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Autistic man whose sentence is being questioned tests positive for COVID-19 - TheGrio
In Virginia, Lavern Rushin has worked hard to get her son Matthew Rushin out of prison. She believes the Virginia... View Article The post Autistic man whose sentence is being questioned tests positive for COVID-19 appeared first on TheGrio.
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'Cele wanted to be the big man': Minister faces legal action over beach visit
Minister Bheki Cele and City of Cape Town representative JP Smith butted heads on Camps Bay beach yesterday - and the fallout has been nuclear.
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House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol insurrection | L.A. Focus News
WASHINGTON — Poised to impeach, the House sped ahead Monday with plans to oust President Donald Trump from office, warning he is a threat to democracy and pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the final days of his presidency. Trump faces
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Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite facts - Black News Channel
By AMANDA SEITZ and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — From speculation that the coronavirus was created in a lab to hoax cures, an overwhelming amount of false information clung to COVID-19 as it circled the globe in 2020. Public health officials, fact checkers and doctors tried to
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Pandemic Pot: How Marijuana Went Mainstream in the Year of Covid-19  – The Wilmington Journal
DENVER — As the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic descended on Colorado in November, gatherings were limited and restaurants closed to sustain social distance. However, pot shops remained open. Recently at The Green Solution, [...]
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Listen to the Daily News Wrap, Thursday 17 December
It’s Thursday 17 December 2020, and this is TheSouthAfrican.com Daily News Wrap - with the latest news you really need to know.
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Trump returns Cuba to US list of terror sponsors | L.A. Focus News
By Matt Spetalnick | Reuters WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday announced it was returning Cuba to the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could complicate any efforts by the incoming Biden administration to revive Obama-era detente with Havana. Just nine days before
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Philadelphia Man Becomes First Black Acceptant Into Groundbreaking Biotech Graduate Program at His University
Nafees Norris is on winter break. The 26-year-old Philadelphia native just completed his first semester of graduate studies at Thomas Jefferson University. But Norris is […]
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Rep. Watson Coleman tests positive for virus following Capitol riots
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman believes she contracted COVID-19 due to being forced into lockdown during last week's Capitol riots. According to Politico,... View Article The post Rep. Watson Coleman tests positive for virus following Capitol riots appeared first on TheGrio.
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The New Stimulus Bill: What You Need to Know! | Dallas Weekly
Though the new year has arrived, there are still some 2020 problems plaguing most Americans. The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has left millions without housing, jobs or that proverbial light at the end of a very long, dark tunnel. While many will agree the government assistance has been lacking
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Black-Owned Bakery Forced to Close After Racially Motivated Threats
A Black-owned bakery in Columbus, Ohio, says its received several racially motivated threats that forced the owners to close the shop over the weekend.
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OP-ED: Advocate for a racial justice agenda at the U.S. Department of Education | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With a new presidential administration, we have an opportunity to begin on the path to a strong recovery from the pandemic. But COVID-19 recovery cannot happen without education recovery. And true education recovery must focus on ensuring every child’s civil right to quality
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Four years ago, Texas Republicans were the most likely to use mail-in voting. Here's how that flipped in the last election | Dallas Weekly
Editor's note: This coverage is made possible through Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. The article is available for reprint under the terms of Votebeat’s republishing policy. Democratic voters in Texas were more likely to cast their
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At 17, Salenah Cartier is the youngest person to graduate from University of Houston - Face2Face Africa
A Texan teenager just became University of Houston’s youngest Fall 2020 graduate at the age of 17 and her message to the world is, “anything is possible and to not let circumstances get in the way.” Raised by a single mother, Salenah (Selena) Cartier graduated with two degrees under her belt. It
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Black Woman Takes Over as Chief of U.S. Capitol Police
NNPA Newswire -- Yogananda Pittman, a Morgan State graduate, takes over as acting Chief of the 2,300-member U.S. Capitol Police just one week after the violent insurrection desecrated American democracy.
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Nurses suspended after stillborn baby goes missing at hospital
The Witbank Hospital in Mpumalanga has launched an investigation into a foetus which went missing
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Will you get the shot? | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As African-American women continue to break barriers, nurse Sandra Lindsay who works at a hospital in Queens, N.Y., became the first person to take the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. This historic moment was televised, she said, according to
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AP Interview: Flattening curve wasn't enough for New Zealand - Black News Channel
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of most other nations: It eliminated the coronavirus. But the goal was driven as much by fear as it was ambition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed Wednesday in an
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Final stretch on COVID-19 economic relief, but no deal yet - Black News Channel
By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional negotiators on the long-delayed $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package worked through a handful of remaining holdups Thursday as they labored to seal a final agreement for more help to businesses and the unemployed and new
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Close but not yet: Deal near on COVID-19 economic aid bill - DefenderNetwork.com
Congressional negotiators closed in Wednesday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300 per week jobless checks, and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans. But there was no deal quite yet. The long-delayed measure was coming
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Food benefits increase to help hungry Minnesotans -
Minnesotans on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other food assistance programs, who are currently receiving the maximum amount, will soon see a 15% increase in their monthly food benefits. Source
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Garden Route beaches: DA files court papers in bid to overturn decision
After dubbing the Garden Route a hotspot, national government took the decision to close beaches in the area for the festive season.
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French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19 - The New York Beacon
Paris (CNN)French PresidentEmmanuel Macronhas tested positive forCovid-19after experiencing symptoms and will self-isolate for a week, his office said Thursday, The Elysee Palace said in a statement that Macron, 42, was diagnosed after he was tested 'at the onset of the first symptoms.' 'In
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Flush with Possibilities: Toilet Sensor Set to Transform Colorectal Cancer Screening – The Wilmington Journal
OR YEHUDA, Israel — Colorectal cancer grows slowly and can be cured when detected early. Yet nearly 700,000 people die of the disease every year worldwide, mainly because it’s just so very unpleasant to provide [...]
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COMMENTARY: The Death Penalty: Cost And Public Opinion Support Biden's Plan To End It | Dallas Weekly
A third reason the death penalty should be eliminated both in the U.S. and around the world is because it is cruel – a barbaric and sadistic violation of human rights.
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Clifton 4th: Fury as 'shotgun-wielding officer' patrols Cape Town beach
We're looking at an era-defining image: A heavily-armed officer was pictured at Clifton Beach during Bheki Cele's visit - unsettling locals in the process
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The Capitol Riots and a Tale of Two U.S. Government Coup Attempts
NNPA Newswire -- After fanning false and racist beliefs that the newly elected government would promote a Black uprising, upend their way of life, endanger white women, and bring about an unfathomable new American reality in which Black men – not white – governed, white leaders pledged harm.
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LAPD Partners with PVJOBS to Give Away Toys and Food to 1,000 South Los Angeles Residents - Los Angeles Sentinel
To help uplift spirits during the Christmas season, PVJOBS partnered with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Saturday to give away toys and food to about 1,000 community members in need. Co-sponsored by PVJOBS, the toy and food drive took place at the South Park Recreation Center in South
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