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The Ghanaian government has announced the full settlement of US$1.47 billion in energy-sector debt, marking a major turnaround for a power industry that had been teetering under the weight of unpaid obligations and strained investor confidence. The payments, completed within President John Dramani Mahama’s first year in office, have effectively cleared legacy arrears across gas … Read more
A late-night encounter on a crowded Miami Beach shoreline escalated into a near-fatal attack after a man refused to give a stranger a cigarette or let him borrow his phone, according to police and court records. Authorities say the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Jack Daniel Gutierrez, is accused of slashing the victim’s throat with a … Read more
A Minnesota senator is accusing the Trump administration of attempting to control public perception following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, raising fresh concerns about transparency, accountability, and federal use of force. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) said Sunday that senior federal officials moved too quickly to define … Read more
A longtime Michigan lottery player has made history after winning the largest jackpot ever recorded in the state’s Lotto 47 game, turning decades of routine play into a life-changing $32.91 million prize. The winner, a 73-year-old man from Macomb County, told Michigan Lottery officials that he has played the same set of numbers — 02-03-12-15-16-33 … Read more
Police in Pennsylvania say a months-long investigation into grave robberies at one of the country’s largest abandoned cemeteries has uncovered a disturbing cache of human remains, including more than 100 skulls, mummified body parts, and decomposing torsos. The case broke open after officers spotted bones and skulls visible in the back seat of a car … Read more
In a decisive move to solidify American control over the world’s largest crude reserves, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday declaring a national emergency to shield all Venezuelan oil revenues held in U.S. Treasury accounts. The order effectively places billions of dollars in “Foreign Government Deposit Funds” under a total legal blockade, … Read more
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s $10 billion freeze on social safety net funding, restoring critical grants to five Democratic-led states and halting a move that officials warned was already disrupting essential services for low-income families. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian granted a temporary restraining order requested by California, Colorado, Illinois, … Read more
A federal court ruling has cleared the way for Idaho to begin enforcing a long-dormant state law that prohibits people from changing the sex listed on their birth certificates, a move critics say disproportionately affects transgender residents seeking documents that align with their gender identity. The law had been frozen since 2018, when U.S. District … Read more
President Donald Trump has renewed and escalated his call for the United States to take ownership of Greenland, arguing that outright control of the Arctic island is necessary to prevent Russia or China from expanding their influence closer to U.S. territory. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday during a meeting with oil … Read more
Pop star Billie Eilish has publicly condemned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amplifying growing national outrage following the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. On Friday, Jan. 9, Eilish shared a series of posts on her Instagram Story criticizing ICE, two days after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good … Read more