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HISTORICAL FACTS: Jamestown - The Untold Story

I went on Africa’s most unusual pub crawl

Ghana’s frenetic capital is hard to pin down, but on a micro-tour of the Jamestown neighbourhood, Phil Thomas gets to experience the city like a local, discovering secret chop houses, boozy traditions and an independent spirit

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Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

In the 1520s and 1530s, a man named Esteban de Dorantes, known as Estevanico, walked across the deserts of what is now Texas, New Mexico and Arizona – decades before the English founded Jamestown in 1607 and a full century before the Pilgrims reached Plymouth in 1620.

The Conversation

School science experiment fire leaves student with severe burns on nearly half her body

The girl was airlifted to hospital following the incident at around 1.30 p.m. Wednesday at Greeneview Middle School in Jamestown, Ohio

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Electrovaya Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

Electrovaya (NASDAQ:ELVA) reported higher fiscal second-quarter revenue and profitability while cautioning that supply chain delays and macroeconomic uncertainty could affect the timing of some customer orders. On the company’s earnings call, Chief Financial Officer John Gibson said revenue for the

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'For All Mankind' alternative timeline vs reality: How Apple TV's sci-fi show diverges from history

How do "For All Mankind"'s six decades of space exploration "history" compare with the real thing?

Space

‘You Didn’t Want to Be in Jamestown’: Elon Musk Warns Mars Won’t Be A Billionaire Vacation Spot; It Will Be ‘Very Dangerous’ and ‘You Might Die’

Elon Musk explains why becoming a multi-planetary species is driven by long-term survival, not comfort, wealth, or escapism.

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A tribute to resilience: what we can learn from the splendour of Accra Cultural Week

Ghana’s capital is a party and entertainment hub but members of the diaspora would do well to experience its spectacular art scene

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They told her women shouldn’t box. Now she’s Ghana’s first female world champion

When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer, her family begged her to stop training

The Independent UK

What Happens When Someone Is Denied Gun Based on Long-Ago Criminal Case, and the Underlying Court Records are Missing?

From Zundel v. City of Jamestown, handed down Thursday by the North Dakota Supreme Court (opinion by Justice Jerod Tufte):… The post What Happens When Someone Is Denied Gun Based on Long-Ago Criminal Case, and the Underlying Court Records are Missing? appeared first on Reason.com.

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Where does the UK’s fast fashion end up? I found out on a beach clean in Ghana

There are enough garments in the world to dress the next six generations. Yet the number of clothes being produced in the global north is soaring – and poisoning poorer countries

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologists finally solve mystery behind oldest tombstone in US belonging to English knight

It was earlier unclear where exactly in Europe the slab made of black limestone came from

The Independent UK

First English settlers in North America ate dogs, research says

Study provides new insights into social dynamics between colonisers and Indigenous communities in North America

The Independent UK

‘It’s like a death pit’: how Ghana became fast fashion’s dumping ground

Yvette Yaa Konadu Tetteh’s epic swim down the River Volta highlights the damage done to the country’s waterways by an out-of-control trade in secondhand clothes from the global north, and why it’s time for change

The Guardian - UK

Two people reported for 'historical abuse' as part of Jamestown investigation

Last January a mobile police station unit spent a fortnight on Davidson Road, with officers seen removing items from a lock-up outside a block of flats. A police photographer also photographed the inside of one of the lock-ups.

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South Australia's Clare Valley Veterinary Services to close Jamestown clinic after abuse

After 16 years, a Clare Valley animal clinic will close, blaming community backlash and staff shortages for the decision.

The Independent UK

Why you should visit St Helena, home to the 'world's most useless airport'

'Hikers and old people' have traditionally visited St Helena, but the island's first airport is opening it up to a new type of traveller

ABC News

GP and obstetrician withdraws her services from three SA hospitals due to contract disputes

A doctor who has worked in the Jamestown, Peterborough and Orroroo hospitals in the state's mid-north for decades withdraws her services amid frustration with SA Health.

The Conversation

Modern slavery: how a drama project in Ghana educates communities through the stories of survivors

An estimated 40.3 million people around the world are trapped in slavery. One in four victims are children, with women and girls affected most. Modern slavery occurs when people are forced to work through violence and intimidation.

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Century-old family photo studio preserves Ghana's history in black and white

A generation before the Gold Coast became Ghana, local photographer J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije opened a small studio in the then-colonial capital Accra, where his family would become the de facto visual historians of a nation that had not yet been born.

Daily Record

Overgrown land in Jamestown could be sold to developer for almost 90 new homes

Councillors will discuss the sale of the site at an infrastructure regeneration and economic development committee meeting today.

The Guardian - US

US library defunded after refusing to censor LGBTQ authors: ‘We will not ban the books’

Residents of Jamestown, Michigan, voted this week to shut down town’s library rather than tolerate certain LGBTQ books

Dublin Live

Housing activists break into and occupy derelict building set to be transformed into old folks' homes

EXCLUSIVE: Activists from the Revolutionary Workers Union broke into a site being redeveloped by Alone at Jamestown Court in Inchicore with 'angle grinders'

LiveScience

Jamestown colonists killed and ate the dogs of Indigenous Americans

Archaeologists investigating Jamestown have discovered that colonists likely butchered and ate the dogs of Indigenous Americans.

The Guardian - UK

From vineyards to a ‘movie star locomotive’: five reasons to love Jamestown, California

Exploring California’s gold rush history doesn’t get more immersive than in this historic railroad town close to Yosemite national park

Daily Record

Jamestown latest: Police confirm they will remain on the scene "for at least another week"

A large police presence has been on the scene at Davidson Road since late last week.

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