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Judge Barrett Confirmed by GOP Senate to Supreme Court: ‘Threat to Health Care and Civil Rights’
Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative judge with a stated opposition to the Affordable Care Act and many civil rights laws, was confirmed Monday as the newest Supreme Court justice.
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Source: The Washington Informer
Thousands Of Young Women From Middle And High Schools In Southern California And Across The U.S. To Launch Effort To Mobilize Voters In Their Communities 
Los Angeles, CA– In what will likely be the most important presidential election of their generation, more than 5,000 young...
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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California
General Fire Colloso dumps military ambitions for poetry
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean poet Mighty Mahembe has revealed that growing up his ambitions was to join the military, but he ended up doing poetry, hence the monicker General Fire Colloso. BY KENNEDY NYAVAYA Many followers of showbiz might be familiar with the names General Fire Colloso, Mukwasha
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Jamaicans blast Trump for trashing America’s image
The November 3 United States presidential election has been cast in existential terms amid criticisms by Jamaican expatriates that Donald Trump has damaged the White House and lowered America’s standing in the world. With more than 60 million...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
As St Lucia records more COVID-case, schools to remain closed | New York Carib News
The St Lucia government Monday said that all learning institutions will remain closed for a further two weeks as the island records additional cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Source: The New York Carib News
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Feeling lucky, punk? Keanu Reeves spices up 'Cyberpunk 2077' trailer
'Looking for a shock to the system?' Keanu Reeves stars in the latest 'Cyberpunk 2077' trailer, prompting gamers to think about their reason for entering Night City...
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Howard University President Says Pool of Black Talent in America Not ‘Limited’
Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick, taking umbrage with a recent internal memo from Wells Fargo's CEO blaming the bank's lack of diversity on "a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from," said that he is surrounded by a unique pool of African-American students, both at Howard
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JSC protects magistrate against lawsuit in Mamombe matter
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has moved in to protect provincial magistrate Bianca Makwande from being sued in her personal capacity, in a matter where she committed Harare West MP Joanah Mamombe to remand prison for mental examination by two government medical doctors. BY CHARLES LAITON
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WHO in Europe says lockdowns should be 'last resort'
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) —The World Health Organisation in Europe on Thursday said nationwide lockdowns should be treated as a "last resort option" even as it noted that the continent was back at the pandemic's "...
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NY AG leads fight to end healthcare discrimination | New York Carib News
New York Attorney General Letitia James says she is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in continuing the fight to stop the Trump administration’s attempts to make it easier for healthcare providers to refuse to provide necessary and desired health coverage to Caribbean nationals and others
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Source: The New York Carib News
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Health Officials Express Concerns About Addressing African Americans’ Apprehension About Vaccines — The Sacramento Observer
The speed in which a COVID-19 vaccine is found and made available has been of concern for many African Americans who are already wary of such things. The “race for a cure” is highly politicized, becoming a factor in the U.S. presidential race. Even before he reportedly got the virus
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Gumbura in fresh freedom bid
INCARCERATED RMG End Time Message church leader Robert Gumbura, who is serving a 20-year effective jail term for sexually assaulting his female congregants, has approached the High Court seeking bail pending leave to appeal his sentence at the Supreme Court. BY CHARLES LAITON Gumbura was initially
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‘He Was Still Breathing’: Tafara Williams Suggests Waukegan Cops Could Have Saved Marcellis Stinnette
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Set free electoral stage ahead of 2023: US
THE United States yesterday said Zimbabwe should complete its electoral reforms to set a free and fair stage for the 2023 general elections. BY MOSES MATENGA The US also castigated Zimbabwe for indefinitely suspending by-elections under the guise of COVID 19. In a terse message by the US embassy in
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
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Washington Post Critic Says 'Trump Has Unwittingly Enabled' Discussions Of Race
Carlos Lozada tells NPR: "It's ironic that a president with such a negative force for race relations" and women's rights has presided over a period where both groups feel more empowered to speak out.
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ELECTION 2020: For many voters, “It’s [still] the economy, stupid…” | New Pittsburgh Courier
Elections Have Consequences #3 by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Presidential elections impact Americans’ lives in a wide array of ways. It’s widely maintained that the outcome of the 2020 contest between the incumbent, Donald Trump, and the Democratic
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Russia seeks accelerated WHO registration for virus vaccine
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia has applied to the World Health Organization for accelerated registration and pre-qualification of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the country's sovereign wealth fund said Tuesday. Russia...
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Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest - TheGrio
WASHINGTON (AP) — One week until Election Day, Joe Biden is going on offense, heading Tuesday to Georgia — which hasn’t... View Article The post Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest appeared first on TheGrio.
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White House Advisor invokes racial stereotypes | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, says Blacks must want to be successful By Erick Johnson As millions of Blacks prepare to cast their ballots in a few days, White House adviser and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner drew heavy criticism on Monday, October 26, after saying that Black
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Dodgers Told To Quarantine Immediately Due To COVID-19 Positive Justin Turner’s Bonehead Decision
Following Justin Turner's bonehead decision to come out and celebrate with his teammates after testing positive for COVID-19, the  L.A. County Health Department advised the Dodgers to do a team-wide quarantine immediately.
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Sykes: Juries convict more than judges
Citing data showing a higher conviction rate for jury trials, Chief Justice Bryan Sykes reiterated his support on Thursday for judges to determine verdicts amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s risk of spread in close quarters. Sykes’ pushback offered...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
NNPA Publishers Respond to Joe Biden’s Commitment and Plan for Black America - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The commitment by Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden to help increase opportunities and recognize the plight of African Americans as outlined in an exclusive editorial with Black
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Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper
Debate rages as Trump defeat hinges on COVID-19
The results of next Tuesday’s presidential election may be a verdict on Donald Trump’s management of the coronavirus outbreak that hit a one-day record of 86,600 infections on Thursday among a world-leading nine million cases. But despite rising...
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Pennsylvania unlikely to declare a winner on Election Night | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Charlie Wolfson and Juliette Ruhl PublicSource On election night in 2016, voters across the country stayed up into the early morning hours awaiting the presidential election results. The race was a nail-biter, but at 2:30 a.m. — six and a half hours after polls in Pennsylvania closed — the
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NXIVM sex-cult head Raniere gets 120 years in prison - TheGrio
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced self-improvement guru Keith Raniere, whose NXIVM followers included millionaires and Hollywood actors, was sentenced to... View Article The post NXIVM sex-cult head Raniere gets 120 years in prison appeared first on TheGrio.
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#Election | Clarke: 'The power of protest and the power of our ballots' | The Atlanta Voice
In a year defined by distress and tragedy, no one has felt that chaos more painfully than the Black community, We’ve seen the coronavirus pandemic tear through our neighborhoods at a devastating rate. Job losses have surged, evictions are looming, and economic damage has mounted. And the deaths of
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Creative industries key to Ja’s recovery from COVID era – Hanna
Western Bureau: People’s National Party (PNP) presidential aspirant, Lisa Hanna, says the creative industries and agriculture are key sectors that must be given top priority if Jamaica is to quickly recover from a post-COVID-19 era. Addressing a...
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Obama slams Kushner comments on Black Americans: 'What history books do they read?'
Former President Obama on Tuesday offered a seething rebuke of Jared Kushner after the White House senior adviser a day earlier said that for President Trump’s economic policies to work, Black Americans had to
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Ethiopia proposes holding postponed vote in May or June 2021 -FANA | News24
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