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Former president Jacob Zuma will not be appearing any time soon before the state capture commission, following a clash with his legal team and the commission.
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Video Shows Racist Woman Calling Cops On Black Joggers: ‘You Africans Are So (Expletive) Violent’
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Over 90% of COVID-19 deaths in US had contributing factors: CDC report - TheGrio
According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 94% of Americans who died from COVID-19... View Article The post Over 90% of COVID-19 deaths in US had contributing factors: CDC report appeared first on TheGrio.
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Family of COVID-19 victim in quarantine for almost a month awaiting test results - Stabroek News
Almost two weeks after they were tested for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the family of the late Wilfred James, who succumbed to the disease earlier this month, are still awaiting their tests results despite being promised that they would receive it within five
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Not a Dunn deal - Rival supporters differ on Alexis’ chances of St Mary South East upset
Supporters of the People’s National Party (PNP) in St Mary South East are upbeat about their candidate’s chances in Thursday’s general election and are pointing to an upset win over the incumbent Dr Norman Dunn of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). Dr...
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All politics is local, says veteran Ferguson
Dr Fenton Ferguson is banking on what he described as his “worth and work” to keep him as the people’s choice in St Thomas Eastern come election day, Thursday, September 3. Boasting a non-partisan approach, the incumbent said his character was...
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Tarver: 'Our children…and teachers deserve better' | The Atlanta Voice
Last week, schools across Georgia reopened leaving parents with an unconscionable paradox - abandoning work to care for school-aged children or returning to work and exposing their children to the potential harm and unprecedented risk found in schools that fail to adhere to the Centers for Disease
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Magic Johnson Secures $325M To Support Minority-Owned Businesses
Magic Johnson, Carver Federal Savings Bank and MBE Partners have secured $325M to support minority and women-owned businesses impacted by the pandemic.
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Another fierce hurricane, 15 years after Katrina, shows who really pays the price | The Atlanta Voice
When Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana in 2005, it had been 40 years since New Orleans had seen a major hurricane. In the 15 years since then, our state has seen seven major weather disasters and even more unnamed storms - every parish in the state has been under a federal flood declaration in
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Five cases of COVID at Horizon Adult Remand Centre
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Belarus shifts crackdown tactics, detains strike leader - Black News Channel
By Yuras Karmanau Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus' authorities on Monday detained a factory strike organizer and a leading opposition activist, part of a methodical effort to stifle weeks of protests against the country's authoritarian leader after an election the opposition says was
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Phillips predicts 40 seats - PNP dreams of massive upset come Thursday
Dr Peter Phillips has predicted that his People’s National Party (PNP) will sweep 40 seats in this week’s parliamentary election, paving the way for him to become Jamaica’s 10th prime minister. The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) controlled 34 seats in...
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Kentucky's Rupp Arena: A College Basketball Mecca With A Complicated Racial Past
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Mrs Holness, ‘Yuh can come back and say thanks’ - Residents of forgotten community plead for better roads
Residents of Somerset district in St Andrew East Rural said, in mid-August, that the last time they saw their member of parliament, Juliet Holness, was during her campaign for the seat in the 2016 general election. From deplorable roads to no...
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#Election2020: Biden condemns violence and asks if Americans 'really feel safe under Donald Trump' | The Atlanta Voice
Democratic nominee Joe Biden declared Monday that President Donald Trump has made America a more dangerous place - blaming Trump for fomenting racial unrest and sidestepping responsibility for the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis. 'Do you really feel safer under Donald
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NPA is serious about gender-based violence, says De Kock | News24
Pledges to keep gender-based violence high on the agenda as women's month draws to a close.
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St Ignatius Village taskforce battled COVID-19 and got very little help from authorities - Stabroek News
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Ohio State defensive lineman, Haskell Garrett, shot - TheGrio
Ohio State University defensive lineman Haskell Garrett is critically wounded after being shot in the face on Sunday. At about... View Article The post Ohio State defensive lineman, Haskell Garrett, shot appeared first on TheGrio.
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No going back on strikes: ZCTU
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Prisons and the pandemic: an untold tragedy
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Actress’ childhood dream comes true
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Only 34% of Zim population insured: Ipec
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Why the JLP will win the 2020 general election
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Task force forms strategy to address COVID-19 in the Black community - Dallas Examiner
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California Senate ready to consider reparations for slavery - TheGrio
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