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By Barbara Ortutay ASSOCIATED PRESS  OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter is imposing tough new rules that restrict candidates from declaring premature victory and tighten its measures against spreading misinformation, calling for political violence and spreading thoughtless commentary in the days leading up to and following the Nov. 3 U.S. election. The social platform will remove tweets…

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BY cj We say there is a beast,    a beast out there Yet when we look up,    we see who that beast is The beast is our black man,    our brothahs of the present, here, and now He is a beast because he is    searching and striving for more He is…

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The year 2020 has brought with it many challenges and lessons that will not soon be forgotten; a virus that continues to kill thousands by the day, fires burning across the West Coast, hurricanes that are showing up in batches of three, and an election that no one knows what the end result will be,…

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November 8, 2016 was not the first time that I’d voted in the general sense, but it was — unfortunately — the first time I was legal to vote in a presidential election.  The importance of voting was never lost on me, as the idea of having a choice and the ability to act on…

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By Heather Hollingsworth ASSOCIATED PRESS  MISSION, Kan. — Treating the sick and dying isn’t even the toughest part for nurse Amelia Montgomery as the coronavirus surges in her corner of red America. It’s dealing with patients and relatives who don’t believe the virus is real, refuse to wear masks and demand treatments like hydroxychloroquine, which…

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Event to raise funds and awareness of breast cancer’s impact on women of color iHeartMedia Philadelphia’s 105.3 WDAS FM, Power 99 and 106.1 The Breeze announce that the fourth annual “Sista Strut” breast cancer walk will take place virtually on Saturday, October 17.  Studies show that African American women are more likely to get breast…

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ASSOCIATED PRESS  MIAMI  — A Florida road will be named after a Black teenager whose death by a neighborhood watch volunteer in 2012 catalyzed a movement for racial justice. The Miami Herald reports Trayvon Martin’s name will be added to a section of an avenue that leads to a high school he attended in Miami….

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By Mike Schneider ASSOCIATED PRESS  The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. President Donald Trump’s administration had asked the nation’s high court to suspend a district court’s order permitting the 2020 census to continue through the end of the month….

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The presidential elections aren’t the only game in town. By Denise Clay Let’s be honest, the presidential race has sucked a lot of the air out of the electoral room this election cycle. The contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is a pretty important contest because of what it could…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool) By Mark Sherman, Lisa Mascaro And Laurie Kellman ASSOCIATED PRESS  WASHINGTON — Over and over, Amy Coney Barrett said she’d be her own judge…

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