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The National Congress had not said anything about the Teich resignation, but the former minister of education during the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government and left-wing candidate for president of Brazil in 2018, Fernando Haddad, published a tweet saying: “Who will be the next Health
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#1 WNBA Draft Pick, Sabrina Ionescu, Suffers an Ankle Injury - Houston Forward Times

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Sparks go cold in 80-72 loss to Mystics - Los Angeles Sentinel
Playoffs are on the horizon and the LA Sparks sit with the third seed in the standings. The Washington Mystics, playing for their playoff lives showed their hunger and will to keep their playoff hopes alive, defeating the elite Sparks
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Kumail Nanjiani made a name for himself on the series Silicon Valley and hit it big with the romantic comedy The Big
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Jay-Z And Meek Mill’s Nonprofit To Donate Masks To All U.S. Correctional Facilities
After donating 130,000 surgical masks to prisons and jails throughout the country through their nonprofit REFORM Alliance, they are now expanding the initiative to equip all correctional facilities in the United States with masks, the organization
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Renee Montgomery makes history in purchasing WNBA’s Atlanta Dream | New Pittsburgh Courier
'My dream has come true,' Montgomery declared. 'Breaking barriers for minorities and women by being the first former WNBA player to have both an ownership stake and a leadership role with the team is an opportunity that I take very seriously.' by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National
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Vickie Johnson Signs With Dallas Wings, Becoming WNBA’s Only Black Woman Head Coach
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Why is Kelly Loeffler still a WNBA co-owner despite 'Donald Sterling vibes'?
on Fox News implying that Black Americans do not have the same Constitutional rights as non-Black Americans, posted a video supporting the
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Biden Says he was too ‘Cavalier’ About Black Voters’ Choices | Afro
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NYC Together And Actor Michael K. Williams Lead Youth Employment Initiative
As the summer season approaches, the decision to restore New York City’s youth employment program has been a topic of
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Online distancing: Uganda prez right to block Twitter user - Court
A High Court in the Ugandan capital Kampala earlier this week ruled that the president had the right to decide who follows him on social media platform
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Sierra Leone needs $309 million to address COVID-19 impact on the economy – says government
“To alleviate this impact, fund the Quick Action Economic Response Programme, the Health Programme and the Social Impact Programme the Government is seeking: Additional emergency support from the IMF, including one or more of the following
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At the end of a recent interview on the very popular radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you
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Africa: Innovating for Mothers Challenge launched to improve maternal and newborn health care in Senegal
DAKAR, SENEGAL (May 21st, 2020) -- Reach for Change Senegal has launched a national competition called the "Innovating for Mothers Challenge" aimed at finding and supporting innovative and entrepreneurial initiatives for maternal and newborn health in Senegal that are ready to grow their
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Opinion: No One is Immune to Online Manipulation. It’s Time we Take it Seriously | Post News Group
In the campaign exit interview, Warren explained that due to online bullying from the left she could not endorse Sanders saying, “We are responsible for the people who claim to be our supporters and do really dangerous, threatening things to other
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June 12, 1967: U.S. Supreme Court Invalidated Laws Prohibiting Interracial Marriage
June 12, 1967: The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be
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Ghana coronavirus: 6,617 cases, Ashanti region pass 1,000 mark
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Africa: At Least 80 Million Children Under One at Risk of Diseases Such as Diphtheria, Measles and Polio as COVID-19 Disrupts Routine Vaccination Efforts, Warn Gavi, WHO and UNICEF
This stark warning comes from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ahead of the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June, at which world leaders will come together to help maintain immunization programmes and mitigate the impact of the pandemic in lower-income
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Over 500 small businesses have registered for COVID-19 aid - Rajkumar
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Nigeria coronavirus: 7,261 cases; Buhari's private Eid, chloroquine warning
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Telethon Jamaica raises $60 million; more donations being targeted
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says Telethon Jamaica has so far raised $60 million to purchase personal protective equipment (PPEs) for front line
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Kenya: 3 Police Officers Charged With Facilitating Escape of a Kidnapping Suspect
Nairobi — Three police officers based at the Kamukunji Police Station in Nairobi were Thursday charged in for facilitating the escape of a suspect charged with an offense of kidnapping a police officer with an intention to
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'Unfortunate COVID-19 didn't wipe out blacks' – Louisiana cop fired for racist Facebook post
A white Louisiana police officer, who in a racist Facebook post, said it is “unfortunate” the coronavirus pandemic hadn’t wiped out black people in the United States has been
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Nigeria Loses N125bn Oil Revenue to COVID-19 As Price Slumps in Q1
The shortfall, attributed to the double whammy of the headwind caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the slump in oil price due to a sharp drop in demand and price war between two powerful producers, Russia and Saudi Arabia, representing a 31 per cent of the prorated oil revenue
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Vanderbilt’s Lee Becomes SEC’s 1st Woman Athletic Director | Afro
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