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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla argued this week that while having your double dose of the vaccine and the booster can certainly help in preventing critical illness and hospitalization from COVID-19, it may not be enough to fight off the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
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Tobago Business Chamber: Customer service must improve - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The Tobago Business Chamber wants to see an improvement in the quality of customer service on the island. In a Whatsapp voice note on Wednesday, the chamber's chairman, Martin George, said while the organisation welcomed the return of international flights to Tobago, the island must also enhan
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Georgia Deputy Facing Termination Due To Comment On Arbery Death
Georgia Deputy Paul Urhahn is facing termination after posting a comment on Facebook saying Ahmaud Arbery 'still got the death penalty.'
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Don Maynard, pro football Hall of Famer and New York Jets star, dies at 86
Don Maynard, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, known for helping the New York Jets win Super Bowl III, has died, according to a statement released by the Hall of Fame.
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WITCO launches new cigarette packaging - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
West Indian Tobacco (Witco) is introducing new packaging for all its products — Dunhill, Lucky Strike/ Du Maurier, Lucky Strike/ Broadway and Rothman. The repacking is part of a Ministry of Health mandate to include graphic or pictorial health warnings in accordance with the Tobacco Control (A
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GameStop's Stock Shoots Up After Talks About It Entering NFT Marketplace
GameStop's stock surged after it announced plans to enter the NFT marketsplace with virtual video game goods like “character outfits and weapons.”
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Supply Chain Issues Sparks #BareshelvesBiden To Trend on Twitter In Response to Empty Store Shelves
The latest outcry on social media responds to the trending hashtag #BareshelvesBiden on Twitter about the empty shelves at local grocery stores.
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UNC MP blames ‘government incompetence' for chicken price hike - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Couva North MP Ravi Ratiram is accusing the government of failing to support the local poultry industry and addressing issues which have led to a shortfall in the supply of chicken In a statement from his office on Tuesday, he recalled warning of an increase in the price of chicken for the Chr
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Sinanan: Works Ministry does not relocate owners of damaged homes - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
WORKS and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan said his ministry does not deal with the relocation of people whose properties were damaged by landslides or compensating them for damage done to their properties. He made this comment in the Senate on Tuesday in response to a question from Opposition
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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko | The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 […] The post Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses appeared first on The Sacram
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Whoopi Goldberg Says Maya Angelou Deserves More Than A Quarter - Blavity
Whoopi Goldberg didn't mince her words when she said Maya Angelou deserves more than the quarter for her contributions to American literature. During Tuesday's episode of The View , the Academy Award winner discussed the recent news that Angelou is now the first woman immortalized on the
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8-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot While Petting Horses Outside In Georgia - Blavity
An 8-year-old girl was killed in a senseless act of violence in Augusta, Georgia. Authorities organized a search pursuing two suspects in the fatal shooting of the young girl who was shot while petting horses at her home on Saturday.  Arbrie Leigh Anthony, an honor-roll student at Jenkins-White
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Texas School Board Member Getting Death Threats For Racist Comments About Black Teachers
A Texas school board trustee says he and his family have been the subject of death threats after comments he made at school board meetings falsely equating Black teachers and high school dropout rates.
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Beautiful Bus Tour of Atlanta Neighborhoods Ends at National Center for Civil and Human Rights | Post News Group
I got to experience what it would have been like sitting at a lunch counter as a Black person and enduring racial slurs just because I asked to be served a cup of coffee. Even though I knew what to expect by sitting at this faux diner counter with headphones on, it was dehumanizing and
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Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman to Appear on US Quarter as Treasury Begins Distribution
A new US quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou went into circulation Monday, the US Mint announced, making the legendary poet and activist the first Black woman ever to appear on the coin.
