Ga Central To Construct More Drains To Deal With Flooding At Santa Maria, Sowutuom And Others

The Ga Central Municipal Assembly has said it is committed to the continuous dredging and construction of drains in the municipality to curb the impact of flooding during this rainy season....

shots' Pick of the Day at Cannes Lions: R/GA Start-Up Academy Showcase

R/GA's Start-Up Academy Showcase focuses on female-founded start-ups and you can rest assured, that as it's a Friday session, it'll be easier to swap business cards.

It may well be the last day of the Cannes Lions festival, but unless you've got a...

Colorado's independent voters get voice in party primaries

Aust's Landale to play for Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks have swooped on Jock Landale but the Australian centre still faces a tough road to make it to the NBA.

The 211cm tall, 22-year-old and a talented group of other young Australians...

Turkey's Citizens Turn to VPN Technology to Overcome Widespread Censorship Ahead of Election, BestVPN.com Reports

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BestVPN.com has seen a 131% increase in Turkish traffic in the past 24 hours

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Josh Okogie is drafted: ‘It’s just the best moment of my life, by far’

Up against the jubilant throng gathered in the side room at Boogalou Restaurant Lounge in Midtown, NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s voice had no chance of being heard through the end of the...

Attorney General: DeKalb commissioners illegally gave themselves raises

DeKalb community activist Ed Williams said he plans to ask Georgia’s Superior Court to rescind the 66 percent pay raise the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved for themselves on Feb. 27.
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Stonecrest on the rise

The Terraces at Stonecrest is sold out. Edwina Clanton of East Metro Brokers says the townhomes started at $180K and were gobbled up like hotcakes. She said Stonecrest’s close proximity to I-20,...

MLB drafts three DeKalb County students

By Travis Hudgons

Three seniors from DeKalb County’s Redan High School have been selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.  

Redan is one of only two high schools in the nation that had...

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: South DeKalb groups to launch “Civics 101” series

Ed Williams
The South DeKalb Parent Council (SDPC) and South DeKalb Improvement Association Education Committee have partnered to present a “Civics 101” series.  

The series is being launched to...

Muted reaction by ‘pro-family’ groups to family separations

| Even as many religious organizations, from liberal to conservative, denounced the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border, some major advocacy...

German EU commissioner warns Merkel allies in migration spat

BERLIN — Germany’s representative on the European Union’s executive is warning Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies against escalating a conflict over migration...

The Moviegoer, June 24-July 1

The Great Dictator Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 anti-fascism satire was well ahead of the U.S. government’s official condemnation of Adolf Hitler. Chaplin, who wrote and directed, also plays the dual roles of anti-Semitic tyrant, Adenoid Hynkel, and the hero,...

Another US worker confirmed hurt by mystery Cuba incidents

| WASHINGTON — Medical tests have confirmed that one additional U.S. Embassy worker has been affected by mysterious health incidents in...

Parolee arrested after police find him driving car of missing woman

Authorities in Riverside arrested a parolee after he was found driving the car of a woman who had been reported missing hours earlier, police said Thursday.

Investigators also located the body of a woman but have not officially confirmed her identity as...

'Zero-tolerance' approach not very effective, experts say

The Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” approach to immigration and the separation of immigrant families at the border has faced a number of issues. Zero-tolerance may be a catchy idea when...

Oregon water scare: Algae blooms happening more often

| SALEM, Ore. — The words blasted to cellphones around Salem, Oregon were ominous: “Civil emergency. prepare for action.”

Within half an hour, a second official alert clarified the subject wasn’t...

A Sour Outcome From OPEC for China’s Futures

| Here’s an indicator of what’s been driving the demand side of the oil market of late: Cargoes of Saudi Arabia’s main Arabian Light crude bound for Asia, which tend to be priced at a discount to...

Bumgarner throws eight innings as Giants blank Padres

Giants manager Bruce Bochy admits the team moved quickly bringing Madison Bumgarner back from his two-plus-month absence, and that after just two rehab starts, the left-hander “probably was still at...

New East Timor government marred by corruption allegations

DILI, East Timor — East Timor’s president is refusing to swear in 11 members of Cabinet because of corruption investigations, marring the formation of a new...