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US raid catches senior IS leader alive in Syria

US-led coalition forces said they captured a senior leader of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in an overnight raid in northern Syria. The man was “an experienced bomb maker and operational facilitator," a coalition statement said. Officials told US media...

US gun control proposals given cautious welcome

US campaigners have welcomed a potential cross-party deal on gun safety reforms, but stressed the proposals do not go far enough. “This is progress, even if small,” said David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 Parkland school shooting in Florida. Former...

Energy and food drive US inflation to highest for 40 years

Prices in the US rose faster than expected last month, as rising energy and food costs pushed inflation to the highest rate since 1981. The annual inflation rate rose to 8.6% in May, the Labor Department said, after easing in...

Frederick Douglass statue vandalized in New York park on anniversary of famous Fourth of July speech

Statue taken on anniversary of one of Frederick Douglass' most famous speeches. A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester, N.Y., on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, which he delivered in that city in 1852. The...
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“Ghanaians make up a notable portion of US visa overstayers.”

Ghana has emerged as one of the African countries with high visa overstay rates in the United States, according...
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