, programs and facilities at four major historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), where he mentored multiple generations of

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A Roadmap for Re-imagining Public Safety in the United States
Police violence has a long history in the United States and remains a pervasive problem to this day. As recent research by Human Rights Watch has shown, it is inextricably linked to deep and persisting racial inequities and economic class divisions. For reform efforts to be meaningful and
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Childhood and Adult Vaccinations are Critically Important, Especially During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Los Angeles Sentinel

“Pediatricians are always concerned when we see a drop in immunization rates since this could lead to an increase in vaccine preventable diseases such as measles and whooping cough,” said Dr. Mark B. Salzman, regional lead, pediatric infectious diseases, with Kaiser Permanente Southern

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Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears Is The 26th Known Trans Person To Be Killed In 2020 - Blavity
The number of fatalities for transgender individuals is rising at an exponential rate in 2020. Aja Raquell Rhone-Spears, a Black trans woman, was stabbed while at a vigil for another homicide victim in Portland. The 32-year-old became the 26th trans or gender-nonconforming individual killed in the
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Rush Limbaugh Smears Harris With Myth About Her Ancestry
… president, is authentically a Black American, due to her reported … know she's not African American. She doesn't … being part of the Black American experience, this requires a … the name of the great Black American abolitionist Frederick Douglass — whose …
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Cape Town City vs Mamelodi Sundowns: PSL preview and kick-off time
Here we preview the PSL match between Cape Town City and Mamelodi Sundowns which kicks off at 18:00 on Monday 17 August in Pretoria.
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17 new COVID-19 cases, 6 more recoveries
Jamaica has recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing to 1,146 the total number of confirmed positives. Also in the last 24 hours, recoveries moved to 770, as six additional persons were released from care, according to the...
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Libya: UN-Backed Forces Seize Major Airbase
Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government have seized a major airbase south of Tripoli from rival forces who have been trying to take over Libya for more than
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Pandemic's effect on remittances to Latin America varied
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) - As the novel coronavirus pandemic froze the United States economy, not all Latin American immigrants living there were affected equally, a look at the money they sent back to their birthplaces reveals.
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East Africa: Government Opens Borders for Ugandans Stuck in EAC
[Monitor] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed that they have opened borders for Ugandans stuck in the East African Community (EAC) countries to return home.
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President Donald Trump's unprecedented demand that the US get a cut of the proceeds from the forced sale of TikTok is based on an interpretation of law that may be open to challenges.
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Few religious men split opinion down the middle in the black community like Fredrick J. Eikerenkotter, better known as Reverend Ike. The American minister and evangelist’s detractors called him a con artist and a fraud while others hailed him as one of the earliest prosperity preachers who spoke
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England and Windies players take a knee ahead of first Test - Voice Online
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City, University of London’s Business School will no longer be known as Cass - Voice Online
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