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What You Should Really Be Looking For On A Nutrition Label

by Markham Heid Yeah, yeah, you say a food’s nutritional value is important, but only 75% of people “glance at” or “rarely ever look at” nutrition labels on food, according to a new survey by Prevention and supplement company Centrum. Among those of us who do spend time studying it, calories and fat get the […]

17 Surprising Ways To Get More Vitamin D

Vitamin D may be known as the sunshine vitamin, but according to a new survey by Prevention and supplement company Centrum, few of us think to look for it in the fridge—and that’s a big mistake. “The sun is not strong enough for the body to make vitamin D from October to May, especially for […]

Is Racism the True Cause of Police Brutality?

by Max A. Joseph Jr. Fascism is the fundamental nature of all governments seeing that a powerful and proficient state must be authoritarian. What sets apart totalitarian and democratic systems is the dosage. In this great country, the United States prides itself as the uncontested defender of human rights and dignity; the dosage however, has […]

The Best Apps For Your New Android Phone

Humin acts like your very own digital butler. 1. Humin is an app that remembers all the tiny details about how and where you met someone, so you can focus on the moment rather than remembering logistics. All you need is someone’s number, and Humin will do the rest. You’ll then be able to search […]

19 Tips And Tricks To Get You Started With Your New iPhone 6

1. If you’re stuck in a group text message thread and you want to stop receiving alerts, tap “Details” on the top right of the screen. The tap “Leave this Conversation” at the bottom of the next screen. 2. To access your recent contacts, press the home button twice quickly. You’ll see a list of […]

Shell agrees $84m deal over Niger Delta oil spill

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to a $84m (£55m) settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta for two oil spills. Lawyers for 15,600 Nigerian fishermen say their clients will receive $3,300 each for losses caused by the spills. The remaining $30m will be left for the community, which law […]

Kenya ‘ICC defence witness’ in Ruto’s trial killed

A man found dead in Kenya over the weekend was a key witness for Deputy President William Ruto at his trial in The Hague, his lawyer has said.Meshack Yebei’s decomposed body was discovered in western Kenya after he was reportedly abducted on 28 December. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said Mr Yebei declined to […]

Cultural conflicts of African youth in the U.S.

by Jennifer Abiram To escape many pressing issues in their native countries such as abject poverty, lack of basic services, crime and corruption, millions of Africans move into the United States of America. Some migrate with their young children while others start families here in the U.S. The main objective for the migration of such […]

Next in Ebola Plan: UN Teams to Study Lines of Transmission

ACCRA – Medical detective work will be the next big phase in the fight against Ebola when the United Nations deploys hundreds of health workers to identify chains of infection as the virus passes from person to person, top U.N. health workers said. The health teams will travel to each district and region of Guinea, […]

New Presidential Powers Lead to Political Shakeups in Uganda

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s ruling National Resistance Movement has given him additional political powers ahead of possible changes to the constitution. At the NRM delegates conference in mid-December a monumental shift took place. More than 10,000 delegates assembled in Kampala approved a motion allowing the party chairman, President Museveni to appoint or dismiss party leaders. […]

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