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PASTOR’S CORNER: George Floyd was no willing martyr -
I have never been one to join “causes,” but I have watched with interest and sorrow at the recent news reports of the George Floyd killing by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the worldwide reactions that have occurred in response. One reaction in particular has angered me. Age and
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Costa Ricans nervously eye end of economic relief | Afro
The money that's been helping many Costa Ricans deal with the economic effects of Covid-19 is coming to an end. That has the government and experts trying to measure how hard the impact will be on the country of roughly 5 million people and what other steps need to be taken. In April, the
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Hissing tips off inspector to 5 cobras in water bottles - The Mississippi Link
Five cobras trapped in water bottles were discovered at a Philippine food market after a market inspector heard them hissing from inside their plastic prisons. The discovery happened at the New Arranque Market in the Philippine capital Manila on July 7 when an inspector from the Market
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Rayshard Brooks Memorialized At Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church  | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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Cover Star Keke Palmer On Black Lives Matter, Standing Together, And Our Better Future | The Oklahoma Eagle
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Omaha Municipal Land Bank Lacks Full Representation : Omaha Star
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UDC quietly offers to remove Confederate monument as protesters clamor for statues to fall - The Mississippi Link
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