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Ghana Mother Travels to US After Teen’s KillingWorld — Nov 3, 2026The mother of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, fatally shot while walking to school in the Bronx, traveled from Ghana to the U.S. after receiving an emergency visa to attend to her son’s funeral and seek justice. Police are searching for three teenage suspects, while Ghanaian officials have urged a thorough investigation and offered support to the family.

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Study Finds Toxic Metals Across Savannah Mining CommunitiesEnvironment — 5dEU-funded studies found cadmium in every soil sample and excessive mercury in most samples from small-scale mining communities in Ghana’s Savannah Region, with children and women facing particular health risks. Mining provides households with much higher incomes, but very low licensing, limited awareness of regulations and weak coordination heighten environmental and security concerns.

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Ghana Chief of Staff urges transparent public-private partnershipsPolitics — Oct 20, 2026At separate events in Ghana, public officials called for greater transparency and accountability in public-private infrastructure partnerships and district resource management, emphasizing that openness and citizen participation can strengthen service delivery and development.

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170 Savannah College Staff Strike Over Payroll DelayPolitics — Oct 30, 2026About 170 teaching and non-teaching staff at Ghana’s Savannah College of Education have stopped work, saying they remain off the government payroll despite the college’s absorption into the public system in March 2025. They say unresolved pay, recruitment and payroll-migration issues are harming staff and college operations, and will return only when concrete steps are taken.

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IJRSupreme Court Justices Bash Lawyer Defending Company Undercutting American Jobs With Cheap Migrant LaborPete Peterson · 4 min · 1h

Prostate Screening Campaigns Promote Early DetectionHealth — Oct 12, 2026Health organizations are expanding prostate cancer screening and awareness efforts, including a free screening event for men ages 45–75 in Amarillo and a campaign in Uganda aiming to screen 45,000 men. Ghana’s University of Ghana Medical Centre is also urging routine prostate assessments and early medical attention, with families and communities encouraged to help men seek care.

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Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Ghana President Opens 85-Bed Police HospitalPolitics — Oct 14, 2026Ghana’s front pages highlighted President Mahama’s police-hospital funding plans, a new hospital block, and other political and economic news. Vermont community items promoted a holiday singing group, an eating-disorder-awareness fundraiser and fatherhood programs, while an archival report recounted dangerous rail crossings and a fire; an Edmonds newsletter teaser flagged a story about the Hispanic vote and congressional control.

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USC Upstate joins rally against campus sexual violenceLifestyle — Oct 27, 2026Educational institutions are confronting sexual violence and harassment through prevention efforts and calls for accountability: USC Upstate plans to join a national survivor-support rally, while commentary from Ghana urges stronger penalties for educators who abuse students. At the University of Denver, a professor found responsible for sexually harassing a graduate student remained employed part time off campus after the university’s civil rights office upheld its finding.

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Binance Probes $6.3 Billion Crypto HeistTech — Oct 26, 2026Binance says it helped African law enforcement pursue scam networks: a coordinated operation across 16 countries led to 651 arrests, while a separate Ghana-Nigeria crackdown resulted in 28 arrests and identified more than $11 million in funds potentially subject to freezing. The exchange also warned users about counterfeit crypto tokens used to fake payments, urging them to verify token contracts, networks and convertibility before handing over goods or services.

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Ghanaian Jailed Nine Months for U.S. Identity FraudWorld — Oct 21, 2026A 29-year-old Ghanaian man was sentenced to about nine months in federal custody for using a relative’s identity and Social Security number to obtain a job at a North Dakota home health agency. The court also ordered his removal to Ghana; the fraudulent employment led to more than $51,000 in ineligible claims to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Daily Caller News FoundationSupreme Court Justices Bash Lawyer Defending Company Undercutting American Jobs With Cheap Migrant LaborThe Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday for Department of Labor vs. Sun Valley Orchards, with the justices taking turns grilling the latter's lawyer.1h · 48 reads

WHO Urges Faster African Mercury Filling Phase-OutHealth — Oct 19, 2026Oral-health initiatives range from urging African countries to phase out mercury dental fillings and Ghana’s plan to expand prevention and access, to a new University of Rochester dental school intended to help address dentist shortages. Experts also stress that routine brushing, flossing and dental visits protect oral health, which is closely connected to overall well-being.

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Vehicle fires destroy cars across four locationsAuto — Oct 19, 2026Separate fires destroyed multiple vehicles at a Texas Cadillac dealership, a Colorado Springs dealership and a mechanic-and-welding-shop area in Accra, Ghana. The Texas blaze destroyed six electric SUVs and took nearly 18 hours to extinguish; the Colorado fire destroyed three cars, the second vehicle fire nearby within ten hours, while the causes of the Texas and Colorado fires remain under investigation.

