A farming community in North Dakota has rallied together to support a neighbor who recently suffered a heart attack by harvesting the man’s crops, and fundraising for his road to recovery. Lane Unhjem was working on his farm near Crosby two weeks ago when his combine caught fire and he went into cardiac arrest while fighting the flames, KFYR reported. The […]
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Senior US Democrats wear Kente cloth to present Police Reform Bill
What was the reason? On Monday morning top US Democrats introduced a police reform bill in response to nationwide protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd and countless other Black people at the hands of police. Before presenting the bill, several officials, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as Corey Booker and Kamala Harris knelt in silence for 8 minutes […]
George Floyd protests: Stolen iphones in US to be tracked and disabled by Apple
iPhones stolen in lootings of Apple stores in the US are tracked, disabled and the local authorities notified, according to messages displayed on their screens. Apple has temporarily closed some of its US stores following a series of attacks, amid protests over the death of George Floyd. Several images of the warnings have been shared […]
President Akufo-Addo worried about systemic racism in 21st Century America
President Akufo-Addo has on behalf of the people of Ghana expressed his deep condolences to the family and loved ones of the late George Floyd, an African-American killed by a policeman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on May 25, 2020, while being arrested for alleged use of a counterfeit $20 bill. The President in a Facebook […]
Just in: President Donald Trump bans all immigration into US ‘to protect American jobs’
Donald Trump has announced plans to ban immigration to the United States in a bid to ‘protect American jobs’ amid the coronavirus crisis. The US President tweeted on Monday: ‘In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be […]
USA: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in national head-to-head matchup in new polls
Former Vice President Joe Biden holds a wide lead over President Donald Trump in the national race for the White House, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Biden leads Trump 53% to 42% among registered voters, roughly steady from CNN’s poll in early March. The nationwide picture shows Biden starts with an edge among voters generally, but national […]
Denied US entry visa 8 times, Zoom Founder Eric Yuan’s App is ruling the business world today
In 1990s, Eric Yuan heard Bill Gates speak about the internet. Yuan was in China, his home country, and in his 20s then. The talk from Gates sparked a dream and he yearned to go the US, to Silicon Valley. This is the story of Zoom CEO Eric Yuan. But when he had set out […]
COVID-19: Ghanaian nurse in US dies after complaining of lack of precautions and testing in her hospital
The former head nurse of Jacobi Medical Center’s psychiatric unit was concerned about the lack of coronavirus precautions and testing while working there — only to end up dying of the contagion weeks later, her distraught son told The Post on Monday.“She had concerns, especially with working with patients and other staff and how long […]
Ghana Embassy in US to collaborate with US-based Ghanaian Churches to raise funds to fight COVID-19
The Ghana Embassy in the United States of America as part of efforts to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, will organize a fundraising event soon, according to Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States of America (USA), Baffour Adjei Bawuah. According to him, the move is aimed at supporting government’s fight against the […]
Confirmed: Russia using Ghanaians, Nigerians to meddle in US elections
The Russian trolls are back — and once again trying to poison the political atmosphere in the United States ahead of this year’s elections. But this time they are better disguised and more targeted, harder to identify and track. And they have found an unlikely home, far from Russia itself. In 2016, much of the trolling […]
US signs peace deal with Afghanistan’s Taliban after 18 years of war
The United States has today signed a peace agreement with Taliban militants aimed at bringing an end to 18 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan and allowing US troops to return home from America’s longest war. Under the agreement, the US will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments to prevent Afghanistan from […]
Man sets wife ablaze, burns her to ashes; forces children to watch
A man in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the United States of America is in the grips of the law for murdering his wife. BestNewsGH.com is informed the estranged husband set the wife ablaze after an argument, and forced their children to watch the barbaric act in temperatures that have been described as freezing. Reports have it […]