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Democrats set aside one battle over boosting the minimum wage but promptly descended into another internal fight Friday as the party haltingly tried moving its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate. Hours after asserting they’d reached a deal between party moderates and progressives
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Kenya: Covid-19 Positivity Rate Reported at 8.4% With 6,291 Samples Tested
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health reported a 8.4 per cent COVID-19 positivity rate on Thursday after 528 of the 6,291 screened samples tested positive for the virus.
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Covid-19 vaccination campaigns pick up pace across Africa | Africanews
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Black Americans built State House, historians seek them
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U.Va. Cancels May Commencement Amid Pandemic - The Washington Informer
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Back to The Polls - New Orleans Data News Weekly
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Black women are the least likely to be among top UK earners, a new report reveals - Voice Online
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LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT: 'RUSSELL WESTBROOK WHY NOT?' ACADEMY - Los Angeles Sentinel
Russell Westbrook along with his wife, Nina, and longtime business partner, Donnell Beverly have partnered with LA Promise Fund to launch the Russell Westbrook Why Not? Middle and High Schools, known collectively as Russell Westbrook Why Not? Academy with the goal of ensuring students in South Los
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Sadiq Khan says more jobs are a "top priority" to boost London's economy as he rolls out new mayoral re-election campaign - Voice Online
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Rwanda: MPs Want Armed Forces' Shop Expanded
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Kenya: President Kenyatta Flags Off Oxford-Astrazeneca Vaccine Batch for Distribution in Regions
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Rwanda: Kagame Hails Covax Framework as More African Countries Receive Vaccines
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, March 3, commended efforts by the COVAX framework to avail Covid-19 vaccines to African countries.
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Somalia Imposes Strict Measures to Curb Spread of Covid-19
[Shabelle] Somalia on Wednesday imposed strict measures to stem the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, banning large public gatherings for 30 days and closing schools and universities, government offices, and sports arenas for two weeks.
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President commits to police reform - Stabroek News
Admitting that the image of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) needs repairing, President Irfaan Ali yesterday committed to retooling the force to ensure it can keep up with national development. The article President commits to police reform appeared first on Stabroek News.
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QAnon Thinks Donald Trump Was to Be Inaugurated Again on March 4
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Paul Gosar Spoke At A White Nationalist Conference. The GOP Doesn't Care.
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Uganda: Nursery Teachers Devise New Means of Meeting Learners
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Children’s home inmates go without ART medication
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Uganda: Sudan Leader Visits Museveni
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