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Lavonta Williams first African-American woman to serve as vice mayor of Wichita

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Today councilwoman lavonta Williams interviewed by Sheila Kinnard regarding the following summer youth employment in 2017 keeping Urban League open doors, Fairmount Park improvement, MCAdams swiming to closed due to lack of participation, Wichita is safe with help from God Squad , money to help transportation and infrastructure, Dunbar Theater for black youth, Bight home […]

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Philippines seizes huge haul of suspected meth, arrests 6

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By AARON FAVILA Philippine authorities seized more than half a metric ton of suspected methamphetamine Friday in suburban Manila and arrested six people in what could be one of the largest drug seizures under President Rodrigo Duterte. National Bureau of Investigation agents initially seized about 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of the substance, locally known as

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White nationalists raise millions with tax-exempt charities

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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The federal government has allowed four groups at the forefront of the white nationalist movement to register as charities and raise more than $7.8 million in tax-deductible donations over the past decade, according to an Associated Press review. Already emboldened by Donald Trump’s popularity, group leaders say they hope the president-elect’s victory

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US-based cleric rejects links to Russian envoy’s killing

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By NATALIYA VASILYEVA A U.S.-based Muslim cleric on Thursday condemned the killing of Russia’s envoy to Turkey and rejected accusations that his movement was behind the attack. Ambassador Andrei Karlov was shot dead by an off-duty policeman in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibition in Ankara earlier this week. Turkish President Recep Tayyip

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Germany launches Europe-wide manhunt for Tunisian suspect

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By GEIR MOULSON German authorities have launched a Europe-wide manhunt for a Tunisian man with ties to Islamic extremists who has been identified as a suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack, lawmakers said Wednesday. The man is being sought in Germany and across Europe’s border-free travel zone, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said after

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McConnell rejects calls for select panel on Russian meddling

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By MATTHEW DALY Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting bipartisan calls for a special committee to investigate Russian interference in the U.S. election, which American intelligence says was aimed in part at helping Republican Donald Trump defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton. The likely meddling by Russia “is a serious issue, but it doesn’t require a

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Stephen Bantu Biko was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa

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Wikipedia Stephen Bantu Biko (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977)[3] was an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa in the 1960s and 1970s, until his death while in police custody. A student leader who went on to found the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) which empowered and mobilized much of South Africa’s urban black population, he

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