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EFF leader Julius Malema will hold crunch talks with Clicks CEO Vikesh Ramsunder on Thursday in the hope of resolving the ongoing spat.
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In Texas, the lowest-income workers don't qualify for additional unemployment aid | Dallas Weekly
By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune Aug. 26, 2020 “In Texas, the lowest-income workers don’t qualify for additional unemployment aid” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public
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WATCH: What You Need To Know — August 17, 2020: “Convention Across America” — Postal Delays — Drug Overdoses During Pandemic
1. Democrats Prepare for Most Inclusive, Physically Distant Convention What You Need To Know: Tonight begins what is or could be four nights of the most inclusive, but physically distant, national political convention, a 'Convention Across America.' 2. House Democrats Summon Postal Leaders To
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Zimra workers on go-slow
CUSTOMS and excise officers at Beitbridge border post and other stations yesterday briefly downed tools and later opted to go slow to register disgruntlement over poor wages, although the tax agency denied that such a development had occurred. BY REX MPHISA The development could cripple imports of
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Supermodel Who Attempted Suicide After Enduring Anti-Gay Hatred Graces Elle Cover With Wife And Big Ole' Same-Sex Kiss - Blavity
Sudanese model Aweng Ade-Chuol is fighting back against the rampant homophobia she's endured since marrying her wife in a most powerful way.  Both the model and her wife are gracing the cover of the January 2021 issue of ELLE UK. The January 2021 issue of ELLE UK featuring Sudanese model, Aweng
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As regional businesses resume on-site work, CFOs wary of COVID-19 backlash - PwC report
Hastily adopted by some entities in the region as an emergency response to the advent of COVID-19, “remote work” is likely to become “a permanent option” for jobs that so allow, with more than half the Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in the Caribbean saying they plan to improve the remote working
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Amazon Announces Plans to Hire 2,000 Metro Detroiters | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
Amazon, one of the world’s largest companies, continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to hire metro Detroiters. The e-commerce giant announced last week that it is hiring 2,000 people in … Continued
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MDC Alliance in tricky Gwanda mayoral polls
BY Brenna Matendere THE main opposition MDC Alliance yesterday said it was confident of retaining the Gwanda mayoral seat although stakes favoured its rivals, Zanu PF and MDC-T. The Gwanda mayoral polls will be held tomorrow following the recent recall of MDC Alliance’s Jastone Mazhale by Thokozani
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LA County: More coronavirus vaccination appointments available this week | L.A. Focus News
Los Angeles County officials said Sunday, Jan. 24, that appointments are available this week at the county’s five large coronavirus vaccination centers at Magic Mountain, the Pomona Fairplex, Cal State Northridge, the Forum in Inglewood and the County Office of Education in Downey. Appointments can
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Tune In: Pepsi’s Latest Commercial Features An Unreleased Freestyle From The Notorious B.I.G.
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School Suspensions Don't Just Unfairly Penalize Black Students – They Lead To Lower Grades And 'Black Flight' - Blavity
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MORIAL: Keep Politics Out of the Coronavirus Vaccine Approval Process
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After 51 yrs, Auburn's first Black student Harold Franklin finally gets his master’s degree - Face2Face Africa
Harold Alonza Franklin Sr. has finally received his master's degree from Auburn University after being denied 51 years ago. In 1964, Franklin, a Talladega native, was the first African-American student to integrate Auburn University. After graduating from Alabama State College in 1962, Franklin
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For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal
Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will have to contend not only with a world of security threats and a... View Article The post For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal appeared first on TheGrio.
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US Could Soon Give 1 Million Vaccinations A Day: Fauci
The U.S. could soon be giving at least a million COVID-19 vaccinations a day despite the sluggish start, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday, even as he warned of a dangerous…
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STI rising under the cover of COVID-19
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Speculation rises Kamala Harris will be Democratic VP candidate - African American News Today - EIN News
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Ghana: GFA Congratulates Justice Amadu Tanko
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) on behalf of the entire football fraternity, has congratulated the newly-appointed Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC) Issifu Omoro Amadu
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SOS places body bags on the steps of the State Capitol in Montgomery to symbolize the disparate healthcare impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the need for Medicaid Expansion
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Los Angeles Facing Economic Shift Due to Limited Stay At Home Order; Mayor Eric Garcetti Launches ‘LA Optimized’ To Keep Businesses Afloat. - Los Angeles Sentinel
Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti elaborated on upcoming plans for the city, as the community prepares for a second wave of increased transmission. Most recent numbers are projecting over thousands of new COVID-19 cases. The mayor went into detail about this unfortunate turn of events, and what
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Swizz Beatz and Timbaland Announce Verzuz Season 2
Just in time for the change in weather, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland announce that Verzuz will return for season 2 very soon. Though the timeline of when that happens is not yet revealed, fans are nonetheless excited to see what the two musical geniuses have for their next set of high-profile
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump vs. Trump on virus; Biden missteps | The Atlanta Voice
Explaining his deceptive assurances about the pandemic, President Donald Trump suggested he was doing what Winston Churchill had done, soothing the public in a time of danger. That’s not how it went down in World War II. Churchill did not tell Britons that Nazi Germany was “under control ” or
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Republicans Confuse Congresswoman-Elect Cori Bush For Breonna Taylor
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California school blocks 9-year-old Black girl’s email as disciplinary action
A nine-year-old Black girl was suspended from school when she allegedly flooded their technical support department with messages. The post California school blocks 9-year-old Black girl’s email as disciplinary action appeared first on TheGrio.
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Rep. Waters’ Statement on Shooting of Another Unarmed Black Man Jacob Blake
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