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Court blocks sending Kenyan police to Haiti
The Kenyan High Court has temporarily blocked the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti or any other country pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Thirdway Alliance Kenya and two other groups. The petitioners argue that the constitution does not envisage the deployment of the police service outside Kenya, adding that deployment of…
Read MoreSergio Brown was arrested for his mother’s murder, but is he mentally ill?
After Sergio Brown, a former NFL player, was arrested and charged with killing his mother Myrtle, he claimed the Maywood police and the FBI were involved in the killing. “Fake news. Fake news. Fake news,” Brown said in the video which he tagged on ESPN. “It has to be the FBI that came into my…
Read MoreA Secret Service agent may have accidentally killed John F. Kennedy
A secret service agent, whose job was to protect President John F. Kennedy, may have accidentally killed the president during a freak accident that has not been disclosed until now, according to Spartacus Educational, which is a free online encyclopedia with essays and other educational material on a wide variety of historical subjects principally British. On…
Read MoreCornel West and Robert Kennedy, Jr. are running as Independents
Progressive activist Cornel West and maverick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they won’t seek their respective party’s nominations for president. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid, likely pitting him against President Joe Biden, who is running for reelection. He is the third of eleven…
Read MoreBlack man takes over as Canada’s speaker
The Honorable Greg Fergus was elected Canada’s Speaker of the House of Commons on October 3. The former Speaker, Anthony Rota, was forced to resign as Speaker of the House after honoring a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. Fergus, who is 54, is the 38th speaker. The speaker manages…
Read MoreThe world record is his
Kelvin Kipturn set a world record in Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, running the 26. 219 mile course in 2:00.35. Kipturn, a 23-year-old from Kenya, defeated last year’s winner, Benson Kiputo, who ran the course at 2:04:02. Kipturn said he always felt in control as he broke the record once held by Eluide Kipchoge,…
Read MoreFormer Detroit Police Chief jumps into Michigan Senate race as a Trumper
Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig launched a bid as a Republican for a Senate seat in Michigan, replacing Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who is retiring. Stabenow, a Democrat, has been in office since 2001. Craig, who served as Detroit Police Chief for eight years, made the announcement Tuesday in a video posted on his campaign…
Read MoreThe United Nations has approved multinational troops to be sent to Haiti to combat gang violence
The United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti to fight gangs that have forced 200,000 people to flee their homes to avoid being raped or murdered. The decision follows repeated calls for military assistance by Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the…
Read MoreFive people were shot at Morgan State University
A gunman shot five people at Morgan State University in Baltimore as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball. Morgan State Police Chief Lance Hatcher confirmed that four of the victims were students. No one was killed. Police released no information regarding suspects and said they did not know how many shooters were involved…
Read MoreBlack women lead Harvard and will soon lead Boston University as well
Claudine Gay was recently sworn in as the first Black woman president of Harvard University, and not too far away, Melissa L. Gilliam was named the 11th president of Boston University. Gay, 53, is a political scientist and professor serving as the 30th president of Harvard University. She assumed office on September 29. Since 2018, Gay has…
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