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Funeral services for legendary civil rights activist Ray Hill are slated for Sunday on the steps of Houston City Hall, the mayor's office confirmed. Starting at 2 p.m., the event will feature speakers - including former mayor Annise Parker - and pallbearers, as for any respected dignitary. |
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Many questions are surrounding the disappearance of longtime former KGO-810 radio broadcaster Ray Taliaferro, who remains missing after last being seen Nov. 10 in Paducah, Kentucky, after likely driving away from his wife in a car. Authorities don’t have new leads, and are hoping media attention on the case will help locate Taliaferro. |
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Labor is launching a new push to axe a legal exemption for schools which allows them to expel gay students, accusing the government of dragging its heels. Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed to scrap the exemption in October after public outrage and both major parties agreed to work together to change the law. |
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Late at night, Patie and I would call each other and talk for hours, until we fell asleep or our phone batteries mutinied. Once a month, I would book a room at a hidden-away bed and breakfast in Famona, far from the prying eyes of her mother's church friends. |
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She stood some fifty-sixty metres away from the desperate looking swarm of humanity that infested the Harare Showground bus stop. One hand shielded her sunglazed face from the savannah sun, the other palm restraining the flapping hem of her skirt which threatened to depart with the wind. |
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Wilma Derksen always gets emotional in November, the month her 13-year-old daughter Candace went missing 34 years ago. But she cried tears of happiness on Monday when a home for victims' families opened in Candace's honour. Candace House is the culmination of Derksen's vision for a safe haven for.... |
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Campaigning for elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly ended at 4 pm on Monday, setting the stage for polling on Wednesday when 7,70,395 people are expected to cast their votes in this northeastern state. The election machinery is fully prepared to conduct free and fair polls, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ashish Kundra said. |
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The Anguilla Diabetes Association is continuing to promote awareness about diabetes which is a leading health concern on the island. As part of a just-ended week of activities, there was a walking competition particularly for radio stations personnel, and their supporters, attired in the choice colour of the station. |
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Jim Kubiak will be analyzing the play of the Buffalo Bills quarterbacks throughout the season for BNBlitz.com . Kubiak is the all-time leading passer at Navy, has played in the NFL, NFL Europe and the Arena Football League, and has been a coach and executive in the AFL. |
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KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images (EGYPT) — A 13th century tomb belonging to a priest and his wife was found in Luxor, Egypt, after five months of excavation work, Egypt’s ministry of antiquities said Saturday. The tomb colored with scenes depicting the owner with his family and found on the Nile.... |
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The Crimea is not included in the two Minsk agreements negotiated in September 2014 and February 2015 when Germany and France, negotiating on behalf of the EU, agreed under Russian pressure to not include this question. Although the US and UK were signatories to the 1994 Budapest Memorandum giving.... |
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