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The amount of unemployment benefits coming to Texans remained up in the air Monday as confusion persisted over President Donald Trump’s weekend executive orders designed to provide economic relief from the pandemic. On Saturday, Trump ordered that eligible unemployment recipients receive an extra
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BY BRENNA MATENDERE THE striking nurses, who were struck off the July payroll, have vowed not to return to work until the new Health minister Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has addressed their demands. Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) president Enock Dongo confirmed the position
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'Get Out' star LaKeith Stanfield causes concern after cryptic posts
LaKeith Stanfield, star of 'Get Out' and the hit FX series 'Atlanta,' scared some fans yesterday after a series of cryptic Instagram posts. The post 'Get Out' star LaKeith Stanfield causes concern after cryptic posts appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trinidad: PNM earns fresh mandate with 22-19 win - Stabroek News
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Coronavirus cases in U.S. nursing homes are rising rapidly after a June decline due to an increase in cases in the general population, The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) said in a report published Tuesday.
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Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia registers vaccine - Black News Channel
By NICOLE WINFIELD, ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press ROME (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to register a vaccine against
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Alassane Outtara to run for controversial third term as Ivory Coast president | Africanews
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Travellers from The Bahamas to self-isolate - African Voice Newspaper
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Lift kombis ban: Passengers association
BY PATRICIA SIBANDA THE Zimbabwe Passengers Association (ZPA) has called on the government to lift the ban on privately-operated commuter omnibuses to ease transport woes and curb the spread of COVID-19 at ranks where commuters jostle for the scarce Zupco buses without observing social distancing
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Liberators have turned oppressors: ZCTU
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Most Floridians voting by mail in primary – Florida Courier
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