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SPC PITCH program graduates on the COVID front lines in Pinellas County
Through the Providing Instruction for Tomorrow’s Collegians and Hires (PITCH) program, a partnership between St. Petersburg College and the City of St. Petersburg’s Cohort of Champions program, Bill and Timothy Baptiste earned their Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Certificates from SPC in 2018
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Africa: Inequalities Between Ethnic Groups Are Stark, New UN Report Reveals
[UN News] Differences in so-called multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently high across many countries, according to a new analysis released this Thursday.
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The Courageous 12 - Texas Metro News
The last surviving Black police officer who sued the St. Petersburg Police Department continues to share his story By Ronda BurnsSpecial from Florida Courier Former St. Petersburg Police Officer Leon Jackson describes his first day of walking the beat of Zone 13, the Black community, the only area
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The Church of St. Mark, Brooklyn, New York (1838- )
The Church of St. Mark in Brooklyn, New York was originally established by a group of black Episcopalians in 1838.  The next year, Dr. Samuel M. Haskins was asked to be rector (pastor), the role he would maintain for 60 years.  By April 1841 the congregation completed a Gothic style edifice in
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7 in 10 African Americans report knowing people mistreated by police: poll - African American News Today - EIN News
… Up to 71 percent of African Americans said they personally knew …
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Tino gets Lyon praise
TINO Kadewere has made a storming start to life at Olympique Lyonnais after scoring a quadruple in his first match for the club on Wednesday in a performance that earned the Warriors striker rave views from his coach Rudi Garcia. By sports reporter The club, popularly known as Lyon, played
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FryPad: Computer Chef That Prints Vegan Burgers  – The Wilmington Journal
“Star Trek” had its replicator. Now Israel has Robot Chef, a stand-alone unit that creates food items on the spot, to the diner’s specifications. It won’t be as quick as when Jean-Luc Picard famously commands [...]
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D.C.’s King Day Parade to feature 2 gay grand marshals - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Melvin Deal, founder and artistic director of D.C.’s highly acclaimed African Heritage Dancers and Drummers performing arts group who’s gay, and longtime D.C. gay and Ward 8 community activist Phil Pannell, who serves as executive director of the Anacostia Coordinating Council, are among nine
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Seychelles: Europe's Progress Against Covid-19 Good for Seychelles, but Central Bank Has Wary Eye On Variants
[Seychelles News Agency] The easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Europe thanks to nations' rising vaccination numbers and falling infection rates will have positive effects on tourism in Seychelles, said a top official.
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JN Group donates $1 million to assist elderly
THE work of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) — the umbrella organisation which provides support to senior citizens — was enhanced by a contribution of $1 million, thanks to Jamaica National
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Police body cameras
Goliath J. Davis, III, Ph.D., Contributor ST. PETERSBURG - Meaningful police reform will remain elusive as long as we continue to deny known truths. First, we are all fallible human beings and will inevitably make mistakes.  When made, reasonable people are capable of evaluating errors and taking
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South Africa: 'Violence Is the Breast Milk We Are Feeding Our Young,' Says Graça Machel, Railing Against GBV
[Daily Maverick] Graça Machel has described South Africa as a society at war with itself, where grotesque violence against women and children has been normalised, where protectors have become predators.
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Hurricane relief appeal launched - Barbados Today
Barbadians at home and abroad are being encouraged to donate to a hurricane relief effort being jointly coordinated by the Ministry of Labour and a range of civic organisations, charities and churches. The ministry said it has compiled a list of items to meet the immediate needs of those hard-hit
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Kenya: City Hall on the Spot Over Sh275 Million Payment for Air
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) has launched an investigation into fraudulent payment of Sh275 million by the Nairobi County Government, for the supply of goods that were never delivered.
