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Today's Date: May 3, 2024

National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program Mobile Tour Visits Rochester, NY • Statement - Public Safety Minister • Lac Seul First Nation and Canada settle Flooding Claim • The Iconic Caribbean Posh Weekend Returns To The USVI; Will Honor Dr. Yvette Noel-Schure • i3 Verticals Announces Earnings Release and Conference Call Date for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2024 • Innovative partnership to bring 100 units of social and affordable housing units for independent seniors to Terrebonne • Valley Children's Receives Historic $15 Million Gift to Create Advanced Cell Therapy Program for Pediatric Cancer • Northern Trust Named Best Private Bank in U.S. for Digital Wealth Planning, Best Digital Innovator of the Year in U.S. • Government of Canada and the Government of Manitoba announce partnership to develop a Red Dress Alert together with Indigenous p • KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Its Newest Community in Desirable Buckeye, Arizona • ZACAPA RUM AND RAUL LOPEZ OF LUAR UNVEIL A LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTION: AN ODE TO HERITAGE, COMMUNITY, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP • Anaergia Announces Additional Delay in the Filing of Its Audited Financial Statements and Related Disclosures • CORRECTING and REPLACING Wheaties™ Pushes the Limits of Breakfast with New Wheaties Protein • High School Women Launch First of its Kind Energy Literacy Podcast • WWPR WELCOMES RETURNING MEMBERS TO 2024 - 2025 ADVISORY COUNCIL • Melmark's Dream Maker's Ball Raised $500,000 to Support Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities • University of Phoenix College of Nursing Alumna and Faculty Publish Article on Lived Experiences of Intensive Care Unit Nursing • Brown Books Kids Publishes Children’s Picture Book, Perfect for Summer Reading • AHF Backs FTC Challenge to Big Pharma Junk Patents • Tennant Company Announces Senior Leadership Updates to Direct ERP Transformation and Drive Product Innovation

African News Summary

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Here are today's top stories from VOA Africa:

Somali Security Minister Killed in Suicide Attack

Somalia's president, Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed confirmed that Aden and 20 other people killed in a suicide attack

Somalia: Still Hope for Peace?

Analyst looks at effects of escalating violence

Amnesty International: Zimbabwe Human Rights Problems Persist

Group's Secretary General Irene Khan tells reporters in Harare at the end of her trip to the country that the level of political violence is 'significantly less' than last year

Abuse Charges Against Priest Rock Kenya's Catholic Church

Renato Sesana, an Italian Roman Catholic priest, denies the charges, saying he is a victim of extortionists

Book Examines Corruption in Kenya

It's Our Turn to Eat stirs debate and controversy

UN Says More Must Be Done to Help Displaced Women

High Commissioner for Refugees, officials from other refugee organizations express concern during meeting with US congressional aides

Malawi President Mutharika to Swear-in New Cabinet Thursday

President Mutharika's new cabinet announcement is reportedly generating increasing debate in malawi.

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