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Justices rule states can bind presidential electors votes - Black News Channel
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a decision flavored with references to Hamilton and Veep, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states popular vote winner in the Electoral College. The ruling, in cases in
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US notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization - Black News Channel
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer/BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, although the pullout wont take effect until next year, meaning it could be rescinded under a new
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Tyler Perry to Pay Funeral Expenses for Girl Shot in Atlanta - Black News Channel
AP/BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry has offered to pay the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta over the weekend, a representative for the actor and filmmaker confirmed Wednesday. Im outraged today because Id rather be paying for 8-year-old Secoriea
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Carl Crawford Addresses Drowning Victims At His Home, Prays For Families
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Presidential Candidate Amadou Coulibaly Dies - Black News Channel
By TOUSSAINT N'GOTTA and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press/ BNC Contributor ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, the presidential candidate of Ivory Coasts ruling party, died Wednesday just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France, where he
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MLB and City of Houston Parks Department Agree to Continue MLB Youth Academy at Sylvester Turner Park
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department recently announced the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, Major League Baseball Youth Foundation and the Astros Foundation, are extending the operating agreement between the entities for the MLB Youth Academy at Sylvester Turner
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MLB to return to play in late July | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Major League Baseball will look to kick off the 2020 baseball season on either Thursday July 23rd or Friday July 24th, according to Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. last week. Manfred said Major League Baseball anticipates beginning its 2020 regular season approximately one month
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Astros owner wants fans in Minute Maid Park to make up for revenue loss
Astros owner Jim Crane has an idea of how his season will go and to some it strikes a tone-deaf chord Wednesday when the billionaire told reporters that he will need to allow fans to attend games at Minute Maid Park during this coronavirus pandemic in order to offset revenue losses for the 2020
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White woman charged after racist Central Park confrontation - Black News Channel
NEW YORK (AP) — A white woman who called the police during a videotaped dispute with a Black man over walking her dog without a leash in Central Park was charged Monday with filing a false police report. In May, Amy Cooper drew widespread condemnation for frantically calling 911 to claim she was
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Breonna Taylors family argues police had no cause for raid - Black News Channel
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press/BNC Contributor LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville police called off a warrant search of Breonna Taylors apartment after a drug suspect was located elsewhere, but then went ahead with the deadly raid to look for other suspects with no connection to Taylor, her family
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On August 31, 1935, in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., American professional baseball player and manager Frank Robinson was born. He was the first black manager in major league baseball.
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When Jackie Robinson took the field on April 15, 1947 wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform, he became the first African American in over fifty years to play on a major league baseball team. In the process, he broke through baseball’s color line that had relegated African American players to the
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Two COVID-19-ravaged churches take different recovery paths - Black News Channel
By DAVID CRARY and LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The paths of two New York City churches diverged this week — one reopened and one stayed closed. But they have shared a tragic fate, together losing at least 134 members of their mostly Hispanic congregations to the
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Barry Bonds belongs to a family with a history of playing baseball, it can be convincingly said that baseball runs in his family. He was born on July 24, 1964, in Riverside, California. He was born to Pat and Bobby. Bobby was a high-school baseball star, he chose baseball over football. He played
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The Rev. Carroll R. Chambliss, Sr.: An AME Scouting Legend
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In his new book, baseball's Dusty Baker opens up on his love of music
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DeVos rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic - Black News Channel
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday assailed plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week and said schools must be fully operational even amid the coronavirus pandemic. Anything less, she says, would fail students
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Trump pushes state, local leaders to reopen schools in fall - Black News Channel
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer/ BNC Contributor President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched an all-out effort pressing state and local officials to reopen schools this fall, arguing that some are keeping schools closed not because of the risks from the coronavirus pandemic but for political
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Trump Threatens to Cut Federal Aid if Schools Dont Reopen - Black News Channel
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer/ BNC Contributor Determined to reopen Americas schools despite coronavirus worries, President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to hold back federal money if school districts dont bring their students back in the fall. He complained that his own public
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Toyota Makes Million Dollar Commitment To Youth And Family Programs At New Texas Rangers MLB Youth Academy
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New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online - Black News Channel
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer/ BNC Contributor International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration authorities. The guidelines, issued by
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