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In 1967, border tensions between Egypt and Israel led to the Six-Day War. On June 5, Israel launched an air assault, and within days had annexed the Sinai Peninsula, the East Bank of the Jordan River, and the Golan Heights. A UN cease-fire on June 10 saved the Arabs from a complete rout. Nasser
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(1857) Abraham Lincoln, “The Dred Scott Decision and Slavery,"
? The Dred Scott Decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857 was supposed to end the decades-long debate about slavery in the United States.  It did just the opposite, inflaming passions particularly in the North.  In the follow speech, Abraham Lincoln, then a private citizen, p
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Pope Francis heads to Cyprus to resolve migration issues | Africanews
The Papal visit is drawing fresh attention to the plight of migrants on Europe's borders, and the gulf between the Pope's call for countries to welcome them and the unwillingness of front-line governments to let them in.
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Former AG calls on lawyers to help fix justice system
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News From left, attorneys Robin Montano, Sherwin Seenath, Philip Sealy, El Faroukh Hosein, Balroop Roopnarine, Timothy Hamel-Smith, Andrew Johnson, Stephanie Daly SC, Phaedra Ram, Russel Martineau SC were honoured by the Law
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Keeping St. John Green: One Can & Piece of Plastic at a Time | News of St. John
Good Morning, Good Morning!  Many of you may, or may not, be aware that America Recycles Day is just around the corner.  On November 15, organizations dedicated to keeping America beautiful will celebrate, promote and educate for recycling in the United States.  Which is great!  But many, perhaps
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Shaw v. Reno (1993)
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Angola: Is White House Re-Framing Shared Values Ahead of Angola Visit?
[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- The recent statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the visit of the President of Angola could mark a significant development in messaging on the bilateral relationship between Angola and the United States.
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Africa: Millions of Young Women Suffer At the Hands of Their Intimate Partners - WHO
[UN News] Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship - close to 19 million - will have experienced intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new analysis on Monday.
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Netanyahu lashes out at graft charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived at a Jerusalem court Sunday for the start of his long-delayed corruption trial, rejecting the "ludicrous" charges against him and declaring he was facing the hearing "with my head held
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Pope Francis undergoes surgery | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
The Vatican says Pope Francis, 84, has responded well to colon surgery. The Pope was taken to Gemelli University Hospital in Rome on Sunday for a scheduled colon surgery. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said on Sunday evening that the Pope 'responded well' to the treatment, which was performed under
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Trinidad: Cops tear gas protestors in PoS
Earlier yesterday, the move by Sea Lots residents to march into Port-of-Spain around noon was thwarted by vigilant police officers who warned them that anyone found to be in groups of more than 25 would be breaching the Public Health Ordinance and would be charged as
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Protests Force Some Stores To Close | Afro
U.S. retailers large and small have closed some of their stores across the country because of disruptions caused by the widespread street protests over the police killing of George Floyd in
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Archeologists Find Rare Evidence Of Purple-Dyed Cloth From Iron Age | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Remnants of royal purple-dyed fabric dyed dating back some 3,000 years were recently unearthed in southern Israel. The discovery by researchers from Tel Aviv University took place in the extremely dry climate of the arid Timna Valley in the Arava Desert, near the basin of the Dead Sea. Their
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Ozy Merrique hosts 3Chairs at Dalai Llama - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Artist, musician and author Ozy Merrique will be hosting a retrospective of his artistic endeavours called 3Chairs on December 10 at the Dalai Llama, One Woodbrook Place. Merrique said the three chairs represent various aspect of his experiences throughout the years. 'Each chair has its ow
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WATCH | Parents, alumni, pupils protest at Redhill School over letter discouraging talks about Israeli-Palestinian conflict | News24
Parents, alumni and some current pupils peacefully protested outside Redhill School in Sandton on Thursday morning following a letter that discouraged discussions on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Back-to-Africa movement
The Back-to-Africa movement, also known as the Colonization movement or Black Zionism, originated in the United States in the 19th century. It encouraged those of African descent to return to the African homelands of their ancestors. This movement would eventually inspire other movements ranging
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Black Indians: A Personal and Historic Journey
William Loren Katz has devoted his life to researching and writing African American history.  In the following account written to describe the reissue of one of his most successful books, Black Indians, he describes how he became an historian of African America and particularly the black
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Fish and Wildlife to Establish Aquaculture Rules and Regulations for USVI
the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) has prepared Draft Aquaculture Rules and Regulations that are available for public comment until Feb. 29, 2024.
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BREAKING NEWS: LINCOLN DID NOT FREE THE SLAVES
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Plot thickens over origins of pope's civil union endorsement
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Questions swirled yesterday about the origins of Pope Francis' bombshell comments endorsing same-sex civil unions, with all evidence suggesting he made them in a 2019 interview that was never broadcast in its entirety.
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Fashion Finds of the Week - Forward Times
Check out this week’s fashion finds! The post Fashion Finds of the Week appeared first on Forward Times.
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Tunisia: Jarandi Holds Phone Call With His Palestinian Counterpart
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jarandi, expressed during a phone call with Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riad Al Maliki, Tunisia's solidarity with the brotherly Palestinian people in light of
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This Day in History — September 4
Today is the 248th day of 2020. There are 118 days left in the yearToday'S HIGHLIGHT2007: Hurricane Felix slams into Central America and Hurricane Henriette hits Baja California, as a record-setting hurricane season gets even wilder with twin storms making landfall on the same day.�OTHER
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Police killings in Trinidad up by 86%
(Trinidad Guardian) The number of people killed by police in the last year has risen by 86 per cent, a figure that is of concern to the Police Complaints Authority
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More backlash after Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's utterances over Israel
Following his participation in a webinar hosted by the Jerusalem Post this week, several bodies have come out in criticism of Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's comments, with one even considering laying a complaint with the Judicial Service Commission
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Two dead after shooting at California distribution centre
RED BLUFF, California (AP) — A man drove into a Northern California Distribution Centre and started shooting at people Saturday afternoon, killing an employee and wounding four others before he was killed by police, authorities
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