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How Birmingham City Councilors Maintain Contact With Constituents. From a Distance.
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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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#Election2020 – Georgia is a swing state in 2020 | The Atlanta Voice
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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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United Way of Greater Los Angeles has partnered with the NAACP and Black Entertainment Television to grant more than $1 million towards rental assistance, food, health, and student learning support in L.A.’s Black
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Kemp names DA to become judge in circuit east of Atlanta | The Atlanta Voice
Gov. Brian Kemp is appointing a district attorney to the bench in a two-county judicial circuit east of
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Amy Coney Barrett’s Religion May Become Flash Point in Supreme Court Fight – Free Press of Jacksonville
President Donald Trump’s potential Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett’s faith could be a focal point of her confirmation hearing if she’s nominated. Trump will announce his nominee Saturday at the White House, about a [...]
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Angela Dixon named Jeffco’s CFO, first African-American female in role
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Clarke points to poverty rate decline in defence of Gov't
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School board weighs proposals for campus police
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IMF forecasts deeper Latin America recession in 2020
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#Election2020: Biden is running ahead of Clinton's 2016 pace | The Atlanta Voice
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Black Voices for Trump board member: Ginsburg was confirmed in fewer days than Trump has until election
Black Voices For Trump board member Paris Dennard said Sunday that President Trump is well within his right to name a successor to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and that the New York City native was confirmed by the Senate in a shorter time than there is from now until the 2020
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The era of free news for Facebook and Google may soon be over - TechCentral
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Partial opening of religious services is being considered, Ramaphosa says
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