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US President Donald Trump has vowed that any attack by Iran would be met with a response '1 000 times greater in magnitude', after reports that Iran is plotting to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa.
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TikTok owner picks Oracle over Microsoft as US tech partner
CALIFORNIA, United States (AP) - Oracle said yesterday that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the US company to be its 'trusted technology provider', beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the US.
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Tulsa Police Video Shows White Driver Resist Cops, Shoot Them Both, Kill 1 And Live To Tell About It | The Crusader Newspaper Group
To say that police have killed Black people for doing much less is beyond an understatement. By NewsOne A judge in Oklahoma on Monday ordered the release of police video showing a white driver who was pulled over by cops and not only refused to follow orders and resisted arrest but also physically
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Hotel Rwanda hero charged
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) - A Rwandan court yesterday charged Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the film Hotel Rwanda, with terrorism, complicity in murder, and forming an armed rebel group.Rusesabagina declined to respond to all 13 charges, saying some did not qualify as criminal offences and
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Indian State Gets MIT Help to Boost Startups – The Wilmington Journal
Startups in the southern state of Kerala are getting a boost from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in research, materials and job creation. MIT's Super Fab Lab, a fabrication laboratory, allows startups to not only [...]
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Tshegofatso Pule murder: Media described as 'invasive' at pre-trial hearing, proceedings postponed | News24
The pre-trial proceedings of the man charged with the murder of Tshegofatso Pule have been postponed in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
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New Mexico Considers Banning Race-based Hairstyle Prejudice
State lawmakers are considering outlawing discrimination against people with Afros, cornrows, dreadlocks and headwraps
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'God is Good': Princess Love Seemingly Unfazed After Ray J Files for Divorce from Her
It looks like Ray J Norwood is officially calling it quits with his wife Princess Love after their recent reconciliation. The 'One Wish' singer reportedly […]
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StayWoke: Televangelist Pat Robertson Says Black Lives Matter Is Trying to Destroy Christianity | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.newsweek.com BY JEFFERY MARTIN  Televangelist Pat Robertson said on Thursday's episode of his television program The 700 Club that the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement is attempting to destroy Christianity. BLM has gained social and political momentum since the May 25 death of George Floyd
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Governor Tim Walz today announced 29 Minnesota firefighters and nine fire trucks will travel to Salem, Oregon on Tuesday morning to help protect structures threatened by wildfires across the state. Source
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Nearly 100 years later, original Aunt Jemima gets a headstone | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Erick Johnson She was buried in obscurity without a headstone in Oak Woods Cemetery nearly 100 years ago after serving as the original Aunt Jemima archetype. On September 5, Nancy Green finally got the recognition in death, as she earned in death, with a glowing headstone and a special
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Social media is full of 'challenges' to do. Sometimes funny (and other times stupid) challenges invite us to participate and record it on our social media. Some challenges are harmless (remember the 'Plank Challenge'), but there's a new challenge that has turned out deadly. The new challenge is
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This is what could happen if the 2020 census fails to count everyone in the US | The Atlanta Voice
If the 2020 census fails to count everyone in the US, experts warn that the consequences will be serious, widespread and long-lasting. The census is the basis for determining how many representatives each state gets in Congress and how an estimated 1.5 trillion dollars in federal funding are
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Life under COVID-19 lockdown: Street kids’ perspective
guest column:Lorraine van Blerk, Janine Hunter & Wayne Shand THE lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the new coronavirus has had drastic effects on children and young people who live on the streets of many African cities. Their lives, even in “normal” times, are marked by ongoing hardship and
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Fate Of Historic Housing Project Addressed — The Sacramento Observer
SACRAMENTO - The future of a historic housing project that emerged out of a civil rights case in Sacramento is under review by the city. The evaluation will affect the living of the low-income residents who cherish the properties that were built almost 70 years ago. The analysis will also have an
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Tulsa Police Video Shows White Driver Resist Cops, Shoot Them Both, Kill 1 And Live To Tell About It
Tulsa police video shows a white driver pulled over by cops refuse to follow orders, resist arrest and assaulted officers before wrestling away one of their guns and shooting them both at point-blank range, killing one.
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Oakland Could Become Home To First Black-Owned NFL Team | The Oklahoma Eagle
San Francisco CBS Local  A group of Black business leaders heard back from the NFL about establishing a team in Oakland that would be wholly- or majority-owned by an African American, the leaders said Friday. The idea is in its preliminary stages but the group put forth three options to create the
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South Africa: 'Iran Plot' to Assassinate US Ambassador to South Africa Met With Scepticism
[Daily Maverick] South African intelligence does not think there is a 'discernible threat' by Iran to assassinate the US ambassador to South Africa, as US intelligence agencies are reported to believe. Some analysts say that the news of the alleged plot is a ploy by US President Donald Trump to
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AFSCME, NAACP launch historic partnership to mobilize Black voters - Milwaukee Community Journal
Partnership kicks off with a joint four-state presidential radio buy on African American radio stations in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina. WASHINGTON – AFSCME and the NAACP launched on Saturday two radio ads which will run in the
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Cessna found on Nine Miles Airstrip, three foreigners held - Stabroek News
The GPF today said that yesterday at  about 10. 20 pm  Police from Issano, Region 7, acting on information received went to the 9 Miles Airstrip , Issano , Middle Mazaruni River where they found a Red and white 206 Cessna   suspected to be a Brazilian aircraft along with three male foreign
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US ambassador to China to step down amid rising tensions with Beijing : TheGrio
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to China will step down early next month, ending a three-year tenure marked by... View Article The post US ambassador to China to step down amid rising tensions with Beijing appeared first on TheGrio.
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One Florida City Commissioner Opposes Vote to Repeal 'Predatory' Saggy Pants Ban, Says Law Was Intended to 'Uplift Our Young Black Men'
A Florida city in Miami-Dade County is set to repeal a 13-year ban on saggy pants that has been described by some as discriminatory. Last week, four
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Biden Campaign Outlines Events Targeting Black Voters
Biden For President has announced a slew of events, shows, and advertisements over the next 50 days to reach out to Black voters.
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‘Black Love’: Fans Gush Over Kandi Burruss and Husband Todd Tucker's White Ensemble Photo Shoot
"Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss shocked fans on Sept. 10 when she posted a series of photos of herself alongside her husband Todd Tucker
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We Shall Overcome: Black Voter Suppression in 2020
WE THE PEOPLE…of the United States of America are seven weeks away from what President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have called, 'the most important election in the history of our country'.  They may have not been the first to make that proclamation and as November 3rd
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The Key To Motivating Young Voters? Young Candidates - The Seattle Medium
Young voters have been going to the polls in higher numbers in recent elections. We must do everything in our power to keep that trend rising. If you know a young community-oriented person who ought to run for public office in the future, encourage them. We need their voices and energy to keep
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New Details Emerge Amid Conclusion Of Investigation Into Naya Rivera’s Drowning Death - Blavity
An autopsy report released on Friday revealed new details about the death of  Glee actress Naya Rivera , who drowned in July while boating with her 4-year-old son on a California lake. The investigation from Ventura County Medical Examiner  determined that the 33-year-old raised her arm and called
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Indian State Gets MIT Help to Boost Startups | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Startups in the southern state of Kerala are getting a boost from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in research, materials and job creation. MIT's Super Fab Lab, a fabrication laboratory, allows startups to not only carry out their own research, but also to access scientific research to
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