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49ers’ Cornerback Culliver Says Gays Not Welcome On Team

49ers’ Cornerback Culliver Says Gays Not Welcome On Team

Chris Culliver, a cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, said gay players “gotta get up out of there” if they’re on his team, and warned they weren’t welcome in the…

NY Gov. Cuomo Gets Progressive In State Of The State Address

NY Gov. Cuomo Gets Progressive In State Of The State Address

New York City – Andrew Cuomo, the popular Democratic governor of New York, took a progressive tone in his annual State of the State address, highlighting five issues facing the…

Obama pushes immigration reform

Obama pushes immigration reform

WHITE HOUSE — President Barack Obama crossed the country Tuesday to launch a public campaign to reform U.S. immigration policies. Senators from both parties also have a reform proposal. By…

Scholars Assess Damage to Legacy of Timbuktu

Scholars Assess Damage to Legacy of Timbuktu

It has long been considered one of the wonders of Africa – Mali’s fabled city of Timbuktu, with historic architecture and extensive libraries, many containing documents found nowhere else. Now,…

The Ghanaian woman who made millions fighting skin-bleaching

The Ghanaian woman who made millions fighting skin-bleaching

  Ghana’s Grace Amey-Obeng, one of West Africa’s most successful businesswomen, made her fortune promoting products which emphasised the beauty of the black skin, at a time when many of…

Nigerian Activists Google Map Capital City

Nigerian Activists Google Map Capital City

ABUJA — More than 100 young Nigerians are teaming up with Google to add restaurants, markets, hospitals and other prominent locations in the Nigerian capital to Google Maps. Youth leaders…

French-led troops ‘take Timbuktu airport’

French-led troops ‘take Timbuktu airport’

French-led troops in Mali have seized the airport in Timbuktu, as they move to capture the historic city from militant Islamists, officials say. The troops encountered no resistance as they…

DC: Focus Turns to Immigration Reform, Cabinet Picks

DC: Focus Turns to Immigration Reform, Cabinet Picks

WASHINGTON — A push for U.S. immigration reform and Senate action on President Barack Obama’s cabinet picks highlight what promises to be a busy week in U.S. politics. By Michael…

Brazil Nightclub Fire Kills 232, More than 100 Injured

Brazil Nightclub Fire Kills 232, More than 100 Injured

Brazilian officials say 232 people are dead and more than 100 injured after a fire swept through a nightclub crowded with university students in the southern city of Santa Maria.…

Dominica Sees Geothermal as Key to Carbon-Negative Economy

Dominica Sees Geothermal as Key to Carbon-Negative Economy

Dominica hopes geothermal will take a bite out of its 220-million-dollar a year fuel bill. ROSEAU – What a difference a trip makes. Before visiting the French island of Guadeloupe,…

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