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‘I bought their dream’: How a US company’s huge land deal in Senegal went bust
Herders and farmers from left, Adama Sow, Oumar Ba and Daka Sow walk outside Niéti Yone, northern Senegal, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Thompson) Over cups of sweet green tea, the visitors p...
In recruiting battle, lawmakers weigh whether to give college athletes a tax break on NIL earnings
FILE – Saint Peter’s Jaylen Murray, left, and Latrell Reid celebrate after Saint Peter’s won a college basketball game against Purdue in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament, Ma...
Trump task force to review Harvard’s funding after Columbia bows to federal demands
FILE – Students protesting against the war in Gaza, and passersby walking through Harvard Yard, are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben...
Cory Booker undergos hours-long Senate speech in protest of Trump actions
(Photo: C-SPAN) “These are not normal times in America, and they should not be treated as such,” said Senator Booker. U.S. Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., launched a marathon speech on the U.S. Senate fl...
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching and regulating food
FILE – The Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington, April 5, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) The layoffs are expected to shrink HHS to 62,000 positions, lopping...
Serena Williams: A legacy of tennis greatness and cultural impact
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 04: Serena Williams, former professional tennis player and Managing Partner of Serena Ventures, speaks during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at L...
Leon Thomas III: Actor, producer and rising star in entertainment
HOLLYWOOD, CA – NOVEMBER 17: Actor Leon Thomas III arrives at Nickelodeon’s 2012 TeenNick HALO Awards at Hollywood Palladium on November 17, 2012 in Hollywood, California. The show premier...
Jordan Fisher: Actor, singer and Broadway’s rising star
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 02: Jordan Fisher speaks onstage during Global Citizen NOW 2024 at Spring Studios on May 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)Photo by: Noam Gala...
Mahershala Ali: Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood trailblazer
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 12: Mahershala Ali attends the 2021 AFI Fest Official Screening of Magnolia Pictures’ “Swan Song” at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 12, 2021 i...