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5-y-o perishes in Flankers fire
Western Bureau: Tragedy struck in Flankers, St James, yesterday morning when fire claimed the life of a five-year-old boy as it destroyed a one-room board house in the New Road section of the community. The dead child has been identified as DeAndre...
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Voter Turnout Estimated To Be The Highest In 120 Years
100 million Americans voted early in the 2020 Presidential Election, setting a record for the highest turnout in over a century.
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Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must - TheGrio
WILMINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday cheered news about the promising development of a coronavirus vaccine but cautioned... View Article The post Biden cheers vaccine progress but says masks remain a must appeared first on TheGrio.
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Biden Transition Team Announces Coronavirus Task Force
President-Elect Joe Biden announced his 12-member coronavirus task force who will advise him during the transition before his Jan. 20 inauguration.
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Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition - TheGrio
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing pressure to cooperate withPresident-elect Joe Biden’s teamto ensure a smooth transfer... View Article The post Trump faces calls to work with Biden team on transition appeared first on TheGrio.
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Defeat Trump and Change History - The Seattle Medium
In Washington, DC, cars honked horns driving up and down Connecticut Avenue and around the White House. A large crowd assembled at Black Lives Matter Plaza on 16th Street as close to Lafayette Park as they could get near The White House. Streets around The White House were fenced off creating
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SAHRC ‘deeply disappointed’ over Brackenfell violence
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has called for a swift investigation into racism allegations at Brackenfell High School in Cape Town
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'He left a void that can never be filled' - brother of ANC KZN heavyweight Mluleki Ndobe | News24
The brother of deceased KwaZulu-Natal legislature deputy speaker Mluleki Ndobe has described him as a commanding figure who could never be replaced.
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Hanover salutes veterans of Remembrance Day
Western Bureau: Inclement weather and the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic did not stop residents of Hanover from paying tribute on Sunday to the parish’s servicemen who served in World Wars I and II. Led by Custos Dr David Stair, himself the son of a...
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How This Designer Pivoted Her Clothing Business Into a Jewelry Subscription Service Amid COVID-19
Brooklyn-based designer and fashion entrepreneur Gwen Beloti used the opportunity to pivot her business and expand create a unique accessory subscription service.
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HUD Secretary Ben Carson Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has tested positive for the coronavirus. Carson is the first member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet known to have tested positive. The department’s deputy chief of staff, Coalter Baker, said Monday that Carson is “in good spirits and feels
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DA compare EFF to 'Nazis' after Brackenfell High School chaos
Following chaotic scenes in Brackenfell on Monday, the DA have said that the EFF's 'terrorising of communities' is comparable to the Nazis.
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Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Is Looking 90% Effective | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.newsbreak.com By LAURAN NEERGAARD, LINDA A. JOHNSON Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of optimism to a world desperate for the means to finally bring the
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Zinwa takes council to court over debt
THE cash-strapped Beitbridge Municipality has been dragged to court by the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) over a $32 million debt accrued since 2011. BY REX MPHISA In order to raise money to pay the debt, the Beitbridge Municipality is now contemplating taking legal action against
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Is workplace dating permissible?
OFFICE romance has been and will always be around for as long as offices or workplaces are there. Yes, some of us might have heard about couples who met at work and lived happily ever after, but is it proper to date at work? If workplace dating is such a bad idea, why do employees keep doing
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Biden plans to overhaul education with exit of Betsy DeVos - TheGrio
Now that Joe Biden is the official president-elect, it is time for him to make good on his promises. When... View Article The post Biden plans to overhaul education with exit of Betsy DeVos appeared first on TheGrio.
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COVID Services And Support Ongoing: Efforts Propelled By Investments In Technology And Treatment Access | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) continues statewide outreach efforts to link Oklahomans in need to services and support for those experiencing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The department is encouraging people needing assistance to call
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Donald Glover boasts about upcoming seasons of ‘Atlanta’: “’Sopranos’ only ones who can touch us.”  – Music News
“Atlanta 3+s4 are going to be some of the best television ever made,” the 37-year-old entertainer boasted on Twitter. “Sopranos only ones who can touch us.” The famed Sopranos crime drama series aired for six seasons…
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Actress Carly Hughes Exits “American Housewife” Amid Claims Of A “Toxic Environment”
Her claims follow a long suit of Black actresses who recently stepped forward to reveal experiences of racial insensitivity, discrimination and harassment in Hollywood.
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Dunn Proposes Budget Amendment To Put King County ‘First In Line’ For COVID-19 Vaccine - The Seattle Medium
King County Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn proposed a budget amendment to King County’s COVID Supplemental Budget that would add $5 million of Cares Act money to buttress state and federal efforts to distribute a vaccine as soon as it is federally
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More than one-third of Georgians at risk of diabetes
Take Measures to Prevent Prediabetes and Diabetes Ask any primary care physician associated with Piedmont Healthcare and they will tell you that one medical condition they see far too often is diabetes. In the United States, more than 30 million adults have diabetes and another 84 million have
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Gov’t must take stringent measures to contain spread of COVID-19 - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, It has been noted that the curfew time has been relaxed further to 10:30 pm to 4 am.  The article Gov’t must take stringent measures to contain spread of COVID-19 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Bishop Harry Jackson, Black Conservative Pastor Who Advised Trump, Dies
Bishop Harry Jackson, a Black conservative pastor who advised President Donald Trump, has died.
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Holding Kamala to task - Jamaican women in the US hoping vice-president-elect will make them proud
Even though elated at the historic election of Kamala Harris to the office of American Vice-President last week, Jamaican women who live in the United States are adopting a strict approach and say they will hold her to the highest standards....
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‘They could hold the key to save lives’ - Researchers disappointed with low number of plasma donors for local study
Fifty-one patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) have been referred for convalescent plasma clinical trial treatment as local researchers up the ante in the search for a safe and reliable therapy to fight the deadly COVID-19...
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'It had to Be You' — Black Press Publisher on Her Respect and Commitment to Vice President-Elect Harris | Dallas Weekly
“In all of my years covering news in our community, Sen. Harris has been one of the smartest, most fearless, steadfast and caring politicians that I have come to know,” San Francisco Sun Reporter Publisher Amelia Ashley-Ward stated during the ceremony.
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The Story of American Racism This Artist Couldn’t Tell in the 1970s
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WhatsApp Pay Launched in India, Set to Disrupt Market  – The Wilmington Journal
Kolkata - WhatsApp, the free messaging platform, has launched its payment services in India after a delay of almost two years due to data localization norms and privacy issues. WhatsApp Pay was launched last week [...]
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For Biden, how to help mangled economy is next obstacle - Black News Channel
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Biden will inherit a mangled U.S. economy — one that never fully healed from the coronavirus and could suffer again as new infections are climbing. The once robust recovery has shown signs of gasping after federal aid lapsed. Ten million remain
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