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Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook’s early days on Wednesday blasted CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act against incendiary posts by US President Donald Trump as “cowardly” and a “betrayal” of company
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Ethiopia: Why an Ethiopia-Egypt War Over River Nile Dam Might Be 'Good'
The quarrel is over the rate at which Ethiopia fills the reservoir behind the dam and its effect on water supplies downstream in Sudan and Egypt--for who the Nile is the primary water
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Maybe Sheryl Sandberg should be leaning out
As US President Donald Trump and others brazenly use the social network to spread misinformation and foment violence at protests against police brutality, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is clinging to the lame argument that he can’t constitutionally do anything — even as other social media take action and his
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Nigeria: PDP Mocks Buhari Over Alleged Robbers' Invasion of Presidential Villa
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President Trump responds to Joe Biden's remarks on US Election status
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Black Construction Companies Working on $350 Million Obama Presidential Center
(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)Now that Barack Obama is out of the White House, he’s making a statement on support for Black businesses with a huge deal for the Obama Presidential Center. The OPC is set to cost about $350 million, and an alliance of minority firms is set to get a large chunk
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President Truman issued Executive Order No. 9981 directing equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces.
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NERIMA: The sky’s green? That’s a white lie not an opinion
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At Camp David retreat, Biden hangs out, shows he's got game - Black News Channel
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spent his third week in office visiting the Pentagon, touring the National Institutes of Health and working on the administration's COVID-19 response. He capped it off by beating one of his granddaughters at Mario Kart during
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WHO suspends hydroxychloroquine trials over safety concerns
The World Health Organization says it is temporarily halting its clinical trials that use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients over published concerns that the drug may do more harm than
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Nigeria: Gunshots in Presidency As Aisha Buhari Moves Against President's Aide, ADC Arrested
What security sources regarded as 'security breach' occurred at the precincts of the Presidential Villa, State House, Abuja on Thursday night, when the First Lady's Aide-de-camp, Usman Shugaba, attempted to force President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Assistant, Sabiu Yusuf, into self -isolation over
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Britain pushing US to form 5G club of nations to cut out Huawei
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World War II: Fighting in North Africa and Italy
In June 1940, as fighting was winding down in France, the pace of operations quickened in the Mediterranean. The area was vital for Britain, which needed to maintain access to the Suez Canal in order to remain in close contact with the rest of its empire. Following Italys declaration of war on
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Republican status transition advisory committee established - Barbados Today
The Cabinet of the Government of Barbados wishes to announce the establishment of a Republican Status Transition Advisory Committee (RSTAC) to help plan and manage the transition of Barbados from a monarchial to a republican system. The acting Cabinet Secretary, Hughland Allman, will be
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Road Stories: Tens of Thousands Descend on D.C. for "Million MAGA March" | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
WASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of supporters of Donald Trump gathered Saturday in Washington, D.C. for a 'Million MAGA March' to encourage the president not to concede the 2020 election to Joe Biden. 'Stop the steal!' the pro-Trump coalition chanted as they assembled at the Supreme Court. While
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The Virgin Islands, consisting of nine main islands and some 75 islets, were explored by Columbus in 1493. They were originally inhabited by the Carib Indians. Since 1666, England has held six of the main islands; the remaining three (St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John), as well as about 50 of the
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Mali: Military Junta Sacks Interim President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister
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GOP-led Senate panel advances Judge Amy as Democrats boycott
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Snapchat removes Trump account from curated section
Snap said it would no longer promote US President Donald Trump’s account in Snapchat’s Discover section, saying his incendiary comments last week made the account ineligible for the curated section where users explore new
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Shirley Chisholm
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Donald Trump claims he has 'done more for black Americans' than John Lewis as he recalls inauguration snub - African American News Today - EIN News
Donald Trump has claimed he has "done more" to improve the lives of black people in the US than the late civil rights leader John Lewis. In an interview with US news site Axios, Mr Trump dismissed the legacy of the late Congressman and accused him of having made a "big mistake" by not coming to the
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