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THA Chief Sec to speak on covid19 vaccination on Monday - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THA Chief Secretary Farley Augustine is expected to make an announcement on Monday on Tobago’s position on covid19 vaccination in the public sector. The Prime Minister said last month that by mid-January, all public servants and employees at state agencies will be required to be vaccinated or
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Justice for Ahmaud Arbery:  The Sentencing  - Los Angeles Sentinel
In the Superior Court of Glynn County, Wanda Cooper-Jones, mother of Ahmaud Arbery took the podium to tell her story of what life has been like for her family without her son.  Embarking on the unimaginable act of reading a victim impact statement, Cooper-Jones read a message to her son filled with
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West Indies legend Sir Clive Lloyd receives knighthood - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
WEST INDIES legend Sir Clive Lloyd received his knighthood from Duke of Cambridge Prince William at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom on Wednesday. The former captain, one of the most successful in the game’s history, received the honour for his services to the game of cricket. Cricket We
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Indarsingh asks Hinds, police for help - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
COUVA South MP Rudranath Indarsingh asked whether his constituency or other parts of Central Trinidad are under siege from criminals. In a video clip on Tuesday, Indarsingh said he was asking the question after an incident on Monday when police officers intercepted two carjackers on the northb
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Health Officials Let COVID-Infected Staff Stay On The Job
Health authorities around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.
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17 deaths, 577 new covid19 cases - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
The Ministry of Health has reported 17 deaths and 577 new covid19 cases on Wednesday. In its 4 pm update it said there are 15,988 active cases and 613 patients in hospital. The total number of covid19 deaths is 3,119. It said of those who have died, 177 were fully vaccinated, 2,552 were not
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18th omicron case found in Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
ANOTHER person has been found with the omicron strain of covid19 bringing the total number of people detected with this variant to 18, the Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. "The case had no history of recent travel but was in contact with recently-returned travellers, approximately one week
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NASA Partners With White House To Enrich The HBCU Scholar Recognition Program - Blavity
The  National Aeronautics and Space Association  (NASA) joins  forces  with the White House to provide more opportunities for outstanding  HBCU scholars . The highly esteemed association is  teaming up  with the White House Initiative to help advance equity and economic opportunity through the
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Dr. King’s message was for more than a movement | Afro
By Dr. Johnny Golden  As we approach the celebration and commemoration of the 93rd birthday of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. there are some things that I wished the world knew better of him.  First, that he was a preacher; his calling into ministry must ever be remembered and
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Woman falls into sewer sinkhole in Beetham Gardens - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A woman reportedly fell into the sewage sinkhole on Main Street in Beetham Gardens on Tuesday. Residents of the area lowered a ladder into the hole to rescue Camerra Olliviere, 22, of Fifth Street, Beetham Gardens. Speaking with the Newsday, Olliviere's aunt, Cindy Olliviere, said her niece
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19 dead, including 9 children, in NYC apartment fire | BlackPressUSA
THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER — Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said the fire “started in a malfunctioning electric space heater” in an apartment unit spanning the second and third floors of the 19-story building. The door of the apartment was left open, allowing smoke to quickly spread throughout the
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4-Year-Old Left In Day Care Van For 9 Hours In Freezing Temperatures In New York - Blavity
 The family of a 4-year-old left inside of a day care van for nine hours in freezing temperatures is furious. The incident happened on Jan. 7 when the driver and van monitor from Living Waters Childcare picked up Makyia Artis at 9:15 a.m. in Rochester, New York. Artis informed the van monitor that
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Texas School Board Member Getting Death Threats For Racist Comments About Black Teachers
A Texas school board trustee says he and his family have been the subject of death threats after comments he made at school board meetings falsely equating Black teachers and high school dropout rates.
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NYC Mayor Hires Own Brother For $240K NYPD Job, Cites White Supremacy As Reason
Newly-elected New York City mayor, Eric Adams, is already catching heat for claiming white supremacy is the reason behind his decision to appoint his younger brother as a deputy police commissioner.
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FILM REVIEW: The 355 (**1/2)
NNPA NEWSWIRE — You’ll suspend disbelief for James Bond and all his improbable stunts. You’re perfectly OK with Shang-Chi fighting a dozen men at time when that’s really impossible. So, show some respect for the five petite women in this adrenaline-rush who kick ass like MMA champs. Is it
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