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Pope Francis appoints first Black American cardinal - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory was among 13 new cardinals named by Pope Francis on Sunday and will become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat. Gregory was picked by Francis to lead the prestigious diocese in the U.S. capital …
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Election could stoke US marijuana market, sway Congress : TheGrio
Voters in four states from different regions of the country could embrace broad legal marijuana sales on Election Day, and... View Article The post Election could stoke US marijuana market, sway Congress appeared first on TheGrio.
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Man killed near Waltham and Molynes intersection in St Andrew
Investigators are now at the scene of a murder near the intersection of Waltham Park Road and Molynes Road in St Andrew.  The Gleaner understands that the incident took place at a garage.  The police say the murder happened about 1:55 p.m...
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They Lost Their Jobs In The Pandemic. Now Defeating Trump Is A Full-Time Job.
Hundreds of laid-off service workers — many of them immigrants Trump has insulted — are getting out the vote in Nevada, Arizona, Florida and Pennsylvania.
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France condemns 'unacceptable' comments from Turkey's Erdogan - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Erdogan suggested Saturday that the French President needed "some sort of mental treatment" over his attitude towards Muslims in
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'Brian's Song,' 'Roots,' 'Purple Rain' writer dies at 83 - Black News Channel
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Blinn, a screenwriter for the landmark TV projects 'Brian's Song' and 'Roots' and the Prince film 'Purple Rain,' has died. He was 83. Blinn died Thursday of natural cases at an assisting living community in Burbank, California, his
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White House chief of staff: 'We are not going to control the pandemic' | The Atlanta Voice
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Sunday that the US is 'not going to control' the coronavirus pandemic, as cases surge across the country and nearly 225,000 Americans have died from the virus. 'We are not going to control the pandemic. We are going to control the fact that we get
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Uganda: Parliament Passes Shs 3.7 Trillion Supplementary Budget
[Observer] MPs have approved a supplementary budget worth Shs 3.729 trillion for the 2020/2021 financial year to cater for critical areas that are not covered for in the budget and the economic pressures necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sudan: Khartoum to Normalise Ties With Israel, in New Breakthrough for Trump
[Nation] The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed an accord at the White House last month to normalise relations with Israel but Sudan carries added symbolism as an Arab nation that has been at war with Israel. Both the United States and Israel committed to boosting trade with Sudan, an
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Uganda: Mbale, Soroti, Tororo Get Shs40b to Upgrade Roads
[Monitor] M bale, Soroti cities and Tororo Town have received Shs40b billion from the World Bank under the second phase of Uganda Support to Municipality Infrastructure Development (USMID) project to improve infrastructure.
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Rwanda: Archbishop Kambanda Becomes Rwanda's First Cardinal
[New Times] The Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Rwanda, Msgr. Antoine Kambanda, has been elevated to the level of cardinal by Pope Francis.
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Law and social reality in Constitutional adjudication
… recognized that the law protected African Americans against unequal treatment — but … state mandated racial segregation assigning African American and white children to separate … Warren wrote, “To separate [African American children] from others of similar …
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Venezuelan opposition figure Lopez abandons Caracas residence to flee abroad - Stabroek News
CARACAS, (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez has abandoned the Spanish ambassador's residence in Caracas to leave the country, more than a year after seeking refuge there to escape house arrest, three people familiar with his exit
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Nielsen’s 10th-Year African American Consumer Report Explores the Power of the Black Community From Moment to Movement | Afro
By NNPA NEWSWIRE CHICAGO – October 21, 2020 – For 10 years, Nielsen has been dedicated to telling the story of the power of Black consumers and their diversity, long before the call for social justice sounded.  According to “The Power of the Black Community – From Moment to Movement,” the 10th
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Banks look to debt collectors to recover bounce back loans
Banks have requested specialist debt collectors to assist lead the restoration of tens of billions of kilos of government-backed small enterprise loans, as they put together for an anticipated wave…
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Sierra Leone scales down Covid-19 response as number of deaths remains low
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 October 2020: As countries across the world ramp up their response to the unfolding second wave of the deadly Coronavirus Pandemic that has killed over one million people, authorities in Sierra Leone have decided its time to scale down the government’s response. This
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Uganda: Jinja Railway Container Delivery Back to Life
[Monitor] Following the rehabilitation and revival of railway lines, commodities will be transported directly from major ports in Kenya and Tanzania to Jinja Inland Container Depot (ICD).
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Biden's warning on oil tests voter resolve on climate change - Black News Channel
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Joe Biden is confronting the harsh political realities of combating climate change. The Democratic presidential nominee has spent months touting a $2 trillion plan to boost investment in clean energy and stop all
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Mississippi official links mask views to spike in white virus case over Blacks
At the outset of the pandemic, more African Americans in Mississippi were being infected and killed by coronavirus than white... View Article The post Mississippi health official links rise in white virus cases over Black cases to mask views appeared first on TheGrio.
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Sick of COVID-19?
AS the pandemic drags on, following COVID-19 prevention guidelines can feel more and more challenging.This kind of fatigue is not unique to pandemic precautions like sticking with social distancing, masking up and keeping your hands washed. With all kinds of health-related behaviour changes
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Afghanistan claims killing an al-Qaida leader wanted by FBI - Black News Channel
By RAHIM FAIEZ, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan claimed Sunday it killed a top al-Qaida propagandist on an FBI most-wanted list during an operation in the country's east, showing the militant group's continued presence there as U.S. forces work
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Kenya: No Beds for Covid-19 Patients Amid Fears of a Second Wave
[Nation] Only 18,443 isolation beds are available for use by coronavirus patients against the national target of 30,500 units.
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Cameroon blames separatists for massacre of children | News24
Cameroon's government has blamed separatist fighters for the massacre of children in their classrooms in the English-speaking southwest of the country.
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Wilton Gregory: Pope Francis names first African-American cardinal
Wilton Gregory, Washington DC's archbishop, is among 13 new cardinals to be nominated.
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COVID-19 survivors at risk of new health issues - Persons overmedicating to ward off disease
COVID-19 has not only claimed more than a million lives around the world, but it is waging a mental and physical war on humanity, creating new and long-term, life-threatening health issues in previously healthy individuals who contract the dreaded...
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Uganda: Uneb Kicks Off Registration of Candidates
[Monitor] The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has released the roadmap for registration of candidates for the forthcoming national examination.
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WATCH | Lockdown: Bheki Cele, police raid Sandton nightclub open after midnight curfew | News24
Police Minister Bheki Cele and members of the South African Police Service have raided a nightclub that was operating after 00:00 in Sandton.
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Police clear West Berbice road after residents erect blockages, light fires - Stabroek News
For the second time for the month, police yesterday afternoon cleared blockages off the West Coast Berbice Public Road, where fires were also lit after residents protested one again over the murders of cousins Isaiah and Joel
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Kim Wayans revives 'In Living Color' character Miss Benita in voter PSA
Comedian Kim Wayans revived one of her most beloved In Living Color characters for a new video to encourage the... View Article The post Kim Wayans revives 'In Living Color' character Miss Benita in voter PSA appeared first on TheGrio.
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Africa: Restoring Land - With Europe's Help - Can Give Africa a Greener Future
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] United Nations -- Africa needs to not follow the climate-damaging model of the West, and cutting land degradation can help
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