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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  

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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

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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

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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   

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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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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

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Written by David Crary, AP National Writer

Published: 23 October 2014

 

Asked about their behavior teens reveal abuse is pervasive and many are both perpetrators and victims

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Written by By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent

Published: 20 October 2014

 

More than 1.7 million American workers would no longer rely on public assistance programs if the minimum wage were increased