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Running for Change - Texas Metro News
Amye Thompson Hollins on why she deserves your vote My name is Amye Thompson Hollins, and I am running for Dallas County District Clerk in the upcoming 2022 Democratic Primary election. I am running to restore lead- ership accountability to the District Clerk’s Office by reinforcing, reevaluating
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‘Ant-Man & The Wasp’ Star Evangeline Lilly Opposes Vaccine Mandates
This is the same person who at the beginning of the pandemic stated that she refused to social distance because “Some people value their lives over freedom, some people value freedom over their lives. We all make choices.”
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South Africa: President Cyril Ramaphosa - Address On South Africa's Response to Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic - 28 Nov
[Govt of SA] Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on progress in the national effort to contain the Covid-19 pandemic Union Buildings, Tshwane
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Beloved Former Detroit Reporter, Expert Lobbyist Ken Cole Dies at 55 | The Michigan Chronicle
Kenneth A. Cole, a Detroit lobbyist and former reporter, died at 55 years old, The Detroit News reported. The beloved professional (with a master list of connections with many throughout the state) worked relentlessly in his upward career trajectory was one that many took notice too through his
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WATCH: Black Money Matters Ep.1 - Los Angeles Sentinel
Financial Wisdom coming from Special Guest Diedra Porche, Managing Director at JP Morgan Chase's Market Leadership Team, Los Angeles . Hosted by Danny Bakewell Jr., EVP of the Los Angeles Sentinel & LA Watts
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Automotive Technology Program at Dallas College Prepares Graduates to Work in Rapidly Changing Industry – DW
Employer scholarships help students enter life-long careers at the forefront of auto tech.
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South Africa: Obstetric Violence - a War Against Women That Is Being Waged in the Shadows
[Daily Maverick] Sheena Swemmer is the head of the Gender Justice programme at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Wits University.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Govt's Deficit Spending Rises 51% to N5trn
[Vanguard] The deficit spending of the Federal Government, FG, rose by 51 per cent, year-on-year, YoY, to N5.1 trillion in seven months to July 2021, driven by rising non-discretionary spending on security and COVID-19 mitigation measures.
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When will the COVID-19 pandemic end? 4 essential reads on past pandemics and what the future could bring | New Pittsburgh Courier
Wishing won’t be enough to make the pandemic history. David Cliff/NurPhoto via Getty Images by Maggie Villiger, The Conversation More than two years after the first cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed, people are exhausted by the coronavirus pandemic, ready for all this to end. When – if ever – is it
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It’s personal: COVID attacked my family
By Wayne Dawkins For those who say they don’t want to mask or vax against coronavirus, please listen to this personal story. While out of town for work, I received a midnight text from my wife. Her youngest brother, she said, tested positive for COVID despite being vaccinated. She
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Leukaemia patient Triston in more pain than before - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Teenage leukaemia patient Triston Ramlochan continues to be in pain while warded at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC). Speaking with the Newsday on Friday, Triston's father Ramdeo Ramlochan said it gets worse as the days pass. He said, "He's on morphine, but as soon as it w
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SIU report: Limpopo govt imposes media ban 'until province has concluded its processes' | News24
The Limpopo government won't comment on the findings of the Special Investigating Unit until they have an implementation plan.
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Child Abuse Fatalities Were On The Rise During The Height Of The Pandemic
The startling data found that nearly 504 Black children died due to child maltreatment, but the findings suggest an even bigger problem. A large number of the fatalities were underreported and barely investigated.
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Agency providing a voice for entrepreneurs - Barbados Today
by David Hinkson The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in mixed fortunes for all businesses in Barbados, but while some faltered, others saw the opportunity to fill previously unexplored niches and thrived in spite of it all. One such venture is Write Right PR Services. Chief Executive
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Colombian National Pleads Guilty to Falsely Claiming to be U.S. Citizen
According to court documents, on December 8, 2021, Andres Bejarano, 33, presented himself to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers for inspection to board a flight from St. Croix to […]
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£5.17m bamboo toilet paper factory starts production next month
Work on the £5.17 million factory which is expected to produce toilet paper from bamboo… The post £5.17m bamboo toilet paper factory starts production next month appeared first on Ghanaian American Journal.
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‘Please tell everyone how important it is to get vaccinated’
This week Dr. Charles E. Crutchfield III’s son Charles E. Crutchfield IV interviews his father for the MSR on the most recent COVID-19 developments. Source
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Africa: Omicron Is the New Covid Kid On the Block - Five Steps to Avoid, Ten to Take Immediately
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of the news that its genomics surveillance team had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been
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Uganda: Govt Raises Alarm Over Rise in Female Genital Mutilation
[Monitor] The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has raised a red flag over the increasing cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) from 0.3 percent to 52 percent during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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'Starving' artistes tell Government: Yes to Carnival, but talk '$$ and sense' too - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
SOUTH pannists and calypsonians have welcomed the opportunity to perform in the limited Taste of Carnival events, but are adamant that the price must be right to achieve any kind of balance. Having been denied the opportunity to work and earn, because of the pandemic, for the past two years, l
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BAS CEO urges Government to act on its pledge to lower water rates for farmers - Barbados Today
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul is calling on the re-elected Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Government to focus on finding solutions to address the production issues plaguing farmers. Paul told Barbados TODAY that Barbadian farmers are struggling to
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South Africa: Law and Power - the Long Road to Equality for Gay Men
[GroundUp] The 1998 "Sodomy Case" confirmed LGBTIQ rights at last
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Zimbabwean James Manyika, becomes Google’s first Senior Vice President of Technology and Society | TechCabal
Manyika joins the list of Zimbabweans—like Econet Founder, Strive Masiyiwa who’s on Netflix’s board and Ralph Mupita who became the CEO of MTN Group in 2020—in leadership positions at tech companies.
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South Africa: Minister De Lille to Hand Over Bridge in Ndwedwe Municipality
[SAnews.gov.za] Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille will on Monday officially handover a recently completed bridge in the Ndwedwe Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Kenya: The People Most At Risk of HIV in Kenya Aren't Using Preventive Drugs - We Asked Why
[The Conversation Africa] There has been a gradual decline of new HIV cases overall in Kenya - from a high of 230,000 new infections in 1992 to 33,000 in 2020. But there are particular population groups that are at higher risk of contracting HIV than the general population. In these groups, new HIV
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IN MEMORIAM: Andre Léon Talley, Fashion Titan, Dies at 73 | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Introduced to trailblazing fashion editor Diana Vreeland by a classmate, Talley would meet Andy Warhol, which is how he began work at Interview Magazine. Talley also worked for Women’s Wear Daily as their Paris Bureau Chief and briefly at the New York Times, before landing at
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South Africa: Pistorius Transferred to Facilitate Dialogue With Steenkamp Family
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) has confirmed the transfer of convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius to a correctional centre in Gqeberha to start a dialogue with the family of his victim, model Reeva Steenkamp.
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US to block millions for Egypt over human rights | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN (CNN)The Biden administration has decided to deny $130 million of military aid allocated for Egypt over the country's failure to comply with human rights conditions laid out by the State Department, according to a senior State Department
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Pritzker Administration Awards $55 Million to Improve Housing Accessibility and Stability | Chicago Defender
The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board announced the conditional award of more than $55.7 million in state and federal resources that will finance the creation or preservation of permanent supportive housing across the state. Awarded under Round VIII of IHDA’s Permanent Supportive
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West Africa: Visit to West Africa to Promote Trade, Investment On the Continent
[SAnews.gov.za] As part of the country's economic diplomacy efforts, President Cyril Ramaphosa will this week undertake visits to four West African countries - Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal.
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