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Three hopefuls seek to succeed Ochillo Ayacko in Senate race

The current senator has thrown his hat in the ring for the position of county governor. The candidates have intensified campaigns as the elections draw closer.

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Georgia Congressman John Lewis, one of the most prolific voices of the civil rights movement, has died following a months long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Lewis, whose death on Friday, was confirmed in a statement by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, announced in late December that

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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) -Two weeks before Trinidad and Tobago observe the 30th anniversary of the failed coup against the then Government of Prime Minister ANR Robinson, the man who led the insurrection, has finally apologised to the population.But Yasin Abu Bakr, 79, the leader of the Jamaat

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BY JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Florida Senate Democrats want to scale back economic-reopening efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as Gov. Ron DeSantis maintains his approach has been taken with an “eye towards what’s sustainable.” In a conference call Wednesday with

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