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Monkey Town teen missing - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Tableland police are currently looking for 13-year-old Mariah Richards. Newsday understands Richards left her First Branch Trace home at 8.45am on Monday to go to a nearby shop. When the teen did not return home hours later, a relative reported her missing to Tableland police. She was wear
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18th omicron case found in Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
ANOTHER person has been found with the omicron strain of covid19 bringing the total number of people detected with this variant to 18, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. "The case had no history of recent travel but was in contact with recently-returned travellers, approximately one week
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Covid19 cases in the Americas double in a week - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The number of covid19 infections he Americas doubled during the first week of January, Dr Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), said on Wednesday. In the first weekly virtual media conference of 2022, Etienne said the region reported 6.8 million new cases as
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Man Charged With Supplying Performance Drugs To Olympians
U.S. prosecutors charged a Texas man on Wednesday with providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes competing in last summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, including the star Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare.
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Culture Minister: No decision on Carnival 2022 yet - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
NO decision has been made about staging Carnival 2022. No budget has been determined relative to staging Carnival either. Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Randall Mitchell made these statements in the Senate on Tuesday as he replied to a question from Opposition Senator Damian Lyder. H
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62,000 Los Angeles students and staff test positive for Covid ahead of return to school
Originally Published: 10 JAN 22 17:38 ET By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) - As Los Angeles students and staff prepare to return to school Tuesday, about 62,000 have tested positive for Covid-19, school district data show. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is requiring all students and
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LA County Health Director Warns Against Non-Essential Activities to Slow COVID - Los Angeles Sentinel
Amid a dramatic surge in COVID-19 infections, Los Angeles County's public health director has urged residents to avoid non- essential activities in the coming weeks, particularly those that are indoors and involve mingling with unvaccinated or higher-risk people. Fueled by the Omicron variant of
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Taraji P. Henson And Normani Hilariously React To Getting Sprayed With Water During Game Show - Blavity
During an episode of NBC’s  The Tonight Show:   That’s My Jam , R&B singer Normani and Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson lost in a lyrical contest that challenged their memory skills, Billboard reports . The pair competed in a star-studded lineup round called “Slay It Don’t Spray It,” where
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2 Men Arrested in Connection With the Fatal Shooting of Rapper Young Dolph
Two men are in custody after federal and local authorities arrested them in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph.
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NAACP Houston hosts financial program for college-bound students - DefenderNetwork.com
The Economic, Employment, and Empowerment Committee of the NAACP Houston Youth Council will host, $chooling Debt, an advocacy program dedicated to giving college-bound students the knowledge needed to reduce or […]
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FILM REVIEW: The 355 (**1/2)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — You’ll suspend disbelief for James Bond and all his improbable stunts. You’re perfectly OK with Shang-Chi fighting a dozen men at time when that’s really impossible. So, show some respect for the five petite women in this adrenaline-rush who kick ass like MMA champs. Is it
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Bowie State’s Wilson named AFCA National Coach of the Year | Afro
By Mark F. Gray Special to the AFRO Damon Wilson, architect of three CIAA Football Championships at Bowie State University, was named the 2021 American Football Coaches Association National Coach of the Year for the NCAA Division II.  The announcement was made during the AFCA Convention in San
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IN MEMORIAM: EXCLUSIVE — [AUDIO] Bill Cosby’s Tribute to His Friend and Frequent Co-Star, Sidney Poitier
“He was honored by AFI. And, along with many stars of the stage, screen, politics and higher education who came out to speak, I brought with me the paperback of his autobiography and I said of all groundbreaking movies that Sidney starred in this book is the real story of this man and his
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'Hatred In The Eyes': How Racist Rage Animated Jan. 6 Riots
Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests. She spent years marching the streets of St. Louis and Ferguson, Missouri, rising to public office on the strength of her activism. But as the Missouri Democrat looked out the window of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — only her third day as a member of
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Indarsingh asks Hinds, police for help - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
COUVA South MP Rudranath Indarsingh asked whether his constituency or other parts of Central Trinidad are under siege from criminals. In a video clip on Tuesday, Indarsingh said he was asking the question after an incident on Monday when police officers intercepted two carjackers on the northb
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Low turnout at Port of Spain covid19 vaccine sites Monday - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Very few public servants turned up to get vaccinated when Newsday visited vaccination sites in Port of Spain on Monday, just one week before Government is set to enforce a new workplace vaccination policy for the public sector. On December 18, the Prime Minister announced that government's new
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Black Female Prosecutor Rachael Rollins Continues Facing Death Threats
Rachael Rollins, who was tasked to lead the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts, was sworn into her post on Monday as she continues to face death threats.
