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Trump's mail-in voting falsehoods are part of his effort to discredit the election - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Trump is casting false accusations of massive fraud in mail-in voting, though has now reversed his position on the practice in must-win Florida, leaving the absurd impression it's only fair in states with Republican governors.

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Dodgers beat Rockies, hit first home run of 2021 in unconventional fashion - L.A. Focus News
Austin Barnes #15 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-RBI single before advancing to second base on a throw during the sixth inning of the MLB game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on April 3, 2021 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) Left fielder Raimel Tapia
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Mays, Willie Howard, Jr.
Mays, Willie Howard, Jr. ( Say Hey Willie Mays), 1931–, American baseball player, b. Fairfield, Ala. He began his professional career at 17 with the Black Barons of the Negro National League. In 1951 he joined the New York Giants of the National League and led them to a world championship in
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Fight for Uber and Lyft Drivers to Remain Their Own Bosses Heats Up as November Vote Approaches – Observer News Group
As the general election in November gets closer, rideshare and app-based delivery drivers are rounding up support to defeat a ballot initiative that will decide the fate of app-based work in California.
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Ernie Banks
Ernest Banks, his family’s first son and second child, was born in Dallas, Texas on January 31, 1931 and devoted the first few years of his childhood to helping around the house and attending Church and Sunday school. For a while, his mother thought that Banks would take after his grandfather to
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Will Karen Bass’s Past Tank Her Shot at Becoming Biden’s VP? - African American News Today - EIN News
Karen Bass, the congresswoman from L.A., has leapfrogged into contention with Kamala Harris for Joe Biden's Vice President slot
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Angels’ Jose Quintana continues early spring success in win against Mariners - L.A. Focus News
THE GAME: The Angels beat the Mariners, 7-4, in a game that lasted seven innings before an announced crowd of 1,897 on Wednesday night at Peoria Stadium. PITCHING REPORT: Jose Quintana did not allow a run over 3-2/3 innings, extending his scoreless innings streak to 8-2/3 over four Cactus League
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NAACP Sues U.S. Education Secretary Over COVID-19 School Money | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
The coronavirus pandemic has focused the nation’s attention on the essential role public schools play in families and communities’ lives. The NAACP said it’s also exposed severe racial inequalities that continue to plague the country’s education system and disadvantaged students of color. Rather
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Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds is the son of Bobby Bonds, a major league player from 1968-81… Bonds batted and threw left-handed, and wore #25… Barry Bonds joined the elite 40-40 club in 1996, hitting 42 home runs and stealing 40 bases… He hit his 715th career home run on 28 May 2006, surpassing Babe Ruth for second
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Hetmyer, Paul join Warriors for CPL title hunt - Stabroek News

Eight local players along with Assistant Coach, Rayon Griffith departed Guyana for Trinidad and Tobago on Monday

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Kenya: Senator Haji Leads Pastoralists PG in Defending Duale Against Kega-Led Onslaught
Nairobi — The Pastoralists Parliamentary Group has come out to defend National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale against an onslaught by a section of the Jubilee MPs led by Kinini Kega (Kieni) who want him removed from the
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Joe Budden Laughs Off Logic’s Admission of Depression | The Urban Daily
Luckily Logic was able to get over those feelings, but if he thought that revelation would draw any kind of empathy from the New Jersey rapper, he was sadly mistaken. After the interview aired, Buddens took to his Twitter page to comedically respond and said that Logic was "reverse bullying" him
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Dodgers Sweep it up at home
It’s been a long time coming for the World Champion L.A. Dodgers playing in front of their fans after winning the World Series. They finished off the first home-stand by sweeping Washington.
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Rickey Henderson
Rickey Nelson Henley Henderson is a retired professional baseball player who played for 9 Major League Baseball teams between 1979 and 2003. He was born on December 25, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. His father left the family when he was two years old and later died in a car accident. His mother
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Farmers flooded out by massive Cameroon dam – Dallas Post Tribune
Ma'a Anne Claire is a struggling mother of six, living in the Central African nation Cameroon. She works hard tending to crops, such as plantains and cassava, a starchy root vegetable to provide for her children. But a large-scale power project threatens her and thousands of others in the rural
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Cubs beat Brewers 5-3 at Wrigley  | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Joseph Phillips, Sports Editor Chicago Crusader Newspaper  Following a 2-1 series win against the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 on Monday night, April 5, at Wrigley Field.  The Cubs produced three home runs in the bottom of the 4th
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Tiger Woods confident of adding to major tally at PGA Championship | The Atlanta Voice
Asked if he could win the PGA Championship, golf's first major of the calendar year amid a disrupted season, a smiling Tiger Woods had a simple answer for reporters. 'Of course,' Woods said. With no supporters in attendance at San Francisco's Harding Park, there will be no roaring atmosphere that
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Cabinet members to be sworn in at 3 pm - Stabroek News

