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this is the epicenter of ghana's imported waste.f tons of used washes and dryers, refrigerators and computer hardware and air conditioners sit here awaiting demolition. by people looking for anything of value inside them. >> everything here is basically -- toxic. >> i came here with a consultant for this report. he is a veteran environmental journalist who has worked for the group greenpeace. >> we're talking about mercury, all of the toxic heavy metals that you can find are here. they are right in the soil. we are breathing it. >> an international agreement intended to prohibit the export of electronic waste went into effect in 1992. the u.s. did not ratify this convention but even in countries that did, there is a huge loophole. items classified as repairable often labeled as charity are exempt. >> when you examine these items, they are either obsolete and simply would not work. >> critics argue the so-called donations are causing more issues than they are solving. before we were shooed away by her supervisor, we talked with young
this is the epicenter of ghana's imported waste.f tons of used washes and dryers, refrigerators and computer hardware and air conditioners sit here awaiting demolition. by people looking for anything of value inside them. >> everything here is basically -- toxic. >> i came here with a consultant for this report. he is a veteran environmental journalist who has worked for the group greenpeace. >> we're talking about mercury, all of the toxic heavy metals that you can find are...
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burning e—waste in the open like this is illegal in ghana.ack again. abdullah is one of those who earn their living here. what's going on here, what is this? we're just burning for copper. he is extracting precious metals like copper and even gold from e—waste. how many like this in a day, hundreds? a day? more like 200 pieces. burning plastic and rubber cables is easy, as they catch fire quickly. once he has the copper from this car part, abdullah will sell it to a company that sends these metals back to china, or europe. e—waste plastic can contain toxic chemicals. when burnt, they are released into the air, causing respiratory diseases and cancer. habiba works at the dump every day. one of her daughters tells me habiba spends almost half her money on medicines to deal with conditions resulting from working there. sometimes, you go to the work site and you'll be like, "mummy, you have to rest", because you can see that she is really stressed out. she will tell you that if she rests, she does not get anything to spend. so because of that, sh
burning e—waste in the open like this is illegal in ghana.ack again. abdullah is one of those who earn their living here. what's going on here, what is this? we're just burning for copper. he is extracting precious metals like copper and even gold from e—waste. how many like this in a day, hundreds? a day? more like 200 pieces. burning plastic and rubber cables is easy, as they catch fire quickly. once he has the copper from this car part, abdullah will sell it to a company that sends these...
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for the pbs newshour, this is fred de sam lazaro in accra, ghana. reporting is a partnership with the under-told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. ♪ geoff: be sure to join us again tomorrow night, when we will report from on the ground in a texas county on the u.s.-mexico border that voted republican in the presidential election for the first time in 120 years. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm geoff bennett. lisa: and i'm amna nawaz. on behalf of the entire newshour team, thank you for joining us. >> major funding has been provided by -- >> on an american cruise line's journey, travelers experience the maritime heritage and culture of the maine coast in new england islands -- and new england islands. our cruise ships explore landscapes, villages and historic harbors, where you can experience local customs and cuisine. american cruise lines, proud sponsor of pbs newshour. ♪ >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world, more informa
for the pbs newshour, this is fred de sam lazaro in accra, ghana. reporting is a partnership with the under-told stories project at the university of st. thomas in minnesota. ♪ geoff: be sure to join us again tomorrow night, when we will report from on the ground in a texas county on the u.s.-mexico border that voted republican in the presidential election for the first time in 120 years. and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm geoff bennett. lisa: and i'm amna nawaz. on behalf of the entire...
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you know, in this case, ghana.was able to draw in the talent that you were searching for? obviously, as always, painting the vision that we were doing something transformational, um, and then working really hard to find people with the requisite commitment. it's not easy to build a city in africa. so you need very skilled people, who are very committed to getting on the journey with you. so, yeah, they've been key building blocks, really important building blocks. what model works best, in which cities, between public and private cooperation? cities always involve this complex and dynamic interaction between government and private sector. normally, because governments have the ability to tax and write rules and regulations, governments run cities. but in africa, we have huge government failure around lack of planning, very poor quality controls, and infrastructure that's completely overwhelmed and increasingly overwhelmed. and that creates the space for private city operators such as ourselves to play a bigger role
you know, in this case, ghana.was able to draw in the talent that you were searching for? obviously, as always, painting the vision that we were doing something transformational, um, and then working really hard to find people with the requisite commitment. it's not easy to build a city in africa. so you need very skilled people, who are very committed to getting on the journey with you. so, yeah, they've been key building blocks, really important building blocks. what model works best, in...
