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2021 NBA playoffs - Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton, Trae Young, Dillon Brooks, Ja Morant shine in debuts news -The Black Chronicle
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Black Man Vauhxx Booker Facing Assault Charges After Fighting Off Racists and Reporting Attack
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Booker’s 40-point triple-double carries Suns past Clippers - Stabroek News
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Sens. Booker, Cardin release plan to help small businesses
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Chair Bass, Senators Booker and Harris, and Chair Nadler Introduce the Justice in Policing Act of 2020
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Cory Booker recalls police holding him at gunpoint as a college student
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Sen. Cory Booker Says He 'Would Sooner Die' Than Let Donald Trump Stay In Office If He Loses The Election
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Charles Booker Suddenly Has Progressives Excited About Kentucky
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