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Around the globe, virus cancels spring travel for millions - Black News Channel
By DAVID McHUGH, CASEY SMITH and JOE McDONALD AP Business Writers FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — They are the annual journeys of late winter and early spring: Factory workers in China heading home for the Lunar New Year; American college students going on road trips and hitting the beach over spring
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Kansas' record Top 25 run over; Michigan jumps to No. 3 - Black News Channel
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas dropped out of The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for the first time in 12 years on Monday, ending the Jayhawks' record streak of 231 consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 25. Gonzaga and Baylor held down the top two
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Democrats to Propose Bill Giving Parents $3,000 Per Child Benefit to Fight Child Poverty
House Democrats will unveil a bill providing tens of millions of Americans with $3,000 per child in order to put a dent in child poverty.
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 Regulators reject FCIB deal - Stabroek News
(Barbados Nation) Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s (CIBC) plan to sell most of FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB) for $1.6 billion has been rejected by regulators. The article  Regulators reject FCIB deal appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Africa: Corona Vaccines Could Cement Africa's Relationship With China
Analysis - For many Africans, Europe has been greedy, hoarding inoculations made in the continent to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The repercussion is that Africa will cozy up further to the generous Asian giant -- China.
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Budget office: $15 wage would reduce poverty, increase debt - Black News Channel
By KEVIN FREKING, ALAN FRAM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce the number of Americans living in poverty and boost wages for millions of Americans while adding to the federal debt and joblessness, a new report from the
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This Black History Month, how do we make sense of America’s whitelash?
Toward the end of his life, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. found himself at an inflection point about the next... View Article The post This Black History Month, how do we make sense of America’s whitelash? appeared first on TheGrio.
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Purdue Northwest plans Black History Month programming | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) plans a range of cultural and academic events throughout February to commemorate Black History Month. Many events are free and open to the public. Visit www.pnw.edu/black-history for the full schedule of events and registration information. “These events reflect
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'Mentally and Physically Safe': Stanford Study Finds More Black Students Are Enrolling In HBCUs Amid Rise In Hate Crimes
An increase in hate crimes is linked to a spike in enrollment at historically Black colleges and universities, according to a Stanford study. Researchers analyzed […]
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Ejected From Committee Assignments After Touting Racist Speech, Conspiracy Theories
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was stripped of her committee assignments on Thursday, following a contentious battle between Republicans and Democrats in Congress.
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Utah US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate Strongly Recommends Attorney Erik Karst of Karst von Oiste for a Navy Veteran with Mesothelioma in Utah-Get the Best Possible Compensation That May Exceed $1,000,000
SALT LAKE CITY , UTAH, USA, February 8, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Utah US Navy Veterans Mesothelioma Advocate says, "If your husband or dad has just been diagnosed with mesothelioma in Utah and he is a Navy Veteran we encourage you to …
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Somalia: Which Way for Farmaajo? Somalia At Crossroads As Opposition Withdraws Recognition
Analysis - Somalia's President Mohamed Farmaajo could be facing the most challenging time of his presidential career, exactly four years since he was elected the ninth head of the Horn of Africa country.
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Chad: Moussa Faki Retains Top AU Post
[East African] Chadian Moussa Faki Mahamat has been re-elected chairperson of the African Union Commission, getting an endorsement from nearly all voting members of the continental bloc.
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Southall Black Sisters: "The Domestic Abuse Bill must protect migrant women" - Voice Online
TODAY THE House of Lords, the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Reverend Rachel  Treweek, with... The post Southall Black Sisters: 'The Domestic Abuse Bill must protect migrant women' appeared first on Voice Online.
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The GOP Is America’s Abusive Partner
When Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez uttered those words on her Instagram Live last week, it immediately invoked the once unthinkable scene of our Capitol building under siege by White…
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A New Chapter In History - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Story and Photos by Brier Evans Data News Weekly Contributor The New Orleans City Council officially renamed South Jefferson Davis Parkway to South Norman C. Francis Parkway on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 with a ribbon-cutting
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Mayor Johnson CTBC-SSU Day Speaker | The Savannah Tribune
Mayor Van R. Johnson, II will be the speaker for the annual Connors Temple Baptist Church-Savannah State University Day celebration on February 14, 2021 at 10:00 A.M. The program will be a little different due to COVID-19 restrictions, but the purpose remains the same which is to celebrate the
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Somalia - Roadside Bombing Kills At Least 13 After Presidential Talks Break Down
[DW] The attack took place shortly after negotiators failed to end a stalemate over the selection of a new president. Islamist terror group Al-Shabaab took responsibility for the attack near the town of Dhusamareeb.
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Biden set to accept more refugees after years of Trump restrictions - Stabroek News
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will seek to raise annual refugee admissions to 125,000 in the coming fiscal year, he said yesterday, a more than eight-fold increase after former President Donald Trump slashed levels to historic
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Central African Republic: UN Scribe Guterres Calls for Inclusive Dialogue
[Cameroon Tribune] This follows incessant attacks and displacement of civilians in the country.
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Leon Spinks, former heavyweight champ who beat Muhammad Ali, dead at 67 | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Jacob Lev, CNN Former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, best known for defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, has died at the age 67, according to a statement from his publicist. Spinks lost his five-year battle with prostate and other cancers on Friday evening. 'At the time of his passing his
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Congo-Brazzaville: Brazzaville Journalist Taken From Hospital, Held Illegally
Press Release - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of Raymond Malonga, a well-known Congolese cartoonist and satirical magazine publisher, who has been held in a completely illegal manner over an article ever since plainclothesmen snatched him from his bed in
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New York nonprofit brings HBCU culture to kids - Black News Channel
By: N. James Dotson Jr./ Digital Editor Big Apple Leadership Academy for the Arts, or BALAA, offers performing art for families below the poverty line in the Bed-Stuy area of New York. Finding its permanent place in the area the organization started in rented spaces, schools, parks, and online
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THE NEW REPUBLICAN PARTY | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Republican Party, sometimes also referred to as the GOP (“Grand Old Party”), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main, historic rival, the Democratic Party. The GOP was founded in 1854 by opponents of the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed
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Jill Biden To Parents Struggling Amid The Pandemic: ‘You’re Not Failing. You’re Strong.’
First lady Jill Biden spoke on the hurdles facing parents in the era of COVID-19, as well as her views on teaching and motherhood in an interview with Parents magazine…
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Africa: President Tshisekedi Takes Over As Chairman of AU
[FrontPageAfrica] Addis Ababa -- The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected President Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2021.
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Supreme Court Judge among several arrested in alleged plot to oust Haitian president
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 8, CMC – A Supreme Court judge was among several people arrested on Sunday for their role in an alleged plot to oust President Jovenel Moise . According to Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe a senior...
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New variants raise worry about COVID-19 virus reinfections - Black News Channel
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Evidence is mounting that having COVID-19 may not protect against getting infected again with some of the new variants. People also can get second infections with earlier versions of the coronavirus if they mounted a weak defense the first time, new
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High-level Guinean delegation meets President Bio in Freetown
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 8 February 2021: A high-level delegation led by the Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Guineans Abroad, Dr Ibrahim Khalil Kaba, today conveyed a letter from Guinea’s President Alpha Conde to President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown. The Guinean team
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