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helmets in ghana? come on.recognize, the real money we have to worry about his medicare and social security. those are the big numbers. but the waste still takes us into the billions. it still matters. as you cut these superfluous programs, put them into something people visually see. we cut $500 million from this nonsense? build an old age home for veterans. that money went to something useful. >> and squandering what your money does appear the gove government's money is your money. let's show you some outrageousness. $100,000 to see if a sunfish is more aggressive when given gin or tequila. >> oh, my gosh. >> $1 million to see if selfies make you happy. studying mating calls of country frogs to see if they are different than city frogs. >> why is the university of mississippi spending $12 million for monkeys on meth? i will tell you the biggest one that killed me, the fact that the irs between october of 2021 and 2023, unpaid money from their own employees, irs employees owing millions of dollars in back taxe
helmets in ghana? come on.recognize, the real money we have to worry about his medicare and social security. those are the big numbers. but the waste still takes us into the billions. it still matters. as you cut these superfluous programs, put them into something people visually see. we cut $500 million from this nonsense? build an old age home for veterans. that money went to something useful. >> and squandering what your money does appear the gove government's money is your money....
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ghana, 1953.e smolders here. britain charges a red plot that's threatening the government. accused of this conspiracy is chetty general ty jenkin and h. communist propaganda letters confiscated but the communists had their foot in the door. by 1961 communist premier controls. the example of vietnam, july 21, 1954, at geneva, the french general signs a ceasefire agreement with the general. ♪♪ others taking part are russia's molotov and the foreign minister. negotiations between red china's chuanlai brings to an end seven and a half years of fighting in indochina. the flag comes down. ♪♪ the french leave hanoi, according to the armistice terms, and virtual control is left in the hands of red elements. these are some of the million vietnamese refugees fleeing the area. the red army takes over. the communist flag goes up. proclamation and decrees of the new order are immediately posted. cuba, the national congress of socialist youth meets with the theme down with yankee imperialism as they hail castro
ghana, 1953.e smolders here. britain charges a red plot that's threatening the government. accused of this conspiracy is chetty general ty jenkin and h. communist propaganda letters confiscated but the communists had their foot in the door. by 1961 communist premier controls. the example of vietnam, july 21, 1954, at geneva, the french general signs a ceasefire agreement with the general. ♪♪ others taking part are russia's molotov and the foreign minister. negotiations between red china's...
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. >> reporter: ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producer.g to crop rot and rampant deforestation is causing dramatic water loss in the soil. experts say changing weather patterns continue to have a negative impact on the cocoa supply. the price of cocoa has more than doubled since the start of 2024. for consumers buying chocolate in the u.s. will likely be more expensive this year. to adapt, farmers like him and others are teaming up with nonprofit fairtrade to learn climate-forward ways to farm, like using fruit-bearing trees to add moisture and shade to the crop. >> but if you see this one, this cocoa. >> oh, it's protected by this. >> yes. >> and this is plantain. >> yeah, this is plantain. >> reporter: sharing that training with other farmers in her community. today experts are hopeful a better fall weather foreca and sustainable farming practices will help the cocoa supply rebound this season. while he credits cocoa and the new farming techniques for his livelihood, he believes more must be done to mitigate climate change. >> the hope f
. >> reporter: ghana is the world's second largest cocoa producer.g to crop rot and rampant deforestation is causing dramatic water loss in the soil. experts say changing weather patterns continue to have a negative impact on the cocoa supply. the price of cocoa has more than doubled since the start of 2024. for consumers buying chocolate in the u.s. will likely be more expensive this year. to adapt, farmers like him and others are teaming up with nonprofit fairtrade to learn...
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in ghana and west africa, the nfl hosts talent camps looking for prospects.tball for the first time. players compete for a chance to join the nfl academy in the uk or in the nfl's player pathway program. nfl academy offers international teenagers and education and football training. their goal, getting an education and making their way to football programs. this 19-year-old never played american football until the programming in nigeria. >> how did it feel to learn you were heading to the uk? >> i didn't feel like it was real. >> the interesting thing was when they were doing the testing -- i hate how cliche this sounds. he didn't even have shoes. he had to do his testing barefoot. he blew everybody's numbers out of the water. >> reporter: he's now a student at the university of tennessee knoxville on a football scholarship. >> it's great being with them, getting to tap into the knowledge. they've exposed me to this environment of football and i haven't really been exposed to. >> reporter: already in the nfl is this player born and raised in nigeria. he is no
in ghana and west africa, the nfl hosts talent camps looking for prospects.tball for the first time. players compete for a chance to join the nfl academy in the uk or in the nfl's player pathway program. nfl academy offers international teenagers and education and football training. their goal, getting an education and making their way to football programs. this 19-year-old never played american football until the programming in nigeria. >> how did it feel to learn you were heading to the...
