Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters. On Friday the CNN journalist Omar Jimenez was arrested on live television as he covered protests of police brutality in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jimenez identifies as African American and Hispanic, and when the cops confronted him, he did just what minority parents tell their kids to do. |
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Mayo fire services attended the scene of a blaze on lands in Balla earlier today. Members of the local fire-fighting unit arrived at the scene after the alarm was raised and brought the flames under control. The blaze occurred at around 2 o’clock this;
Gaeltacht communities are set to benefit from.... |
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A church in Berlin has opened its doors to Muslims unable to fit into their mosque under new social distancing rules, BBC reported. Religious services resumed in Germany on May 4 but worshippers must keep apart 1.5 meters (5 feet). So the Dar Assalam mosque in Neukölln district could only hold a fraction of its congregation. |
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Eva Webb nee White-Spunner. Shannonhill, Ballyshrule, Ballinasloe. Funeral mass for Eva Webb will take place privately, tomorrow Monday at 1 in St. John the Baptist Church, Woodford, and will be streamed live on the Woodford/Looscaun Facebook page. Funeral afterwards to the adjoining cemetery. Patrick Connolly. |
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Every 1st of June, Kenya comes to a standstill to commemorate Madaraka Day . It was on this very 57 years ago in 1963, that Kenya attained self-governance from colonial rule, with Mzee Jomo Kenyatta named as the country's first-ever Prime Minister. Unknown to most, moments after the ceremony that.... |
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On completing the course, he worked for The Financial Gazette for a short time and then joined The Sunday Mail as a cub business reporter. When Brian Chipoyera, then The Sunday Mail Business Editor, left in 2007, Moyo filled in his shoes. He was to leave The Sunday Mail in 2012 to become Zinara’s first public relations manager. |
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Over the last century, radio stations have been the subject and the setting for a number of TV shows and movies. This, for better or worse, is how the general public perceives how real-life radio works. I’ve rated this selection of radio-centric shows and scenes through the years. 1. WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982) Authenticity Rating: 3/5. |
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Highlights in history on this date: 1792 - Kentucky becomes the 15th American state to join the union. 1802 - Aboriginal warrior Pemulwuy, described by Governor Philip King as "a terrible pest to the colony", is shot dead, probably by Henry Hacking. Pemulwuy's head is cut off and sent to England. |
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Over the last century, radio stations have been the subject and the setting for a number of TV shows and movies. This, for better or worse, is how the general public perceives how real-life radio works. I’ve rated this selection of radio-centric shows and scenes through the years. 1. WKRP in Cincinnati (1978-1982) Authenticity Rating: 3/5. |
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Members of 41 businesses groups from around the country have written a letter to the Taoiseach calling for a taskforce to be set up to help reignite local economies. They say with social distancing requirements, a lot of town centres need to be re-imagined,
Irish Water's considering introducing a hosepipe ban due to the current dry spell. |
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This story was initially published on April 19, 2009 with the headline “For Their Own Good." It was the first installment in what would become an award-winning series that resulted in the unearthing of dozens of previously unidentified graves. The Dozier school would close in 2011. |
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