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WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) The reopening of Tucson's historic Hotel Congress lasted less than a month.General manager Todd Hanley on June 4 ended a two-month coronavirus lockdown and reopened the 39-room hotel at half-capacity, along with an adjoining restaurant for outdoor dining. Yet
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Amerigroup Commits More Than $1 Million to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts in Texas
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (May 13, 2020) – Amerigroup Texas and its philanthropic arm, the Amerigroup Foundation, announced it has committed more than $1,000,000 in contributions to support COVID-19 relief efforts across
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Q1 growth slows down to 8-year low but exports up
Kenya’s economic growth slowed down to 4.9 percent in the first quarter of this year from 5.5 percent last year.
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Seattle cops clear occupied zone, more than 20 arrested - Black News Channel
By MARTHA BELLISLE and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police turned out in force early Wednesday at the citys occupied protest zone, tore down demonstrators encampments and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal
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COVID-19 recovery — My personal battle from a positive to a negative result
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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Children's Robitussin and Dimetapp cough medicines recalled due to potential overdose risks
Robitussin and Dimetapp have both been voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer, Glaxosmithkline, due to potential overdose
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Greenleaf: OWN Network Hit Is The Number One Cable Telecast For Women 25-54 - The Seattle Medium
OWN was Tuesday night’s #2 cable network among women 25-54 with “Greenleaf” the #1 cable telecast in the key demo. OWN was Tuesday night’s #1 network on all of television, including broadcast and cable, for African American women and total viewers. Currently, OWN has four of the Top 20 original
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Garmin releases new GPS Running Watches
Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced two of the company’s latest GPS running watches –the Forerunner 230 and the Forerunner 235. Tracking distance, pace, time, heart rate1 and more, the 230 and 235 keep runners on pace for their next personal record. The Forerunner 235
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Analysis: The 50 most shocking lines from Trumps Arizona speech - L.A. Focus Newspaper
What the speech was not was any sort of actual turning point for Trump, whose botched handling of the coronavirus pandemic and tone-deaf response to the death of George Floyd have led to a significant polling
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Should You Focus on One Muscle Group? Or Do Full Body Workout?
(ThyBlackMan.com) Deciding on whether to do a full-body workout or focus on one muscle group can be overwhelming. Achieving fitness goals is a long-term commitment and takes persistence and time. So it’s important to choose what would be best for you so that you can see real results after a certain
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California Moves One Step Closer to Granting Parolees Right to Vote – Observer News Group
Assemblymember Kevin McCarty’s (D-Sacramento) Assembly Constitutional Amendment 6 (ACA 6) passed out of the California State Senate last week. 
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Zoom Classes: Are They Worth It?
Using video-conferencing platforms such as Zoom, Google Classroom, and Class Dojo means that there must be additional laptops in a home, faster Internet and sometimes an adult on standby to remind the children the passwords, unmute or delete computer backgrounds with ocean views saved as
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Jemele Hill apologizes after backlash over transphobic tweet - TheGrio
Jemele Hill apologized on Monday after a critic discovered a transphobic tweet that was a decade old and others attempted to “cancel” the outspoken journalist. The controversy began on Sunday when Hill took exception to 2006 clip by Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy. He compared the former 49er
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July 4 is Independence Day. Really? - WS Chronicle
The fourth of July represents a special meaning for millions of Americans. It commemorates the Declaration of Independence of the United States from Britain in 1776. That meant we were free from British rule, but that did not apply to all Americans, namely people of
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White couple point guns at #BLM protestors to protect their mansion and pets - Face2Face Africa
A group of Black Lives Matter protestors who were marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house to demand her resignation had guns pointed at them by a barefooted white couple who accused them of encroaching on their property and putting their lives and that of their pets in danger. The demand
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In New York, Zionism and Liberalism Faced Off—and Liberalism Won | The Nation
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Greenleaf: OWN Network Hit is the Number One Cable Telecast for Women 25-54
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Past Due Time for American Healthcare System to Protect Black Americans - The Seattle Medium
Because of the systematic racism that is rooted in our nation, racial disparities in American healthcare have caused illness, injury, and death in minority communities across the country. Black Americans suffer the most at the hands of the American healthcare system. Now, we are seeing COVID-19
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Why Black People Are Not Interested In Black History|BlackHistoryMonth2014
http://svy.mk/1iqglGW Why is it that so many black people are not interested in Black History or Black History Month. Could it be that there is a Cognitive Dissonance when it comes to addressing issues in the black community. We say one thing, but our actions are inconsistent with our
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For Democratic Society, Some Monumentally Hard Decisions Ahead
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African American celebrity in hot water over BLM tweet - African American News Today - EIN News
Former NFL player and long-time Hollywood personality, Terry Crews, has come under fire over the last few days for tweeting, Dont let Black Lives Matter turn into Black Lives are Better. Other American celebrities and sports stars have
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Some JLP supporters in North East St Catherine against outside candidate
Some Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) supporters in North East St Catherine say they will reject any outside candidate selected by the party hierarchy to replace Leslie Campbell, who is not seeking re-election. The supporters told The Gleaner that they...
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In Japan, the Message of Anti-Racism Protests Fails to Hit Home
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