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Team GB ‘hugely confident’ Tokyo Games will go ahead - Stabroek News
LONDON, (Reuters) - Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England said yesterday he was confident the Tokyo Olympics would go ahead this year but athletes could expect them to be very different due to the COVID-19
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Isaiah Stewart talks value of Jamaican roots | New York Carib News
Detroit Pistons' power forward Isaiah Stewart, although a New York Native, credits his successful journey to the NBA to the foundation his Jamaican father instilled in him. 
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World-leading run gives Thompson clarity for Tokyo - Stabroek News
ROME, CMC – Reigning double Olympic sprint queen, Elaine Thompson, says Thursday’s world-leading win had given her a clear outline of her form ahead of next year’s Tokyo Olympics. The article World-leading run gives Thompson clarity for Tokyo appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Family dumbstruck at 19-y-o’s killing
Stanford Edwards has not slept or eaten since he learnt that his only daughter was found dead, with multiple gunshot wounds on Monday morning in Portmore, St Catherine. The businessman travels back and forth to Jamaica and had what turned out to...
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Floyd murder unleashes Black parents’ worst fears
Her tears, she said, are for the senseless, callous murder of another innocent unarmed Black person, for the constant terror that African-Americans live under because of police brutality and extra-judicial murders; and a deep and persistent anxiety about her
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Derek Chauvin's Defense Attorney Argues Jury Maybe Influenced by Daunte Wright Shooting, Judge Unconvinced: 'This is a Totally Different Case'
The judge in Derek Chauvin's murder trial has denied defense attorney Eric Nelson's request to sequester the jury after the weekend shooting death of a […]
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Sheriff's office: St. Helena Island man missing, endangered - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man considered missing and endangered.
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(1966) Robert F. Kennedy, “Day of Affirmation Address"
On June 7, 1966, New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy became one of the first major American politicians to take a public stand against South African Apartheid when he delivered an address to the National Union of South African Students in New York City.  His address appears
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Naomi Osaka conflicted over holding the Tokyo Olympics
Naomi Osaka is conflicted over whether the Tokyo Olympics should be held amid the coronavirus pandemic. The second-ranked tennis player,... View Article The post Naomi Osaka conflicted over holding the Tokyo Olympics appeared first on TheGrio.
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High drama for Clarendon teen actor - Seeks helping hand to attend UK theatre school
Young Jamaican actor Sule Kamu Thelwell is among the cohort of 17 students accepted to The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London for the upcoming academic
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Tokyo Olympics: Athletes banned from podium taking a knee protests
Athletes will be banned from protesting on podiums and the field of play at the Tokyo Olympics after recommendations from the athletes' commission.
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2 in court for alleged theft of booze to the tune of R6.8m | News24
Two men have appeared in the Jeppe Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing alcohol worth R6.8 million, the Gauteng Hawks say.
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Roger Federer back to the drawing board after embarrassing loss on return
Roger Federer said it was time to go back to the drawing board after the Swiss tennis great lost the first match of his comeback-proper in Geneva.
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F1 champion Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19 - Stabroek News
MANAMA,  (Reuters) - Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the upcoming Sakhir Grand Prix, the sport's governing FIA said today. The article F1 champion Hamilton tests positive for COVID-19 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Rickey Smiley’s Daughter Says She’s Suffering From PTSD After Being Shot
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Simone Biles Casually Nails Another Astonishing Move In Training
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Simone Biles Is Not Committing To Competing In The Postponed 2020 Olympics
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Federer, Serena eye special 40th birthday gifts in 2021
Roger Federer will edge towards his 40th birthday in 2021 with his eyes on an elusive Olympic gold medal despite fears over his fitness.
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Kenya: How Foreign Athletes Are Making the Best of 'Lockdown' in Iten
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Lakers’ Jared Dudley out with torn right MCL, still evaluating treatment options - L.A. Focus News
Last month after writing disapprovingly of Paul George, Jared Dudley found himself under fire. Critics asked what gave Dudley, an NBA journeyman, the right to question a bonafide All-Star. In one of his famous marathon media sessions, a reporter put that question to Dudley, 35, who found it hard to
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Afropop Phenom Rema on Making Barack Obamas Playlist And The Next Generation Of Nigerian Music For 106 & Park Mic Check
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Olympic Trials To Allow Raised Fists And Kneeling During National Anthem
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has announced that athletes will be allowed to raise their fists and kneel during the national anthem at the 2021 Olympic trials.  According…
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D’Amour Takes First Place at Junior Pan Am Games Qualifier
Nicholas D’Amour of St. Thomas took first place in the Junior Pan American Games Qualifier in Medellin, Colombia on May 8.
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Mourning and Mayhem: California Reacts to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd
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Chicago Mayor Calls On Kim Foxx To Prosecute Looters As State’s Attorney Reportedly ‘Drops More Cases’
The Chicago mayor delivered a fiery diatribe against people seen on video looting and called on Kim Foxx to hold those arrested accountable despite a report that the city's chief prosecutor has been dropping felony cases.
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Bach: Tokyo Olympic 'participants' encouraged to get vaccine - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Olympic 'participants' and fans arriving for next year's postponed Tokyo Games will be encouraged to be vaccinated to protect the Japanese public, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. Bach said it won't be mandatory, but he left no doubt it will be
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Kvitova ready for return headlining all-Czech tournament
PRAGUE, (Reuters) – Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is happy to finally play tennis again for fans around the world – even if they can only watch on
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Mourning and Mayhem: California Reacts to the Brutal Killing of George Floyd | Post News Group
Protesters and pastors across California as well as angered citizens and politicians — including Gov. Gavin Newsom — have all responded to the violent death of an unarmed Black man in
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Aspiring scientist makes breakthrough to Howard University
Campaigning for less than a month, Yashieka Fearon, the brilliant Manchester High School student who was using the GoFundMe platform to pursue her dreams of attending the prestigious Howard University, on Thursday, surpassed her target of US$21,990 (approximately
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South Africa: Mbalula Urges Taxi Industry to Reconsider Decision to Break Lockdown Laws
[News24Wire] Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says it is unfortunate and regrettable that taxi operators have decided to violate Covid-19 lockdown regulations, after they announced that they will fill their taxis to 100% capacity and up inter-provincial travelling as of Monday.
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