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Coronavirus: LA County restaurants can apply for financial relief
Restaurants that have lost business due to coronavirus health regulations in Los Angeles County, which recently cut off in-person dining due to surging COVID cases, can apply this week to receive up to $30,000 in aid. The Keep Los Angeles County Dining Grant Program officially begins
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Public Protector removal: Mkhwebane's application for leave to appeal dismissed | News24
The Western Cape High Court has found Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's application for leave to appeal the court for not halting the National Assembly's removal proceedings against her has no prospects of success.
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Malcolm X bio wins National Book Award
New York (AP) – Tamara Payne and her father the late Les Payne's Malcolm X biography, “The Dead Are Arising,' has won the National Book ...
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Parliament's 'outraged' justice committee wants probe after official calls MPs 'boring' in viral video | News24
The "boring" comment was made after a meeting in which the Auditor-General of South Africa explained why the department got a qualified audit.
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US panel: 1st vaccines to health care workers, nursing homes - DefenderNetwork.com
Health care workers and nursing home residents should be at the front of the line when the first coronavirus vaccine shots become available, an influential government advisory panel said Tuesday. The panel voted 13-1 to recommend those groups get priority in the first days of any coming vaccination
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Aidan Ellison’s Autopsy Contradicts Accused Murderer’s Self-Defense Claim
Robert Keegan's told authorities that he was struck in the face by Aidan Ellison before he fatally shot him on Nov. 23, but an autopsy proves otherwise.
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Reverend Jesse Jackson supports lawsuit against Amazon | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Fired worker says retail giant put Black workers at risk during COVID-19 pandemic Crusader Staff Report Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. is supporting a new lawsuit that accuses Amazon of discriminating against a Black worker who was fired after he tried to get fellow workers to speak out against the
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Over 11,200 Small Businesses Close In The State Of Illinois
By Victor Omondi As soon Black Friday comes to a close, Small Business Saturday is next. It’s a time when Americans are urged to support their local retailers. However, there will be more than 11,200 fewer Illinoisans running retail stores due to the Covid-19 pandemic and state-mandated
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Guyana wants Panama to pay rice debt | New York Carib News
Guyana has called on Panama to meet its GUY$1.9 billion (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) debt owed for the supply of rice.
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Despite Covid-19, Americans racked up 3.5 million airline trips during four-day Thanksgiving weekend – The Wilmington Journal
SAN FRANCISCO — Even as a third wave of Covid-19 crescendos across the United States, the Transportation Security Administration logged more than 3.5 million travelers in U.S. airports during the four-day Thanksgiving weekend. TSA checkpoint [...]
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Africa: Stretching Water Further in Rural Africa
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UK begins first COVID-19 vaccine rollout - African Voice Newspaper
The UK Government authorises first COVID-19 vaccine on independent advice of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: The government has accepted the recommendation from the independentMHRAto approve
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India Contributes to Greatest Decline in Malaria Cases in Southeast Asia | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Mumbai - Although India accounted for 88 percent of malaria cases in the Southeast Asia region in 2019, the country contributed to the largest drop in cases region-wide since 2000, a new report by the World Health Organization states. 'India contributed to the largest drop in cases region-wide
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Live Online Academy Prepares Preschoolers for Next Steps | Atlanta Daily World
(NewsUSA) - The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is reshaping and challenging the field of education, particularly early childhood education, where the benefits of in-person school are well understood but simply not an option for many children for at least the remainder of the current school year.Kids
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Opinion: The Kelly Loeffler, Raphael Warnock Runoff Crosses A Line | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.aja.com By Jim Galloway One of Kelly Loeffler’s first public appearances as a U.S. senator came last January at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. “I am so humbled to be here with you today in this sacred place, surrounded by men and women who advanced
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Hamilton tests positive for coronavirus, Mercedes eye Russell - Stabroek News
LONDON, CMC – Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19, one day after winning the Bahrain Grand Prix. The article Hamilton tests positive for coronavirus, Mercedes eye Russell appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Prosecuting National Assembly Speaker for animal cruelty is a frivolous political stunt - Mpofu | News24
Thandi Modise appeared in the Potchefstroom Regional Court where she is on trial for animal cruelty.
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Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help
By GRANT SCHULTE and AMY FORLITI | Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering eye-popping salaries in a desperate bid to
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Republican Blames Trump For Noose Sent To Election Worker: ‘It Has To Stop!’
Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's Voting Systems Manager, directly blamed Trump for a noose sent to an election worker as well as other related violent threats after the state certified the election for Joe Biden.
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Clippers add Reggie Jackson and Nicolas Batum, waive Joakim Noah
Reggie Jackson will be back with the Clippers this season. A free agent, the 30-year-old guard agreed to a one-year deal to stay with the team on Tuesday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and confirmed by a league source. The Clippers also signed Nicolas Batum, the 6-foot-9 forward who
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Food aid centers face high demand - The Bay State Banner
Lines at food pantries and soup kitchens normally grow around this time of year, but the pandemic has doubled them, relief workers say. With an unprecedented amount of need, relief centers are pooling their resources to make sure everyone is fed, though it may not be
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Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk
PARIS, France (AP) - Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the first time in a month, after yet another virus lockdown.The reopening won't be enough to make up for sales lost during the pandemic but reflects the
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Georgia NAACP Branches Seek Volunteers for Final Election Push | Atlanta Daily World
Georgia NAACP Branches Seek Volunteers for Final Election Push ATLANTA – A coalition of Georgia NAACP branches that stretch from Savannah to Augusta to Columbus to Atlanta are sending out a call for volunteers to help with their efforts to increase black voter turnout in advance of the
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3K Blacks were part of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine tests | BlackDoctor.org - Where Wellness & Culture Connect
Pfizer to seek approval from FDA ‘within days’ after analysis finds COVID-19 vaccine 95% November 19, 2020  - Chicago Crusader By Erick Johnson Some 3,000 Blacks participated in Moderna’s clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine and several had severe cases of the diseases before taking the
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$6-m price tag for new-look parliament building
THE retrofitting of the parliament building to meet health and safety standards amid the COVID-19 pandemic cost almost $6 million, Leader of Government Business Edmund Bartlett has reported.In a statement to the Lower House yesterday, he said the Plexiglas shields installed to help prevent the
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Niecy Nash Glad To Have Her Kids’ Support Of Marriage To Jessica Betts, But She Didn’t Need It: “I’m Going To Do Everything I Want To Do”
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Lil Wayne & Other Celebs Facing Criticism For Attending His Daughter’s Maskless Soiree
This past weekend, Lil Wayne's daughter, Reginae Carter, said COVID-19 is not gonna stop me from living my best life. Weezy's seed decided to throw a maskless 1990s and early 2000s themed bash at an Atlanta venue with her boyfriend's help. Fans immediately criticized her and the celeb guests in
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Uganda's embattled Bobi Wine to resume campaigns | Africanews
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