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Mo’ Kelly’s Take On The Latest Eddie Long Revelation About Centino Kemp

• August 3, 2011 • Comments Off

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Vanessa Long Has Left Both Bishop Long and His Church

• June 14, 2011 • Comments Off

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A Stunt? Bishop Eddie Long Gets a Huge Wad of Green from An Unidentified Female Parishioner

• June 13, 2011 • 5 Comments

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Creflo Dollar Defends, Sherri Shepherd Derides Bishop Eddie Long As New Reports Surface Regarding How Much The Four Young Men Were Really Paid

• June 9, 2011 • 6 Comments

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Why G.O.P.-Led States Are Banning the Police From Enforcing Federal Gun Laws June 19, 2021
Missouri is the latest state to throw down a challenge to the enforcement of federal firearms laws as Republicans seek to thwart President Biden’s gun control proposals.
How Republican States Are Expanding Their Power Over Elections June 20, 2021
In Georgia, Republicans are removing Democrats of color from local boards. In Arkansas, they have stripped election control from county authorities. And they are expanding their election power in many other states.
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V.A. Plans to Offer Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Transgender Veterans June 21, 2021
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In Rift With Biden, a Dramatic Show of Force by a Conservative Catholic Movement June 20, 2021
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The Guardian, UK

‘Slap in the face’ for Macron as French voters shun local elections June 20, 2021
Abstention rate estimated at 68%, and exit polls suggest Le Pen’s National Rally failed to get expected supportEmmanuel Macron’s centrist party received what one of its own MPs called a “slap in the face” in regional and department elections on Sunday.The president and his government failed to mobilise supporters, with an estimated 68% of voters shunning the […]
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper in crisis talks to avert shutdown, advisor says June 21, 2021
Adviser to jailed owner Jimmy Lai said newspaper cannot pay its staff and suppliers after officials blocked banking facilitiesThe board of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper is in crisis talks amid expectations it could shut down in a matter of days after the arrest of its senior editors and executives, and the freezing of its assets and accounts.According to […]
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete to compete at Olympics June 20, 2021
Hubbard has been included in New Zealand’s weightlifting team‘I am grateful and humbled,’ says 43-year-old in statementThe New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to make history and headlines, plus a considerable amount of controversy, after being confirmed as the first transgender athlete to ever compete at the Olympic Games.The 43-year-old will be […]
Myanmar reports highest Covid numbers since coup as concerns over health system grow June 21, 2021
State hospitals are barely functioning as humanitarian crisis unfolds across the countryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMyanmar has reported what is believed to be its highest daily increase in Covid cases since the February coup, as concerns grow over the country’s collapsed health system and the junta’s continued crackdown on me […]
Armenian PM wins snap election as rival alleges fraud June 21, 2021
Nikol Pashinyan’s party gained over 50% of the vote but the opposition contested the result, alleging fraudThe party of Armenia’s prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, has won 53.9% of the vote in snap parliamentary polls called in an effort to defuse a political crisis after a war with Azerbaijan, official results show.An alliance led by his rival, ex-leader Rob […]
Woman to stand trial in France for killing stepfather after years of abuse June 21, 2021
Valérie Bacot, who had four children with alleged abuser, will say she believed he would kill them allOn Monday, a French woman, Valérie Bacot, will walk into a court to be tried for killing her stepfather turned husband. She has admitted shooting him dead and believes she should be punished.In her defence, she is expected to tell the the hearing at at Chalo […]
New EU rules would permit use of most polymers without checks, experts warn June 21, 2021
Proposals would allow common plastics to be used despite valid concerns about possible harms, scientists sayNew rules on chemicals to be debated by the EU this week would allow most polymers to be used without further checks, according to a group of scientists.Only about 6% out of about 200,000 polymers would require extensive safety checks under proposals b […]
Medical leaders urge Boris Johnson to bring air pollution below WHO limit June 21, 2021
Alliance of doctors and nurses calls for environment bill to include reduction in small particle pollution limitsMedical leaders are urging Boris Johnson to cut legal levels of air pollution in the UK to below World Health Organization limits in response to the death of the schoolgirl Ella Kissi-Debrah from toxic air.Members of the UK Health Alliance on Clim […]

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Tokyo 2020: Up to 10,000 Japanese fans will be permitted at Olympic venues June 21, 2021
Up to 10,000 Japanese fans - or 50% capacity - will be permitted at venues at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, despite warnings from health bosses.
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France regional election: Macron and Le Pen fail to make ground - exit poll June 21, 2021
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US Navy uses 40,000lb explosive to test warship in 'Full Ship Shock Trial' June 20, 2021
The US Navy conducted a 'Full Ship Shock Trial' against its aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford.
Laurel Hubbard: First transgender athlete to compete at Olympics June 21, 2021
NZ weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is headed for Tokyo but critics say she has an unfair advantage.
International Day of Yoga: Muted celebrations due to Covid-19 June 21, 2021
Ministers urge people to follow yoga but ask them to avoid big gatherings to mark the day.
Usain Bolt welcomes newborn twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo June 20, 2021
The Olympic champion and his girlfriend Kasi Bennett announced the births on Instagram.
Apple Daily: HK pro-democracy paper says it will decide closure by Friday June 21, 2021
It comes after 500 officers raided the paper and froze HK$18m worth of assets linked to the company.