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East Africa: Somalia Admits Tiff With Kenya 'Profiting' Al-Shabaab Militants
[Nation] The Somalia government officials have made a subtle admission that the diplomatic tiff with Kenya is profiting the terror group Al-Shabaab, even as opposition politicians chided Mogadishu for cutting links which they would have used to iron out differences.
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Source: allAfrica.com
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Children are the next frontier for COVID vaccine clinical trials | L.A. Focus News
Twelve-year-olds are tween-agers, staring down puberty and middle school, surprisingly mature one minute and tortured by angst the next. Some also are scientific pioneers, volunteering for clinical trials to test COVID vaccines in children. Slowly and gingerly, researchers are testing COVID-19
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Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula mourns death of KZN MEC Bheki Ntuli due to Covid-19 | News24
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has mourned the death of KwaZulu-Natal MEC Bheki Ntuli, saying it is a sore reminder of the collective loss suffered by the sector.
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Proteas face Pakistan flight conundrum as carriers suspend operations
Travel restrictions could complicate the Proteas plans for their tour of Pakistan which is set to feature two Tests and three T20Is.
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Supporting freedom isn’t a crime, yet | L.A. Focus News
California Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks ruined it for everybody. Things were going so well for the Democrats. Big tech companies were banning conservatives from social media. The anti-Trump Lincoln Project launched a blacklist aimed at permanently denying employment to anyone who worked in or
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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African
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Here's a quick glance at what the weather forecast holds in store across all the South African provinces. Stay warm or keep cool.
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Blues for Martin and Coretta | Afram News
One of the brothers said, “Every time that I think of slavery and if it done the race any good, I think of the story of the coon and the dog who met.
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Is Drinking Tea Good for Us? – The Wilmington Journal
Rather than undermining physical health, tea appears to boost a person’s wellbeing. The drink is completely natural, with many positive health properties, which vary according to each kind of tea. Drinking green, black or blue [...]
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Letters to the Editor Sunday, Jan. 17 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… our democracy. Eugene Goodman, an African-American, never experienced the benefits of …
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The Real Story On The Vaccine Rollout Is More Complicated Than You’ve Heard
Trying to figure out how COVID-19 vaccination is going in the U.S. is a lot harder than you might think.  There are, on the one hand, all those stories about…
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Texas Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Members Caught After 10-Year Search
Jeffery Lemor Wheat is being held on $500,000 bond after being caught after a decade-long search.
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SA flower industry battling to meet soaring demand as funerals surge
One flower wholesaler said he is changing its approach to funeral arrangements to include flowers such as roses, normally used at weddings.
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Gov't insists on Shiprider reforms, despite apology
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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. loved Black music and musicians loved him back
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Biden outlines ‘Day One’ agenda of executive actions
In his first hours as president, Joe Biden plans to take executive action to roll back some of the most... View Article The post Biden outlines ‘Day One’ agenda of executive actions appeared first on TheGrio.
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Cousins wants more focus on food security
OPOSITION People's National Party spokesman on agriculture and water, Lothan Cousins wants a greater effort by the Government to avoid what he termed a conflict in land use for housing versus agriculture, and to do more to provide titles for the thousands of Jamaicans who have historically occupied
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Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling author whose novels focused on Black life, dies at 59
Bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, whose novels depicted romance, erotica and suspense from the Black perspective, including Milk in My Coffee, Sleeping with Strangers and Friends and Lovers, has died. He was 59. He died in Los Angeles on January 3, 2021 after a long illness, his longtime
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Springbok Johan Goosen signs for the Bulls - report
Former Springbok Johan Goosen has reportedly signed for the Bulls and joined Jake White's growing evolution of the Pretoria side.
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MSNBC names Rashida Jones president; first African American to lead cable news network
In a year plagued by a pandemic that has disproportionately affected African Americans, and one rife with racial strife, MSNBC has named Rashida Jones the first Black person and Black woman president of the network. Jones, who easily becomes the most prominent woman in cable news, is scheduled to
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Pence calls VP-elect Kamala Harris to offer congratulations
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Watch: Fire ravages through Eldoraigne homeowner’s garage, four cars gutted
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Letter from the Birmingham Jail | Afram News
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Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week
The threat of extremist groups demonstrating at statehouses across the country prompted some governors to roll out a show of... View Article The post Statehouses, US Capitol brace for potentially violent week appeared first on TheGrio.
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What happened on January 6, 2021 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Be very clear. What happened on January 6, 2021 was an attempted coup d’etat that had an inside and outside dimension and strategy! It was an undemocratic effort by President Donald Trump and over 150 Republicans to reject the popular votes of the American people
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Celebrating A Legacy
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Martin Luther King: Civil Rights/Voting Rights | Afram News
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Can work-at-home cure California traffic jams? | L.A. Focus News
A rare positive of the pandemic era has been the dramatic reduction in California's infamous traffic congestion. That's what recessions do. Fewer jobs, fewer commutes. Right? Well, 2020 was an economic oddity for many reasons. The stay-at-home mentality promoted to slowing the spread of coronavirus
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Kenya: Judicial Commission Retreats to Plan Recruitment of the Next CJ
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