Nigeria: World Bank Reform - Edo Generates N2.5bn Monthly

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Source: allAfrica.com

Atlanta City Council adopts DeKalb Avenue improvements legislation | The Atlanta Voice

The Atlanta City Council adopted legislation Monday to anticipate and appropriate funds awarded to the City from the American Rescue Plan Act, a federal relief package approved by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in March (Legislative Reference No. 21-O-0175). The American Rescue Plan is

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Executive Order 11246 (1965)

Under and by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and statutes of the United States, it is ordered as

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Source: Black Past

Kenya: Girl, 15, Stabs Brother to Death Over Sh200

[Nairobi News] Police in Githunguri is on the hunt for a minor who is reported to have stabbed her 18-year-old brother to death using a kitchen knife.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: 4 Killed As Explosion Rocks Gbenga Daniel's Hotel

[Daily Trust] Four persons have died while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries on Tuesday when oxyacetylene gas exploded at the Conference Hotel, in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

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Source: allAfrica.com

National census to end sooner than planned -

The shortened Census deadline will likely hurt efforts to reach those who have not yet responded to census inquiries. Source

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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder

Kenya: Vote Counting Resumes in Juja After Night of Chaos

[Nation] Tallying of votes for the Juja Constituency by-election resumed Wednesday morning after chaos rocked the Mang'u High School tallying centre the night before.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria Receives £4.2m Ibori Loot From UK - Malami

[Premium Times] The attorney-general says the naira equivalent of the £ 4.2million was paid into Nigeria's designated account on May 10.

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Source: allAfrica.com

U.S. antitrust case against Google mirrors Microsoft battle - Black News Channel

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's legal assault on Google actually feels like a blast from the past. The U.S. Justice Department filed an equally high-profile case against a technology giant in 1998, accusing it of leveraging

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

VIDEO: Trump Jr. says social media giants that discriminate against conservatives should lose government protections

Months before Donald Trump mused publicly about a plan to “strongly regulate” some social media and other tech platforms “or close them down,” his son said the federal government should begin to withdraw some legal protections from

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Source: South Florida Times

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine batch fails quality check - TheGrio

A batch of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can’t be used, the drug giant said Wednesday.... View Article The post Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine batch fails quality check appeared first on TheGrio.

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U.S. to pull El Salvador funds on 'deep concerns' over recent dismissals - Stabroek News

SAN SALVADOR, (Reuters) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is pulling aid from El Salvador's national police and a public information institute and will instead redirect the funding to civil society groups, the agency's head said in a statement

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

A civil rights lawyer will lead civil rights enforcement – Florida Courier

Black voters who turned out to elect President Joe Biden were hoping for some real change. We’re getting it. Kristen Clarke is one of the country’s most effective civil rights lawyers. She has tackled issues like police accountability, fair housing, educational and economic opportunity, and the

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Source: Florida Courier

Lesotho: Ramoqopo to Become Anoca Second VP

[Lesotho Times] The Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC's) long serving president 'Matlohang Moiloa Ramoqopo is set to become the next Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) second vice president.

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Somalia: U.S. Africa Command Conducts Strikes On Al-Shabaab Compound

[Africom] Stuttgart, Germany -- Both strikes targeted al-Shabaab compounds in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Somalia. Final assessments are ongoing, however the initial assessment concluded the strikes resulted in the destruction of both targeted compounds.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Federally Unrecognized Tribes Haven't Been Provided Resources To Vaccinate Members

Many federally recognized tribes throughout the U.S. have had great success vaccinating their members against COVID-19. But those without federal recognition say they have a very different story.

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Source: Stories About Black History

Raven-Symoné Explains Why She Told Disney Not to Make Her ‘Raven’s Home’ Character A Lesbian - The New York Beacon

Even though Raven-Symoné has come out as a proud lesbian, she says her character on her Raven’s Home show does not have to be. According to the actress, her character on the Disney show Raven’s Home could have been a member of the LGBTQ+ community. She recently appeared on the Pride podcast and

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Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Counties spend Sh50bn on projects in full year

Counties have missed the opportunity to create real incomes at the grassroots.

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Source: Business Daily

Tunisia: Saied, Macron Hold Bilateral Talks, Discuss Cooperation, Partnership, Regional and International Issues

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied, on Tuesday evening, held bilateral talks with French President, Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'

The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, according to activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern

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Trump to withdraw Pendley's nomination as public lands chief - Black News Channel

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of William Perry Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management, a senior administration official said Saturday — much to the relief of environmentalists who insisted the longtime advocate of

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

Nigeria: Kidnapped Students - Kebbi Hunters Abandon Search, Say Govt Not Serious

[Premium Times] "The governor blessed us before we started the mission and he promised to help us financially. But we have not seen the commitment."

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Source: allAfrica.com

Nigeria: Govt, Northern Govs' Wives to Engage 38,700 Youth Mentors for Out-of-School Children, Others

[Vanguard] Abuja -- The Federal Government has said it would employ 38,700 educated but unemployed youths as part of a strong army of mentors for out-of-school children and other vulnerable people.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Providing relief to cities must be priority to Congress –

“Cities are the economic engines of the nation and home to the workers who make those engines

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Source: Florida Courier

Nigeria: Lagos Doctors Begin 3-Day Warning Strike Monday

[Daily Trust] Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State are set to begin three days warning strike from Monday, over issues that affect their safety and welfare.

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Source: allAfrica.com

President Trump's executive order will put an end to pharmaceutical breakthroughs - Dallas Examiner

By ANDREW SPIEGEL Keybridge Communications Every day, scientists get closer to a COVID-19 vaccine. A handful of biopharmaceutical firms hope to make one available by year's end. Unfortunately, a new executive order from

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Source: The Dallas Examiner

Chomsky: US virus response fatally 'chaotic'

The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, according to activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern

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Source: The East African

Tunisia: Covid-19 - 72 Fatalities and 1,055 Infections Reported in 24h

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 72 COVID-19 fatalities were reported on May 17, pushing the death toll to 11,971 since the outbreak of the pandemic in Tunisia, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Ghana: Govt Delegation to Visit Ghana Over Nigerian/Ghanaian Traders' Conflict

[Vanguard] President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that a ministerial delegation be sent to Ghana to resolve the lingering conflict between Nigerian traders and Ghanaian authorities.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Is There More COVID Cash Coming to Help Californians?

The HEROES Act also includes a new forms of aid–$200 billion in “hazard pay” for essential workers, $75 billion for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing and a $75 billion fund to help homeowners with mortgage payments and property

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

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