How technology is advancing dentistry, Juan Carlos Izquierdo DMD explains
(Partner Content) Dentistry expert Juan Carlos Izquierdo discusses the medical advancements in dentistry in the third millennium.
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Africa: Powering Health Across Africa Through COVID-19 and a Changing Climate
Many health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa use diesel backup generators or do without power  during
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Weather This: Your iPhone Now Delivers Hyperlocal Air Quality Info – The Wilmington Journal
iPhone users can now keep up to date on the air quality in their immediate surroundings with new features in the Apple Weather app, courtesy of Israeli startup BreezoMeter. The information from BreezoMeter, which utilizes [...]
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Kevin Hart and HartBeat Productions Ink Exclusive Four Movie Megadeal with Netflix
Comedian Kevin Hart and Netflix are laughing all the way to the bank in 2021, to the tune of a megadeal for at least four movies and worth $150 million dollars.
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Racism isn’t just a public health crisis. It’s a chronic illness
As the Executive Director of Alternatives for Community and Environment, a black-led environmental justice organization in Roxbury, I welcome Mayor Walsh’s recent declaration that racism is a public health
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Pandemic’s impact on Mental Health Should not be Ignored, Experts Say - New Orleans Data News Weekly
Scott Lipscomb Data News Weekly Contributor The prolonged pandemic, combined with social isolation, is one of the areas, professionals say, has hit everyone’s emotional well-being extremely hard. While some people have lost their jobs, others
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Clarifies Message to Black America
Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden clarified his message to Black America after the GOP, and others, seized on a remark he made in jest while wrapping up an interview with the famous Breakfast
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Report: Structural racism — from segregated housing to limited job opportunities — responsible for high rate of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans
Long-established elements of structural racism, from substandard housing to mass incarceration to limited job opportunities, are responsible for the disproportionate toll COVID-19 is taking on African Americans in Chicago and elsewhere, a new paper from the Chicago Urban League argues.The
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They Were Cleaning Up One Of America's Most Polluted Neighborhoods. Then Came COVID-19.
The exhaust fumes from the highways surrounding her neighborhood have finally let up, and Gordon hears fewer trucks leaving the nearby Port of Oakland each day as the coronavirus pandemic reduces
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Somalia: PM Reserves 30 Percent of Parliament Seats for Women in Upcoming Poll
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Garowe -- Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a measure long demanded by women's rights campaigners in the Horn of Africa nation.
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Dana Point landslide drama likely to be replayed elsewhere along the coast | L.A. Focus News
Some 60 oceanview homes in Dana Point sit precariously on a landslide-prone bluff, but efforts to upgrade the protective boulder wall lining the beach below have been rebuffed — even as the cliff becomes increasingly vulnerable to rising seas and pounding winter waves. The county is drawing up
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Northeast USA Diaspora seeks collaboration with health ministry
PHILADELPHIA, United States - The Jamaica Diaspora Northeast USA will host its end-of-year community forum and celebration today, via Zoom, beginning at 7:00 pm EST. It will also be streamed live on Facebook.
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Lord Hastings: "A moment's outpouring is not enough - it takes work" - Voice Online
While many spoke out and protested on the streets in 2020 to demand justice, equality and an end to institutional racism, real action and effort is needed if we want to effect change and make a difference, says Lord Hastings
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Global oil and gas sector has another 20 years as a safe window of viability - Stabroek News
Dear Editor, In a previous letter, I promised to expose what might be the perceived modus operandi of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The article Global oil and gas sector has another 20 years as a safe window of viability appeared first on Stabroek News.
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The scent of Christmas - Stabroek News
Fragrant with warm notes of Ceylon cinnamon, pungent cloves, lacy fronds of mace, and glossy green bay leaves pulled from the potted tree that bears twinkling lights, the first sweet scent of Christmas dominated the evening
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Michael B. Jordan announces HBCU Hoop Dreams Classic - DefenderNetwork.com
Michael B. Jordan, crowned by People Magazine in November as the 2020 'Sexiest Man Alive,' recently announced his launch of the Hoop Dreams Classic, an event featuring HBCU basketball teams and games. Jordan, who has recently added the title of producer to his formidable acting resume, has set
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How To Improve Your Air Quality At Home
We may have to wear masks for years to come for a variety of reasons – between air pollution and COVID-19 – but your home should be a place where you can breathe freely. Literally. Here are several things you can do to improve your air quality at home.
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Negative Affects of Virtual Learning: Multiple Factors Hurting the Future Generation - Los Angeles Sentinel
COVID-19 has exposed the world to preexisting problems that lived here before a global shutdown. The post Negative Affects of Virtual Learning: Multiple Factors Hurting the Future Generation appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Virus fight pits South Africa's government against scientists
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Zondo Commission summons ‘unnecessarily hostile’ – Brian Molefe
Former Eskom CEO Brain Molefe’s appearance at the State Capture Commission comes after the utility’s former CFO Anoj Singh was also set to take the stand
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City Council approves 'Dallas First' | Dallas Weekly
The City Council on Wednesday unanimously passed Mayor Eric Johnson’s “Dallas First” procurement
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South Africa: Air Pollution, Temperature and Respiratory Disease - a South African Study
[The Conversation Africa] Global warming and air pollution have something in common: their effects on human health. Air pollution is a well-known cause of breathing problems. Hot weather can also bring on these symptoms.
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Harris County extends partnership with Houston Food Bank - DefenderNetwork.com
With the economic downturn brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many are struggling to put food on the table, especially fresh, healthy food. In the face of local rising food insecurity, Commissioners Court once again extended its partnership with the Houston Food Bank to ensure that Harris County
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If We Don’t Solve Racial Injustice, We’ll Never Solve The Climate Crisis
During Hurricane Katrina, Jacqueline Patterson, the director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, was watching the news, seeing Black people on roofs waving anything they could find to beg the helicopters above to save their
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This Day in History — January 15
Today is the 15th day of 2021. There are 350 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2009: US Airways Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger ditches his airliner in the Hudson River near New York after a flock of birds disables both the plane's engines. All 155 people aboard survive.�OTHER
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On This Day: What happened on 17 December?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today. Every day is worth remembering.
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Covid-19 sanitisation: Scammers target Cape Town businesses | News24
The City of Cape Town has alerted local businesses to scammers claiming to be providing companies with Covid-19 sanitisation.
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Keeping it Real: When Everything is on Fire - Black Voice News
S.E. Williams | Executive Editor “The striking aspect of the Nation’s fire problem is the indifference with which Americans confront the subject. [The same can be said for racism]. Destructive fire takes a huge toll in lives, injuries, and property losses, yet there is no need to accept those
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Annotto Bay, Port Antonio hospitals to benefit from 23rd Sagicor Sigma Run
ADMINISTRATORS and staff at the Annotto Bay and Port Antonio hospitals have welcomed the news that they have been named as beneficiaries of the 2021 Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run.
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PHOTO: Giving back!
Michael Howard, CEO, Victoria Mutual Money Transfer (right), in collaboration with VM Foundation, presented three laptops to his alma mater, New Day PrimarySchool, in Grant's Pen, St Andrew, to Garfield McDonald, principal of the school, on Tuesday, to help facilitate online learning and
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