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N.C. AT’s Gilmore Named 2020-21 Fulbright Program Grant Finalist EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 27, 2020) – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Student Government Association President Allison Gilmore has been selected as a 2020-21 Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant
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After being refused or ignored by seven ports, 180 migrants enter Italy | Afro
After spending 11 days at sea on the humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking, which declared a state of emergency over six apparent suicide attempts, 180 migrants stepped onto Italian soil on the morning of July 7. The migrants, including 25 minors and two women - one of whom was pregnant - were
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BILLINER | Chicago Defender
Birda Billiner …..Visitation will be held: Friday, July 10, 2020; 5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. @ St. John Baptist Church, 9321 S cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL; Repast will be held: Saturday, July 11, 2020: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.; Funeral will be held: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00
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The nation could see thousands more cases of coronavirus, the countrys top infectious disease specialist said Tuesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, testified for three hours before the
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THOMAS | Chicago Defender
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President Trump Tweets Out White Power Message, Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Expresses Dismay | Afro
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Worst Virus Fears Are Realized in Poor or War-Torn Countries | Afro
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Evers Fight Against Injustice Lives Through Current Athletes | Afro
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Unintentional Martyr: How George Floyd’s Death Revolutionized the BLM Movement | Afro
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