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Opinion | Sports and Politics Have Never Been Separate – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Yassie Buchanan, Opinions Columnist - Throughout history, athletes have used their platforms to make political statements and have consistently received unnecessary backlash. It is not uncommon to hear people complain about the intersection between [...]
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Biden defeats Trump in an election he made about character - L.A. Focus Newspaper
In a written statement Saturday, Biden, who is expected to address the American people The post Biden defeats Trump in an election he made about character appeared first on L.A. Focus Newspaper.
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Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr., an evangelical adviser to Donald Trump, dead at 66
Bishop Harry Jackson Jr., a prominent pastor and evangelical adviser to Donald Trump, has reportedly passed away. According to a statement from Bishop Jackson’s church, via Religion News, the 66-year-old passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. “It is with a heavy heart that we notify you that our
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris defeat Trump and change history | New York Carib News
After days of counting in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Arizona, President Obama’s former Vice President, Joe Biden, and California Senator, Kamala Harris, won the 2020 race for the White House.
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Gaming Giant NetEase Benefits From Pandemic-Stoked Demand
Gaming Giant NetEase Benefits From Pandemic-Stoked Demand - Correct Success Visible China Group/Getty Photos This story is a part of Forbes’ protection of Chinas Richest 2020. See the total checklistright…
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Senate Approves Long-Awaited Medal of Honor for Army Sergeant Who ‘Died Saving His Men’ – Free Press of Jacksonville
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — After a 15-year effort by his family and members of Congress, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a bill authorizing a posthumous Medal of Honor for U.S. Army Sgt. First Class [...]
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EXPLAINER: Widespread Election Day unrest not materializing - Black News Channel
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day ushered in skirmishes near the White House and relatively minor demonstrations in California and elsewhere on the West Coast, but none of the widespread unrest that some had feared in the hours after the polls began closing
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Exhale. Inhale. Roll your sleeves up. | New Pittsburgh Courier
by Julianne Malveaux (TriceEdneyWire.com)—It took five days for the 2020 election to be called for former Vice President Joe Biden. Five days with me peeled to the television and the Internet. Five days holding my breath. Five days, meditating and praying for strength. I could not imagine four more
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US Elections: Trump's Twitter to lose privileges as he exits White House
Trump has enjoyed certain privileges while the man of the house in Washington, but his Twitter account is set to be heavily monitored now.
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#Election2020: Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden eyes Obama boost | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that maybe his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of the 2020 campaign. As Democrat Joe Biden holes up for debate prep in advance of Thursday’s faceoff in
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Donald Trump Could Face Criminal Probe After Leaked Phone Call | L.A. Focus News
Staff  Fulton County, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis is considering opening a criminal probe into President Donald Trump’s call with Georgia Secretary of State  Brad Raffensperger. “Anyone who commits a felony violation of Georgia law in my jurisdiction will be held accountable,” she
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Trump’s ‘victory in 2016 gave confidence to racists in SA’ - Ndlozi
Economic Freedom Fighters member Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, on Friday, outright explained why he wants Donald Trump to lose the US election.
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Kenosha Shooter Kyle Rittenhouse To Stand Trial
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Opinion: If there's any decency left in the GOP, now would be a good time to exercise it - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Biden Says He’ll Turn to Science and Experts to Defeat COVID | The Orlando Advocate
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The public will immediately notice a vast change in science messaging from the White House,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, told USA Today. “The Biden administration will both convey pro-science
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Caribbean-American legislators jubilant over Biden-Harris victory | New York Carib News
Caribbean American legislators in the United States on Saturday celebrated the election of US Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden and his Caribbean American vice-presidential running mate Senator Kamala Harris.
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A Hard Lesson in Democracy | New York Carib News
Republicans in the U.S. Senate just gave us some clarity about where their party wants to take this country. It’s not pretty, and it’s not popular, which is why they’ve put so much effort into taking over the federal courts.
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Cheeto Trump Checked By Twitter For Lying About Election Results, Biden Still Leading
It was reported that Trump would claim victory on election night even if he didn't have the required 270 electoral college votes, and he didn't disappoint. Twitter immediately flagged the tweet, warning that it contains possible misleading information. He also claimed he won the election.
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‘Our house is on fire’: Suburban women lead charge vs. Trump
Troy, Mich. (AP) - She walks with the determination of a person who believes the very fate of democracy might depend on the next door ...
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US elections 2020: Trump's concession isn't 'necessary' or even 'relevant' - US law expert
It would be the first time in US history that a losing candidate has not conceded defeat.
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Michelle Obama Reflects On How She Put Her Anger Aside For A Peaceful Transition | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.cnn.com By Kate Bennett Michelle Obama has weighed in on the refusal of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump to move forward with a transition of power to the incoming administration, reflecting on where she was four years ago and how - though the process of ceding
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COMMENTARY: The illness of King Donald, or why progressives cannot concede any ground to a sympathy vote for Trump | Dallas Weekly
Donald Trump ridiculed natural science. He encouraged his followers to discount all scientific recommendations regarding how to lessen the impact of the pandemic. Through public displays of contempt for mask-wearing and social distancing, Trump, in typical masculinist mode, attempted to display
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Defeat Trump and Change History
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In Washington, DC, cars honked horns driving up and down Connecticut Avenue and around the White House. A large crowd assembled at Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street as close to Lafayette Park as they could get near The White House. Streets around The White House were fenced
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Caribbean national gets top communications post in new US administration | New York Carib News
United States President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a Caribbean national to a top communications post in his incoming administration.
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Mike Pence, Wife Karen, Surgeon General Get COVID-19 Vaccines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence was vaccinated for COVID-19 on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the vaccine is safe. In remarks after his shot,…
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Biden Ahead in Georgia, Pennsylvania; Trump Attacks Process
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden overtook President Donald Trump in the vote count in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning, closing in on a presidency that hinges on the outcome of tight contests in key battleground states. Both races remained too early to call with votes still being
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2020 Latest: Democrat Joe Biden wins Virginia - Black News Channel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): 7:36 p.m. Democrat Joe Biden has won the state of Virginia. He was awarded its 13 electoral votes on Tuesday. Democrat Hillary Clinton won Virginia over Republican Donald Trump in 2016, helped in part by her choice of
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#Election2020: Jared Kushner, Melania Trump advise Trump to accept election loss | The Atlanta Voice
President Donald Trump's inner circle is beginning to split over his ongoing refusal to accept the results of the 2020 election, as Jared Kushner and first lady Melania Trump advised him to come to terms with President-elect Joe Biden's victory and his adult sons pressed him and allies to keep
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David Horowitz: Where We Are, and What We Face - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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