President Irfaan  Ali will be swearing in members of his Cabinet, today at 3 pm at the Arthur Chung Conference

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Police Reform at Forefront in Md.
Maryland state lawmakers plan to focus their attention this month on what continues to be a hot-button topic nationwide: police reform.
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Booker, Suns Stun Clippers with Buzzer Beating 117-115 Win - Los Angeles Sentinel

The Los Angeles Clippers overcame an 11-point deficit in the third quarter to have a chance late in the closing minutes but it was Devin Booker who stole the show and game for the Phoenix

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UK Judge: Meghan Friends Can Stay Anonymous in Privacy Case
LONDON (AP) — A British judge ruled Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex can keep the names of five close friends secret while she brings a privacy invasion lawsuit against a British newspaper — but he chided both sides in the case for playing out their battle in the media as well as the
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Baseball roundup: West Ranch, Hart cruise to victory in league play - L.A. Focus News
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. High school baseball scores from Wednesday, April 21. FOOTHILL West Ranch 17, Valencia 3: Logan Mandel had five RBIs for the Wildcats. West Ranch is 10-0. Hart 21, Canyon 0: Junior catcher Matt Quintanar had
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Robinson, Jack (Jackie) Roosevelt (1919–1972)
When Jackie Robinson took the field on April 15, 1947 wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, he became the first African American in over fifty years to play on a major league baseball team. In the process, he broke through baseball’s color line that had relegated African American players to the
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Houston rapper Don Toliver, Rep. Jackson Lee provide lunch for frontline workers
Houston artist Don Toliver provided 300 prepared lunches for frontline workers at United Memorial Medical Center alongside Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee with support from Houston Mayor Sylvester
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Trading Places: How Africa Is Reshaping The Global Economic Landscape
Toyin Umesiri, the founder and CEO of Nazaru, shares strategies on how Africa is reshaping the global economic landscape through trading.
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California Struggles To Fix Zoning That Promotes Racial Inequity And Climate Change
Around the U.S., cities have been grappling with how single-family zoning can exacerbate racial inequity and climate change. States like California are struggling to fix that.
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Is the Postal Service Slowing Mail Delivery? - Los Angeles Sentinel

Reports of significant problems at the postal service under newly appointed postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, a major Trump donor, has exacerbated claims that the slowdown is

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Officials expect smooth running of 2020 CPL - Stabroek News

Head of the local organising committee for the 2020 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament Douglas Camacho, and head of public relations and communications Peter Miller, reiterated the importance of testing players and officials for covid19 before arriving in TT for the annual

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Districts go round and round on school bus reopening plans - Black News Channel

By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — School districts nationwide puzzling over how to safely educate children during a pandemic have a more immediate challenge — getting 26 million bus-riding students there in the first place. Few challenges are proving to be more daunting

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Watson, Texans bracing for improved Lamar Jackson - DefenderNetwork.com
So far, it’s a season of repeats for the Texans as they head into Week 2. Another elite AFC opponent and another dynamic young African-American quarterback for Deshaun Watson to be compared to. Last week it was Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Now, the
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