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“If you’re considering bankruptcy as a solution for medical debt, you’re not alone. Unmanageable medical care debt and the hardships that often come along with it – like loss of work or reduced access to credit – can be a recipe for financial ruin,” Sarah C. Brady, a San Francisco-based financial
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Dreams Preferred: It’s Their Time Now  | Community | The Michigan Chronicle
Local artist Judy Bowman rekindled her passion for the arts and creates pieces that speak to, and about, the Black community.  Photo courtesy of Judy Bowman She turned 78 when she recently released her new EP, “Let There Be Love,” this past April. Detroit native Freda Payne’s five-song EP features
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The Three Ds from Duval Dominating the Literary Scene – Free Press of Jacksonville
(Source: www.eujacksonville.com) - Jacksonville natives Deesha Philyaw, Dawnie Walton and Dantiel W. Moniz shake up the book world with works anchored in the experiences of Black womanhood.  “Do not set us up like this is [...]
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Nigeria: We've Cleaned Up 17 Contaminated Sites in Ogoniland - Govt
[This Day] The federal government yesterday disclosed that 17 contaminated sites have been cleaned up and certified clean in Ogoniland, Rivers State.
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NYSE's Youngest Female Trader Earned 12,000 Per Year; She's Urging Women To Talk About Money
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Nigeria: Insecurity Forcing Us to Borrow More, Nigerian Govt Says
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Roach Reminds Residents of Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Period
Lt. Gov. Tregenza A. Roach Esq. advises all Medicare beneficiaries and persons newly eligible for Medicare that the open enrollment period for Medicare Part D is Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.
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Vote-buying spree
Politicians had to fork out more money to buy votes in the September 3 general election last year as electors increased the price for ballots because of the risks associated with the throes of a second wave of coronavirus spread, a new report...
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Integrity Commission says chipping away at case backlog
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Armed Robbery Victim Says: 'Don't Make Excuses For Criminals!' - St. Lucia Times News
The victim of an armed robbery in Castries on Tuesday night has been speaking out against people who make excuses for criminals, including that the bandits need jobs. Executive Director of the Saint Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA), Anthony Avril, spoke in an interview with St Lucia Times
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Golding’s one-man, one-vote proposal to face acid test | Lead Stori
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Clint Smith On His New Book And Wanting A Better Future For His Children—And Yours Too
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Seychelles: Truth Commission Advocates for State Reparations
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Covid-19: Africa not ready for imminent third wave, warns WHO | News24
Hit by a fresh surge of infections and with vaccine deliveries at a near standstill, Africa is not ready to face a third wave of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) waned on Thursday.
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Samuels mum on NPL audit findings
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‘Commonwealth must renew itself’
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WESTERN BUREAU: With more than 20 years of service to education under his belt, Leighton Johnson, the principal of Muschett High School in Trelawny, says he is inspired, wired, and ready to transform the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) if he is...
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