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Trump urges Georgia’s governor to halt senate race
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UK approves Pfizer vaccine to fight Covid-19
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Peace December holds 5th National Public Safety Honor Day, awards NYPD 114 precinct officers
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Bahrain condemns interception of vessels, threats to safety in Qatar
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Bahrain condemns interception of vessels, threats to safety in Qatar
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Iran advances bill to end UN inspections of nuclear facilities
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REFELA President Mayor Lowe launches initiative to provide national ID cards for 500k women in Gambia
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Iranian President Rouhani accuses Israel of killing top nuclear scientist
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Joe Biden nominates team to confront economic fallout from coronavirus
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Joe Biden nominates team to confront economic fallout from coronavirus
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Trump adviser Kushner travels to Qatar, Saudi to resolve dispute between neighboring countries
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UK, France sign deal to end undocumented movement
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Ethiopia suspends military operations in Tigray
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Pentagon’s acting defense secretary Christopher Miller visits Somalia
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Sudan needs $150 million to help Ethiopian refugees from Tigray— UNHCR
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US aircraft carrier deploys to Gulf
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North Korean leader Kim Jong un orders execution of 2 people, bans fishing
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Nigeria: Gunmen murder traditional ruler in Ondo State
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Biden condemns violence against women, reiterates commitment to restore US leadership
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Turkey sentences 337 ex-pilots, other suspects to life imprisonment
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Ethiopia commences final phase of “rule of law” operations in Tigray
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New COVID-19 vaccine unit opens at Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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EDUPEACE | Socrates’ interventions, today’s implications
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Northwest Bronx Democrats: Have you ever been denied your right to vote and work on election day?
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State Labor Department releases preliminary local area unemployment rates
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SBA, Treasury announce simpler PPP loans to provide relief to small American businesses
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SBA, Treasury announces simpler PPP loans to provide relief to small American businesses
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Nigeria opens largest modular refinery in West Africa
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Mayor Dinkins dies at 92, New Yorkers mourn
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Trump agrees transition to Biden administration can begin
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West Point announces 2 Rhodes Scholars after 6 years
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Nigerian doctor honored for helping Pfizer develop first COVID-19 vaccine
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Biden to appoint Antony Blinken as Secretary of State
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We will honour outcome of election, Michigan lawmakers tell Trump
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NYC Mayor demands outcome of presidential election, calls for transition of government
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L+M builds affordable houses in Bronx, signs deal with labors union
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Author and Financial Authority Stephen Leeb Advises: Buy Gold
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Ugandan presidential candidate released “again” from illegal detention
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Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez solicits intervention to save 28 children from deportation
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NYS economy boosted with increase in employment rate
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CPG partners SHF to purchase Brookhaven apartments in Bronx
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Georgia recount confirms Biden’s victory
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