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Fall Of The Wild: The Urbanization That Has Silenced Karachi’s Birdsong – The Wilmington Journal
KARACHI, Pakistan – Waking up to the pleasant sound of a koel and thousands of birds chirping in the gardens and trees that surround the neighborhoods has become a fading memory for residents of Karachi. [...]
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Officials plead: Don't let Super Bowl become superspreader - Black News Channel
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Kansas City Chiefs superfan Ty Rowton hugged strangers in the streets of Miami last year after watching his team win the Super Bowl and then joined hundreds of thousands of fans back home at a victory parade, thinking little of
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Nelly Responds To Ali’s Claims He Finessed The St. Lunatics
Even some of the best of Hip-Hop crews go through their ups and downs. Nelly is attempting to remove the smut put on his name placed by a former collaborator. As spotted on Complex former St. Lunatic member Ali had criticized the 'Hot In Herre' rapper for allegedly leaving the group behind once he
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Organiser of Fish Hoek beach protest assaults eNCA reporter
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Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings
President Joe Biden said Friday that Donald Trump’s “erratic behavior” should prevent him from receiving classified intelligence briefings, a courtesy... View Article The post Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get intel briefings appeared first on TheGrio.
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DJ Spinderella says 'relationship is over' with Salt-n-Pepa following biopic dispute - TheGrio
It seems the rift between DJ Spinderella and Salt-n-Pepa has deepened since the release of the Salt-N-Pepa biopic. In an interview... View Article The post DJ Spinderella says 'relationship is over' with Salt-n-Pepa following biopic dispute appeared first on TheGrio.
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VP Kamala Harris Makes First Tie-Breaking Vote On Resolution To Pass COVID-19 Rescue Package
Vice President Kamala Harris made her first tie-breaking vote on Friday in a move to accelerate a $1.9 trillion rescue package intended to offer much needed relief to Americans during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Berry Gordy releases statement on passing of Motown legend Mary Wilson - Los Angeles Sentinel
The Supremes were always known as the “sweethearts of Motown.” Mary, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, came to Motown in the early 1960’s. After an unprecedented string of number one hits, television and nightclub bookings, they opened doors for themselves, the other Motown acts, and
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CHUBBTOWN: An American family story in Georgia | The Atlanta Voice
One Sunday afternoon in January the sunlight shone brightly off of the headstones in Chubb Cemetery. The most recent burial had been a month earlier and the headstone of Maccie Chubb Gibson was pristine in its simplicity.  The clean grey upright model notified visitors that she had passed away
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Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 4- Love is Blind on Netflix Seeking Dallas Singles for Season 2 Casting Call | Dallas Weekly
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EU diplomat: Navalny case a 'low point' in ties with Russia - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined MOSCOW (AP) — The European Union's top diplomat told Russia's foreign minister Friday that the treatment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny represents 'a low point' in the relations between Brussels and Moscow. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell met with
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Black History Month billboards salute African Americans and their seminal achievements | L.A. Focus News
She stares down from a digital billboard looming over the freeway, a youthful woman wearing a white nurse’s cap from the 1880s. Who is she? Huge white letters on the black background answer that, telling curious zooming motorists or slower moving pedestrians on a nearby overpass that her name was
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As Trump prosecutor, Rep. Stacey Plaskett gets her say on impeachment
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San Antonio area gets entire NCAA women’s basketball tourney
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Do The Work: The Life of Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
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Heavy rains leave a trail of destruction in Mat South
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California and Biden Administration Launch Two Mass Vaccination Sites in Ethnically Diverse Neighborhoods - Black Voice News
Sunita Sohrabji | Contributing Editor California Governor Gavin Newsom and Jeff Zients, coordinator of President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 task force, separately announced a partnership Feb. 3 to build two mass vaccination sites in the state, one at the Oakland Coliseum and the other a
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New York Times journalists leave after accusations of racism, harassment - TheGrio
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PJ Morton 1st artist in residence at Dillard University - Black News Channel
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Supreme Court lets California churches hold indoor services | L.A. Focus News
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Job Losses, Diversification Are Biggest Industry Concerns Over Keystone XL Cancellation – The Wilmington Journal
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Turkish president takes action at protest-rocked university - Black News Channel
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