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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 9:05 p.m. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a resignation letter
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Congress set to confirm Biden’s electoral win over Trump - TheGrio
President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint... View Article The post Congress set to confirm Biden’s electoral win over Trump appeared first on TheGrio.
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Rupert Murdoch Gets COVID-19 Shot While Profiting Off Vaccine Misinformation
Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul behind Fox News, received the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, even as hosts on his network stoke fears about it and spread vaccine misinformation. Murdoch, 89,…
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Israeli PM joins world leaders getting COVID-19 vaccine - Black News Channel
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vaccinated against the coronavirus on live television Saturday, becoming the first Israeli and one of the world's leaders to be inoculated. Israel is set to begin vaccinating its health workers
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Brandon Anderson Transformed Devastating Loss Into A Quest To Reform Policing In America
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Amid pandemic, grants keep Army veteran's business afloat - Black News Channel
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Listen | The Daily News Wrap Wednesday 9 December
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Congress seals agreement on COVID relief, government funding - Black News Channel
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. The
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South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday 7 January
In the latest news in South Africa on Thursday 7 January, Police Minister Bheki Cele comes in for stick for playing Baywatch, while criminals run rampant elsewhere.
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Franco-Algerian War and Colonisation Memoir Report Due in January | Africanews
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Tiempo: Christmas food drive, Mexican restaurant-turned soup kitchen, Latino & Black studies - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
In this episode of Tiempo, we talk about a Long Island Christmas food drive, a Mexican restaurant now a soup kitchen and Connecticut becoming the first state in the country to require high schools provide courses on Latino and Black studies.
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Waters Remembers Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings on Eve of Country's Election - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent As citizens in Ghana are poised to pick the country’s next president, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, recalled the impact of former President Jerry Rawlings, who died on November
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Chinese probe orbiting moon with Earth-bound samples - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese probe was orbiting the moon on Monday in preparation for the returning of samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years. The ascent module of the Chang'e 5 spacecraft transferred a container with 2 kilograms
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Senator says Trump, McConnell likely to back COVID-19 relief - Black News Channel
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won't include $1,200 in direct payments to most Americans, a Republican senator involved in the bipartisan talks
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Trump wants Supreme Court to overturn Pa. election results - Black News Channel
By JILL COLVIN and MARC LEVY WASHINGTON (AP) — Undeterred by dismissals and admonitions from judges, President Donald Trump's campaign continued with its unprecedented efforts to overturn the results of the Nov 3. election Sunday, saying it had filed a new petition with the Supreme Court. The
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Report finds lapses ahead of New Zealand mosque attack - Black News Channel
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — There were no clear signs that an attack last year on two New Zealand mosques was imminent, but police should have done a better job vetting the lone gunman when he applied for a gun license, and intelligence agencies should have focused
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Merkel backs tougher virus curbs as German deaths hit record - Black News Channel
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FDA plans to OK 2nd COVID-19 vaccine after panel endorsement - Black News Channel
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Spotlight on Green News & Views: Wealthy polluters; dolphin skin disease; climate myth game
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Biden lays out three-point plan to combat coronavirus - TheGrio
President-elect Joe Biden has announced a three-point plan to combat the coronavirus pandemic within the first 100 days of his administration. READ MORE: Biden... View Article The post Biden lays out three-point plan to combat coronavirus appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trump virus coordinator Birx seeks role in Biden government - Black News Channel
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Dr. Deborah Birx was brought into President Donald Trump's orbit to help fight the coronavirus pandemic, she had a sterling reputation as a former U.S. Army physician, a globally recognized AIDS researcher and a rare Obama
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Amid freed Nigeria schoolboys' joyful reunions, fear lingers - Black News Channel
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Racism targets Asian food, business during COVID-19 pandemic - Black News Channel
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press As the coronavirus spread throughout the U.S., bigotry toward Asian Americans was not far behind, fueled by the news that COVID-19 first appeared in China. Some initial evidence suggested the virus began in bats, which infected another
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US experts debate: Who should be next in line for vaccine? - Black News Channel
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