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(WIVB) – Back in February of her senior year in high school, Summer Hemphill hadn’t decided where she would play basketball in college. She was the Catholic league player of the year and had led Cardinal O’Hara to another Monsignor Martin league title.  Still, there were questions about her game
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UNEXPECTED RIFT EXPOSED OVER AFRICA SEAT IN U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL The Wilmington Journal
The Africa seat at the United Nations Security Council was the subject of a heated duel between two African countries who lobbied fiercely for the powerful prize. On a second round of balloting, the seat [...]
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Amber Riley Honors Naya Rivera In Powerful 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Tribute
The "Glee" actor and singer embodied a 1960s Motown look as she performed her new single, "A Moment," dedicated to the memory of her late co-star.
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Palliative Care: A resource to optimize your care | The Crusader Newspaper Group
America’s Heroes Group Roundtable for Military Family Caregivers was honored to have cancer patient advocate Phylicia L. Woods as a recent guest panelist during a discussion of palliative
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Our Children Are Now Dying By Suicide - The Seattle Medium
a study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, which found that Black kids 5 to 12 years old were two times more likely to die by suicide compared to White youth in the same age group. The post Our Children Are Now Dying By Suicide appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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A Brief History of Ghana Since Independence
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Minneapolis police slashed tires of cars parked near George Floyd protests | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Two law enforcement agencies in Minneapolis have admitted their officers slashed the tires of cars parked near protests over George Floyd’s police-involved death in the city, according to
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'What Office Are You In?' White Minneapolis Man Demands Answers from Group of Black Businessmen, Threatens to Call 911, Then Expresses Regret After Video Goes Viral
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Colin Kaepernick’s Life To Be Portrayed In Ava DuVernay Netflix Series
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FC Platinum bet on Caf
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