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Kelly Price Breaks Her Silence After COVID Battle & Missing Report: ‘I Died’ [VIDEO]
Gospel singer Kelly Price had a stressful few days over the weekend, first being reported missing by family then her lawyer clarifying statements saying she was at an undisclosed location recovering from COVID. On Sunday, the singer broke her silence and revealed she was medically dead before being
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First Black-Owned Streaming Channel Announced | Chicago Defender
Polaris, the 100% black-owned television, digital and social media platform, today announced the launch of its first free ad-supported streaming TV channel (FAST), to debut on VIZIO’s SmartCast platform. Created by digital media pioneer and legendary journalist, Rahman J. Dukes, Polaris exists to
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Jeff Bezos Steps Down As Amazon CEO - St. Lucia Times News
As he prepares to blast off into a new career stage, Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online bookseller into one of the world's most powerful corporations. Bezos, 57, is set to hand over the job of Amazon chief executive on Monday to Andy Jassy and turn
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Deyalsingh hits 'racist' covid vaccine comments - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
HEALTH Minister Terrence Deyalsingh upset Opposition MPs in the House of Representatives when he said a question from Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal Moonilal about covid19 vaccines was sarcastic and racist. Responding to a question in the House of Representatives on Friday from Couva South MP Rud
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Caster Semenya misses Tokyo, may be forced out of Olympics for good
This could be it for Caster Semenya and the Olympics. Forced out of her favorite race by World Athletics’ testosterone... View Article The post Caster Semenya misses Tokyo, may be forced out of Olympics for good appeared first on TheGrio.
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Wimbledon 'Manic Monday': Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer top the bill
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer headline the final 'Manic Monday' at Wimbledon with the two Grand Slam heavyweights looking to edge closer to a dream title showdown.
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SLHTA Commits To Widening Support To The Community
The Saint Lucia Hospitality& Tourism Association (SLHTA) has ben highlighted the major contribution tourism makes to this country's economic growth. The Association, in a message to mark World Tourism Day being observed on Monday, has also given its a commitment to widening support to the
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Youth to represent Export Barbados (BIDC) at the Dubai Expo 2020 | The Bajan Reporter
Barbados is set to showcase its best on the world stage under the theme 'From Sugar Cane to Blockchain' as part of the Dubai Expo 2020. Export Barbados (BIDC) will be represented at the quinquennial event slated for October 1 by two youths from its Export Academy programme, Brennan Carter and
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Towards four-day school week - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
ONE DAY a week I head east to Cumuto. Driving against the endless traffic heading towards Port of Spain makes me feel like we're going to come out of this covid19 pandemic some day without learning much of anything important about ourselves or the best way we learn or work. We haven't resumed
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Mauritius: China Stands With Mauritius in Its Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic
[Government of Mauritius] The People's Republic of China stands with Mauritius in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and as such, Mauritius has procured a second consignment of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine, in addition to the 100,000 doses previously donated by China. The vaccines
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Nigeria's Collective Vision Remains Undefeated At 61 - Osinbajo
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Kelly Price Says She ‘Flatlined’ from COVID-19, Breaks Silence Following Missing Status
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Police caution businessmen frustrated by lockdown: Hold strain - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
COMMISSIONER of Police Gary Griffith said the defiant stance by businessman Stephen Hadeed to defy the laws and reopen his business on Monday is simply due to frustration. Hadeed’s post, “I am opening on Monday, the bank calling me, the finance company calling me! Let them come and close me, I
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Tanzania's Authority Ready for Coronavirus Vaccine
[Daily News] AUTHORITIES in Tanzania have completed preliminary preparations for importing and preserving COVID-19 vaccines-a key step towards vaccinating citizens against the viral coronavirus pandemic.
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Namibia: Agribank Launches New Charcoal Loan Scheme
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Group described as white supremacists march in Philadelphia
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Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: Pato O’Ward fit to be tied after being hit early by Ed Jones - L.A. Focus News
LONG BEACH - Pato O'Ward knew coming into Sunday's NTT IndyCar season-finale at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach that he had only a mediocre chance to emerge with the series championship. He entered 35 points behind Alex Palou and knew that Palou only needed to finish 12th or better to claim the
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Verstappen surges 32 points clear of Hamilton - Stabroek News
(Reuters) - Formula One leader Max Verstappen led from start to finish as he won the Austrian Grand Prix for Red Bull in front of an orange army of cheering fans, powering 32 points clear of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the championship
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Utterly Sickening: Treatment of Haitians at Mexican Border Sparks Outrage | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “This is cruelty. It’s evil… What I saw today was slave patrol — it is shameful and absolutely disgraceful,” said Patrice Lawrence, co-Director of the UndocuBlack Network, during a September 20 appearance on Roland Martin Unfiltered. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus
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Spain plots reconquest against unified Italy in semi-final laced with history - Stabroek News
LONDON, (Reuters) - Spain’s cycle of dominance of European football began and ended with Italy so it is fitting their hopes of a reconquest will see them face Roberto Mancini’s side, who are on their own path towards redemption, in tomorrow’s Euro 2020
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Porto vs. Liverpool: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, game time, TV channel news -The Black Chronicle
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Covid-19: Report reveals National Arts Council overshot artist support budget | News24
A forensic report has revealed that the National Arts Council, which was tasked with allocating nearly R300 million in Covid-19 relief funds for artists, overshot their budget and approved more than double the amount they were allocated.
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Deon Lendore bags 400m silver at Diamond League meet - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
TRINIDAD AND Tobago's Olympic-bound runner Deon Lendore captured silver in the men's 400-metre race at the Wanda Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden on Sunday. Running out of lane eight, Lendore clocked a season best time of 44.73 seconds. He finished behind 2012 Olympic men's 400m gold m
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How Recall Election Candidate Larry Elder Saved Our State | Post News Group
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Netflix drops first-look photos of 'Bridgerton' season 2
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