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Survey shows Senate Democratic staff is more diverse now than ever before

U.S. Senate Democratic staff is more diverse now than it has been in the last five years. According to a

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‘If You Can Bring 95,000 Afghans…’ - The New York Beacon

On a Tuesday episode of “The View,” co-host Sunny Hostin called out the U.S. government’s handling of an influx of Haitian migrants after thousands arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border last week. Last week more than 14,000 migrants, most of them Haitians, arrived at the border town of

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Cal AG Rob Bonta Hits Google with Lawsuit Over “Play Store” | Post News Group

“Google has violated the trust of Android phone customers by limiting consumer choice and raking in outrageous commissions on app developers. Android customers are effectively stuck using the Google Play Store for apps, where they pay a premium,” said Bonta on July

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Atlanta City Council approves new round of emergency assistance funds | The Atlanta Voice

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation during Monday’s meeting to authorize the chief financial officer to amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act 2020 fund budget by adding to anticipations and appropriations in the amount of approximately $12 million awarded to

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Maxine Waters blasts mistreatment of Haitians, compares to slavery

California Congresswoman Maxine Waters said at a press conference Wednesday that the treatment of Haitian migrants is “worse than what The post Maxine Waters blasts mistreatment of Haitians, compares to slavery appeared first on TheGrio.

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While President Biden addresses voting rights, Vice President Harris hints at filibuster remedy | The Atlanta Voice

While President Joe Biden asserted his discontent with voter suppression laws making their way through legislatures in GOP-led states, Vice President Kamala Harris dropped a bombshell regarding potential plans to sidestep the oppressive filibuster and push through laws to protect the ballot

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'Good Trouble': Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty Arrested During Voting Rights Protest

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty led a group protestors fighting for voting rights in the Hart Senate Office Building, leading to her arrest

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Texas Dems, Grassroots Organizations Working to Stop Suppressive Voter Laws | The Michigan Chronicle

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has again called for a special legislative session, which began on Thursday, July 8. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia With the most restrictive voting laws in the nation, Texas Republicans seek to tighten further the

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U.S. To Begin Allowing International Travelers Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Starting November

The U.S. in November will re-open air travelers from China, India, Britain and many other European countries who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

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Follow Andre's Mackinac Chronicles | The Michigan Chronicle

DETROIT - Michigan Chronicle Digital Anchor Andre Ash brings you to the table, in the room, and takes you behind the scenes! Stay up to date on his reports throughout the week from the Mackinac Policy Conference at MichiganChronicle.com and on social @MichiganChronicle @ash_isLive #MPC#21

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Devotion: Honorable word doer - Malawi 24 - Malawi news

Luke 11:27-28 'It came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the crowd lifted up her voice, and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts which nursed you.” But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and

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Civil Rights Lawyer Lee Merritt Officially Launches Campaign For Texas Attorney General

Months after announcing his intentions to run for Texas attorney general, civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt is making good on his promise and officially launched his campaign to be the Lone Star State's top cop.

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Newswire: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights urges Congress to close Medicaid insurance coverage gap, especially in Southern states

Today, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with several other civil rights organizations wrote Democratic members of Congress urging them to close the Medicaid coverage gap in upcoming legislation. The groups pointed out that the current coverage gap leaves over 2 million

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Justice Alusine Sesay presides over 12 Murder, 20 Robbery and 23 larceny cases yesterday

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2021: Supreme Court Judge, Justice Alusine Sesay yesterday opened the September High Court Criminal Session in Freetown with 96 Cases - including 12 murder, 23 larceny and 20 robberies among other offences. Yesterday’s 'High Court Call Over' looked into cases

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Rev. Jesse Jackson released from Chicago facility after COVID recovery

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Cairo to Cape road will not pass through Malawi | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

The 10,288-kilometre pan-African Highway whfrom Cairo to Capetown will not cross through Malawi. Egypt is currently leading efforts to construct the highway which will begin in the coastal city of Alexandria and go through Cairo, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and

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Thousands of Haitian Migrants Massed at U.S.-Mexico Border - The New York Beacon

Thousands of migrants, most of them from Haiti, are assembled under poor conditions at a temporary camp under the Del Rio International Bridge as U.S. Border Patrol agents work to process an influx from Mexico that swelled the numbers in the makeshift habitation within

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Biden, Vax Americana, and What the Recall Could Mean in COVID-19 Wars | Post News Group

Masking works. You can see it working. Vaccines work too, but we’re on the honor system for that. And people lie or show a fake vax cards. The post Biden, Vax Americana, and What the Recall Could Mean in COVID-19 Wars first appeared on Post News Group.

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Masauko Chipembere's son pays tribute to Chief Moto | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

Masauko Chipembere’s son has paid tribute to Chief Moto, saying he was a very clever man who was consistently on the hunt for new ideas. Chief Moto, real name Mussa Adam, died last month in Mangochi. Masauko Chipembere Jnr, the last-born son of Henry Masauko Chipembere, says he had an unspoken

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Newswire : Zalia Avant-garde makes history as 1st African American Spelling Bee Champ

By: Associated Press Zaila Avant-garde understood the significance of what she was doing as she stood on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, peppering pronouncer Jacques Bailly with questions about Greek and Latin roots. Zaila knew she would be the first African American winner of the bee. She

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Senate Democrats Announce Agreement on $3.5 Trillion Top Line for Sweeping Budget Package | Dallas Weekly

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VIDEO: What did Attendees Think of Mackinac Policy Conference? | The Michigan Chronicle

MACKINAC ISLAND - The annual Mackinac Policy Conference brought together movers and shakers, your newsmakers and decision makers. The Detroit Chamber made it happen during a pandemic, amid the climate of social justice, and efforts to rejuvenate an economy after it sat still for a year. After the

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White House to meet with CBC, civil rights leaders on Haitian border crisis

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President Biden Calls for End to Systemic Racism During CBCF Conference | BlackPressUSA

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‘Back To The Ballot Box’: Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote Launches National Voter Registration Week of Action

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State Capture? Chakwera meets controversial Pakistani business mogul Chaudhry - Malawi 24 - Malawi news

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The Black agenda is front and center at Biden White House -- but will there be results?

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Zambia jails top photographer, Chella Tukuta, for lying on Facebook | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

Neighbouring country Zambia is leaving no stone unturned in checking the abuse of social media. A court in the country has jailed a celebrity photography for posting defamatory information on his Facebook page. In May 2020, Chella Tukuta whose real name is Cornelius Musonda posted on Facebook that

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ Hero Sentenced To 25 Years On Terror Charges - The New York Beacon

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — The man who inspired the filmHotel Rwandawas convicted of terrorism offenses Monday and sentenced to 25 years in prison in a trial that human rights watchdogs and other critics of Rwanda’s repressive government have described as an act of retaliation. Paul

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President Bio’s SLPP government has failed with distinction

Mohamed Sankoh (One Drop): Sierra Leone Telegraph: 22 September 2021: I am confused about the confused manner in which the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) government, under the leadership of Julius Maada Bio, is trying to balance the fiscal imbalance of his government through the over-bloating

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