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i love the food in ghana. food in senegal is very, very nice. >> well, you already been in senegal oh yes. >> fantastic. your first day in school, was it frightening? >> i didn't know nobody here and nobody here from my country. so i feel scared. but step by step i start to learn english and then start to talk with the people. >> so after school, when when you graduate high school, what do you want to do next? i want to be a fashion designer and i want to go to college. >> i want to study more what are you going to do? >> i wanted to go to college and i want to study medicine. i am between medicine and engineering. >> what do you want to do? i'm playing soccer is not a plan. my friend the way we think about houston texas today is very much stuck in the past in the late 70s, early 80s houston was the boomtown of popular television and movie imagination oil shipping, nasa and football combined to create a big spending, big haired, quasi cowboy stereotype that, to some extent still lives with us today even if the
i love the food in ghana. food in senegal is very, very nice. >> well, you already been in senegal oh yes. >> fantastic. your first day in school, was it frightening? >> i didn't know nobody here and nobody here from my country. so i feel scared. but step by step i start to learn english and then start to talk with the people. >> so after school, when when you graduate high school, what do you want to do next? i want to be a fashion designer and i want to go to college....
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with the policies putting forward has been very, very strong here in nevada and the goals were the ghanaat are the most important policies with the people nevada, what will they vote on? >> attacks on tip and the economy is big and touristy and we built the reputational of las vegas and the greatest place in the world, when you start to see that creep up and when he talks about working men and women we talk about people that survive on tips. and he's transitioning to the unions. last night at the valley we attend the people that came out that were union members that cost over the coming forward because they believe what president trump has been talking about and his actions put more money in the pockets then kamala harris. and if you elect me and if you elect me she's been here for three and half years. she has done nothing. they all say if you could have you would've and it provided the president trump has done this in the past and it will provide for the future. maria: it's hard to get away from a record when you're the current leader in your same turn the page. i want to get your take
with the policies putting forward has been very, very strong here in nevada and the goals were the ghanaat are the most important policies with the people nevada, what will they vote on? >> attacks on tip and the economy is big and touristy and we built the reputational of las vegas and the greatest place in the world, when you start to see that creep up and when he talks about working men and women we talk about people that survive on tips. and he's transitioning to the unions. last...
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, i don't care where we've been to sudan, we've been to chad, we've been to nigeria, we've been to ghana, and we've been to ethiopia at the we were with president obama. i mean, everywhere in africa, we went sheila knew the issues. she knew the leadership. she knew exactly what was taking place and what we needed to talk about and what we needed to commit to and to deliver on and of course, and i share this on the floor. i consider myself sheila's personal photographer because everywhere we went, barbara got to get this picture, got to get this way. i said, yes, ma'am. so i have more pictur of sheila jackson-lee than anybody here, anybody. but i'm really proud that i'm in a few of it myself. she was quite a woman on so many fronts in africa. we went to. elmina and cape coast many times and she was revered, but she was humble and reverent in these sacred places. anshe knew t history. she could educate other members of the delegation about the middle passage. and so she was just an expression you told her she was an expansive woman. but i've been able twork with her so much on every single
, i don't care where we've been to sudan, we've been to chad, we've been to nigeria, we've been to ghana, and we've been to ethiopia at the we were with president obama. i mean, everywhere in africa, we went sheila knew the issues. she knew the leadership. she knew exactly what was taking place and what we needed to talk about and what we needed to commit to and to deliver on and of course, and i share this on the floor. i consider myself sheila's personal photographer because everywhere we...
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everybody that i know goes to ghana for christmas in december.t time for peace and joy to escape the cold, you know, so i in 2014, when he asked me to be a part of it, i made it very clear to him that that's untrue because i've already booked my flight to go to ghana and, um you know, i tried to say to him that there's a way that we can raise money to help the ebola crisis. at the time and still maintain the dignity of the people. and he was so adamant about changing the model. and i felt like, if you're trying to help someone, the best thing that you could do is actually start a dialog and not just keep it a monologue where you say, this is the help that you need. rather just let's have a conversation because i'm an african you're helping africans. so the best person to listen to are the people who are going through it. so i made the suggestion that what if we change the lyrics to this because the caliber of artists that are on the song will be able to still gather the people and still raise the money that needs to be raised. but he refused and
everybody that i know goes to ghana for christmas in december.t time for peace and joy to escape the cold, you know, so i in 2014, when he asked me to be a part of it, i made it very clear to him that that's untrue because i've already booked my flight to go to ghana and, um you know, i tried to say to him that there's a way that we can raise money to help the ebola crisis. at the time and still maintain the dignity of the people. and he was so adamant about changing the model. and i felt like,...
