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Google has unveiled a very important update that will assist voters in finding polling stations near them.

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Ben Harper is an American musician, known for his success as an artist, instrumental skills and social activism. He was born on October 28, 1969 as Benjamin Chase Harper to Leonard and Ellen-Chase Verdries in Pomona, California. His father was African American and his mother was Jewish. He came

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Mann, Dorothy Holland

Dorothy Holland Mann, a native of Annandale, Virginia, wasthe first woman and first African-American to head Region X of the United States Public Health Service (which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho andAlaska) when she was appointed to the position in 1979 by Dr. Julius Richmond, theAssistant

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Jefferson-Jenkins, Carolyn (1952 - )

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In February 2010, the military of Niger staged a coup and overthrew the government of President Mamadou Tandja, replacing him with a leader of their own choosing, Salou Djibo. A new government, deemed the Supreme Council for the Restoration of Democracy, was also formed. Djibo promised the people

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Black supremacy

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'Star Wars' and diversity could draw more Oscar viewers, film academy president says

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Bush, Dwight L. (1957 - )

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