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RC Education Board head: Vaccine hesitancy shows need to teach critical thinking - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
As vaccine hesitancy continues to be a roadblock to Trinidad and Tobago's covid19 vaccination drive, Catholic Education Board of Management (CEBM) CEO Sharon Mangroo wants the Ministry of Education to see the issue as a need for critical-thinking skills to be more widely incorporated into the e
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UNC MP blames ‘government incompetence' for chicken price hike - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Couva North MP Ravi Ratiram is accusing the government of failing to support the local poultry industry and addressing issues which have led to a shortfall in the supply of chicken In a statement from his office on Tuesday, he recalled warning of an increase in the price of chicken for the Chr
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Emmett Till & Mom Mamie Till-Mobley To Be Posthumously Awarded Congressional Gold Medal By The Senate
The gruesome 1955 lynching of Black teen Emmett Till ignited a civil rights movement led by his mom, Mamie Till-Mobley, and now both will soon be recognized by the Senate for their pain & suffering after a bill was passed to posthumously award them with the Congressional Gold Medal.
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California Adds Twist to New CDC Advice on Quarantines | BlackPressUSA
OAKLAND POST — California’s updated guidance differs from the CDC’s in one important way. The state is recommending that people who quarantine after a positive diagnosis take a follow-up test and get a negative result before ending isolation. The CDC’s guidelines do not include taking another test
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St Helena kidnap suspects still in custody - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Nine suspects, including a 16-year-old boy, remained in police custody up to Wednesday afternoon in relation to the kidnapping of St Helena couple Narine and Mattie Maraj. The Marajes were kidnapped on Saturday afternoon when they went to look at a plot of land they owned on Three B's Road, Pi
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MLK’s Mentors & Influencers - DefenderNetwork.com
We do most historical figures, and ourselves, a grave disservice by the way deceased giants are taught and presented to us in books, movies and interviews. Consistent with the United […]
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Blacks for Brown for Maryland Attorney General | Afro
By Ralph E. Moore Jr. Special to the AFRO Anthony Brown is running for Attorney General for the state of Maryland.  His name may sound familiar to you.  He has been the Representative for the 4th Congressional District for the past five years, but he also served as the state’s lieutenant governor
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Tennessee Man Accused Of Leading Cops On A Police Chase With His Mom In The Car - Blavity
A Memphis man led officers on a car chase before crashing into a tire store and continuing to run on foot. According to Newsweek, police said his mother was also inside of the car during the pursuit.  Police said they stopped Kentrell Hullom on I-140 in Sycamore View in Memphis on Monday
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California Governor Proposes Tax Cuts, Expanded Health Care - Los Angeles Sentinel
With state revenues at an all-time high, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday proposed a budget that would cut taxes while also promising to pay the health care expenses of all of the state's low-income adults who are living in the country
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Black Conservative Banned From ‘Free Speech’ Right-Wing Social Media App For Using The N-Word In His Profile
Former Blaze TV host Jon Miller, who is Black and considered to be a conservative commentator, was recently banned from the GETTR social media app for using the n-word in his profile, despite the site describing itself as a "platform founded on the principles of free speech."
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Deyalsingh: No ID card needed to get covid19 vaccines - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
PEOPLE who do not have national identification cards will not be prevented from getting vaccinated against covid19. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh gave this assurance while responding to questions from reporters during the virtual health news conference on Wednesday. "We are vaccinating
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Family Of Justin King Seeks Justice After Missouri Jury Ruled The 28-Year-Old Was Justifiably Shot By His Neighbor - Blavity
A jury in Crawford County, Missouri made an unanimous decision in the case of Justin King, concluding that the 28-year-old Black and Filipino man was justifiably shot and killed by his neighbor in a trailer park community, NBC News reports . The jury's decision on Tuesday aimed to help the coroner
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Leading Black- and Women-owned Architecture Firm McKissack & McKissack Hires Alana Elston as Chief People Officer
McKissack & McKissack, one of the nation's leading Black woman-owned architecture and construction firms appoints Alana Elston as Chief People Officer.
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