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What Pandemic? Billionaires Are Getting Richer During COVID While the Economy and Labor Force Tank

According to a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), the nation’s 623 billionaires saw their net worth increase by $434 billion in the first two months of the pandemic thanks in large part to tax cuts and

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Source: The Black Chronicle

Palo trial defense counsel takes state prosecutors to task on criminal procedure

Sierra Leone Telegraph court reporter: 09 June 2020: As the case for the State came to a close yesterday, Adrian Fisher, who has commandeered the role of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and leading the prosecution in the Palo Conteh treason trial, informed the court that after calling 13

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

#BlackAndBrownGetDown Community Defense Fund Gives $100,000 to Black and Brown New Orleanians Affected by COVID-19 | BlackPressUSA

NEW ORLEANS TRIBUNE — Black and Brown communities are experiencing unimaginable conditions due to the pandemic and our people make up a larger portion of those who are killed by COVID-19. They also make up a larger portion of essential workers, and are therefore at even greater risk of getting

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

White man allegedly posed as a protester to vandalize buildings in Minneapolis | BlackPressUSA

ROLLING OUT — The video, posted by Twitter user @dyllyp, shows a White man, dressed in all-black with a gas mask on his face, knocking out windows at an AutoZone in Minneapolis. Many believe that he helped to start the vandalism that turned into chaos on the night of May 28.

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Oklahoma's Governor Says he has Tested Positive for COVID-19 - Black News Channel

By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press/ BNC Contributor OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and that he is isolating at home, making him the first U.S. governor to report testing positive. Stitt, 48, said he mostly feels

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Source: Black News Channel - Black News Channel

OP-ED: The stuff of Dreams — MLK goes right on marching | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — It is shocking that in 2020, mothers in African American and minority communities still have to worry about the safety of their sons and daughters when simply going off to the store, going out for a jog and or being stopped at a traffic light. This must end.

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Twitter silences top accounts after internal systems hacked - TechCentral

Twitter said hackers accessed its internal systems to hijack some of the platform's top voices and used them to solicit digital currency.

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Camille Cosby Opens Up to the Black Press in an Exclusive Historic Interview | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — "This is a pivotal time, in our nation's history, to force positive changes within all of our institutions which are rampant with racist behaviors – federal and state, healthcare, education, corporations, including corporate media, Wall Street – which is appropriately named because

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Africa Initiative launches its Tax Transparency in Africa 2020 Report

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 24 June 2020: The Africa Initiative of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, will launch its Tax Transparency in Africa 2020 report in a live event at 2 p.m (Paris time) tomorrow, Thursday 25 June, 2020. The report, a joint

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Portrait of former president Koroma brought to court at Dr Blyden’s libel trial

Gabriel Kai Moses: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: A portrait of the Former President of Sierra Leone Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was today, Tuesday June 30th 2020, tendered in evidence at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 by the State in support of its libel allegations against one [Read More]

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Inside Britain's audacious bid to rescue a satellite constellation - TechCentral

Britain is betting that satellite operator OneWeb will help it boldly go into a post-Brexit era. But it faces formidable challenges to complete a working constellation and rebuild a collapsed venture that has proved a money pit for investors.

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The Palo Conteh treason trial Lesson learnt

Jusu Kallon Esq.: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: So much to take home from the just concluded treason trial involving the countrys former Defence and Internal Affairs Minister, Mr. Alfred Paolo Conteh. I am minded to focus on one. Celebrating the verdict, my brother and colleague, Ady

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

The Impact of COVID-19 in Our Community: Let's Not Put Our Health at Risk | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cite several possible reasons that Black Americans are more affected. One is that many of us live in more highly populated areas where it’s more difficult to practice physical distancing from one another. Many of us also live in

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British government expresses concern for human rights in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 9 July 2020: The Sierra Leone Telegraph has seen a letter written by the UK Minister for Africa James Duddridge, expressing serious concern about the treatment of Sierra Leone’s former Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Childrens Affairs Dr. Sylvia Olayinka

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

(BPRW) Fighting The Good Fight and More Featured on Brown Sugar in July | Press releases

[ad_1] (BPRW) Fighting The Good Fight'' and More Featured on Brown Sugar in July (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA - Brown Sugar, the popular subscription streaming service from Bounce, has a hot line-up this July. This month's curated collection is themed for strong-willed men and women striving to

