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The follow-up to Jayne Allen’s Black Girls Must Die Exhausted brings back Tabitha Walker, superstar news anchor, who is now pregnant. Tabitha is feeling the pressure from all sides – the pressure to wear her hair a certain way on air, the pressure to settle down with her on-again off-again boyfriend Marc, and the pressures of being a full time mom with a career. With her two best friends, Laila and Alexis by her side, Tabitha has to figure out what she really wants and not just what other people want for her. Filled with love and humor, Black Girls…

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Anrich Nortje was hit by the Spider Cam during the 2nd Test between Australia and South Africa. (Courtesy: AP/Screengrab)KEY HIGHLIGHTSAustralia are currently taking on South Africa in the 2nd Test Match of the series.Anrich Nortje was hit by the spider cam in a bizarre incident.Luckily, he did not suffer a serious injury.Australia are currently taking on South Africa at home in a traditional Boxing Day Test Match at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground. After the big loss in the first Test, the Proteas would have looked to bounce back in the second Test, but the Australians have dominated till now…

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COMMUNITY NOTES may be submitted for non-profit, civic or church-related events and published free of charge AS SPACE IS AVAILABLE in the Courier Journal.  Community Notes must be submitted in writing by 3pm Friday for consideration in the following week’s issue.  • Email to [email protected]; • Look for “Submit News” on our website  at www.courierjournal.net.• Fax to 256-760-9618; • Mail to 219 W. Tennessee St, Florence, AL  35630; or• Bring in person.All properly submitted Community Notes which are dated will be posted weekly at www.courierjournal.net.   We do our best, however, there is no guarantee that this free information will be published each…

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LEWISBURG — Young thinkers used Pringle cans, pool noodles and lots of tape and hot glue to create their own prosthetic legs at the Lewisburg Children’s Museum on Monday.The STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) engineering activity challenged students to become more empathetic individuals while learning about and designing an interchangeable prosthetic leg. Three children attended the workshop at the former Lewisburg Area High School building located at 815 Market St.“Whenever there’s a real-world scenario that the kids can tackle, and there’s a problem to solve, there’s excitement in that,” said Kahla DeSmit, director at Lewisburg Children’s Museum. “They had an…

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TEAMSAUSTRALIA: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott BolandSOUTH AFRICA: Dean Elgar (c), Sarel Erwee, Theunis de Bruyn, Temba Bavuma, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi Source link

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Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature42nd over: Australia 154-2 (Warner 92, Smith 33) Mid off is set deep for Maharaj, so Warner is happy to keep walking at the spinner and driving a run there. Slip and a silly mid off for Smith, three in a ring field on the off side, one at midwicket, and three in the deep. Now the bat-pad fielder switches to the leg side. Smith dead-bats regardless.41st over: Australia 153-2 (Warner 91, Smith 33) Nortje causing trouble, rifling one in at Warner that squeezes from bat to pad and…

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Irma Chez, the executive director of the Swampscott Housing Authority, in front of Duncan Terrance. (JAKOB MENENDEZ) You have 5 free articles left this month. SWAMPSCOTT — In reflecting on 2022, Executive Director Irma Chez says the Housing Authority has accomplished a lot — with help from many individuals and organizations. Chez said the biggest accomplishment of 2022 was the addition of Resident Service Coordinator Layla Williams to her team, as well securing five more years of funding for the position. “What’s so needed here was building a sense of community among the residents,” Chez said. “It seems like everybody…

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Marnus Labuschagne has been praised as “selfless” after sacrificing his wicket for out-of-form David Warner, who is playing his 100th Test. A mix-up saw Labuschagne run out in the 19th over on day two of the Boxing Day Test on Tuesday. Warner punched South African paceman Anrich Nortje through cover for a straightforward simple single before an overthrow saw him call a second run. Watch Australia v South Africa. Every test match live and ad-break in play on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >MATCH CENTRE: Australia vs South Africa, live scoreboard, stats Labuschagne wasn’t expecting the…

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South African great Shaun Pollock believes emerging Aussie star Cameron Green set a bowling “blueprint” on Boxing Day that’ll help him deal with an “internal struggle” he’ll face for the rest of his career.Two days after he was snapped up for a record $3.15 million in the Indian Premier League auction, Green delivered with the red ball on the biggest day of the Australian cricketing calendar, taking a career-best 5-27 against the Proteas.Pollock said the most pleasing aspect about Green’s Boxing Day spell was the consistency in where he pitched the ball.Watch Australia v South Africa. Every test match live…

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