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After a few weeks in, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has been adjusted to offer small businesses more flexibility in accessing financial
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Zimbabwe's health minister Obadiah Moyo was arrested on Friday for alleged corruption related to the supply of medical materials to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the anti-graft agency
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Companies Across The U.S. Are Giving Employees Juneteenth Off
A bevy of companies and states are giving their employees Juneteenth off as the Black Lives Matter protests and police shootings have brought new awareness to the plight of African Americans in the
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Alabama Power Foundation grant makes ‘virtual learning’ a reality for rural Greene County students
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Alabama schools to close their traditional classrooms in March, Corey Jones said it hit his students in rural Greene County doubly
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The Collective Is Launching A Campign To Register 250,000 Black Voters
The Collective Political Action Committee has announced a campaign to register 250,000 African American voters on
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Apple Closes Stores In 4 States, Again, As Infections Rise
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple is closing 11 stores in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina that it had reopened just few weeks ago as coronavirus infections rates in some regions in the U.S. begin to
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Governor Orders Statewide Mask Use Amid Scattered Pushback
But after weeks of mixed messaging and leaving the decision of implementing mask mandates up to counties, the state today said face coverings will be required after
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Kathryn L. McCartney named Chief Executive | Dallas Weekly
The Board of Directors of Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc. (HSGD) is pleased to announce Ms. Kathryn L. McCartney as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective June
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Only 40.7% of Greene County households have completed the Census Greene County’s Census response rate lags behind state and national rates
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Councilman apologises for calling protesters 'uneducated'
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Trevor Reid balancing ministry and fatherhood
Pastor Trevor Reid, who leads the Orange circuit of Seventh-day Adventist Churches (SDA) in St James, has always made sure to set aside time for his three children even though he has served as a minister of religion across two parishes in western Jamaica for 18
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Morocco reports record spike in virus infections
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Premier League Teams Show Support For Black Lives Matter With New Jerseys
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High-Ranking Black Woman in Trump Administration Resigns Over Racial Injustice
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‘Pick positives from Marriages Bill’
ZIMBABWEANS should not only cast the Marriages Bill in bad light, but should also pick up positives such as putting an end to the discrimination and infringement of women’s civil liberties which are provided for in the proposed
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New Zimglass investor dumps ex-workers
THE stand-off between Gweru-based glass manufacturer, Zimglass and its former workers over outstanding salaries and allowances dating back to 2014 have intensified amid indications that the new investor, Brainman Investments, has not shown commitment to pay the
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Mandatory digital certificates needed for entry to Jamaica - Samuda
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Matthew Samuda, has reiterated that travellers to Jamaica are expected to produce a mandatory digital certificate of approval for all flights coming to
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Just under three years before Dr Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated on the evening of April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, the famed American civil rights leader visited the island and delivered a stirring address at The University of the West Indies Valedictory
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AMHVoices: Police, army cannot deny daylight atrocities
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25 cars join ‘Slow Ride for Justice’ through Eutaw to protest police brutality and call for criminal justice reform
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