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On December 23, 1975, a fire totally destroyed Brooklyn’s Lenox Road Baptist Church. The church’s remarkable 150 -year history dates back to a prayer meeting in Schoonmakers Hall, at 893 Flatbush Avenue, with the first congregation consisting of 18 adults and 29 children.
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
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By JOHN WAWROW AP Spots Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The undefeated Buffalo Bulls clinched the Mid-American Conference East Division football title without playing a down on Friday. The school announced its game at Ohio on Saturday was canceled and declared a no contest because the Bobcats' roster was depleted as a result of players testing positive for COVID-19. Buffalo is 4-0, and needed a win over Ohio (2-1) to clinch the title and a berth in the MAC championship game at Detroit on Dec. 18. With one game left for both schools after this weekend, Ohio was the only […]
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AFTER SIX months of preparations, globally acclaimed African Underground champion Nyege Nyege Festival is presenting...
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By BlackPressUSA The rapid rise in pandemic-driven telework could make first-time homeownership most broadly accessible to black renters compared to other renters, based on factors including income, the makeup of local industries, geography and more, a November Zillow analysis suggests. Zillow research found that, of the nearly 2 million U.S. renters who are able to take advantage of heightened telework options and could afford monthly payments on homes in less-expensive areas outside of their current metros, Black renters benefit far more than other renters. In large metro areas where typical starter home values are higher than they are nationally, Black […]
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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Soldiers triaging patients in parking lots in a capital city is normally the stuff of science fiction. Yet that's the reality in Boise, where troops direct people outside an urgent-care clinic revamped into a facility for coronavirus patients as infections and deaths surge in Idaho and nationwide. Inside Primary Health Medical Group's clinic, physician assistant Nicole Thomas works extra 12-hour shifts to help out. She dons goggles, an N95 mask, a surgical mask over that, gloves and a body covering to examine 36 patients a day with symptoms. Some days, she […]
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By SCOTT SMITH Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's political alliance claimed a sweeping victory Monday in congressional elections boycotted by the most influential opposition politicians and widely criticized internationally as being fraudulent. The win gives Maduro control of the last major branch of government outside his grasp. It plays out in the waning days of the Trump administration, which leaves office with Maduro firmly entrenched despite its efforts to bring about his departure through diplomacy and sanctions. 'We have recovered the National Assembly with the majority vote of the Venezuelan people,' Maduro said in a […]
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We take a look at the stories and images that made the front pages of newspapers around the world on Tuesday 8 December.
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After four years of President Donald Trump serving as his own chief spokesperson and frequently peddling false information and conspiracy theories in the process, successor Joe Biden is pledging to return to a more traditional approach to communicating with Americans. Much of that work will fall to Jen Psaki, Biden's pick for White House press secretary. She's a veteran communications staffer who has worked on many top Democratic campaigns and held leading roles under President Barack Obama, including deputy press secretary and White House communications director, as well as spokesperson for the […]
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health guidance to avoid big parties in the age of coronavirus is about to collide with what is typically one of America's biggest celebrations of all: the swearing-in of a new president. While lots of details are still to be worked out, this Jan. 20 is sure to be more subdued than prior inauguration days. A giant parade down Pennsylvania Avenue? Not likely. Fancy balls? They may morph into virtual events. The traditional luncheon where lawmakers offer best wishes to the new president? It might not include food this year. What […]
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By Glenn Ellis As if losing the ability to gather for each of our traditional forms and places of worship, as well as mourning and burying our dead according to our customs wasn’t all we thought we could bear, COVID-19 continues to take its toll in unexpected ways. For most, Thanksgiving was the first time […]
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Christmas is still a few weeks away, but Mariah Carey is already orchestrating her dinner menu. 'I do my father's linguini with white clam sauce every Christmas Eve,' says the legendary songstress. 'Then we do that traditional, more of a Southern-style Christmas dinner.' But is the woman known for her grandeur nearly as much as her 19 No. 1 hits really going to sweat over a hot stove? 'I do so with the help of several sous-chefs,' Carey said with a laugh, before noting like many families around the world, […]
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By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday sent the first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. The 1,642 refugees boarded seven Bangladeshi naval vessels in the port of Chittagong for the trip to Bhashan Char, according to an official who could not be named in accordance with local practice. After about a three-hour trip they arrived at the island, which was once regularly submerged by monsoon rains but now has flood protection embankments, houses, hospitals and […]
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By Associated Press Undefined PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people around France protested a proposed bill that could make it more difficult for witnesses to film police officers, with tensions quickly rising at the Paris march Saturday as intruders set fire to several cars, pillaged a bank and tossed objects at police. The protest-crashers, who disrupted a similar demonstration a week ago, formed a barricade on a section of the march route in eastern Paris, temporarily blocking the march. Dressed in black and known as 'black blocs,' the aggressive interlopers are a feared element at French demonstrations. Police officers who […]
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CHRYSTAL ROSE told The Sunday Mirror she was accused of shoplifting at a Tesco supermarket....
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By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration is facing new scrutiny Tuesday after failing to lock in a chance to buy millions of additional doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, which has shown to be highly effective against COVID-19. That decision could delay the delivery of a second batch of doses until Pfizer fulfills other international contracts. The revelation comes as Trump's plans to host a White House summit aimed at celebrating the expected approval of the first vaccine later this week. His administration is seeking to tamp down public skepticism over the […]
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By JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of yellow-clad supporters greeted Thailand's king on Saturday as he led a birthday commemoration for his revered late father, the latest in a series of public appearances at a time of unprecedented challenge to the monarchy from student-led protesters. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, accompanied by Queen Suthida, waved as he arrived at Bangkok's Sanam Luang ceremonial ground. Supporters of the monarchy held Thai and yellow royal flags to welcome them, with some cheering 'Long live the king.' The crowd wore yellow shirts, the color associated with the royal institution. The king led […]
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YOU MIGHT have seen the likes of BBC 1Xtra presenter Yasmin Evans, singer Jamelia or...
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