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The musical giant, who had big hits including "Ain't No Sunshine" and "Lovely Day," died this week from heart complications, his family said. Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Bill Withers’ musical career added a clause to Julius Caesar’s famous dictum, “I came; I saw; I conquered.” Withers did all this — and on his own …
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Very few of Nigeria’s former military leaders are spoken of with any great affection. The one notable exception is General Murtala Muhammed. The time of his regime is recalled with nostalgia by many Nigerians (both civilian and military) as a golden age. Whereas today, military rule, and military rulers, have been demonised, Murtala gave Nigeria …
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Nigerian security forces have a reputation for brutality Security forces enforcing the lockdown in parts of Nigeria have killed more people than coronavirus itself, a local rights group says. Evidence of the killings comes from members of the public who rang their hotline or sent in videos, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) adds. It …
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From the start, the Trump Administration has waged war on science and expertise, making a great nation peculiarly vulnerable to the foreseeable public-health calamity of the coronavirus. Illustration by João Fazenda When has New York known a grimmer week? The sirens are unceasing. Funeral parlors are overwhelmed. Refrigerator trailers are now in service as morgues, and …
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