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Bail extended for Ruel Reid, Fritz Pinnock and other co-accused
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid, Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President Fritz Pinnock and their co-accused had their bails extended when they appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today. They were ordered to return to...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Trinidad for elections on August 10 - Stabroek News
(Trinidad Express) General Elections will be held on August 10. Speaking at the 35th sitting of the House of Representatives yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley announced the date. The article Trinidad for elections on August 10 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Howard Cancels 2020 Homecoming Due to Pandemic
Howard University has canceled plans for the school’s homecoming activities in the fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Military vets and fireworks: Its a complicated relationship - L.A. Focus Newspaper
A Purple Heart recipient, Vargas has endured over 200 medical procedures since his return from
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Congressional candidate claims Beyonce is not African American in bizarre rant - African American News Today - EIN News
A US congressional candidate and right-wing conspiracy theorist claimed this weekend that Beyoncé was an Italian woman who “keeps Satanist symbols in her bag”.  In comments that have since been condemned, Florida conservative KW Miller used Twitter to denounce Beyoncé’s black American background
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Ivory Coast Prime Minister returns after overseas medical check | Africanews
Ivorian Prime minister, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, returned home on Thursday after a two-month absence for medical treatment in
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NY Times: New US memo highlights gaps in intelligence reports on Russian bounties - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Citing three officials, the paper reported that the National Intelligence Council, led by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, wrote the two-and-a-half page memo, which was dated on Wednesday -- just days after the Times first reported last week on intelligence officials' knowledge of
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Fair Food Drive-Thru, Limited Edition Merch & more! - Milwaukee Community Journal
GET A SLICE OF THE WISCONSIN STATE FAIR WITH THE STATE FAIR NECESSITIES   WEST ALLIS, Wis. – July 2, 2020 – Wisconsin State Fair Park Officials today announced several additional State Fair Necessitiespresented by U.S. Cellular, including a Fair Food Drive-Thru presented by Bank Five Nine, the
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Wilson Secures Florida Priorities in $500 Billion Infrastructure Bill Passed by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Miami, FL – Congresswoman Wilson, who sits on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, applauds H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, House Democrats’ newly unveiled bill to invest more than $1.5 trillion in modern, sustainable infrastructure, while creating millions of good-paying
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Symone Sanders, Biden’s top African American aide, faces pressure from all sides - African American News Today - EIN News
as the highest-profile African American staffer in Biden’s ’s role as an African American validator will only become pushing him to choose an African American running mate, according to s orbit and the only African American. Sanders complained to Anita
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Trump denounces, rails against protesters in Mount Rushmore speech
On the eve of Independence Day in America, President Donald Trump gave a speech at the foot of Mount Rushmore. His speech was more about the protection of monuments and statues than about uniting the country during a time of racial unrest. With several thousand attendees at the South Dakota
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Coronavirus: Texas governor mandates wearing of face masks - DefenderNetwork.com
The directive applies to counties with 20 or more Covid-19 cases, which covers most of Texas 254 counties. Texas hit a record of more than 8,000 virus cases in a day on Wednesday, up from about 2,400 two weeks ago. Americans are about to mark the Fourth of July weekend, with some beaches coast to
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Kenya: Mombasa Clerics Urge Resumption of Congregational Worship Amid Virus Uncertainty
[Capital FM] Mombasa -Pastors at the Coast on Friday urged President Uhuru Kenyatta to open the churches and allow Kenyans to converge at the places of worship.
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MELES: Ethiopia is committed to agreements on mega dam
If the dam generates electricity, it naturally releases water.
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MPs in Sierra Leone debate president Bio’s statement to parliament
Amin Kef Sesay: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 4 July 2020: Sierra Leone’s members of Parliament last Thursday, began their marathon debate on the statement delivered to parliament by President Bio, at his State opening of  the Third Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra
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Nigeria: Madagascar's 'COVID-19' Drug Is Mainly Anti-Malaria - Health Minister
[Premium Times] Findings from the analysis of COVID Organics shows that it largely contains anti-malaria components, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said on Thursday.
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Nigeria: Military Targets Boko Haram Sponsors
[This Day] Abuja -The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) thursday said intelligence agencies, including the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS) have launched a manhunt for the sponsors of Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terror groups
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Africa: Pump or Dump? With Oil in Decline, Africa Ponders Its Energy Future
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] As COVID-19 bashes economies and demand for oil plummets, is this a moment to think green - or pump faster?
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Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 58- Texas Lt. Governor criticizes Fauci as cases surge | Dallas Weekly
Today in Dallas Weekly News, Texas Lt. Governor criticizes Fauci as cases surge, Dallas Women sued city and county over Texas anti-rioting laws and the Dallas city hospital report.
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Old Brown Sherry does NOT cure Covid-19 as claimed in viral voice note - brewer, health dept | News24
The brewers of Sedgwick’s Old Brown Sherry and the Eastern Cape health department have dismissed reports that the popular drink cures the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Africa: Why Accelerating Implementation of AfCFTA Must Remain a Top Priority
[IPS] United Nations -1 July 2020 was supposed to be the official date to start trading under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It was a much-anticipated follow up to the 2019 African Union Summit, that launched the operational phase of the AfCFTA in a colorful ceremony in Niamey
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What it takes - Stabroek News
In 1993, Richard Ben Cramer finished the most detailed account of modern American politics ever published. The article What it takes appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Egypt: US visa lottery winners frustrated by Trump's ban extension | Africanews
US President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend the 2020 US Diversity Visa Lottery could have dramatic consequences on thousands of
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Guy says COVID pretesting should apply to entire US
Opposition Spokesperson on Health Dr Morais Guy has asserted that the new COVID-19 pretesting protocol, which became operational on July 1, should not be limited to high-risk American states.  
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No social distancing is planned for tonights Fourth of July fireworks event at Mount Rushmore, where wildfires are also a concern - L.A. Focus Newspaper
No social distancing was planned for the event despite the record-high new coronavirus cases in the United States. And the event is taking place amid environmental concerns over the use of fireworks in the dry land and as the country engages in a reckoning over its own monuments and racist
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National Museum of African American Music Adds New Vice President
The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) has dedicated solely to preserving African American music traditions and the central role African Americans have played in SOURCE: National Museum of African American Music Copyright Business Wire
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‘What to the African American is the Fourth of July?’ Reflections on race and racism in America. - African American News Today - EIN News
similar question: What to the African American is the Fourth of July home. So what to the African American is the Fourth of July Minneapolis to stop? Stop killing black Americans. Radley Balko: There’s overwhelming
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Denied England’s soccer team call-up over color, campaign intensifies for Jack Leslie statue - Face2Face Africa
The name Jack Leslie may not ring a bell, but he was a great soccer man and despite dying in 1988, there’s a campaign for a statue to be erected in his honor. On the strength of his skill and love for goals, the man born to an English woman and a Jamaican father
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Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review - Black News Channel
By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A judge on Monday ordered the Dakota Access pipeline shut down for additional environmental review more than three years after it began pumping oil — handing a victory to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and delivering a blow to President Donald
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Seychelles: World Bank Approves $ 15 Million Loan to Help Seychelles Counter COVID's Economic Effects
[Seychelles News Agency] The World Bank has approved a $15 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to support Seychelles' response to the economic and social fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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