Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings dies at 68 (Urban Christian News 10.18.19)

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English - October 19, 2019 07:43 - 12 minutes - 9 MB
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According to Associated Press, Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become the powerful chairman of a U.S. House committee that investigated President Donald Trump, died early Thursday of complications from longstanding health issues, his office said. He was 68.

According to NBC 5 DFW, T.D. Jakes will deliver the eulogy for Atatiana Jefferson Saturday and former Dallas Mavericks player Harrison Barnes is picking up the tab for her funeral, the church says.

According to Daily Mail, Alabama authorities have raised the reward for information pertaining to the whereabouts of a three-year-old girl who was abducted from a birthday party last week.

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