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Infamous Fyre Festival Struggle Cheese Sandwich Tweet Being Sold As NFT On Ja Rule’s Flipkick Platform
The tweet featuring that infamous struggle cheese sandwich is now the latest piece of "virtual art" being auctioned off as an NFT on Ja Rule's Flipkick platform. Kicking off on Tuesday (Apr.6), Flipkick members can bid on the original 2017 tweet featuring a photo of the iconic Fyre Festival
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Louisiana Legislature Provides $250 Hazard Pay Checks for Louisiana's Frontline Workers - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Data News Staff Edited Report Some Louisiana frontline workers are eligible to apply for a $250 hazard pay for work performed during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Act 12 of the 2020 First Extraordinary Session of the
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2020 ballot measures are mostly do-overs - Black Voice News
In summary California voters face 12 statewide ballot measures this year and all but two rehash old political battles. Four months out from November’s election — and just three months until mail voting begins — outcomes of virtually all major California races are preordained, including a win by the
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
UN: Ethiopia's conflict has 'appalling impact on civilians' - Black News Channel
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's situation is 'spiraling out of control with appalling impact on civilians' and urgently needs outside monitoring, the United Nations human rights chief warned Wednesday, but Ethiopia is rejecting calls for independent investigations
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Election 2020: Results Show California May Not Be That Liberal After All — The Sacramento Observer
(CBM) - California’s unofficial 2020 proposition results have shown an electorate that is fairly moderate, supportive of business interests and concerned about issues affecting older citizens. It also showed that there is limited support for progressive policies. Initiatives a majority of African
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California NAACP president aids corporate prop campaigns — collects $1.2 million and counting - Black Voice News
In summary Alice Huffman, who is both a professional campaign consultant and long-time NAACP leader, was especially sought after this year as political campaigns respond to the national reckoning over race. Read through the voter handbook for California’s November election, and a name pops up over
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Israel Tops World In Kidney Donations To Strangers – Dallas Post Tribune
As of April 4, the nonprofit Matnat Chaim (Gift of Life) had facilitated 1,003 live kidney transplants since 2009 from altruistic donors - people who are not related to their recipients. 'We believe Israel has the fourth highest rate of live kidney donations in the world and the highest
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Malawi: Veteran Journalist Limbani Moya No More
[Nyasa Times] Veteran journalist Limbani Moya, who was working at Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA) as Broadcasting Monitoring Officer, has died at Mwaiwathu Hospital in Blantyre of CoVID-19 complications.
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Gary Coleman
Gary Coleman was an American actor, best known for being a child star on the television sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes”. He was born on February 8, 1968 in Illinois. He was adopted at birth by Edmonia Sue and W.G. Coleman. Coleman suffered from kidney disease from his childhood, and the
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Props to You Event: Wait, Didn’t We Vote On These Already? - Black Voice News
Look what’s back again. Three topics that Californians saw on previous ballots are returning for another round of voting this fall.  First there’s Proposition 14, which has voters weighing whether to approve billions of taxpayer dollars to fund more stem cell research.  Proposition 23 focuses on
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Less than 10% of US adults have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
A new study by researchers at Stanford University and Ascend Clinical Laboratory and published in the journal The Lancet in September 2020 reports the prevalence of antibodies to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus in a dialysis patient population in the US.
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Kenya: Mount Kenya County Executives Evade Questions on Covid-19 Tenders
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Dialyses Nurses: Prop 23 Poses Grave Threat to Black Patients - Los Angeles Sentinel
If passed, Proposition 23 would require all kidney dialysis clinics to have a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant on site during dialysis treatment. It would also prohibit clinics from reducing their services without state approval and make it illegal for them to refuse treatment
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Mpilo Hospital in dialysis kits crisis
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Researchers find TEG test can identify undetected blood clots in COVID-19 ICU patients
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BET’s ‘Baldwin Hills’ Star Gerren Taylor Dead at 30
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Namibia: Debmarine Donates Medical Equipment to Onandjokwe
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Newsom to be sued over fracking permits - Black Voice News
Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, October 21. Emissions rise slightly Newsom announces an executive order on Sept. 23, 2020, at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Daniel Kim, The Sacramento Bee via AP/Pool A national environmental organization is preparing to sue Gov. Gavin
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Some people still need to mask up even if vaccinated. Are you one of them? | The Atlanta Voice
The news flashed across the country - mask-free at last! People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 no longer have to wear masks inside or outside, nor do they have to stay 6 feet away from others, according to new guidance released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and
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After delay, Israel allows vaccines into Hamas-run Gaza - Black News Channel
By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Palestinian Authority sent the first shipment of coronavirus vaccines to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday, two days after accusing Israel of preventing it from dispatching the doses amid objections from some Israeli
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Though Ballots Remain to Be Counted, Voter Choices on Propositions Appear Clear - Black Voice News
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National Kidney Month
By Kathy Gaillard When Walter Cook was 15 years old and weighed in at only 106 pounds, one of the ‘church mothers’ pulled his mother aside and suggested she take him to the doctor to determine why he wasn’t growing. That doctor’s visit probably saved Cook’s life. His mother was informed that both
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Africa: Youssef - Continent Bears the Brunt If African States Live in War and Poverty
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