Maddow and the Trump Effect
Fiercely intelligent, acerbic and relentlessly liberal Rachel Maddow has defied ultra-feminine stereotypes to become the most watched news host in the United States, riding the wave of the Trump...
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We Have No Reason To Import Chicken
Businessman, Dr. Kofi Amoah has urged government not to shy away from rolling out protectionist policies to favour local businesses. He said major world economic powers such as US and China have done...
Dallas Lawyer Is America’s First Black ‘Bachelorette’
A Dallas attorney makes history in US light entertainment Monday when she graces the small screen as America's first black contestant on the long-running reality dating show "The Bachelorette."...
Iran Shrugs Off Trump Threats, Missile Tests To Carry On
Iran's newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani ridiculed US strategy in the Middle East, dismissing Donald Trump's summit with Arab leaders as "just a show" and insisting that missile tests will...
Lewd Trump Tape Brought TV Host’s Daughter To Tears
The infamous 2005 videotape in which Donald Trump boasts to celebrity interviewer Billy Bush about groping women brought the TV show host's daughter to tears, Bush told ABC on Monday. Bush -- who at...
Elephant Crushes S.African Hunter To Death
A South African big-game hunter was crushed to death when an elephant picked him up and then fell on him after being shot, Zimbabwean officials and media reports said Monday. Theunis Botha, 51, a...
Last Performance For ‘the Greatest Show On Earth’
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, America's best-known circus, has staged its final show after 146 years, marking the end of an era brought on by animal rights advocates. The final performance of...
Sarkodie Makes Global List of Most Influential People of African Descent
Rapper Sarkodie is one of 100 Most Influential People of African Descent. He joins a tall list of people who were recognized for being high achievers of African descent in public and private sectors...
America’s Famous Circus Stages Last Show
After 146 years, America's most celebrated circus Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus is staging its final performance in New York. Owners of the company said the tough decision had been made...
New ‘Twin Peaks’ Wins Praise, Piques Curiosity
"Twin Peaks," David Lynch's noir soap opera about murder in small-town America, returned on Sunday after 26 years away, prompting an outpouring of joy -- and a collective scratching of heads. The...
American Dream Takes A Beating In Cannes Movies
Elvis Presley's car has broken down and a cowboy's career is over. In the days of Donald Trump, movies showing at the Cannes festival are taking a long, hard look at the American Dream. Film-makers...
University Students Walk Out of Pence Speech
Dozens of students at Indiana's Notre Dame University protested White House policies on Sunday by walking out of a commencement speech by Vice President Mike Pence, who criticized political...
Philippines’ Duterte Heads To Russia In Blow To US
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flies to Russia on Monday to meet his hero, seek arms and steer his nation's foreign policy course further away from longtime ally the United States. The five-day...
Schwarzenegger Says You Can Have Four Hummers and Still Save Planet
Arnold Schwarzenegger has four Hummers and likes nothing better than getting up at 5am to ride his Harley Davidson to the beach for breakfast. Yet "The Terminator" star insists that should not stop...
Exports Propel Japan To Third Straight Trade Surplus
Japan posted a trade surplus for the third straight month in April helped by a further rise in exports including to the United States, official data showed Monday. American President Donald Trump has...
US Exhibit Highlights Cherubs and Other French Delights
When Napoleon's elder brother Joseph Bonaparte was forced into exile, he brought to the United States a collection of lavish rococo and neoclassical paintings that earned enduring American...
Scottish Power Lands US Wind Farm Deal
Scottish Power has won the right to build two offshore wind farms in the US which it says could eventually power 400,000 homes. The two sites combined are more than double the size of the energy...
Trump Slams Iran In First Foreign Speech
US President Donald Trump made a 30-minute speech on Sunday in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on his first foreign visit since taking office. Trump's speech, preceded by a traditional Koranic...
America To Deport Jailed Illegal Ghanaian Migrants
The fate of illegal Ghanaian immigrants in America remains on the balance as the US embassy to Ghana is predicting more deportations in the coming weeks. So far, hundreds of Ghanaians have suffered...
Hasbro Movie Juggernaut Edging Out Barbie’s Mattel
Spiderman, Thor and Princess Leia are ganging up on Barbie in a battle for America's increasingly tech-focused toy industry playground. Hasbro, long a distant second to Mattel, maker of the iconic...