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business is rooted in oakland and growing a love of plants across the bay area and as far away as ghanawe needed a space for us, by us, and so we created the blackout market. we built a platform for small businesses. >> they're hiring local. you know, their their taxes are going back to the community. and so we want to make sure that we're circulating our dollars for as long as we possibly can. >> organizers say eight out of ten black businesses fail for a number of reasons, including suffering through the pandemic. anthony walker teaches entrepreneurs the art of business and finance with his book b is for black wealth. >> i think that these type of markets are extremely important for our community because it strengthens us from an economic perspective. it gives people opportunities to earn money. >> the market provides networking and resources to sellers while handling the marketing to showcase black business and shopping local. >> yeah, i guess we're doing some holiday shopping. >> we love just to support local businesses, and this is pretty much how we spend our fridays and saturdays
business is rooted in oakland and growing a love of plants across the bay area and as far away as ghanawe needed a space for us, by us, and so we created the blackout market. we built a platform for small businesses. >> they're hiring local. you know, their their taxes are going back to the community. and so we want to make sure that we're circulating our dollars for as long as we possibly can. >> organizers say eight out of ten black businesses fail for a number of reasons,...
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and the first night i was in ghana, i remember looking up and it was so bright. i said, where did all these stars come from? covering the entire night sky and the child was growing up in a city with light pollution. didn't realize that every inch of the sky there is a star. those stars in the context of the civil rights movement are different. communities are different black communities. but we don't see all of the protests in those communities the intensity of the protests is represented by the brightness of the stars in the sky. but just because we don't see the protests, just because we don't see the star doesn't mean it's not there. so that night sky, all of those stars represent different african-american communities. the intensity of the brightness, the visibility of the star represents a community in motion or a community engaged in public activism, a community engaged in some kind of visible, but not seeing the star doesn't mean that not only is the community not there it doesn't mean that people aren't engaged, raised in some kind of resistance against t
and the first night i was in ghana, i remember looking up and it was so bright. i said, where did all these stars come from? covering the entire night sky and the child was growing up in a city with light pollution. didn't realize that every inch of the sky there is a star. those stars in the context of the civil rights movement are different. communities are different black communities. but we don't see all of the protests in those communities the intensity of the protests is represented by...
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yeah, you can, too. >> and the nfl continues to host training and recruit events from kenya to ghana. out the next generation of talent, guys. >> it is a genius move on the part of the league. we have seen how well it's worked in germany and now london and africa. >> and there are so many people on the continent eager to be a part. >> thank you so much. >> that was beautiful. >> of course. >>> coming up next, it is the 1st of november. chassie post is here to launch the countdown to christmas. oh, yeah, we moved on. it's on. >> what about thanksgiving? >> we don't buy things for >>> welcome back. it is november 1st. that means we are ready to dive into the holidays and holiday shopping. shop today contributor chassie post is here with a hot list, featuring products that will get you excited for the season. you can find everything you are about to see by simply scanning the qr code below right there. okay, the holiday hot list. this is a cozy coat. >> holiday fashion, first of all. this coat i love. it is a classic coat. it is from old navy. yes, it is great for the holidays, but this
yeah, you can, too. >> and the nfl continues to host training and recruit events from kenya to ghana. out the next generation of talent, guys. >> it is a genius move on the part of the league. we have seen how well it's worked in germany and now london and africa. >> and there are so many people on the continent eager to be a part. >> thank you so much. >> that was beautiful. >> of course. >>> coming up next, it is the 1st of november. chassie post...
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have your insurance rates ghana? our interest rates much higher, almost doubling the cost of the average person's mortgage. what about violent crime, how does that define dismantled no bail policing working out do you feel more safe, more secure in your town and city according to revised fbi numbers violent crime is up 4.5% the revised numbers detailed and additional 1699 murders, 7780 rapes, 33459 robberies, 37091 aggravated assaults and according to recently released federal numbers more than 15000 illegal immigrants now living inside of our country have been convicted or accused of murder. hundreds of suspected terrorist who crossed into the harris biden borders unguided are still living in the united states. we have terrorists here we know they are here we don't know where they are. the biden here's a administration. this is been the biggest failure on every level. they cannot run on a single program that they have implemented the major life better. smear comments slander is only thing harris campaign has left. a
have your insurance rates ghana? our interest rates much higher, almost doubling the cost of the average person's mortgage. what about violent crime, how does that define dismantled no bail policing working out do you feel more safe, more secure in your town and city according to revised fbi numbers violent crime is up 4.5% the revised numbers detailed and additional 1699 murders, 7780 rapes, 33459 robberies, 37091 aggravated assaults and according to recently released federal numbers more than...
