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Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil - Black News Channel

By Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier's operations, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said. Pingree, a Maine Democrat, is raising the issue of

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Michigan Officials Announce $600M Settlement In Flint Water Crisis

A major settlement was announced on Thursday which is well on its way to becoming the largest settlement in Michigan state government history.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs CSU Ethnic Studies Bill into Law

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1460 into law on Monday requiring California State University (CSU) to provide courses in Ethnic studies at each of its 23 campuses beginning with the 2021–22 academic year. Students at the nation’s largest four-year public university system must take a 3-credit course

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Black Texas Teen Wrongfully Suspended Over Locs Wins Lawsuit Against School | The Urban Daily

According to NBC News, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday to allow Kaden Bradford to keep his locs without facing suspension. Bradford's "rights under the Equal Protection Clause and the First Amendment will be violated if his motion for a preliminary injunction is

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Nelson Mandela Bay acting municipal manager Mvuleni Mapu arrested

According to the Hawks, Mapu was arrested at his home in Port Elizabeth early on Friday morning 21 August.

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Lone Star College-Houston North students to receive $300,000 in aid - DefenderNetwork.com

The Gulf Coast Community Services Association, Inc. (GCCSA) has announced that it will provide up to $300,000 in aid to eligible Lone Star College-Houston North students who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. Students who live in Harris County and have median household incomes within

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Biden vows to defeat Trump, end US 'season of darkness' - DefenderNetwork.com

Joe Biden officially accepted the Democratic nomination to be president during the final night of the Democratic National Convention and asked American voters to fully grasp the consequences of allowing Donald Trump to remain in the White House, ominously warning, “You know what will happen.” His

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Cape Town Convention Centre hospital closes as infection rates plummet

The provincial government said the facility would be decommissioned as the Western Cape sees a decline in the number of infections, deaths and people requiring admissions in the metro

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Soweto households have been without power for six weeks

Every day 75-year-old Lydia Ngakane walks from her house in Zone 7, Pimville in Soweto to collect wood so she can cook and keep warm.

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NAACP Is Suing The USPS And Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

The NAACP has filed a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for their actions.

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Zenger on Books: Astronomers Are Just Like Us—but They’re a Dying Breed

Under August's full moon comes a love letter to every kid who has ever struggled to bracket Earth's biggest satellite in a dime-store telescope's eyepiece. ...

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Record melt: Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in 2019 - Black News Channel

By Seth Borenstein AP Science Writer Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said. After two years when summer ice melt had been minimal, last summer shattered all

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VIDEO: The Scoop from ESPN’s Jackson – The Wilmington Journal

ESPN national columnist and essay writer Robert 'Scoop' Jackson began noticing how pro athletes-especially young NBA stars-started lifting their voices to address civil rights concern by using their platform in professional sports about four years [...]

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Dominican man confesses to raping 9-yr-old girl before killing her and dumping body in sea - Face2Face Africa

The police in the Dominican Republic have arrested a 40-year-old man for raping and murdering a nine-year-old girl before dumping her body in the Caribbean Sea. According to MailOnline, the suspect, Esterlín Francisco Santos, confessed to the crime, saying he killed and disposed of Liz

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Kamala Harris cartoon in Murdoch newspaper declared 'racist' - TheGrio

A cartoon in one of Rupert Murdoch’s papers in Australia has been criticized as sexist and racist over its depiction... View Article The post Kamala Harris cartoon in Murdoch newspaper declared 'racist' appeared first on TheGrio.

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State Settles Flint Water Lawsuit For $600 Million | News | The Michigan Chronicle

Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – The state of Michigan has reached a preliminary $600 million settlement in the Flint civil lawsuits with parties who claimed harm from the switch … Continued

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OR Tambo District Municipality: Irregular spending exposed

Undisclosed expenditure reports have revealed that the municipality failed its constituents on a far greater scale than was initially feared.

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Apple’s Value Lights Up as it Hits $2 Trillion – The Wilmington Journal

Investing $10,000 in Apple stock 20 years ago would have made you a multimillionaire by now. The California-based technology company became the first publicly traded U.S. company to surpass $2 trillion in valuation Wednesday. It [...]

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Kenya Copes With Decades of Police Brutality – The Wilmington Journal

In America, one incident of police brutality captured on video in May sparked global protests and may have finally galvanized calls for police reform. In Kenya, things are very different. Young Kenyans lose their lives [...]

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COMMENTARY: Beware of Those Seeking a Pat on the Back! Disaster Ahead! Spiritually Speaking… | Dallas Weekly

Doing what you know is right —forgiving your enemies, turning the other cheek, helping the less fortunate, speaking truth to power — these are the things that are supposed to be done so that others might see the deed(s) as glorifying the Almighty; not so that people will be impressed with you.

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Facebook Removes QAnon-Linked Organizations and Groups That Advocate Violence

Facebook announced it has been removing organizations and groups like QAnon and content linked to those who call for and/or advocating violence

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Small Irish Pubs Face Extinction Under Lockdown Extensions – The Wilmington Journal

Ireland's government won't be reopening the country as planned, and many small pub owners say the delay will cost them their businesses. While non-essential retail shops have been trading for weeks, small pubs are still [...]

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ired Police Chief files whistleblower lawsuit claiming retaliation for exposing corruption.

Former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick officially filed a lawsuit Aug. 19, alleging she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for numerous whistleblower complaints regarding corruption and misconduct among police commissioners over the course of her three-year term — violating the

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Robinson scores 24 as Heat beat Pacers 109-100 for 2-0 lead - Black News Channel

By Associated Press Undefined LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Duncan Robinson hit his first six shots, all from 3-point range, and finished with 24 points as the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 109-100 Thursday for a 2-0 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Robinson opened

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America's democracy is at stake because of Trump, warns Barack Obama - Face2Face Africa

Former U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday warned Americans that Donald Trump is prepared to “tear down democracy” to get a second term in the White House. Speaking on primetime television during the virtual Democratic National Convention, Obama accused the Trump administration of trying to

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It’s A Dog’s Life for Animals During Lockdown – The Wilmington Journal

The coronavirus pandemic has been torture for animals in India - they have been abandoned, ill-treated and neglected. Animal activists are stepping in to help. 'People have always abandoned animals with little legal consequence,' said [...]

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Black Driver Denied Bail In Racially Charged Stand Your Ground Case

Black driver who has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the shooting death of a white teen from Bellville, has been denied bail

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COMMENTARY: Beware of Those Seeking a Pat on the Back! Disaster Ahead! - Black News Channel

By James A. Washington Jr., Co-Publisher of the Dallas Weekly News, NNPA Newswire Contributor Spiritually Speaking… My mother used to have a phrase when she was alive. Usually referring to me and my attitude when I thought I had done something particularly noteworthy. She used it when describing

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Small Irish Pubs Face Extinction Under Lockdown Extensions

Ireland's government won't be reopening the country as planned, and many small pub owners say the delay will cost them their businesses. While non-essential retail ...

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California Fires Displace Thousands, Cause Dangerous Air Quality

Hundreds of fires have erupted in California after a rare lightning storm hit the coast during a record heatwave. The fires have caused unhealthy air quality warnings across the state, prompting concerns amid rising cases of COVID-19 — which has killed over 11,000 people in California and is known

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