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Jim Carrey vs Adam SandlerYourlist — VS BattleRubber-faced mania versus deadpan slob comedy — two 90s comedy titans, two entirely different engines.

ICE Detains Ghanaian-Born Blogger in Ohio — Oct 25, 2026Ghanaian-born conservative Christian blogger Samuel Sey was detained by ICE in Ohio after overstaying a visa he entered the United States on in 2022. Federal authorities say he has no pending immigration applications and accepted voluntary departure; his detention drew attention because he had vocally supported deportations and ICE enforcement.

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Mayor Says Trump Agreed to Visa for Slain Ghanaian Teen's Mother — Oct 31, 2026Mamdani said Trump agreed to grant an immediate visa for the mother of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, shot walking to school in the Bronx: "Javits Frimpong's mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person."

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Ghana Applies To Join BRICS Economic Bloc As Mineral Producer — Oct 8, 2026Critical mineral rich country, Ghana, has become the fourth African nation to apply for membership in the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South America (BRICS) economic bloc.

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IJRTeachers Union Puts Anthropic On A Leash Over Student DataDylan Kresak · 4 min · 1h

Tullow Oil loses $196.5m Ghana tax dispute after ICC ruling — Sep 30, 2026

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Elena Vasquez Ghana needs this money for infrastructure and the ruling finally holds a big oil firm accountable.

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Ghana Standards Authority Revenue Rises 18%Finance — Sep 16, 2026Ghana Standards Authority reported an 18% revenue rise to over GH¢228 million in 2025, with expanded testing, calibration and verification activities and a fivefold increase in surplus to its accumulated fund, though only 40% of its 426 standards were developed. Separately, the Ghana Revenue Authority aims to double its revenue by 2028 and has set a 2026 target of about GH¢225 billion after collecting roughly GH¢182 billion in the prior year, highlighting a drive for broader base and digitisation to boost compliance and growth.

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Ghana reports 950,000 lifted from poverty — Jul 23, 2026Finance Minister Forson announced a sustained Ghanaian economic turnaround, with inflation at 5.3% in June 2026, unemployment down to 12.8%, and multidimensional poverty dropping from 24.9% to 21.9%, lifting about 950,000 people out of poverty. He also noted that Ghana has met its 45% of GDP debt target ahead of schedule, with robust GDP growth signaling ongoing improvement.

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Families in the Dark as 19 US Deportees Vanish After Arrival in Ghana — Nov 14, 2025A group of 19 West African nationals deported by the U.S. under a controversial Trump administration program has disappeared after being moved from a Ghanaian hotel to an undisclosed location. According to The…

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Mayor Says She’s Investigating Her Own Trip Abroad While Wildfires Destroyed Her City — Feb 19, 2025Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said that her trip abroad during the ravaging wildfires is under investigation by her own office. Bass traveled to Ghana to attend the inauguration of Ghanaian President John…

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Daily Caller News FoundationTeachers Union Puts Anthropic On A Leash Over Student DataAn artificial intelligence giant promised teachers unions that it would not mine children's data at school.1h · 28 reads

Report: LA Mayor Faces Scrutiny For Being at Cocktail Party When Fire Hits — Jan 15, 2025Even to a casual observer, the optics are not great. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is being criticized for attending a cocktail party in Ghana as fire erupts in the city she is sworn to protect. The Los Angeles Times…

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Embattled LA Mayor Who Was Jetting Back From Africa When Wildfires Began Once Said She Would Not Go Abroad — Jan 13, 2025Democratic Mayor Karen Bass once said during her 2021 mayoral campaign that she would not travel overseas while in office. Bass traveled to Ghana to attend the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama as…

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Karen Bass Said Her Ill-Timed Africa Trip Should Be Investigated. We Asked How That’s Going — Apr 9, 2025Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and city hall have been radio silent since Bass called for an investigation into the circumstances that led to her flying to Ghana amid warnings that her city was facing elevated…

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Studies Test Recycled Plastics, Tires in RoadsEnvironment — Oct 11, 2026Research and road projects are testing recycled materials in asphalt: a Minnesota study found mixes with up to 50% reclaimed asphalt compacted well, while plastic has been used or evaluated in roads in the U.S., India and Ghana to reduce waste and petroleum-based materials. Results are promising, but questions about mix consistency and long-term durability remain, and some findings are based on laboratory tests or ongoing monitoring.

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Election Integrity Debates Span US, GhanaPolitics — Oct 4, 2026As the 2026 elections approach, concerns range from foreign interference and confidence in election safeguards to low voter turnout and California redistricting that has made a Republican-held congressional seat more favorable to Democrats. One opinion writer warns that actions by President Trump’s administration raise fears about whether it would accept a losing result in the midterms.

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IJRMicrosoft Reportedly Urges Trump Admin Not To Ban Chinese Data Center PartsSimon August · 4 min · 2h