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Some ubiquitous drugs like the BCG vaccine, thalidomide, and melatonin could help combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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College Football Coach Who Called Stacey Abrams “Fat Albert” After Georgia Senate Runoffs Has Lost His Job
In a now-deleted tweet, University of Tennessee Chattanooga assistant football coach Chris Malone posted hateful comments about former Georgia House Democratic Leader, Stacey Abrams. His comments followed Abrams playing a major role in the Democratic party's wins in the Georiga Senate runoff
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Nigeria: Victor Osimhen Tests Positive for Coronavirus
[Daily Trust] Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, has returned positive for coronavirus, his Italian club confirmed on Friday evening.
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GT All Stars needle Linden All Stars - Stabroek News
The GT All Stars team edged the Linden All Stars 1-0 in a thrilling end-to-end encounter in the final of the ‘Bounce Back’ tournament on New Year’s Day at the National Stadium. The article GT All Stars needle Linden All Stars appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Tourism sector took $76-b hit from COVID-19 in 2020
MINISTER of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says that the tourism sector, Jamaica's second-largest earner of foreign exchange, ended 2020 with an estimated loss of $76 billion because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Rapper MF Doom Dies At 49
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Daniel Dumile, best know as the rapper and producer MF Doom, died on October 31, his wife announced on the artist’s Instagram page on Thursday afternoon. He was…
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Trippier suspension temporarily halted by FIFA - Stabroek News
MADRID, (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier’s 10-week suspension for a betting violation has been put on hold by world soccer governing body FIFA, an Atletico source said yesterday. The article Trippier suspension temporarily halted by FIFA appeared first on Stabroek News.
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1's to Watch in 2021 include BID, Anderson, area residents
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Case Of Highly Infectious Coronavirus Variant Reported In Hard-Hit Southern California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mutant variant of the coronavirus that appears to be more contagious has been found in Southern California, where the state’s most populous county recorded more…
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Alarm in France after 2,500 mass for illegal rave
LIEURON, France (AFP) - Some 2,500 partygoers attended an illegal new year rave in north-western France, violently clashing with police who failed to stop it and sparking concern the underground event could spread the coronavirus, authorities said Friday.
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Trump Rightly Vetoes Pentagon Budget, for the Wrong Reasons - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Dakar Rally set for second Saudi outing despite 'sportswashing' row
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Will we learn from 2020? | L.A. Focus News
Yes indeed, the year 2020 was a year that will go down in infamy and be remembered for decades into the future, including by millennials, even without their smartphones. It will be remembered on a level of 1492, 1776, 1849, and 2001, the years of Christopher Columbus, the Declaration of
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Delay sought in ex-officers’ trial over George Floyd’s death
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Minneapolis police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting of Black man - TheGrio
The Minneapolis Police Department has released body camera footage capturing Wednesday night's shooting of a Black man after a traffic... View Article The post Minneapolis police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting of Black man appeared first on TheGrio.
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Resilient Washington Football Team reaches postseason | Afro
By Daniel Kucin Jr. Special to the AFRO The Washington Football Team's entire season rested on winning one game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Jan. 3- in a win or go home scenario to reach the postseason for the first time in five years. Unaffected by the pressure-packed moment, Washington
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LMMM holds annual Young Writers Competition - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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WIPA backs health protocols for Bangladesh series - Stabroek News
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Pandemic, social unrest, statehouse scandals top 2020 stories | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Pandemic, social unrest, statehouse scandals top 2020 stories Budget, leadership changes, Black Caucus agenda on tap for 2021  By JERRY NOWICKI, PETER HANCOCK, SARAH MANSUR and RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – It was a year like no other, and one most
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Rwanda: What Do Schools Expect From the New Sports Policy?
[New Times] While Rwanda continues to struggle with poor performances in some international tournaments in different sports disciplines, the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Education have partnered to implement a comprehensive sports policy in schools in order to boost the discovery and
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Boston Red Sox hire Bianca Smith as first Black woman coach in baseball history | Afro
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Bianca Smith, an African American woman, has made baseball history. Smith, who most recently served as an assistant baseball coach and hitting coordinator at Wisconsin’s Carroll University, was named a coach in the
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Trump caravan travels usual Rose Parade on Colorado Boulevard | L.A. Focus News
About 600 Trump supporters were caravanning on New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, along the famed Rose Parade route on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena. The iconic parade was canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, though a television special aired. The Rose Bowl football game was moved
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Retirement, Planning For It | New York Carib News
It is a bit of conventional wisdom that focuses attention on the aging process. “Age is only a number,” is the way it is often stated, recognizing that the phrase’s author, Bernard Baruch, an American financier, and philanthropist, was also saying age is a “cipher for the record.” Actually, it is
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Violette N. Anderson: First Black Female Attorney Admitted to Practice Before the U. S Supreme Court
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