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On Friday, President Donald Trump's case to block President-elect Joe Biden from winning Pennsylvania was dismissed in the federal appeals... View Article The post Trump failed to block Biden from winning Pennsylvania again appeared first on TheGrio.
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Justice Department seeks to authorize firing squad executions
With a new presidential administration imminent, the current U.S. Department of Justice is scrambling to push through several policy changes... View Article The post Justice Department seeks to authorize firing squad executions appeared first on TheGrio.
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Legendary Opera Singer Gloria Davy Passed Away Today in 2012
Photo credits: London Records Archives Gloria Davy, a rich-voiced soprano who “sang for the sheer joy of singing” had a four-decade career as a concert singer. Early in her career, she replaced Leontyne Price as Bess in the 1954 international tour of Porgy and Bess. In 1958 she broke color
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With Ceremony At The Vatican, Wilton Gregory Becomes 1st Black American Cardinal
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'Stay Outta Black Women Business': Teyana Taylor Claps Back at White Radio Host Over Grammy Nominations
The 2021 Grammy nominations were announced on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and there are a lot of celebrities that are not happy with the list. One celebrity that
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Minneapolis family survives Covid-19, vows to raise awareness
… virtual panel hosted by the African American Leadership Forum. The panel, … -19 on Minnesota's African-American community. And in early November …
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Black and Latinx Voters Are Being Targeted by Potential Russian Social Media Campaigns | L.A. Focus Newspaper
Dianne Lugo, Staff Four years ago, the Russian government used Twitter bots, Facebook pages and Instagram posts to launch a massive misinformation campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S election. These Russian operatives, working for the Kremlin-backed Internet Research Agency specifically targeted
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Appeal court rules NW 'sunflower murder' pair not guilty
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Malawi: Elections Provide a Global Lesson in Democracy
[Africa In Fact] While outgoing US President Donald Trump has repeated tantrums at the prospect of leaving the White House, a lesson in democracy from Malawi is worth paying closer attention to. Lazarus Chakwera was inaugurated as Malawi's sixth president on 6 July 2020 after winning a historic
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Tapia says Trump Administration remains committed to Jamaica's development | New York Carib News
Donald Tapia, United States Ambassador to Jamaica, said despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the American economy, the Trump administration, for the remaining two months in the White House, is committed to providing aid to the island and other developing countries.
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Biden will let health experts decide who will get a Covid-19 vaccine first - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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South Africa: Western Cape Finance and Economic Opportunities Hosts Entrepreneurship Recognition Awards
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Morocco: Football Scores Big Deal With Telecoms Giant
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Trump-ordered recount widens Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin : TheGrio
A recount in Wisconsin's largest county didn't go the way President Donald Trump's reelection campaign planned as President-elect Joe Biden... View Article The post Trump-ordered recount widens Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin appeared first on TheGrio.
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‘I can achieve anything’ - Saskia Allen turns grief into purpose
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Africa: As Impact of Covid-19 Intensifies, UN Women Calls for Concrete Actions to Respond to the Concurrent Shadow Pandemic
[UN Women] Galvanizes partners to fund organizations, respond to survivors' needs, prevent violence and collect data to build a post-pandemic "new normal" as the 16 days of Activism campaign kicks off
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Lesotho: Parliament Passes Diamond Amnesty Law
[Lesotho Times] THE National Assembly on Tuesday adopted a subordinate law which gives persons currently in illegal possession of rough diamonds until 31 January 2021 to declare them to the government.
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Somalia: Presidential Candidates Call for Disbanding of the Electoral Committee
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Can dozens of new Republican congresswomen change the face of the GOP?
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Nigeria: Literacy, Skill Acquisition Keys to Liberating Less-Privileged From Poverty - Muswen
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Pandemic pushes Lebanon further into financial crisis
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Uganda: EC Accused of Sitting On Petitions Against 3 Candidates
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The GOP is Donald Trump’s GOP and that Won’t Change. : ThyBlackMan.com
(ThyBlackMan.com) Weeks after Trump decisively lost the election to Biden not one top Republican official appeared on a national Sunday TV talk show to discuss the election. Only a handful of GOP Senate outliers, such as Mitt Romney, dared to say that Biden won the election, and that the Senate and
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Guyana gov't to provide bonus and risk allowances for all healthcare workers | New York Carib News
The Guyana government says it will provide all healthcare workers with a two-week bonus next month as part of the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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NBA Legend Michael Jordan Donates $2 Million To Feeding America
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Manchester University Students Reportedly Seek to Ban Use of Word 'Black' From Lectures & Textbooks - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
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Faith leaders react to Supreme Court ruling upholding religious freedom | L.A. Focus Newspaper
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