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www.abcnews.go.com By Mark Osborne Pride was honored at the CMAs with a lifetime achievement award last month. Charley Pride, the pioneering Black country music legend who topped the charts with dozens of songs, has died at 86 due to complications from COVID-19. Pride died Saturday in
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Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders - Black News Channel
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is getting the old gang back together. Increasingly deep into the process of selecting Cabinet members and other senior staff, the incoming Biden administration has a distinctly Obama feel. There's Denis McDonough, former
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Ethiopia: International Humanitarian Aid Must Be Allowed Into Tigray Refugee Camps Amid Food Shortage Warning
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