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All the world's a donut: Introducing a new way to visualize our ancestries and origins

Last year, my colleague David Jarman introduced a dataset combining several different questions from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey into one massive spreadsheet giving detailed ...

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The science behind Level 3 - Ramaphosa lauds 'diverse and sometimes challenging views'

As President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the downgrade to Level 3 of the national Covid-19 lockdown, he thanked scientists for challenging and pushing the government's response to the global

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Mother Who Lied That Black Men Kidnapped Her Son Is Charged With His Murder

One of the oldest tricks in the anti-Black playbook was unsuccessfully pulled last week in Florida when a mother told police that her autistic son had been kidnapped by two Black

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Source: NewsOne

Virtual Guyana Carnival parade set for Independence

The Guyana Carnival committee is set to host a virtual masquerade parade on Independence Day, May 26, after its planned celebrations were scuttled by the COVID-19

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Covid-19 wrap: 1 127 new US deaths, Wuhan lab had '3 live bat coronaviruses' and DRC denies manipulation

Beijing – The Chinese virology institute at the centre of US allegations it may have been the source of the Covid-19 pandemic has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new global contagion, its director has

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Locust swarm devours crops in Kenya as millions face hunger

A swarm of desert locusts following a poor harvest season has added to fears about a lack of food for millions in Kenya, as the country grapples with the effects of

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The era of free news for Facebook and Google may soon be over - TechCentral

Facebook and Google have for years operated like shop windows for news stories, plying their billions of visitors with free snippets and information from articles across the Web. An antitrust tussle that’s coming to a head in Australia is set to change that.

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Two more reasons Kamala Harris as VP will be a historic milestone for our nation

… whites, and 18% of African Americans find it “morally wrong.” … group for Democrats after Black Americans, so it’s safe … relationship between Jewish and Black Americans—a relationship I recently … for and alliance with African Americans during the civil rights …

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AMHVoices: Children living with HIV/AIDS suffer Covid-19 pandemic

Children can be ‘hidden victims’ of Coronavirus (COVID-19) if governments fail to strategize ways to lessen the effects of the pandemic on them, a regional non-governmental organization

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Teaching Kids To Hide From Gunfire: Safety Drills At Day Care And At Home

Tess Trice, head of the day care program, carries out monthly drills to train the children to get on the floor when they hear

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Eskom will be sustainable if it can halve its debt: CEO

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Democrats block GOP police reform Bill in US Senate

WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) — US Senate Democrats blocked a closely watched police reform bill yesterday, arguing that the Republican measure introduced after George Floyd's killing by police does not go far

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New York Times publishes names of 1,000 lives lost to coronavirus | The Atlanta Voice

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LeBron James & Maverick Carter Raise $100 Million For New Media Company

The childhood friends are planning to consolidate their media companies into a single conglomerate, SpringHill, which has a purpose of serving as a multifaceted platform to empower Black creators and

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La Liga gets govt green light to resume from June 8

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Spanish soccer’s top flight division La Liga can return to action from June 8 after being disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said

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Governing Through Crisis Not New in Jefferson County

The way of life may have changed for many during the COVID-19 pandemic, but constituent services haven’t, say members of the Jefferson County

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Dortmund ease past Wolfsburg 2-0 to stay in title hunt

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Borussia Dortmund scored a goal in each half through Raphael Guerreiro and Achraf Hakimi to beat hosts VfL Wolfsburg 2-0 yesterday for their sixth straight Bundesliga win to stay on the heels of leaders Bayern

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Facebook shares surge to record high despite pandemic

A Facebook rally pushed shares of the social media company to a record on

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‘Freedom time’ - George Williams released from 50-year wait in prison without trial

George Williams had his first meal in 50 years outside of prison walls on Wednesday after a St Catherine Circuit Court judge upheld a notice of abandonment in his murder

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Locust swarm destroys crops in Kenya as millions face hunger – Free Press of Jacksonville

A swarm of desert locusts following a poor harvest season has added to fears about a lack of food for millions in Kenya, as the country grapples with the effects of

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Mastering Self-doubt | City.Life.Style. | The Michigan Chronicle

We’ve all heard the saying “you are your own worst enemy” a time or two in our lives. Whether it’s a result of making a poor decision against your better judgment or repeatedly struggling to succeed at a certain task, you’re sure to have come across the enemy of self-doubt in your past. Below are

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Education during and after the pandemic

These were the words of a frustrated parent, who, like many others, has been battling to cope with the new normal of our children receiving their education, as limited as it has been, at home, because of schools being closed due to the novel

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Lindsey Graham makes mistake of acknowledging Black cops at Fraternal Order of Police event

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s pathetic showing these past few years as a lackey for Donald Trump, a man he called a “race-bating, xenophobic, religious bigot,” has led to an unexpectedly tight race for his seat in South Carolina against Democratic nominee...

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Trump insists he's done more for Black Americans than iconic civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis

Donald Trump sat down with Axios on HBO and the network has been releasing clips ahead of the full interview, each one worst than the last. As my colleague Laura Clawson noted, he whined about coronavirus-related questions, trying to twist the...

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CMPI seeking applicants to address lack of minorities in orchestras | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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Caricom dismayed at new developments in Guyana

She added further that Caricom “is concerned at reports that the chief elections officer has submitted a report to the Guyana Elections Commission [GECOM] which is contrary to the directions given by the commission, and which does not reflect the results of the recount process as certified by the

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City cafés adapt with pick-up, delivery services as COVID-19 lockdown bites

Seeking to meet a demand from customers while keeping workers off the breadline during the pandemic lockdown, some city cafés have resumed operations by introducing curbside pickup and delivery

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Ahmaud Arbery's tragic final run grips an anxious America | The Atlanta Voice

Gregory McMichael would tell investigators Arbery resembled a man behind what he described as a string of neighborhood

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A defining moment: SpaceX will this week launch humans into space

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The psychology of the Guyanese man and COVID-19

There has been uproar in our society about why, despite there being an information overload on the novel coronavirus, that most men still seem to be overlooking safety precautions by not wearing masks, not practicing social distancing and “liming” when they should be at

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