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SOURCE: CMC- In a message celebrating World Cities Day on Sunday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the Caribbean and other countries to mitigate climate risks and build resilience.  Guterres said that although sea level rise could put more than 800 million people in
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Black Girl Everything Founder Gloria Pope Is Still Standing On Business
Black Girl Everything Founder Gloria Pope stresses the importance of consistent support for Black business owners. The post Black Girl Everything Founder Gloria Pope Is Still Standing On Business appeared first on Black America Web.
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(2000) Harold Ford, “Keynote Address at the Democratic National Convention"
In 2000 at the National Democratic Convention in Los Angeles where Vice President Al Gore, Jr., won the Democratic Nomination for President,  fellow Tennessean,  Congressman Harold Ford of Memphis, gave the Keynote Address.  That address appears
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Milwaukee starts holiday season with 'Holiday Lights Kick-off' extravaganza - Milwaukee Times Weekly Newspaper
Milwaukee's annual big start to the holidays season returned to downtown on Thursday, November 16, 2023, with the 'Holiday Lights Kick-off' extravaganza at Pere Marquette Park. The grand event marks the start of the '25th Annual Festival of Lights.' The event featured live performances from
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Rwanda: U.S. Blames Rwanda for Eastern DRC Hostilities, Calls for Immediate Ceasefire
[Premium Times] There is an urgent need for de-escalation and accountability as Rwanda-backed M23 Intensifies hostilities in eastern DRC.
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HOPKINS: CSR needs personal social responsibility
The onus is more than ever on the individual and their personal responsibility, especially as there is a breakdown in personal responsibility among many heads of government in countries such as the UK, America, Russia, China, Hungary and Brazil – to name just the bigger
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Hosein: Police testing bill too vague
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News San Juan/Barataria MP Saddam Hosein. - SADDAM HOSEIN, MP for Barataria/San Juan, complained on Wednesday that the Miscellaneous Provisions (Testing and Identification) Bill 2022 was too vague in several aspects. Hosein was
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Great show that touches on a MAJOR issue that effects far more people than the few that are willing to admit
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Barack Obama Vetoes - List of Bills
President Barack Obama used his veto authority only four times during his tenure in the White House, the fewest of any president who completed at least one term since Millar Fillmore in the mid-1800s, according to data kept by the
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Annual State of the City address - Texas Metro News
I wanted to reach out to let you know that on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m., myannual State of the City addresswill be broadcast on WBAP News/Talk 820 and 99.5 […] The post Annual State of the City address appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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Gucci Debuts Eco-Friendly Sneakers
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Barbados U19 one step closer to being double crown champions - Barbados Today
Barbados bowlers dismissed Guyana for 58 runs to win by nine wickets in a top of the table clash of the 2024 West Indies Rising Stars U19 50 over Championships… The post Barbados U19 one step closer to being double crown champions appeared first on Barbados Today.
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LL Cool J Lauds DJ Kool Herc at Rock Hall Induction
DJ Kool Herc, who was born in Jamaica, was recognized as 'one of the greatest founders of hip-hop' as he accepted the Musical Influence Award at the 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The legendary party that DJ Kool Herc performed at in 1973 to assist
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Kenya: DP Gachagua Says Govt to Work With Transport Stakeholders in War Against Alcohol, Drug Abuse
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Ex-Soca Warrior Lewis doubles for Maloney Eagles in 5-2 win - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Former Soca Warriors winger Nathan Lewis scored a double for his Maloney Eagles team on Sunday as they powered their way to a 5-2 win over Trincity Nationals to maintain a one-point lead in the Eastern Football Association (EFA) league with a solitary match to go. Maloney (22 points) placed se
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Jones, Anthony “Van” (1968- )
Van Jones is a social-environmental activist and the Obama administration’s former “Green Czar.” He was born in 1968 in Jackson, Tennessee. His mother and father were a high school teacher and junior-high principal respectively. While growing up, Jones was a stereotypical
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Coolio
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Climate Change, Air Pollution Linked To Pregnancy Risks That Disproportionately Affect Black Mothers
A study published last week in the JAMA Network Open found that pregnant women who were exposed to higher temperatures and air pollution are more likely to birth babies that are premature, underweight, or
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High Court Holds Off Hearing on WAPA Board Composition, Letting Lawmakers Weigh In
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50 Cent Hints At “Surviving P Diddy” TV Show Amid More Fallout
The content originally appeared on: Urban Islandz Rapper and television producer 50 Cent is hinting that he might be thinking of a documentary about Diddy and members of the Bad Boy Entertainment label after a second lawsuit was filed against former Bad Boy president Harve Pierre. The lawsuit
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CO2 emissions to drop in 2020
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are set to drop by up to seven percent in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but even this dramatic decline -- the sharpest since WWII -- would barely dent long-term global warming, researchers reported
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Over the holiday weekend, celebrity beauty moments were at an all-time high. Look after look, we were presented with beauty inspiration to take us through to the end of the […] The post ICYMI: Must-See Celeb Beauty Looks From The Weekend appeared first on Essence.
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Linktree, the leading "link-in-bio" solution online, accomplished a major goal by surpassing 50 million users, or Linkers.
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Un véhicule de la brigade d’intervention intervient après une tuerie de masse sur le campus de l’université du Nevada à Las Vegas, le 6 décembre 2023. MINGSON LAU / AFP Un homme a tué trois personnes par balles mercredi 6 décembre sur le campus d’une université de Las Vegas, dans l’ouest des
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