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Ethiopia's parliament has approved allowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to stay in office beyond his mandate after elections planned for August were postponed due to the coronavirus
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Burundi court rejects bid to annul poll results
Burundi's constitutional court on Thursday rejected an opposition bid to overturn the results of last month's contested election, declaring the ruling party's presidential candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye the
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Somalia to Delay Elections by 13 Months - Black News Channel
By ABDI GULED Associated Press/ BNC Contributor NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalias election body says it intends to delay the parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for November by 13 months, citing the countrys security problems. Announcing that a new date for the elections in
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Georgia officials could punish voters, limits absentee ballots | Atlanta Daily World
Rushed legislation threatens to shift election accountability and thwart access to absentee ballots in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic ATLANTA — Aklima Khondoker, Georgia State Director of All Voting is Local, issued the following statement in response to Georgia legislators’ rush to advance SB
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DRC police use tear gas on protesters outside parliament
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital fired tear gas for a second straight day on Wednesday to break up violent protests outside parliament over proposed changes in the
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Tennessee: Some first-time voters can’t cast absentee ballot
NASHVILLE — Tennessee officials say they plan to enforce a requirement that first-time voters who register by mail cast their ballots in person, despite a judge’s ruling that allows all eligible voters to cast absentee ballots during the coronavirus
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Source: TSDMemphis.com - The New Tri-State Defender - TSDMemphis.com
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Secretary of State: Return Georgia mail-in ballots now | The Atlanta Voice
Georgia’s chief election official is urging residents to complete and send in their absentee ballots now instead of
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In person early voting begins today in Georgia
In-person early voting begins today, Monday, May 18 in Georgia and will continue until June
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Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired, every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot and a host of other changes be made to ensure the August
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Don’t get tricked – or intimidated – into giving away your vote - TSDMemphis.com
by Linda S. Wallace -  Fearful people are at work trying to undermine our democracy. Unfortunately, I’m not talking about Chinese or Russian agents. I’m referring to the neighbor next door who is so afraid of ending up on the losing side of the Nov. 3 presidential election that he/she/they view
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Statement on confirmation of Claire Woodall-Vogg as Executive Director of the Milwaukee Election Commission - Milwaukee Community Journal
Common Council President Cavalier Johnson July 7, 2020   The 2020 election cycle is already underway. Applications for absentee ballots are in the mail to hundreds of thousands of Milwaukee voters, and in just 35 days our citizens will cast their votes in the fall primary election and 119 days from
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Unions to produce own report on school reopening
Teachers’ and lecturers’ unions, together have partnered with the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and engaged medical experts to help develop a report on the reopening of learning
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Liberia: CPP Finalizes Framework
Ahead of the Special Senatorial Election due October this year, the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) has finalized a framework document making the institution a legally recognized political party.The CPP is comprised of four opposition collaborating political parties, including immediate past
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Gabrielle Union And NBC Settled ‘America’s Got Talent’ Dispute
The actress accused the network of wrongful termination.
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1910: US President William Howard Taft signs the White-Slave Traffic Act, more popularly known as the Mann Act, which made it illegal to transport women across state lines for
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9 teachers’ unions endorse strike action
BY Brenna Matendere A RECORD nine teachers’ unions have endorsed the decision go on strike to press for better wages starting next week when schools reopen for examination classes. In a joint statement, the Teachers Unions in Zimbabwe which brings together the Progressive Teachers Union of
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It’s time Mr Fisher’s firm advises his client to accept the will of the Guyanese people
Of course “Guyana elections battle matters to the US” as stated in his opinion piece dated June 19th 2020 in the Washington
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Fugitive Félicien Kabuga arrested
Felicien Kabuga, once one of Rwanda's richest men, was living under a false identity in the Paris suburbs, the public prosecutor's office and police said in a joint
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100 Black Men Urge Biden To Chose Black Woman For VP
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SIU goes after Guptas, ex-Eskom bosses in corruption crackdown - TechCentral
The SIU is going after members of the Gupta family, and former Eskom executives, board members and other associates in an effort to recoup R3.8-billion that the power utility lost when the Gupta family acquired Optimum Coal.
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Texas is locked in a battle over voting by mail. Here's how to do it.
In the federal courts, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery granted a preliminary injunction that said anyone in Texas who wants to vote by mail to avoid transmission of the virus could qualify for a mail-in
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S. Africa records 399 Covid-19 deaths
South Africa recorded a total of 399 deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic as of Wednesday, an increase of 27 in the past 24 hours, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize
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NBA Legend Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand Pledge $100 Million to Racial Equality, Education and Social Justice Organizations
According to ESPN.com, Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are pledging $100 million over the next 10 years to nationwide organizations “dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to
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Libya administrations agree on 'compromise' in Morocco-brokered talks | Africanews
Moroccan-brokered talks between Libya's two rival administrations have led to agreement on the need for compromise. "The two parties hope to secure positive and concrete results that will clear the way to achieving the process of a comprehensive political settlement," says the representative of
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Tennessee officials want mail voting appeal fast-tracked
NASHVILLE — Tennessee officials are seeking a fast-tracked decision by the state Supreme Court to block the absentee-voting-for-all option that a judge has ordered during the coronavirus
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Newswire: Racism is a Public Health Issue
Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from – Several leading medical organizations have said racism is a public health issue and that police brutality must
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Top Democrat Warns: Trump Will Invoke 'Some Kind Of Emergency' Action To Stay In Office
Republicans, including White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, have downplayed the president's suggestion that the election be delayed.
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