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Oprah is Giving OWN Employees A Paid Day Off on Election Day
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The state of Michigan will have to pay $600 million in compensation to residents of Flint who have been affected by the ongoing water crisis which started in 2014. Michigan agreed that it failed to adequately protect Flint residents when the city's water source was changed from water treated by the
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Lone Star College-Houston North students to receive $300,000 in aid - DefenderNetwork.com
The Gulf Coast Community Services Association, Inc. (GCCSA) has announced that it will provide up to $300,000 in aid to eligible Lone Star College-Houston North students who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. Students who live in Harris County and have median household incomes within
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Family and advocates are calling for justice for the death of Muhammad Abdul Muhaymin Jr., a Black Muslim man who lost his life in the hands of Phoenix police officers during an arrest in 2017. In the police bodycam footage of the almost 10-minute incident that was shared by advocacy group Muslim
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Kamala Harris cartoon in Murdoch newspaper declared 'racist' - TheGrio
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Weightlifter Goes for Underwater World Record – The Wilmington Journal
Bro, do you even lift? Well, can you lift underwater? Russian strongman Vitaly Vivchar does, and he has reportedly beat the Guinness world record for bench presses of 110-pounds (50-kilogram) underwater. The fitness instructor from [...]
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Dems Wrap Historic Convention: Harris Makes History, Obama Eviscerates Trump - Black News Channel
By Stacy M. Brown As Democrats wrapped their four-day national convention filled with hope and promise for the future of America, many might well harken back to day three and determine it as the turning point of the 2020 election season. That might indeed be the case if Joe Biden wins election as
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Kamala Harris Wins Backing of ‘Divine Nine’
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