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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege has stepped down from a COVID-19 task force in eastern Congo, saying his hospital needs to focus on treating coronavirus patients because testing delays and other problems have allowed the crisis to
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Gary Schools to Continue Same Schedule for Food Distribution | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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Are we ready for June 1? - Several sectors still reeling from COVID-19 hit, employers await gov’t protocol
THE ANDREW Holness led-Cabinet is expected to determine tomorrow whether it will bow to pressure from tourism and other industry interests to abandon the long-term phased and full reopening of the economy despite protests from health
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Why The World Is More Worried Than Ever About A 2nd Wave | The Oklahoma Eagle
A fresh coronavirus outbreak in China, new cases in New Zealand and record infections in parts of the United States show that the pandemic is far from
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Dear Saints, Now is Still Not The Time To Go To Church | The Crusader Newspaper Group
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TSTA: Governor in too big a hurry to reopen schools while pandemic is still raging
Texas State Teachers Association President Noel Candelaria issued the following statement on school
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TSD FLASH! - No Freedom Award in 2020; Slave Haven sets reopening; election lawsuit; music video vibe: Usher's "I Cry"
Officials with The National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM) announced Friday the cancellation of this year’s planned version of the museum’s flagship fundraising event, with a focus forward now on next year’s 30th anniversary of the Freedom
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Back to Business Plan - Phase III - kicks in on Monday
Shelby County Health Department officials have determined that it’s safe to move to Phase III of the Back to Business
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Coronavirus Update: Economy or Public Health? Reopening States During the Pandemic Has Polarized Us
As the U.S. experiences increases in the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths, leaders remain divided on how to define and implement the way business and life should be conducted going
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Caldwell, Harrison L. (1909-1964)
Harrison Laverne Caldwell, the first African American principal in the Seattle Public Schools District, was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1909. Very little is known about his personal life. By the time of his death, he had become one of the most important educational leaders in the states of Kansas and
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Gear Up for Free Fishing Day in Texas June 6
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COVID-19 Dallas County Update
Dallas County on Tuesday reported the largest number of positive COVID-19 cases and deaths counted on a single day, health officials
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Bahamas to reopen its borders on July 1
NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The Bahamas Government says many new policies, safety measures, and precautions will be introduced to ensure the continued health and well-being of citizens and visitors as it prepares to “reinstate tourism to the country and effectively reopen our
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Black Teenager Found Hanged in Texas Elementary School Parking Lot
According to authorities, the latest one has taken place in Harris County, Texas, as the body of a black teenager was found hanging in the parking lot of an elementary school earlier this week according to The New York Daily
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Opinion: Inglewood’s Choice to Quickly Close Elementary School Harms Children and Hurts Our Community
This is the path the Inglewood Unified School District (IUSD) took when it decided to close Warren Lane TK-7 Elementary
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The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007
In 2000 Kathleen Brose led an organization called Parents Involved in Community Schools which filed a lawsuit against the Seattle School District, challenging its tie-breaker rule in Seattle Public Schools which gave preference to racial minorities in school assignments when all else was
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More Young People Testing Positive For Coronavirus
Health officials are warning that a rise in younger people testing positive for coronavirus will hit vulnerable populations.
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Archdiocese of Baltimore Archbishop urges more coronavirus testing for hard-hit Latino, African American areas
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore pastor who was recently named an auxiliary bishop for the Baltimore Archdiocese has appealed to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to increase free COVID-19 testing in the city to expand beyond his parish, Sacred Heart of Jesus/Sagrado Corazon de
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NERIMA: The sky’s green? That’s a white lie not an opinion
With over half of Kenya’s population made up of youth, some of the most active internet sites are social media
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US faces Memorial Day like no other under virus restrictions | The Atlanta Voice
Americans marked a Memorial Day like no other Monday as the coronavirus pandemic upended traditional commemorations and forced communities to honor the nation’s military dead with smaller, more subdued ceremonies like car convoys and online tributes instead of
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Amid Uprisings, Schools Consider Terminating Their Contracts With Police
In Minneapolis, where protests exploded after a police officer killed local resident George Floyd, the school board voted Tuesday evening in favor of a resolution to cut ties with the police
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L.A. DIGEST: Museum to offer virtual tour of shuttle
EXPOSITION PARK — The California Science Center is launching virtual reality tours of Space Shuttle Endeavour May 15, giving the spacecraft a new mission: educating and entertaining those staying at
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114-year-old Ethiopian recovers from COVID-19
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Hospitals demand COVID-19 records
“Is the ministry aware of what is happening in both private and public health institutions where we have experienced many non-COVID-19 deaths because the policy is that one cannot be admitted when they do not have COVID-19 test
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11 die in new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded 17 Ebola cases in a new outbreak of the deadly virus in the western province of Equateur and 11 of those infected have died, health officials said on
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Stanford, John (1938-1998)
John Stanford was the superintendent of Seattle Public Schools from 1995 until his untimely death from leukemia in 1998.  He was born in Darby, Pennsylvania   on the outskirts of Philadelphia and graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in political science.  He joined
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28
1998
Kenya: Extreme Clean Firm Intensifies Fight Against Virus
Some of the cleaning companies such as Extreme Clean have gone a step further and is wooing healthcare staff who own vehicles by giving them a special offer of 50 per cent discount for
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