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US virus deaths hit record levels with the holidays ahead
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - Deaths from COVID-19 in the US have soared to more than 2,200 a day on average, matching the frightening peak reached last April, and cases per day have eclipsed 200,000 on average for the first time on record, with the crisis all but certain to get worse
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1 in 5 prisoners in the US has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died - Black News Channel
BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL and KATIE PARK of The Marshall Project and ANDREW DEMILLO of The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — One in every five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general
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Loose talk and small change - Stabroek News
Just weeks before the abrupt conclusion of Guyana’s prolonged election crisis, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) quietly ended its contract with the American lobbying firm, Mercury Public Affairs having spent over $63M against its main
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WATCH | Nigeria in shock after deadly shooting of protesters | News24
Nigerians were in shock on Wednesday after a deadly shooting of peaceful protesters in the biggest city Lagos that Amnesty International blamed on security forces.
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Nestlé, Cargill ask U.S top court to stop child labor lawsuit | Africanews
Nestlé and Cargill have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop lawsuits against them for complicity in forced child labor on cocoa farms in Ivory
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Harris suspends travel after staff members test COVID-19 positive
DELAWARE, United States (AP) - Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, will suspend in-person events until Monday after two people associated with the campaign tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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This Day in History - December 1
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1955: Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, defies the law by refusing to give up her seat to a white man aboard a Montgomery, Alabama city bus. She is arrested, sparking a year-long boycott of buses by blacks.�OTHER EVENTS1640: Portugal revolts against Spanish control and becomes
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Artist pours passion into details for new Jamaica House backdrop
Furniture, banners, children’s books, and the emblem that adorns the wall of the press room at the Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica, is 39-year-old Tarik
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Megan Thee Stallion Tops Artists 500 Chart For the First Time - Houston Forward Times
Megan Thee Stallion claimed the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart… The post Megan Thee Stallion Tops Artists 500 Chart For the First Time appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Kidney donors do not seem to face much risk from kidney... - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
This study may attempt to ease a lot of apprehensions faced by potential kidney donors about their health condition following the donation. In a
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Ex Teammates Al Harrington and Larry Hughes Launch Cannabis Business
Al Harrington and Larry Hughes will expand the Viola brand when they open two cannabis dispensaries and a cultivation and processing center in St. Louis
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Almost 500lbs of expired duck meat seized, dumped - Stabroek News
The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) and the Ministry of Health yesterday seized and disposed of close to 500 pounds of expired duck meat that was illegally imported from the United
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Brazil’s Odebrecht rebrands as Novonor to turn page on graft-stained history - Stabroek News
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) - Brazilian engineering group Odebrecht, whose name became synonymous with graft due to its role in the nation’s sweeping Car Wash corruption investigation, is changing its name as it tries to turn the page on that scandal-plagued
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Biden's team vows action against hack as US threats persist - Black News Channel
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Once in office, President-elect Joe Biden will punish Russia for its suspected cyberespionage operation against the United States with financial sanctions and measures to hobble the Kremlin's ability to launch future hacks, his chief of staff said
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Caribbean national gets top communications post in new US administration | New York Carib News
United States President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a Caribbean national to a top communications post in his incoming administration.
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Ganduje Takes Fresh Action After American University Denied Appointing Him as Visiting Professor
The Kano State government in Nigeria has demanded an apology from the East Carolina University over the fake professorial appointment offered to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, NaijaNews reported on Dec. 6.
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Megan Thee Stallion Receives Powerful Letter From Congresswoman Maxine Waters
“I want you to know that I have your back too.”
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UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
British officials authorised a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday, greenlighting the world’s first shot against the virus that’s backed by rigorous science and taking a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. The...
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Lockdown: Senegal arrests 74 people over violent protests against coronavirus curfew
Dakar – Senegalese police arrested more than 70 people on Wednesday after protests tinged by violence broke out in several cities across the West African country demanding a night-time coronavirus curfew be
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Today in 1862, President Lincoln Suggested Financially Rewarding States for Ending Slavery
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: The Bettman Archive/Getty Images On December 1, 1862, then-U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (R) delivered his Second Annual Message to the U.S. Congress. In this historic speech, which has been preserved by the National Archives for nearly 160 years, the 16th
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Elderly day labor workers most affected by pandemic - Black Voice News
Jesus Monge has worked as a day laborer since arriving in the United States in 1981 from El Salvador. In recent months the 71-year-old jornalero has been unable to work as jobs dry out and because his body hardly allows it anymore. 'I have a lot of knee problems and I use a cane to
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UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use - Black News Channel
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press British officials authorized a COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Wednesday, greenlighting the world's first shot against the virus that's backed by rigorous science and taking a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. The go-ahead
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Texas virus death toll rises above 25,000 - DefenderNetwork.com
Texas on Saturday surpassed 25,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the second-highest total in the country.  State health officials reported 272 new deaths due to COVID-19, bringing Texas’ death toll to 25,226. Cases of COVID-19 and virus-related hospitalizations continue to rise in the
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Guyana to use CARPHA for quality control after clearing COVID-19 testing backlog -Anthony - Stabroek News
Now that the COVID-19 testing backlog has been cleared and the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) has boosted its capacity to process samples, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony has said government will no longer be proceeding with its planned testing arrangements with the United
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COVID anxieties may increase risk of holiday mental health struggles, clinical psychotherapist says - Stabroek News
With the Christmas season usually being a time when people are more at risk for mental health struggles, a clinical psychotherapist has said even more intervention is needed now due to the added anxieties brought on by the ongoing COVID-19
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US House votes to decriminalise marijuana at federal level
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) - The Democratic-controlled House yesterday approved a Bill to decriminalise and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters call a failed policy of criminalising pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal
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Morocco: Moroccans of America Celebrate Us Recognition of Moroccanness of Sahara
[MAP] Washington -- The Moroccan community in the United States held, Saturday in Washington DC, a march to celebrate the US decision recognizing Morocco's full sovereignty over its Saharan provinces.
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Editor: I am writing this letter because the citizens of Burke County need to know the importance of the position of Director/Chief of the Burke County Emergency Management Agency (BEMA). In Burke County we were blessed to have one of the top directors in the United States, Chief Rusty
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WHO says 'will do everything' to find COVID-19 origins
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted yesterday it would do everything possible to find the animal origins of COVID-19, insisting that knowledge was vital to preventing future outbreaks.'We want to know the origin and we will do everything to know the origin,' WHO
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