The naming of a convicted arsonist as the acting fire chief of an Illinois fire department has led to mass resignation of fire fighters.
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Anti-Vax GOP Marjorie Taylor Greene Owns Stock In 3 Vaccine Manufacturers
Anti-vax Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is being called out for owning stock in three vaccine companies despite claiming to be unvaccinated and spreading misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines.
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UK: Pair Who Won £4m Lottery With Stolen Bank Card Jailed
It was a short-lived lottery winning celebration for two friends after winning £4 million in the lottery and were later found out to have bought the winning ticket with a stolen debit card.
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Unsung Civil Rights Pioneer Claudette Colvin Has Historical Arrest Records Expunged
A judge has approved a request to wipe clean the court record of a Black woman who was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus in 1955, months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for doing the same.
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UK: Campaigner Loses Court Battle For Gender-Neutral Passport
A gender-neutral campaigner has lost a Supreme Court challenge against the UK government over not allowing gender-neutral passports.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Threat Of Violence As Court Revoke Zuma’s Medical Parole
Security forces in South Africa are on high alert following a High Court order for former president Jacob Zuma to be returned to jail after setting aside the decision that release him on medical parole.
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UK: Kenyan-Born Academic Makes History @ Oxford University
Kenyan-born academic Patricia Kingori has made history by becoming the youngest Black professor at the UK’s prestigious Oxford University.
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AUSTRALIA: Sydney Entrepreneur Loses Legs To Cerebral Malaria following Mosquito Bite
A Sydney socialite has shared her story of near death situation following a mosquito bite on a trip to Nigeria resulting in being struck down with malaria so serious she had to have her limbs amputated in order to live.
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NIGERIA: Zoom Joins Facebook In Charging Value Added Tax
Video conference app, Zoom has notified its users in Nigeria it will start charging value-added tax, VAT, on its use. The information is coming in a few days after the social media giant Facebook, states it will charge 7.5% VAT on all Advertisements (Ads) done on its platform.
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UK: Lawyers Challenge Government’s Hotel Quarantine Policy
A London-based law firm has issued a court proceeding against the UK government’s quarantine hotel policy.
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