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by Rich Lord When Reed Van Schenck saw his photo in the window of his landlord's office, along with a sign saying he was 'wanted for questioning' by Wilkinsburg police, the effect was 'terrifying,' he said. 'I knew I had not done anything wrong,' Van Schenck, a graduate student at the University of
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SATURDAY PROFILE | Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku: We hopefully won't surpass 'maybe 2 000' deaths | News24
Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku says he wants stricter lockdown regulations in the province, and that people should expect more death in the weeks ahead.
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This Former Professional Baker is Crowdfunding to Get Her Cake Mix on Supermarket Shelves
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'We're hanging on for dear life' - Khayelitsha Cookies refuses to crumble due to Covid-19 | News24
Almost 100 women in Cape Town who bake goods for Khayelitsha Cookies may lose their breadwinner status as the effect of the lockdown takes its toll.
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Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Wings Begin Season in Florida “Bubbles”
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Trump pleased with US efforts to stem illegal drugs from the Caribbean
MIAMI (CMC) - President Donald J Trump has described as 'an incredibly successful' operation the cut to the flow of illegal drugs into the United States from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
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Black Author Releases Book to Assist Parents in Starting the Conversation on Racism and Police Brutality
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This Former Professional Baker is Crowdfunding to Get Her Cake Mix on Supermarket Shelves
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China carries out first coronavirus-related execution | Afro
China put a 24-year-old man who fatally stabbed two inspectors at a checkpoint to death in the country's first coronavirus-related execution. Ma Jianguo was executed Thursday by officials in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province in southwestern China, Beijing's Supreme
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Uganda: Boda Boda Drivers Deliver Contraceptives to the Door During Uganda's COVID-19 Lockdown
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New Documentary Takes In-Depth Look At the Impact of COVID-19 in Milwaukee’s African American Community
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Usman eases past Masvidal on UFC 'Fight Island' debut - L.A. Focus Newspaper
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