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US stocks rise in afternoon trading as 2020 winds down - Black News Channel
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stocks are broadly higher in afternoon trading Wednesday as the effort to develop and distribute vaccines to fight the virus pandemic ramps up. The gains put the market back on positive footing following a modest pullback on
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Principal Joe Clark, who inspired film 'Lean on Me,' dies - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Joe Louis Clark, the baseball bat and bullhorn-wielding principal whose unwavering commitment to his students and uncompromising disciplinary methods inspired the 1989 film 'Lean on Me,' died at his Florida home on Tuesday after a long battle
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Loeffler, Perdue run hard-line pitch in swing state Georgia - Black News Channel
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The merchandise featured in Sen. Kelly Loeffler's online campaign store includes T-shirts and bumper stickers bearing Donald Trump's name and the message: 'Still my president.' The Georgia Republican is running television ads ahead of Tuesday's Senate
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Maxine Waters accuses Trump of attempting to start Civil War - Black News Channel
By BlackPressUSA Today Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) was a guest on SiriusXM’s The Joe Madison Show, and went into detail about her conversation with the Chief of Capitol Police before the violent insurrection on Capitol Hill, and how the massive security failure could have been prevented, and
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S&P 500, Dow reach for records as a tumultuous 2020 ends - Black News Channel
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers U.S. stock indexes edged mostly higher in afternoon trading Thursday, inching within striking distance of record highs as investors close the book on a tumultuous year. The S&P 500 was up 0.3%, on track to eclipse the all-time high it set on
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Watchdog approves use in UK of 'vaccine for the world' - Black News Channel
By DANICA KIRKA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain authorized an easy-to-handle coronavirus vaccine Wednesday and decided to stretch out the time between doses to allow more people to get some level of protection faster as infections surge. The first greenlight for the shot
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National College Championship: Alabama vs. Ohio State -
Alabama is favored by seven vs. Ohio State for the National College Football Championship. Source
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In graying Italy, the old defy biases laid bare by pandemic - Black News Channel
By FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — From his newsstand at the bottom of two hilly streets in Rome, Armando Alviti has been dispensing newspapers, magazines and good cheer to locals from before dawn till after dusk nearly every day for more than a half-century. 'Ciao, Armando,' his
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Chewy sends pet paintings to keep customers from straying - Black News Channel
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Schwartz didn't ask for an oil painting of her cat. But she loves the portrait of Stinky that hangs in her upstate New York home, a surprise gift from an unlikely place: an online pet store. It's one of the more than 1,000 free paintings
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Florida's Johnson rejoins team, works as coach amid recovery - Black News Channel
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson is back in Florida's basketball facility, just not on the court. He's scouting opponents, coaching teammates, refereeing scrimmages and even talking trash from afar. Seeing him, hearing him, being able to hug him and just
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LeBron James, Lakers hold off Bulls without Anthony Davis | L.A. Focus News
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls share a moment of silence for Tommy Lasorda before an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, in Los Angeles. Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the
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'Brian did his job': Family remembers fallen Capitol officer - Black News Channel
By MIKE CATALINI and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press SOUTH RIVER, N.J. (AP) — From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer. He enlisted in the National Guard six months after graduating high school in 1997, deploying to Saudi Arabia and then
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Biden Heads to Georgia with Message: 'Send Me These Two Men' - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The importance of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia cannot be overstated. It is why President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are headed to the Peach State to campaign for the Democratic
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Lucky few Bills fans eager to cheer on team from stands - Black News Channel
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It was just like the pre-coronavirus pandemic days on Saturday morning for Scott Hammond and his son Landon when they were among the first to get to their seats before a Buffalo Bills home game. Everything else, however, felt different for
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WATCH: Skeem Saam latest episode, E128 S9 - Wednesday 30 December 2020
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Statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln is removed in Boston - Black News Channel
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press A statue of Abraham Lincoln with a freed slave appearing to kneel at his feet — optics that drew objections amid a national reckoning with racial injustice — has been removed from its perch in downtown Boston. Workers removed the Emancipation Memorial, also known
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North Korea's Kim thanks people in rare New Year's cards - Black News Channel
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked the public for their trust and support 'in the difficult times' and wished them happiness and good health in his first New Year's Day cards sent to his people. Kim usually gives a televised speech on
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AP sources: Star Vikings RB Cook absent after father's death - Black News Channel
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Running back Dalvin Cook is not practicing with the Minnesota Vikings this week, due to the death of his father. Two people with knowledge of the situation, speaking Wednesday on condition of anonymity because the team did not announce
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Browns' COVID-19 concerns grow with 2 more positive tests - Black News Channel
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns' COVID-19 issues aren't easing. Cleveland closed its facility and delayed practice for the second straight day after two more players tested positive with the virus. The team's latest COVID situation has further impacted the
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Washington Releases QB Dwayne Haskins
The Washington Football Team released quarterback Dwayne Haskins on Monday, bringing the former first-round pick's time with the franchise to an unceremonious end after less than two seasons.
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Chargers QB Justin Herbert wrapping up unexpectedly memorable rookie season | L.A. Focus News
Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert had a memorable 2020 football year that started with a Rose Bowl victory with Oregon to possibly ending with an Offensive Rookie of the Year award. But Herbert’s historic rookie season with the Chargers might not have happened without five teams passing on him in
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Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment 'as soon as possible' - Black News Channel
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Saturday it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% at its underground Fordo nuclear facility 'as soon as possible,' pushing its program a technical step away from weapons-grade levels as it increases pressure on the West over
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UK judge to rule on US extradition for WikiLeaks' Assange - Black News Channel
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out Monday whether he can be extradited from the U.K. to the U.S. to face espionage charges over the publication of secret American military documents. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser is due to deliver her
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Loga names Chan squad
BY Kevin Mapasure Caps United have contributed five players to the final 23-man squad that will travel to Cameroon for the African Nations Championships (Chan). The Harare giants have Tafadzwa Jaravani,  Carlos Mavhurume,  Richard Hachiro,  Ronald Chitiyo,  and Leroy Mavhunga in the squad that was
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President-Elect Biden Nominates First Black Secretary of Defense | Dallas Weekly
As CENTCOM commander, he was responsible for military strategy and joint operations throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia. He was also the architect and oversaw the military campaign’s execution to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. He retired from the military on May
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EXPLAINER: Stakes high for U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia - Black News Channel
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two months after the November elections, Georgia voters have unfinished business. The outcome will determine partisan control of the U.S. Senate and how lawmakers deal with a new White House. Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are
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Capitol siege by pro-Trump mob forces questions, ousters - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The violent siege of the Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters forced painful new questions across government — about his fitness to remain in office for two more weeks, the ability of the police to secure the complex and
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State capitols face showdown over COVID powers and spending - Black News Channel
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State lawmakers across the country will convene in 2021 with the continuing COVID-19 pandemic rippling through much of their work — even affecting the way they work. After 10 months of emergency orders and restrictions from governors and
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In Georgia, Biden's presidency meets early defining moment - Black News Channel
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Usually it's a president's first midterm election that reorders a White House's political approach and priorities. For President-elect Joe Biden, his most defining congressional election is coming before he takes office. Two runoffs Tuesday in Georgia
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Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant? Experts believe so, but they're working to confirm that. A coronavirus variant in the United Kingdom has caused alarm because of the possibility that it might spread more easily. But even if that turns out
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Respond to the homicide crisis by meeting the needs of our hurting communities - L.A. Focus News
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