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‘I need answers’ - American mom presses Holness to intervene three years after daughter’s unsolved murder
WESTERN BUREAU: American model Desiree Gibbon’s unsolved murder has forced her family to call for the intervention of Prime Minister-designate Andrew Holness three years since the heinous killing. Desiree’s mother, Andrea Gibbon, in an open letter...
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Amazon Expands while Congress Makes Postal Service Fund Retiree Benefits 75 Years in Advance | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
The U.S. Postal Service is facing a new threat in Amazon's rapid expansion, but financial baggage heaped on it by Congress makes it even harder to compete. The postal service is subject to a 2006 law that requires it to prepay workers' retirement health care benefits 75 years into the
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Two Yoruba kings and Congolese queen confirmed to speak at the launch of the Pan-African Heritage World Museum on Sept. 21 - Face2Face Africa
Two eminent Yoruba kings, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III, the Alaafin of Oyo, and Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, Ooni of Ife as well as Queen Diambi Kabatusuila of the Democratic Republic of Congo will join Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo to launch one of Africa’s historic monuments, the
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President Trump Wants the Government to Defund Democrat-Run Cities
President Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to begin the process of defunding cities that are being run by Democrats
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NY AG to form grand jury after hood death of Daniel Prude : TheGrio
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general on Saturday moved to form a grand jury to investigate the death... View Article The post NY AG to form grand jury after hood death of Daniel Prude appeared first on TheGrio.
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Laptops, smartphone imports surge 56 percent during Covid lockdown
The jump in orders of telecommunication equipment from abroad came in a period when staff in many firms worked from home.
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ED defends police brutality
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday defended State security agents’ recent brutal clampdown on protesters, saying they were simply enforcing COVID-19 lockdown regulations. Mnangagwa also dismissed allegations of presiding over gross human rights violations. BY MOSES MATENGA Addressing members of
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Bernie Sanders is convinced Trump won't concede if he loses election
A time-honored tradition in the United States has been the peaceful transfer of power from one president to their successor... View Article The post Bernie Sanders is convinced Trump won't concede if he loses November election appeared first on TheGrio.
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Confederate statues in jeopardy as Mississippi counties put 'cancel culture' to vote - African American News Today - EIN News
Tempers flared and guns were drawn in a face off in the courthouse square over Black Lives Matter, ancestry and the fate of a 100-plus-year-old statue memorializing Confederate war dead that carries the inscription "Lest We Forget."
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Visitors can now apply for work permit in Canada, but...
Dear Mr Brown,I heard that people can now apply for a work permit from within Canada. I want to know if this is true. I thought we would have to apply from here in Jamaica.- DD�Dear DD:
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Trinidad woman stranded at Syrian refugee camp pleads to come home | New York Carib News
The Al Hol refugee camp in Syria and others are home to several T&T detainees after the fall of the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group. One woman (name unknown) has now written to Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley appealing for the state to bring her and her five children home.
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Texas Republicans mostly silent on Atlantic report that Trump called military ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’
WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans have been mostly mum on the report from The Atlantic -— citing four anonymous sources — that President Donald Trump...
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Get ready: Another big heat wave is coming - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It's Friday, September 4. Note: Due to the holiday weekend, I'll be back in your inbox on Tuesday. Blackouts could return Visitors enjoy the beach in Half Moon Bay on Aug. 15, 2020. Photo by Anda Chu, Bay Area News Group Another likely record-breaking heat wave is set to
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Virtual business visit to Barbados by IMF staff completed | New York Carib News
At the request of the Government of Barbados, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Deputy Division Chief for the Caribbean Bert Van Selm, conducted a staff visit via videoconferencing between August 25-28, to discuss the implementation of Barbados' Economic Recovery and Transformation
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Some gardeners in a pickle over scarce canning supplies - Black News Channel
By Lisa Rathke Associated Press MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — It's the time of year when gardeners are turning their ripe tomatoes into sauces and salsas and cucumbers into pickles. But a boom in gardening and preparing food at home during the coronavirus pandemic has led to a scarcity of supplies with
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Historical Comparisons at Home and Abroad
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B-CU off probation; will maintain accreditation – Daytona Times
FROM STAFF REPORTS After two years of being placed on probation relating to “governance and financial sustainability, Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) will maintain its accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges, (SACSCOC). SACSCOC is the
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Impressed with President’s measures on poverty - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, We often jadedly assume that those clutching the reins of power will only glibly address the very real and exacting challenges facing the average citizen, on any average day. The article Impressed with President’s measures on poverty appeared first on Stabroek News.
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COMMENTARY: Is the Economy Rebounding? | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
On the Friday before Labor Day, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly report, The Employment Situation. It reported good news – the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4 percent, higher than in February before the pandemic hit. We added 1.4 million jobs last month, the highest gain since
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Chadwick Boseman’s death ‘a wake-up call’, say UAB health providers
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times The recent death of 43-year-old actor Chadwick Boseman brought heightened attention to colorectal cancer and served as a wake-up call about the importance of preventative care, especially for African-Americans, said several area health
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Five shot during unofficial Caribbean J'Ouvert celebration in New York
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Ex-Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke says Rittenhouse should have had a plan - TheGrio
Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke, a frequent correspondent on Fox News programs, said on a radio show that armed... View Article The post Ex-Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke says Rittenhouse should have had a plan appeared first on TheGrio.
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Black Church Assaults Continue | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
A confederate flag was left hanging from a tree on the property of a Nashville company that publishes Sunday School materials for the nation’s Black churches, including many congregations in Dallas/Fort Worth and across the South. Neighbors discovered the homemade flag – made from a square
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Accounting Rules Driven by Congress Cost U.S. Postal Service Billions | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Proponents of a mail-in election this November have worried aloud about the deep-in-debt U.S. Postal Service collapsing under the weight of 130 million ballots, all due the same day. But its $11 billion in red inkis a pension-driven mirage. Unlike virtually all private companies and government
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#Election2020: Trump, campaign crowd appear to violate North Carolina mask order | The Atlanta Voice
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Black leaders want to remove slavery references from Utah constitution - TheGrio
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