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Washington man brought flowers to ex’s home, then picked up ax. It ended with gunfire

Washington man brought flowers to ex’s home, then picked up ax. It ended with gunfire

A 30-year-old man kicked out of his ex-girlfriend’s home brought flowers to her door Friday morning in Waller, Washington, but when the red-and-yellow bouquet wasn’t enough to patch things up, Pierce County deputies say he picked up a shovel, then an ax.

Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to the home for the domestic-violence attempted break-in while the man tried to break down the door. A spokesperson for the department said that seconds before they arrived, the homeowner fired a shotgun in the man’s direction, blas ... Read more

Leader of international drug trafficking organization and hi

Seattle – A top leader of a violent international drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region, pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court in Seattle. Luis Arturo Magana-Ramirez ... Read more

Long haul

FIFE — Theron Wood stands in a fenced-in parking lot at the end of a narrow cul-de-sac not far from the Port of Tacoma.

He’s watching a pair of forklift drivers load 32 tons of palm fat — 64,000 pounds in one-ton totes — on the b ... Read more

Christian Atsu: Ghanaian soccer player found dead under eart

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The body of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu was found under rubble on Saturday, according to his agent, almost two weeks after the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syri ... Read more

A short story of African venture capital in 2022 on TechCabal

How would you describe Africa’s 2022 from a venture capital lens?

I don’t think you can. This year, venture land defied simplification. You can only narrate and follow the story through its strange arc. The climax, exposition, rising action, resolution, and what I believe is a dramatic setup for the next chapter—or book, in this case. It has the effect of amplifying our fears the same way skilled screenwriters for streamed movie series refuse to terminate the current episode without inserting the requisite amount of hypertens ... Read more

The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Marks a Seismic Shift in Rela

The second edition of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit (ALS) took place in Washington last week. Much has changed since former president Barack Obama held the inaugural summit in 2014, halfway through his second term. At that time, the geopolitical env ... Read more

Coordinator — Coastal Texas

About Morgan

As community outreach program manager and regional coordinator, Morgan Bradley collaborates with local organizations, participates in community events, and connects with people with disabilities and their families. Morgan al ... Read more

2022 Yearender: Egyptian diplomacy - Partnerships, not allia

In one of the last diplomatic events held in Washington this year, US President Joe Biden hosted the second US-Africa Summit from 13 to 15 December in the US capital to examine possible ways to upgrade American cooperation with the continent, especia ... Read more