• about-justice

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Written by Terry Shropshire Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender

Published: 03 November 2014

 

DA cites "demeanor" as proof defendant is violent .....

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Written by David Crary, AP National Writer

Published: 03 November 2014

 

The issues range from marijuana legalization and abortion to food labels and gun sales. Here are some of the notable measures

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Written by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent

Published: 03 November 2014

 

 Voters prepare to cast ballots in the first federal general election since the United States Supreme Court shredded a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965  

• about-banking-industry

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Written by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent

Published: 03 November 2014

 

The rate of Black households that go without federally-insured bank accounts dwarfs the national rate

• about-India
• about-gender-equality

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Written by Katy Daigle, Associated Press

Published: 29 October 2014

 

India loses ground for education and high sexual assault risks that prevent workforce participation: US benefits from more women in politics and shrinking wage gap

• about-Boston-bombing
• about-Dhokhar-Tsarnaev

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Written by Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer

Published: 28 October 2014

 

Jury rejected several of prosecutor’s claims but accepted Robel Phillipos lied to investigators   

• about-jobs
• about-economy
• about-Federal-Reserve-Board

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Written by Matthew Craft, AP Business Writer

Published: 28 October 2014

 

Pumping money into the US economy was like the scene from Pulp Fiction where Travolta revives Uma Thurman by “slamming  the needle into her heart”

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Written by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent

Published: 27 October 2014

 

According to the Pew Research Center, more than 75 percent of Black people own a smart phone, and are likelier to access social media from their phones than a computer

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Written by Frank Eltman, Associated Press

Published: 27 October 2014

 

 Monday morning, New Jersey officials said nurse Kaci Hickox had been symptom-free for 24 hours and would be released and taken by private carrier to Maine

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• About-Ferguson
• about-Mike-Brown

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Written by David A. Lieb, Jim Salter, Associated Press

Published: 24 October 2014

 

Police are brushing up on rights and stocking up riot gear to prepare for possible protests