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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Nearly $800 Million in Grants to 347 Airports in 46 States and 4 Territories
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Visitors to Bermuda must pay US$75 for COVID-19 tests
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Leaders Want John Wayne Name, Statue Gone From Orange County Airport | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Democratic Party of Orange County, California, is pushing to remove John Wayne’s name and statue from the county’s airport because of racist and bigoted comments the film legend
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Experts see no proof of child abuse surge amid pandemic
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the United States in mid-March, forcing schools to close and many children to be locked down in households buffeted by job losses and other forms of stress, many child welfare experts warned of a likely surge in child
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Covid-19 claims 29 lives in Breede Valley over 2 months - residents urged to take greater care
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DRC Justice Minister briefly detained
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Ben Crump Heralded as Black America’s Attorney General
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Inner city raids in Joburg were carried out in a 'cruel, humiliating' manner, court rules
The raids, which were conducted at 11 inner city buildings in Johannesburg's central business district between June 2017 and May 2018, were carried out in a manner that was "cruel, humiliating, degrading and invasive", the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled this
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COMMENTARY: It Has Never Been Like This in America Before
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Nearly 500 Small Businesses File Bankruptcy Using Increased Eligibility Limit Since February
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In yet another social media moment invoking race in America, President Donald Trump retweeted a video of a supporter heard yelling, “White
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Portrait of former president Koroma brought to court at Dr Blyden’s libel trial
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GECOM Chair opts out of CCJ hearing | New York Carib News
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