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Close but not yet: Deal near on COVID-19 economic aid bill - DefenderNetwork.com
Congressional negotiators closed in Wednesday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would deliver additional help to businesses, $300 per week jobless checks, and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans. But there was no deal quite yet. The long-delayed measure was coming
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6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor - TheGrio
A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in what investigators say... View Article The post 6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor appeared first on TheGrio.
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Philadelphia Man Becomes First Black Acceptant Into Groundbreaking Biotech Graduate Program at His University
Nafees Norris is on winter break. The 26-year-old Philadelphia native just completed his first semester of graduate studies at Thomas Jefferson University. But Norris is […]
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Black Female Security Guard Who Punched Trump Supporter In Self-Defense Has Been Fired
The Black female security guard who punched a Pro-Trump "protestor" on the night before the Capitol Riots has reportedly been fired. The guard, who goes by the names Ashanti S. or Griselda Blanco online, claimed that she only responded in self-defense towards the protesters, who were both harassing
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Listen to the Daily News Wrap, Thursday 17 December
It’s Thursday 17 December 2020, and this is TheSouthAfrican.com Daily News Wrap - with the latest news you really need to know.
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Pro-Trump Extremists Plan To Stage Armed Attacks At Statehouses Across The Country, FBI Memo Warns
In a recent memo the feds warned law enforcement in all 50 states that armed groups plan to stage an uprising if the 25th Amendment is triggered, deeming Trump unfit to lead. 
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President-Elect Biden Challenged to Build a Diverse Administration | Chicago Defender
After enduring four years of an administration that looked like a single-race America, President-Elect Joe Biden is challenged to create a diverse administration. The stakes could not be higher. Biden is charged with bringing together a nation deeply divided. Washington, DC, politics is more
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Georgia hospitals break previous mark for COVID-19 patients | The Atlanta Voice
A record number of people were in hospitals Wednesday in Georgia with confirmed COVID-19 infections, another signal that infections are now more widespread than at the previous summer peak, as public health authorities sought to raise the alarm that the coronavirus is spreading unabated across the
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Damage from border wall: blown-up mountains, toppled cactus - Black News Channel
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press GUADALUPE CANYON, Ariz. (AP) — Work crews ignite dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops in a rush to build more of President Donald Trump's border wall before his term ends
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio: Another Coronavirus Shutdown Is Imminent - The New York Beacon
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said a second shutdown of non-essential businesses “right after Christmas” is all but imminent. More than 6,000 residents are currently sitting in hospitals across the city infected with the coronavirus, a number the state hasn’t seen since
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Biden to tap Deb Haaland as first Native American interior secretary | The Atlanta Voice
President-elect Joe Biden has selected New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland to serve as interior secretary, three people familiar with the matter tell CNN. If confirmed by the Senate, Haaland would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary. Haaland was picked, in part, because she is someone who has
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Former Howard University Dean Leslie T. Fenwick Is A Finalist For Biden’s Secretary Of Education
Leslie T. Fenwick, the former dean emeritus of the Howard University School of Education and a professor of educational policy and leadership, has emerged as one of Joe Biden's cabinet finalists to lead the U.S. Department of Education.
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Tanzania ‘chooses local herbs over vaccine’
Tanzania has reportedly said it has no plans to import Covid-19 vaccines, instead pinning its hopes on research into “local herbs”. In an interview with The East African newspaper, Health Ministry spokesperson Gerald Chami went on to cast doubt on the safety and efficacy of imported vaccines. He
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Exclusive: WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins – experts
GENEVA/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, a member and diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday. The United
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Will you get the shot? | Afro
By Micha Green AFRO D.C. Editor mgreen@afro.com As African-American women continue to break barriers, nurse Sandra Lindsay who works at a hospital in Queens, N.Y., became the first person to take the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. This historic moment was televised, she said, according to
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Health officials track safety as COVID-19 vaccines roll out - DefenderNetwork.com
As COVID-19 vaccinations roll out to more and more people, health authorities are keeping close watch for any unexpected side effects. On Tuesday, a health worker in Alaska suffered a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. She is in the hospital for another night
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AP Interview: Flattening curve wasn't enough for New Zealand - Black News Channel
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of most other nations: It eliminated the coronavirus. But the goal was driven as much by fear as it was ambition, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed Wednesday in an
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#Election2020: Loeffler declines to rule out formal protest of Biden's win | The Atlanta Voice
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia on Wednesday declined to rule out a formal protest of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory when Congress convenes next month to certify the presidential election results. It’s the latest refusal by Loeffler to acknowledge Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3 election, as
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At least four dead as snow storm slams the East Coast - TheGrio
A powerful nor’easter is battering the East Coast, with an expected snowfall of up to two feet in some areas,... View Article The post At least four dead as snow storm slams the East Coast appeared first on TheGrio.
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Vanessa Bryant Issues Statement On Her Mother’s $5M Lawsuit: “My Husband Never Promised My Mother Anything”
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Philly detective investigated for actions at Capitol riot - TheGrio
As more participants in Wednesday's attempted insurrection are identified, their positions of power are being called to light. According to... View Article The post Philly detective investigated for actions at Capitol riot appeared first on TheGrio.
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Trump declares emergency in DC ahead of Biden inauguration
President Donald Trump has declared an emergency in Washington, D.C. ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, following the deadly Capitol... View Article The post Trump declares emergency in DC ahead of Biden inauguration appeared first on TheGrio.
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House speeding to impeach Trump for Capitol insurrection | L.A. Focus News
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Border Security Alarm in India as Rising Number of Nepalese Enter with Indian ID – The Wilmington Journal
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Floridian Rick Ross links with docs – Florida Courier
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