Los Angeles mayor had vowed not to travel internationally before taking office
Bass has faced significant criticism for her handling of the wildfires affecting Los Angeles, which began in the middle of ...
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Ghana: Constituents Urge President to Recover 'Looted State Funds'
Some residents in Tumu in the Sissala East Constituency of the Upper West Region have appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to commit towards recovering all alleged looted state funds, which can ...
California wildfires: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass slammed for Ghana trip during tragedy
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is under fire for traveling to Ghana during devastating wildfires that caused multiple ...
Los Angeles mayor sidesteps reporter questioning her leadership as fires rage
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass skirted a question by a reporter who asked if she believes she is displaying effective ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing withering criticism for her response to the firestorm ravaging her city ...
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Jimmy Carter Worked to Eradicate the Vicious Guinea Worm Parasite, Slashing Cases by the Millions
The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...
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Bass said in media interview during LA mayor campaign wouldn't travel abroad, but did amid fires
While Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass originally made a promise not to travel abroad in her position, she was in Ghana when the wildfires broke out in Los Angeles and prompted evacuations.
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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass faces political crisis over trip, budgets amid fires
Propelling the grievance has been one unassailable and damaging reality: Bass was missing in action when the devastation began, in Ghana on a ... shared with The Washington Post showed that ...
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WADEMOS urges Mahama to halt Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso ECOWAS exit
The West Africa pro-democracy Civil Society Organisations' (CSO) network, WADEMOS, has called on the President of Ghana, John Mahama, to intervene in the impending exit of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso ...
Karen Bass left L.A. for Africa as wind, fire warnings increased. She returned to a burning city
With Mayor Karen Bass far from L.A., Rick Caruso, her opponent in the 2022 election, swept in to fill the gap, blasting the ...
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How soda is changing the world
A new study establishes that soda consumption is doing ever more damage to health — with rising rates of diabetes in regions where soda-drinking is on the rise, like sub-Saharan Africa.
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That Other Time the US Bought a Danish Colony
In 1917, the United States purchased Denmark's Caribbean colonies, marking a shift in Denmark's diminished global influence. Once a major colonial power, Denmark had lost key territories over the 19th ...