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Bronx Mourns Teenager Killed in Vicious Attack

Tears, Overwhelming Heartache Fill NYC Church as Thousands Mourn 15-Year-Old Boy Killed in Machete Attack Tears and overwhelming heartache filled a New York City church Wednesday as thousands gathered to

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United booted Nigerian woman from plane over ‘pungent’ odor complaint: suit

A Nigerian woman and her children were removed from a United Airlines flight after a white passenger complained of her “pungent” odor, a federal discrimination lawsuit claims. The lawsuit, filed

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Delivery guy detained by ICE while dropping off pizza at Army base

A pizza deliveryman made a run to a Brooklyn Army base where officials took the grub and then handed him over to immigration agents for deportation. Pablo Villavicencio, an undocumented

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Bronx: Teen girl dies after touching third rail at subway station: cops

A teenage girl died on May 28 after she jumped into the railbed of a Bronx subway to retrieve something, but touched the third rail and was electrocuted, officials said.

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France: Malian immigrant hailed for heroic rescue, offered French passport

A migrant who climbed a four-floor apartment block to rescue a small child in Paris has been offered French citizenship after meeting President Macron. A video of his Spider-Man-like heroism

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Nigerian Soups, Food Unhealthy, Cardiologist Warns

Kunle Iyanda, a cardiologist at Wuse General Hospital, Abuja, has described Nigerian diets as unhealthy. Mr Iyanda told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja that the

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Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Participating In Business Email Compromise Scams

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ONYEKACHI EMMANUEL OPARA pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty

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Worcester shop owner Esther Acquaye gets 8-month sentence for nearly $300k food stamp fraud

WORCESTER – A Worcester woman who admitted last December to defrauding the government of nearly $300,000 in a cash-for-food-stamps scheme was sentenced to 8 months in federal prison Wednesday. Esther Acquaye, 49,

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Ghanaian-American Who Rescued Families in Deadly Fire Leaves Heroic Legacy

A deadly apartment fire in New York City claimed 13 lives at the end of last year. But the death toll could have been higher were it not for the

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Another Ghanaian owned pharmacy to be opened in the Bronx, New York.

RX Solutions Pharmacy , a Ghanaian owned pharmacy is to be opened  on Saturday March 24 2018.  The pharmacy’s joint owners, Cynthia Osei, and Mr. Samuel Obeng, have been working