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Nathan's Champ Joey Chestnut Rips Trump's Hot Dog Eating Style
The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champ called out the president for basically being a weenie.
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Washington, Hercules (Enslaved Cook of George Washington) (1755?- ?)
Hercules Washington was the enslaved head cook at George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation home where he prepared meals for decades for the Washington family and the guests who visit the mansion. Hercules was most likely born in 1755 somewhere in Virginia although the exact place of birth and
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Attention to Biden’s earlier pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court increases - African American News Today - EIN News
Concern about who will fill Ginsburg's spot is likely to become a central focus of the 2020 election as questions about the diversity of the court gain more urgency.
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Trump threatens to 'shut' social media
US President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to shutter social media platforms after Twitter for the first time acted against his false tweets, prompting the enraged Republican to double down on unsubstantiated claims and conspiracy
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US Election: Trump flagged for misleading Tweet - Biden says 'it ain't over'
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US police reform: Trump to sign executive order on ‘best practice’ | Florida Sentinel Bulletin
US President Donald Trump is due to sign an executive order on police reform, amid anger about the killing African Americans by
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‘To Say That She’s An Abusive Figure Is An Understatement’: At ABC News, Toxicity Thrives
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Egypt
In 1967, border tensions between Egypt and Israel led to the Six-Day War. On June 5, Israel launched an air assault, and within days had annexed the Sinai Peninsula, the East Bank of the Jordan River, and the Golan Heights. A UN cease-fire on June 10 saved the Arabs from a complete rout. Nasser
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Nigeria: Gunshots in Presidency As Aisha Buhari Moves Against President's Aide, ADC Arrested
What security sources regarded as 'security breach' occurred at the precincts of the Presidential Villa, State House, Abuja on Thursday night, when the First Lady's Aide-de-camp, Usman Shugaba, attempted to force President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Assistant, Sabiu Yusuf, into self -isolation over
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Former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies
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Trump blames China for 'mass worldwide killing'
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Ford urges Governor Pritzker to push for small business redesign funds | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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Stacey J. Mobley
Stacey J. Mobley is Senior Advisor at Dickstein Shapiro LLP. Previously, Mobley served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of DuPont. Mobley was a member of DuPont’s Office of the Chief Executive. Mobley was with DuPont for 35 years and had senior
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Trump Keeps Raising 'Obamagate.' What's That?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has accused his predecessor Barack Obama of seeking to damage his presidency, repeatedly referring to it as “Obamagate” but offering no
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President Truman created Committee on Civil Rights
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Trump to finish drug regimen 'in day or 2'
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will finish his preventative hydroxychloroquine regimen "in a day or
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Egypt
Egypt, at the northeast corner of Africa on the Mediterranean Sea, is bordered on the west by Libya, on the south by the Sudan, and on the east by the Red Sea and Israel. It is nearly one and one-half times the size of Texas. Egypt is divided into two unequal, extremely arid regions by the
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Ida B. Wells - Birthday
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Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm begins her campaign
Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm begins her campaign for President of the U.S.
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Trump’s Latest Executive Orders Seen as Attempts to Sabotage a Biden Administration and Eliminate Diversity and Inclusion Programs | The Orlando Advocate
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the House Financial Services Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee, recently introduced a bill (H.R. 8595) to invalidate Executive Order 13950 and preserve diversity and inclusion training programs at federal departments and agencies as
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Benjamin Mays, President of Morehouse College
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Hydroxychloroquine: A drug dividing the world
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Trump, Biden Go At It — From a Distance — In Town Halls
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