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This Day in History — October 23

Today is the 297 day of 2020. There are 69 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1996: A historian reveals that the Swiss bank accounts of presumed Holocaust victims were used to settle Switzerland's post-war compensation disputes with Poland and Hungary.ï¿½OTHER EVENTS1641: Great Irish Massacre occurs after discovery of conspiracy against British.

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) - A 12-year-old Jamaican girl has tested positive for the novel coronavirus on arrival in Barbados earlier this week, as The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana all recorded deaths and positive cases linked to the virus.Bridgetown said that the child tested positive

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Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of State

ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) - Barbados has announced its intention to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of State and become a republic by November next year, as the Caribbean island nation seeks to move fully beyond its colonial past.The decision was formalised in the so-called Throne

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From the US to the UK: Here's How to Ship Your Car | Brothers on Sports

Cars can be expensive in the UK. On average, ownership costs could reach about £1,400 each year. It could also account for nearly 5% of the budget. If you're planning to move to the UK from the USA, then more likely, you already have a vehicle. Instead of spending more money, perhaps you want to

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Trump says ready to spend own money to boost campaign

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said yesterday he is prepared to spend some of his own fortune on his re-election campaign after his team's once vaunted fund-raising machine showed signs of trouble.'If I have to, I will,' Trump told reporters when asked about

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Junction robbers escape, say police

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - Police late yesterday said that armed robbers escaped with an 'undetermined sum of money' after a hold-up at a loans agency in the heart of Junction, south St Elizabeth, Wednesday afternoon.Earlier reports had suggested that the robbery may have been thwarted by the swift

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COVID-19 vaccine trial resumes in the UK after safety review

AstraZeneca announced on Wednesday it had "voluntarily paused" its trial of the COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222, developed alongside Oxford University after the volunteer developed an unexplained illness.

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“We the People……” – Dallas Post Tribune

By Rev. Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper The Constitution of the United States starts with the words, “We the People,” not “Me The People.” Donald Trump and those who follow him would change those words and, in effect, replace Democracy with Racism. The

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19% of all new U. S. virus cases linked to South Dakota motorcycle rally : TheGrio

More than 260,000 coronavirus cases in the U.S. have been linked to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota. According... View Article The post 19% of all new US virus cases linked to South Dakota motorcycle rally appeared first on TheGrio.

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T&T's new school term begins

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) - Trinidad and Tobago yesterday began a new school term in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, with students staying away from school buildings and not having to encounter face-to-face classes.Education officials said that the classes will officially start next week with

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COVID-19 Has Increased the Digital Divide, But the Black Community is Facing Yet Another Threat to Tech Access - Milwaukee Community Journal

By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) – As COVID-19 wreaks havoc on a digital and educational divide that has already severely impacted African-American and other children of color, yet another situation on the horizon could further increase disparities by hindering access to crucial

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Desperately fleeing the burning hills of Northern California

SACRAMENTO, Californi (AP) - As the flames closed in on tiny Berry Creek in the Sierra Nevada foothills early last Wednesday, Misty Spires and her boyfriend hooked a fire hose to a hydrant in a desperate attempt to defend their homes and the town's only laundromat.They gave up around 4:00 am when

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Return of students causes big COVID spike

INDIANA, United States (AP) - Just two weeks after students started returning to Ball State University last month, the surrounding county had become Indiana's coronavirus epicentre.'Out of nearly 600 students tested for the virus, more than half have been positive. Dozens of infections have been

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People who test positive for coronavirus twice as likely to have eaten at restaurant: study - TheGrio

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Entries invited for 'COVID ah kip' social media competition

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is inviting creatives, aged 18 to 35, to submit original videos for its 'COVID AH KIP' social media competition, aimed at encouraging the wearing of masks and adherence to social distancing.Participants stand to win attractive prizes, including having their work

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SA ambassador assassination plot: Trump vows '1 000 times greater' response to any Iran attack | News24

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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“It Was Pretty Clear What The Lord Was Doing In Our Hearts” WNBA Player Maya Moore Married The Man She Helped Get Out Of Prison

Maya Moore recently announced that she married Jonathan Irons, the man she spent many years working to get released from prison on a wrongful conviction.

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COMMENTARY: "Trump the Biggest Threat to Our Democracy Since Civil War" | Dallas Weekly

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Gang war reignites

A long-running feud involving thugs from 'Ackee Walk' and 'Common' is believed to be behind the shooting of four men, including political commentator and talk show host Mark Wignall, in two incidents in the St Andrew North Police Division yesterday morning.In the first incident, which occurred

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Outgoing mayor says 'bittersweet' farewell to 'poster' corporation

MONTEGO BAY, St James - It was with mixed emotions when St James Southern Member of Parliament-elect Homer Davis delivered his final speech as chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation and mayor of Montego Bay yesterday.

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How Trump changed the face US presents to world - African American News Today - EIN News

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COVID-19 shuts KC's doors

The gates of all-boy institution Kingston College will be closed for the next few days, after a senior member of the high school's academic staff was suspected to have contracted the novel coronavirus, school officials have said.The individual has been isolated at home and is waiting on the result

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Bermuda records first case of a child testing positive for COVID-19

HAMILTON, Bermuda, (CMC) - Bermuda has recorded its first child case of COVID-19 after a 10-year-old tested positive for the disease.Health Minister Kim Wilson told a media briefing that the youngster was one of two positive cases of the illness out of 2,140 test results that had come back since

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NAJ calls for focus on Cornwall Regional Hospital

HEAD of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Carmen Johnson says the party that forms the Government after tomorrow's general election will have to immediately turn its attention to Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St James, arguing that persistent challenges at the facility have left the

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Pleasures of food and sex 'simply divine', says Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY, Holy See (AFP) -The pleasures of a well-cooked meal or loving sexual intercourse are 'divine' and have unjustly fallen victim to 'overzealousness' on the part of the Church in the past, Pope Francis says in a book of interviews published yesterday.

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Germany raises pressure on Russia in Navalny poisoning probe - Black News Channel

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Sunday increased the pressure on Russia over the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, warning that a lack of support by Moscow in the investigation could 'force' Germany to rethink the fate of a German-Russian gas

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'I am up to the task'

FORMER mayor of Montego Bay Homer Davis, who is now a Member of Parliament, says he is raring and ready to fulfil his mandate as the new state minister for local government and rural development. Davis defeated Dr Walton Small of the People's National Party (PNP) in the September 3 General Election

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Rohan Chung gets $2.3-m legal bill for recount

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Controversial Manchester Central independent candidate Rohan Chung, who had applied for a magisterial recount following the final count for the September 3 General Election, was yesterday presented a legal bill of almost $2.3 million by attorneys representing Jamaica Labour

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Prostate cancer continues to rise in Jamaica

REGIONAL medical epidemiologist, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr Maung Aung says the country continues to see an increase in the incidence of prostate cancer.Dr Aung, who was addressing the MistyBlue Cancer Care Foundation's teleconference last Wednesday, is attributing the continued

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