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Armed driver barricades himself in vehicle after Woodland Hills pursuit | L.A. Focus News
WOODLAND HILLS — An armed driver wanted for assault with a deadly weapon who barricaded himself inside his vehicle for hours following a pursuit that ended when his vehicle came to a stop on a grassy hillside was in custody on Friday. “(The suspect) was involved in a domestic violence incident
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The Mexican’s New Toy: The Reversible Octopus – The Wilmington Journal
Mexican consumers have grown to love a certain stuffed animal since it first arrived on the market in 2020: a reversible octopus that has a smiling face and an angry one. Its popularity grew thanks [...]
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COVID-19 latest: SA records 3 749 new cases, death toll increase by 297
South Africa currently has a cumulative COVID-19 caseload of 1 470 516 along with 45 902 deaths and 1 335 618 recoveries.
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NBSZ communications officer dies
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA NATIONAL Blood Service Zimbabwe public affairs manager Esther Masundah has died. Midlands provincial planning and recruitment officer, Aggrey Ngazana confirmed the news saying Masundah died this morning. Last year, Masundah was crowned the second runner up outstanding public
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Report Shows Racial Pay Gap For L.A. City Workers - Los Angeles Sentinel
  Los Angeles' city workforce has a large racial pay gap, with city workers on average earning $53 per hour, while Black and Latino city employees earned an average of $44 per hour during the 2020 fiscal year, according to a report released today by Controller Ron
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DC healthcare officials work to address vaccine racial disparities : TheGrio
When Washington, D.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout began in December, Bread for the City, a nonprofit that provides health services to... View Article The post Healthcare officials in Washington work to address racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccine distribution appeared first on TheGrio.
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EU diplomat: Navalny case a 'low point' in ties with Russia - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined MOSCOW (AP) — The European Union's top diplomat told Russia's foreign minister Friday that the treatment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny represents 'a low point' in the relations between Brussels and Moscow. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell met with
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Grade 7 results out
by Staff Reporter The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) 2020 Grade 7 results are out. Zimsec spokesperson Nicky Dlamini said the results will be dispatched to various centres across the country on Monday. “But we have an online platform which will be open from tomorrow for pupils to
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Kapenta catches decrease
BY OBERT SIAMILANDU The Kapenta Producers Association (KPA) has bemoaned low kapenta catches in Lake Kariba against increased demand. Association chairperson Nesbert Mapfumo said the sector had of late experienced low catches due to various factors such as over-fishing, climate change and turbid
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As Racial Disparity Gap Re-emerges Black Women Rally for Action - Black Voice News
BVN Staff The Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported deaths and new cases of COVID-19 declined during the last week of January. As Los Angeles County lifts the stay-at-home order, Blacks are urged to continue to practice safety measures that will keep themselves and
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From Black History Week to Black History Month •
The seeds for Black History Month were planted in 1926 when the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) established the second week of February as Black History Week. Historian Carter G. Woodson pioneered the idea and got a handful of education departments to
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Berry Gordy releases statement on passing of Motown legend Mary Wilson - Los Angeles Sentinel
The Supremes were always known as the “sweethearts of Motown.” Mary, along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard, came to Motown in the early 1960’s. After an unprecedented string of number one hits, television and nightclub bookings, they opened doors for themselves, the other Motown acts, and
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Source Confirms Victor Cruz and Karrueche Tran Have Split
After weeks of rumors that former NFLer Victor Cruz and Karrueche Tran had called it quits, a source has come forward confirming the breakup.
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Following Trump’s Spree Of Executions, Black Virginians Back Move To Repeal Death Penalty
Virginia moved one step closer to abolishing the death penalty, a measure that polling shows is overwhelmingly supported by Black state residents.
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Pressure over Byo water crisis shakes govt
BY SILAS NKALA GOVERNMENT has resumed work at the Bulawayo to Gwayi-Shangani Dam pipeline following pressure from Bulawayo residents, the Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) and the Bulawayo Water Action Group (Buwa). This was confirmed yesterday by Zimbabwe National Water Authority
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Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter are Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize - Black News Channel
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Both Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter movement have been nominated to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The nominations represent an opportunity for either Abrams or Black Lives matter to win over even more support around the globe should they
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Man gets 5 years in prison for using online sex ‘bait ads’ to extort men in Southern California | L.A. Focus News
LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old man was sentenced Monday to five years behind bars for using the internet to extort at least $150,000 from men in Los Angeles, Santa Monica and elsewhere who responded to online “bait ads” offering gay sex services. Over a period of six years, Tyler Buchanan purchased
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Counter-Protesters Lash Out At Celebs Who Posted Support For India’s Farmers  – The Wilmington Journal
American pop star Rihanna and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg were burned in effigy in New Delhi days after they had posted support on social media for India’s farmers who for months have been protesting [...]
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Oakland Native James Jackson Takes Helm at the Alameda Health System | Post News Group
“As an AHS patient, physician and Board president, I am delighted that Mr. Jackson is re-joining Alameda Health System and stepping into this vital role,” said Taft Bhuket, M.D., president of AHS’s Board of
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Coronavirus state tracker: Hospitalizations in California fall below 14,000 as of Feb. 4 | L.A. Focus News
The downtrend of hospitalizations and new cases continues. According to Thursday’s end-of-day totals from California public health websites, there were 466 fewer hospitalizations from the previous day, lowering the total number of hospitalizations to 13,672, a 40.2% decrease from the Jan. 6 high of
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Black History Month billboards salute African Americans and their seminal achievements | L.A. Focus News
She stares down from a digital billboard looming over the freeway, a youthful woman wearing a white nurse’s cap from the 1880s. Who is she? Huge white letters on the black background answer that, telling curious zooming motorists or slower moving pedestrians on a nearby overpass that her name was
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'Our God is beyond Satan' - Tanzania's president rejects 'dangerous' Covid vaccines
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3 NJ correctional officers charged after allegedly assaulting female inmates - TheGrio
Correctional officers in New Jersey are being held responsible for allegedly abusing female inmates. On Thursday, it was announced that... View Article The post 3 NJ correctional officers charged after allegedly assaulting female inmates appeared first on TheGrio.
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CDC Director: Schools Can Open Before Teachers Get COVID Vaccines - Los Angeles Sentinel
Despite the insistence of Los Angeles Unified's superintendent and the teachers' union that all educators and staff be vaccinated against COVID-19 before schools reopen, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today vaccinations should not be a prerequisite for
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TSU receives $4.75M from Houston Endowment | Afram News
Texas Southern University (TSU) has been awarded funding totaling $4.75 million from Houston Endowment for several academic, arts and social justice initiatives.
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Fiercely divided House kicks Greene off both her committees - Black News Channel
By ALAN FRAM and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A fiercely divided House has tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she'd earned by spreading hateful and violent conspiracy theories. Underscoring the political
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Black student sues university after probed for sex-positive social media posts - TheGrio
A graduate student at the University of Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against the institution for violating her First Amendment... View Article The post Black student sues university after probed for sex-positive social media posts appeared first on TheGrio.
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Before Donald Trump exited the White House last month, the Trump Organization and Parler social media company negotiated a deal... View Article The post Trump sought part-ownership in Parler app while in office: report appeared first on TheGrio.
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US missionary jailed for sex crimes in Kenya orphanage
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On January 6, our nation experienced a brazen and violent attack on our democracy by domestic terrorists intent on overturning a fair and legal election. In the aftermath, many have said that “this is not America.” When in fact the rallying cries used by these insurrectionists were
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