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Arizona’s Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide. Among those implementing the face-covering
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Supreme Court says states can punish Electoral College voters | The Atlanta Voice
The Supreme Court said Monday that states can punish members of the Electoral College who break a pledge to vote for a states popular vote winner in presidential elections. The case comes as the election season is heating up, putting the Electoral College will once again be front and center in an
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Carson, Johnnie (1943- )
Johnnie Carson is a retired diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Uganda (1991-1994), U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe (1995-1997), and U.S. Ambassador to Kenya (1999-2003). Carson was born on April 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. After attending public schools in Chicago, Carson received
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Chisholm, Shirley (1924-2005)
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China says virus pushing US ties to brink of 'Cold War'
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said yesterday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in part by tensions over the new coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and pitched the global economy into a massive
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Washington, Hercules (Enslaved Cook of George Washington) (1755?- ?)
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Trump postpones New Hampshire rally over tropical storm
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Kenya: Catholic Sister Receives the Presidential Order of Service Uzalendo Award
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The White House Is Pushing For Trump To Address The Nation On Race
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OBBO: Why an Ethiopia-Egypt war over River Nile dam might be
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Constitution of the Afric-American Female Intelligence Society of Boston (1832)
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'A betrayal': Early Facebook staffers denounce Zuckerberg
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8 Network Television Shows Starring Black Women
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