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Source: The Black Chronicle

New Prosecutor in Ahmaud Arbery Case Refutes Conflict of Interest Complaint | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The first two DAs assigned the Arbery case recused because of connections to Gregory McMichaels, 64, a retired investigator for the Brunswick police and district attorney’s office, who was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault, along with his son Travis, 34, on May

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

A defining moment: SpaceX will this week launch humans into space

You’ve turned over the keys to the private sector for low-earth orbit, which frees up Nasa to do other things

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Source: TechCentral

Kandeh Yumkella’s Garden of Eden Syndrome theory on corruption Op ed

Oswald Hanciles: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 June 2020: Tuesday, 23rd of June, 2020, in his spacious air-conditioned office with luxurious brownish sofas in a 1970s-built building on Sir. Samuel Lewis Road at Aberdeen, Westend of Freetown, Sierra Leone, I met with Hon. Kandeh Yumkella (popularly

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

OPEC’s decision to extend production cuts is a positive step for African energy players

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 08 June 2020: Over the weekend, the 11th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting concluded on a series of decisions which will help maintain a still fragile market stability, and which should be supported. Held via videoconference on Saturday, June 6th, the Ministerial Meeting

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Los Angeles City Mayor Pleads for George Floyd Protests to 'Take a Step Back' due to Violent Acts in L.A. over 300 arrested | BlackPressUSA

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Yesterday Mayor Garcetti responded to the devastating news of George Floyd by stating, “…He was far from the first, the end of his life, was another page in the worst chapter of our nation’s history of what it means to be black in America. 244 years into our attempts to

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

#FIYAH! — 6.6.20 — ONE-ON-ONE with KEITH ELLISON, MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL | BlackPressUSA

MINNESOTA — I just want to let everyone know that were going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case, said Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Ellison spoke at the press conference announcing the decision by Gov. Tim Walz to transfer the investigation and

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

FILM REVIEW — John Lewis: Civil Rights Lion Gets into Good Trouble in Dawn Porter Documentary

NNPA NEWSWIRE — On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with other civil rights lions like Reverend Hosea Williams (SCLC) continued on their march despite then Governor Wallace’s threats and were

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Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

My government will provide nurses with two sets of uniforms free of charge – said president Bio

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2020: President Dr Julius Maada Bio was in Bo, southern Sierra Leone yesterday, where he visited the newly refurbished Covid-19 care and treatment facilities, and distributed much needed equipment and uniforms to healthcare workers. Praising the interventions of

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

South African Trevor Noah Gets 'Daily Show'

Comedy Central announced that Trevor Noah would take over as host of The Daily Show after Jon Stewart leaves the show in late 2015 or early

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Source: ThoughtCo

President of Sierra Leone’s doctors union condemns government spending on luxurious SUVs

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 July 2020: The president of the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA) has criticised the government’s decision to spend much needed cash on luxurious Toyota SUVs, estimated at almost $2 million, instead of buying medicines and PPEs for hospitals. Last

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Tesla shares surge past $1 000 as Musk revs up the Semi

Tesla’s stock jumped above US$1 000/share on Wednesday after CEO Elon Musk told his staff it was time to bring the Tesla Semi commercial truck to “volume

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CARL calls on state actors to discharge justice with diligence following the Palo trial

Ibrahim Tommy Esq: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 5 July 2020: The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) welcomes the conclusion of the trial of Retired Major Palo Conteh and two others, and particularly applauds the expeditious nature of the proceedings. (Photo above Attorney General

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Twitter hacking spree alarms experts - TechCentral

The extraordinary hacking spree that hit Twitter on Wednesday, leading it to briefly muzzle some of its most widely followed accounts, is drawing questions about the platform's security.

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Sierra Leone Commercial Bank boosts government’s Covid-19 response with Le500 million

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 July 2020: The Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB), the most profitable and one hundred percent Sierra Leonean owned bank, yesterday boosted the work of the country’s National Covid-19 Emergency Response Centre (NACOVERC), with the sum of five hundred million Leones

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Sierra Leone records over a thousand COVID-19 cases as calls to unlock the country grow

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 09 June 2020: The total cumulative number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Sierra Leone has now reached 1,001, as 32 new cases were reported yesterday. But the number of people dying from the virus continues to remain very low. There has been no report of any new [Read

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Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

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