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We missed opportunity to reform govt: MDC Alliance
BY SILAS NKALA THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance yesterday admitted that the country’s opposition parties wasted a golden opportunity to push for wide-ranging political, economic and electoral reforms when they were part of the government of national Unity (GNU) between 2009 and 2013. The
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Trump, Biden marking 9/11 with very different tones - Black News Channel
By JILL COLVIN, ALEXANDRA JAFFE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — One spent time quietly consoling families. The other proclaimed America's might. President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden marked the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Friday
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Study: Blacks are experiencing higher rates of COVID-19 mental health issues - DefenderNetwork.com
National Suicide Prevention Week has kicked off for the month of September and is particularly pertinent this year considering the significant mental health toll the coronavirus pandemic is having on some. The pandemic and its effects are being felt by Black Americans, more specifically Black
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Metro Seeks Feedback On Future Bus And Link Light Rail Integration - The Seattle Medium
King County Metro is seeking a final round of public feedback on concepts for updating bus service to integrate with three new Sound Transit Link Light rail stations in 2021. These concepts were developed with the help of a community-based Mobility Board and were informed by broader public feedback
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NY bishop launches 'The Wakanda Project' to ignite Pan-African movement
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Civil Rights icon Benjamin Chavis to host weekly Black talk show on PBS | New Pittsburgh Courier
on Civil Rights Icon Benjamin Chavis to Host Weekly Black Talk Show on PBS Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. NNPA president/CEO By Hazel Trice Edney (TriceEdneyWire.com) — Civil rights icon Dr. … Continued
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[Addis Standard] Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the ruling party of Tigray regional state, has won 98.2% of the vote for the regional parliament, taking 152 of the total 190 seats.
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India Pauses Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine Trials - L.A. Focus Newspaper
MUMBAI - The clinical trials of Oxford-AstraZeneca's vaccine candidate for Covid-19 have been paused in India. The Serum Institute of India, which is conducting the clinical trials, announced the pause on Sept. 10. The Swedish-British pharmaceutical giant had declared a 'voluntary pause of
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Clubs tussle for Luke Petros
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People who test positive for coronavirus twice as likely to have eaten at restaurant: study - TheGrio
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Legacy Keepers Bridge Gap Between Black Panthers and BLM
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Democratic squabbling doomed California’s “Year of housing production”. What will happen in 2021? - Black Voice News
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The fires raging out West are unprecedented. They're also a mere preview of what climate change has in store | The Atlanta Voice
Entire towns have been burned to the ground. Thousands have been forced to flee their homes. And apocalyptic scenes played out in San Francisco, as the city was blanketed in smoke so thick it blocked out the sun. The scale of the fires burning in the Western US right now are unprecedented. More
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Espionage Cases Point to Chinese Infiltration of FBI and CIA | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
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She said earlier this year that she was 'done being shy,' and tennis star Naomi Osaka has duly found her voice at the 2020 US Open. Osaka, 22, will face Victoria Azarenka in Saturday's final after defeating Jennifer Brady on Thursday. Having produced some of the best tennis of her young career on
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