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Governor Newsom Announces New Immediate Actions to Curb COVID-19 Transmission
New actions include pulling an emergency brake in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy and strengthening face covering mandate Vast majority of counties are in the most restrictive tier starting tomorrow As COVID-19 cases sharply increase across the country and California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state
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Siena basketball aims to get "mentally stronger" during shutdown - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… the country's first African-American president in 2008. "I …
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CDC pleads with Americans to not travel for Thanksgiving - TheGrio
With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to... View Article The post CDC pleads with Americans to not travel for Thanksgiving appeared first on TheGrio.
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Housing CRH facilities cripples church programmes – pastor
Western Bureau: Pastor Glen Samuels, the president of the West Jamaica Conference (WJC) of Seventh-day Adventists in Montego Bay, is concerned that his organisation’s mentorship and skills training programmes will suffer if he continues to house...
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Forget the conspiracy theory: Get vaccinated - The Bay State Banner
In an informal poll on my Facebook page, I asked, “Now that there’s the likelihood of a COVID vaccine soon will you get vaccinated?” There were dozens of responses. Most of those responding was Black. Most said
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Forum addresses intersection of mental health and law enforcement - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
INDIANAPOLIS – A forum addressed the intersection of mental health and law enforcement Thursday morning. Several prominent health and law enforcement officials participated in the forum. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams was keynote speaker and said that trauma causes mental illness. He said the
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US Chamber CEO Tom Donohue Urges Trump To Accept Transistion
The CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Thursday, President Trump should stop trying to delay the transition to president-elect Joe Biden.
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Ethiopia's multiple crises: War, COVID-19, even locusts - Black News Channel
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia could hardly bear another emergency, even before a deadly conflict exploded in its northern Tigray region this month. Now, tens of thousands of refugees are fleeing into Sudan, and food and fuel are running desperately low in the
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'I miss her': Woman shares heartbreaking story of losing mother to COVID-19 - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… the Tri-State, especially on Black Americans. The tremendous loss especially holds … America catches a cold, the African-American community catches pneumonia," said … dealing with," said Waller. Black Americans, including Burnside-Lawyer, are also …
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Well water throughout California contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ - Black Voice News
These chemicals are everywhere. They last forever. They’re expensive to get rid of. And many Californians don’t even know they’re drinking them. In the weeks before the coronavirus began tearing through California, the city of Commerce made an expensive decision: It shut down part of its water
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5 Useful Tools That Will Improve Your Writing Skills - 2020 Guide | PensacolaVoice Magazine 2020
With the fact that the majority of the population in the world is now under a lockdown due to the pandemic of coronavirus, this is a perfect time of learning some new skills, which can be used when this situation is over. We can see that there are a plethora Read More
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Coronavirus in Wisconsin: 2,649 deaths and counting
Since mid-March, Wisconsin has beein in one state of lock-down due to the novel coronavirus pneumonia or coronavirus or simply COVID-19. While measures such as hand washing, social distancing and mask wearing have helped slow the spread, the virus has recently kicked-up in Wisconsin. Here are the
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Not dire, for now: California expects $26 billion windfall despite pandemic - Black Voice News
In summary Though the pandemic-induced recession hasn’t been as bad as expected, it is hitting the most vulnerable Californians hardest. Lea este artículo en español. The good news: The recession California officials predicted in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic has not been as dire as
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Thanksgiving Side Dishes that Boost Your Immune System | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
'All I wanna know is, who's bringing the mac and cheese?' That's a common statement made from hungry friends and family members right around Thanksgiving time. Most of us can agree that side dishes play a pretty important role in the Thanksgiving meal. Some may even argue that side dishes are the
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Charles Yu novel, Malcolm X bio win National Book Awards - Black News Channel
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Yu's 'Interior Chinatown,' a satirical, cinematic novel written in the form of a screenplay, has won the National Book Award for fiction. Tamara Payne and her father the late Les Payne's Malcolm X biography, 'The Dead Are Arising,' was
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GM: New batteries cut electric car costs, increase range - Black News Channel
By TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years. The technology also will increase the range per charge to as much as 450 miles. The
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San Francisco To Roll Back Select Activities in Response to Assignment to State’s Red Tier
Due to a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases across the City and State, San Francisco will roll back non-essential offices and reduce capacity of gyms and fitness centers Mayor London N. Breed and Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax announced on Monday that the City will adjust its reopening of
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Council proposes steep water, tariff hike
HARARE City Council yesterday increased water tariffs and rentals for its rented accommodation in its $32,7 billion budget, saying the hike was “painful”, but necessary. BY MOSES MATENGA Presenting the 2021 budget, finance and development committee chairperson Tichaona Mhetu said there was need to
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Africa: Bulawayo Songstress Vuyo Brown to Grace Music in Africa Concert
[New Zimbabwe] BULAWAYO based gospel artiste, Vuyo Brown is set to perform at the second edition virtual Music in Africa concert Friday.
