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Uganda: Open Letter to President Museveni - Decision Not to Reopen Schools May Do More Harm Than Good
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Report: Pelicans’ Gentry cleared for NBA restart - Stabroek News
New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry has been cleared to travel with his team to Florida for the NBA’s restart to the season, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported yesterday. The article Report: Pelicans’ Gentry cleared for NBA restart appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Africa COVID-19 stats: 382,190 cases; 9,664 deaths; 182,553 recoveries | Africanews
There are now more than over 380,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the
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Black Mental Health: Longer History Of Harm Than Covid-19
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Beijing cancels flights over new virus as second wave lingers
Beijing’s airports cancelled more than 1,200 flights and schools in the Chinese capital were closed again on Wednesday as authorities rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak linked to a wholesale food
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Trump Administration Withholding $14 Billion in Critical Coronavirus Funding
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Coroner Reveals 'This Is Us' Writer's Cause of Death | - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
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The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis
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Africa COVID-19 stats: 643,679 cases; 13,989 deaths; 332,789 recoveries | Africanews
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Trust Barriers Pose Challenge for Coronavirus Testing, Tracing Among Black and Latino Californians
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Black Groups Drag FDA Into Lawsuit Over Newport, Kool Other Menthol Cigs – Observer News Group
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Louis Vuitton charging nearly $1,000 for designer face shield
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Africa COVID-19 stats: 393,232 cases; 9,880 deaths; 186,952553 recoveries | Africanews
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Africa: Over 87,000 Active COVID-19 Cases Across Continent, 424 Critical
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Africa COVID-19 stats: 541,924 cases; 12,462 deaths; 262,842 recoveries | Africanews
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Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall - Dallas Post Tribune
By COLLIN BINKLEY President Donald Trump launched an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic but for political reasons. “They think it’s going to be good for
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Trump Demeans Female Black Reporter As She Challenges Him On Black Unemployment
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