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Former US president Obama partners with NBA Africa
Former US president Barach Obama will support programmes and partnerships that provide greater gender equality and economic inclusion.
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Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen publishing book based on podcast
Like the podcast of the same name, 'Renegades: Born in the USA', out worldwide on October 26, will see the pair ruminate on the state of America and their 'enduring love' for it, 'with all its challenges and contractions.'
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US Supreme Court rejects challenge to Obamacare
In a 7-2 decision, the court upheld the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare, maintaining health insurance for tens of millions of Americans.
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Anti-Asian violence 'must end,' Obama says after Atlanta shootings
A total of eight people were killed in three separate attacks Tuesday at spas and massage parlours around Georgia's largest city. A white 21-year-old male was taken into custody on suspicion of conducting the shootings.
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YONELA DIKO: After selling hate, the Republican Party needs to find redemption
Donald Trump and his new Republican Party presented more than policy differences among Republicans and Democrats, they presented a fight between America First and those who didn't love America enough, it was a test between god and the devil, writes Yonela Diko.
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Prince Kaybee’s ‘Uwrongo’ one of Barack Obama’s fave songs of 2020
Obama, who shared his list of favourite songs on Twitter, said he had some valuable consultation from the family's music guru, Sasha Obama, to help put it together.
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Former US presidents ready to publicly receive COVID-19 vaccine
Former US president Barack Obama, in an interview with SiriusXM radio, said he would be inoculated if top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci signs off on a COVID-19 vaccine.
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'Our divisions run deep,' Obama says in new book
In an excerpt from "A Promised Land," which goes on sale on Tuesday, Obama reflects on the four years since he left office.
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US Supreme Court hears attack on Obamacare as COVID-19 pandemic widens
The high court opened arguments in the long-brewing case over the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, under which then-president Barack Obama's government sought to extend health insurance to people who could not afford it.
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Obama hails Biden's 'historic and decisive' presidential win
"I know he'll do the job with the best interests of every American at heart, whether or not he had their vote."
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Obama warns Biden supporters not to be 'complacent' despite polls
The former president made the comments in his first public rally in support of Biden, warning of the errors in opinion surveys before Trump's shock 2016 victory.
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Obama to hold 'drive-in' rally for Biden in Philadelphia
The drive-in rally, where supporters remain in their cars, has become a feature of Biden campaign events.
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Obama's book to be released in November - two weeks after the US's election
"There's no feeling like finishing a book, and I'm proud of this one."
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Barack Obama and George Clooney to hold virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden
Virtual fundraisers have proven to be effective for Joe Biden, helping him and allied Democratic groups outraise Trump and Republican groups in May and June.
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Barack Obama pays tribute to John Lewis
Lewis passed away on Saturday, 18 July, at the age of 80, seven months after announcing that he had advanced pancreatic cancer.
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Twitter accounts of Apple, Musk, Gates, others hit in major hack
The list of accounts commandeered grew rapidly to include Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Uber, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, bitcoin specialty firms and many others.
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Racism cannot be 'normal' in US, Obama says of latest police killing
"This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America," former US President Obama said of the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd and several other recent racial incidents in the country.
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No criminal probe of Obama or Biden: US justice chief
Attorney General Bill Barr said the original investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in the 2016 election was a 'grave injustice' to the president and based on 'utterly baseless' suspicions.
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In leaked call, Obama describes Trump handling of virus as chaotic
Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as “chaotic”.