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Bonne is Voice2Rep winner
RISING gospel musician Sarah Bonne  shrugged off stiff competition from nine other contestants to pocket US$1 500 prize money plus a video recording deal at the Shoko Festival as the ultimate winner of the inaugural Voice to Represent (Voice2Rep) competition held on Wednesday in Harare. BY KENNEDY
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Super Rugby Unlocked | Final round teams, kick-off times and predictions
The final round of what has been a somewhat shambolic inaugural Super Rugby Unlocked tournament will be played this weekend.
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‘Hydroponics Farms Are the Complete Solution to Our Food Desert Crisis’: Feed Our Soul Organization Works to Reset the Table In Urban Neighborhoods
A Los Angeles woman’s idea for a simple food giveaway is a staple of one South L.A. community.Adrienne Wilson’s cheerful face greets volunteers every Friday […]
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Foot Locker Dropping Crazy Collabos During Their “12 Days Of Greatness” Campaign
Beginning November 20 a new capsule collection will be dropping on Footlocker/12daysofgreatness.com with the final collaboration releasing on December 26th. Designers involved in the project include street culture favorite names and NBA stars like Don C, Melody Ehsani, Montrezl Harrell, Kyle
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Stay-at-home advisory announced as Allegheny County, state again sets new COVID case record Thursday | New Pittsburgh Courier
by PublicSource Reporters Allegheny County Health Department [ACHD] Director Dr. Debra Bogen announced a stay-at-home advisory Wednesday, recommending that individuals stay home except for work, school or to obtain essentials like food and medicine. “For the past few weeks, I’ve asked people to
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Africa: Continent Passes 2-Million Mark in Confirmed Covid-19 Cases
[allAfrica] As of November 20, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 2,028,207. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 48,702 and recoveries 1,711,359.
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Africa: Unicef Calls for Averting a Lost Generation As Covid-19 Threatens to Cause Irreversible Harm to Children's Education, Nutrition and Well-Being
[Unicef] New York -- Children and adolescents account for 1 in 9 of reported COVID-19 infections, according to new analysis released ahead of World Children's Day
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UNICEF taps students' views on improving education system
A series of consultations with hundreds of high school students to get their views on improving the education system is scheduled to begin today - World Children's Day.Titled the Reimagine Education initiative, the series is being conducted by United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the National
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Some Faith Leaders Defiant, Others Transparent Over COVID-19 Outbreaks | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.npr.org By PATTY WIGHT The day after the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced an outbreak at Calvary Baptist Church in Sanford, Pastor Todd Bell stood at his pulpit for in-person service. The state was in the middle of tracing a 'super-spreader wedding event' and
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Md. Governor Allows Early Release for Some Inmates to Combat COVID-19
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has issued an order to allow some inmates to be released early under certain conditions to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, similar to what he did in April.
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Obama’s GSA admin Denise Turner Roth stresses importance of transition - TheGrio
President-elect Joe Biden is being denied intelligence briefings as outgoing GSA administrator Emily Murphy will not affirm his win to... View Article The post Obama’s GSA admin Denise Turner Roth stresses importance of transition appeared first on TheGrio.
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