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UNC wants no VAT on 7,000 items, no property tax on agri lands, buildings
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News In this file photo, Liza De Verteuil does her grocery shopping at Massy Stores, Mandalay, Arima. - Photo by Angelo Marcelle SAYING the country is on the brink of a food crisis, the Opposition is calling for the removal of VAT on
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Egypt: Tagulddin - Our Goal Is to Vaccinate 40 Percent of Egyptians By December
[Egypt Online] Presidential advisor for health affairs Mohamed Awad Tagulddin said that the state and the political leadership have a national goal targeting the vaccination of 40% of Egyptians against coronavirus by the end of this year, along with ensuring commitment to the implementation of
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Panic buying adds additional stress in COVID-19 pandemic ⋆
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Global Social Media Usage Statistics: How Much Time Do People Spend on Social Media? | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.letter.ly By Milos Djordjevic There is a burning question in this day and age: how much time do people spend on social media? However, it is more important to find a way to put this into a proper scale. The general social media usage statistics reveal much, but what about some specific
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SPC has releases preliminary comeback plan and guidelines for fall 2020
Dr. Tonjua Williams, St. Petersburg College president PINELLAS COUNTY Starting Aug. 17, St. Petersburg College will hold a portion of classes on campus, including labs, healthcare, public safety, and other programs that require hands-on learning, as well as some general education courses where
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Egypt: ‎7th Meeting of Egyptian-EU Partnership Committee Takes Place in Cairo
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian-EU partnership committee held Wednesday its seventh meeting in Cairo where they discussed promoting cooperation.
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UNC wants no VAT on 7,000 items, no property tax on agri lands, buildings - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
SAYING the country is on the brink of a food crisis, the Opposition is calling for the removal of VAT on all 7,000 food items it previously zero-rated and for agricultural buildings and lands to be excluded from property tax. Couva North MP Ravi Ratiram said food security is being compromised
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Farm worker held with cocaine at airport charged
Clarendon farm worker Ochena Demetri has been charged in relation to the seizure of cocaine in his luggage at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Demetri, who is from Gimme-Me-Bit, was charged on Wednesday with possession of...
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Busy Monday in TT as bars reopen, full Public Service back out to work
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News File photo: Ariapita Avenue. IF YOU'RE a public servant, this morning, you'll likely be going out to work, no longer on rotation or remote-working from home. And if you're a travelling public servant, you'd better be prepared to
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FedEx job fair extends opportunity with help of community partner - TSDMemphis.com
A Friday afternoon job fair powered by FedEx extended a financial lifeline to job seekers in the Hickory Hill community. “A gentleman from FedEx actually approached me about the employment opportunities now available,” said Bishop Linwood Dillard of Citadel Deliverance Church God in Christ, where
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Africa: PM Ngirente Calls on Russian Businesses to Invest in Africa
[New Times] Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente has called upon Russians to invest in Africa, saying the continent has a lot of opportunities to offer.
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Not My Son aims to better the community one door at a time
Police officers, city officials, and residents canvased the Fruitland Heights neighborhood, meeting up at St. Joseph's Catholic Church for the Not My Son weekly initiative. BY MARK PARKER, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - It was a muggy, rainy, late-June evening on the south side of St. Pete as City
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UN Mission including Jamaican professor reports on Libya war crimes | New York Carib News
War crimes and crimes against humanity have likely been committed in Libya by all parties to conflict since 2016 including by external actors, a Human Rights Council-appointed probe said on Monday.
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Black Student At Texas' Robert E. Lee High School Won't Wear School's Name On Track Jersey Until It Ditches The Confederate Homage - Blavity
A Texas student-athlete started a movement to change her high school’s name after writing a letter to the school board explaining why she'll no longer bear its name on her
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Imbert: Proper research done on food prices
News Finance Minister Colm Imbert - SUREASH CHOLAI Finance Minister Colm Imbert said Government's decision to increase the number of basic food items from which value added tax (VAT) was removed was done very scientifically. Addressing a virtual PNM post-budget meeting in Belmont on Friday
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May connected HACDB with Halifax Urban Ministries (HUM), and a public-private partnership providing free food assistance for Housing Authority residents was
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