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38th Street Thrive! plan set for full council vote on March 12 -
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Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 25 - Houston Forward Times
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing theschedule for sitesoffering free COVID-19… The post Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of January 25 appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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African American stage III breast cancer patients may avoid cancer treatments - African American News Today - EIN News
… that an astounding number of African American women with breast cancer may … Cancer Center at Grady. Evidently, African-American women in the U.S … of them were found in African-American women. It was also found …
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Uganda targets over 10% jabs before schools resume - NewsDay Zimbabwe
Uganda is aiming to vaccinate at least six million people against Covid – more than 10% of its population – by the end of the year before schools can re-open. About 4.8 million of these are categorised as high priority, and they include health workers, teachers, students aged 18 and above, and
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Sudan minister warns Ethiopia against filling dam without deal | News24
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Texas faces a looming $4.6 billion deficit, comptroller projects | Dallas Weekly
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar delivered bleak but unsurprising news Monday: Because of the economic fallout triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the amount of general revenue available for the state’s current two-year budget is projected to be roughly $11.5 billion less than originally
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Inner City and Suburban Faith-Based leaders are having an interfaith public day of solidarity at the Milwaukee Mile Grandstand inside Wisconsin State Fair park on Sunday August 23rd at 3PM to kick off an initiative intended to bridge the racial divide bet
Milwaukee, WI (August 19, 2020) The Day of Repentance and Solidarity happening on Sunday August 23, 2020 at 3PM is the kick-off to an initiative entitled, We Race Ahead. This is an alliance of City of Milwaukee and Suburban inter denominational churches and organizations to grow a more unified
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API Lays Out Initiatives, Including Partnerships with Communities of Color - Houston Forward Times
The American Petroleum Institute (API) said it would support carbon pricing to help lower the… The post API Lays Out Initiatives, Including Partnerships with Communities of Color appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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LeBron James & Twitter Clowns Courtside Karen After Saying She Would Beat Up The NBA Superstar
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It is official! CNN projects that Joe Biden has become the 46th president of the United States after a victory in his home state of Pennsylvania put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win.
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UWI Global Giving receives US$250,000 to establish endowment fund
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Elderly man killed in St James crash
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Amid Pandemic, Future of Many Catholic Schools Is In Doubt
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Uganda election: Vote tallying begins amidst internet shutdown, claims of 'violence, fraud' | News24
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Bosso supporters fundraise for club
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Fears, tension mount for commuters in US
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Tunisia: Head of State Receives President of Bar Association and Ltdh Officials
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Trump fires Esper as Pentagon chief after election defeat - TheGrio
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No timeline given for extracting wedged ship from Egypt's Suez Canal | Africanews
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