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ghana designers are transferring secondhand clothes into the fashion collections of festival showed offile raising awareness for textile waste. in berlin zookeepers with the rebirth of a marsupial. only the joey's hands and tails have emerged from mom's a pouch so far but that's a look at from stories from around the globe. tonight america mourns an iconic game show host. chuck woolery the original wheel of fortune host has died at the age of 83. christina coleman has more. >> john, tmz is reported chuck woolery died yesterday at his house in texas. his wife reportedly said he was not feeling well went to lie down she said she checked on him a little later is having trouble breathing woolery still passed away. his good friend podcast po host mark young confirmed his death he did not specify the cause. young wrote on exit is with a broken heart that i tell you my dear brother chuck woolery has just passed away. life will not be the same without him. rest in peace brother. was the original host of the hugely popular show wheel of fortune that premiered in 1975. he is also known for hostin
ghana designers are transferring secondhand clothes into the fashion collections of festival showed offile raising awareness for textile waste. in berlin zookeepers with the rebirth of a marsupial. only the joey's hands and tails have emerged from mom's a pouch so far but that's a look at from stories from around the globe. tonight america mourns an iconic game show host. chuck woolery the original wheel of fortune host has died at the age of 83. christina coleman has more. >> john, tmz...
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. >> we also have our coconut directly from ghana also delicious. liz: i wish you luck i was reading friday every american household eats mexican once we create all kinds of diverse food your timing is perfect. congratulations. i'm really proud of you, keep pushing. i'm also proud of my next colleague liz claman. liz: thank you so much. we love our entrepreneurs. >> we do. liz: small and the big ones. speaking of big we have huge moves the bond markets are closed on veterans day but every other market is open and trading wildly. it's all coming to a head as we kick off the final hour of trade on this monday. can we start with the dow jones industrials not at the point gain but rather at the level 44314. yes that's a gain of 325 points. friday the blue chips breach 44000 marching into t the new galaxy for the first time ever and promptly retreated below 44000. but right now were on track for the 43rd record of this year in the first ever close above 44000 this hour 59 minutes left of trade we will see it. you want to talk first ever, this is slightly
. >> we also have our coconut directly from ghana also delicious. liz: i wish you luck i was reading friday every american household eats mexican once we create all kinds of diverse food your timing is perfect. congratulations. i'm really proud of you, keep pushing. i'm also proud of my next colleague liz claman. liz: thank you so much. we love our entrepreneurs. >> we do. liz: small and the big ones. speaking of big we have huge moves the bond markets are closed on veterans day but...
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a study on helmets and seat belts in ghana. liz: really? the d.c. swamp. it's now trying to rise up to block elon musk and vivek ramaswamy from trying to cut the big government bureaucracy. trillions of dollars of fat go through it. we're going to bring you the latest on the plan, next, please don't go away. >> your money is being wasted and the department of government is going to fix that. >> [applause] >> we're going to get the government off your back and out of your pocketbook. money is tight, so we must make sacrifices. i give up my bespoke shaving subscription. and i'll stop ordering everything that's trending on instagram. and i will no longer agree to the add-ons at the oil change place just because the mechanic called me "ma'am." it really is a top-of-the-line filter, ma'am. and of course, we'll downgrade our insurance -to get a lower rate. -well, you know, you don't have to make sacrifices now that you're saving money with the progressive home and auto bundle. you couldn't have said that like 6 seconds ago? you founded your kayak company because
a study on helmets and seat belts in ghana. liz: really? the d.c. swamp. it's now trying to rise up to block elon musk and vivek ramaswamy from trying to cut the big government bureaucracy. trillions of dollars of fat go through it. we're going to bring you the latest on the plan, next, please don't go away. >> your money is being wasted and the department of government is going to fix that. >> [applause] >> we're going to get the government off your back and out of your...
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ghana is one of the leading importers of used clothing in africa. research has found. garments, nonprofit workers there receive weekly, about 40% are in such bad shape they go straight into the trash. now, some locals say the resulting environmental crisis is inspiring designers there to create new upcycled masterpieces. >> this fabric is too heavy. you can't even use it as a cover. [music] bedsheets or something. so instead of allowing it to choke our gutters and also landing in our beaches and our landfills, i started to reuse it to create something like a pant, a jacket, or something to repurpose it for us to use. >> designers say they hope their creations will inspire people around the world to hold on to their clothes for longer. shop at secondhand stores before shopping on fast fashion sites. 625 here, a former tiktok intern is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit. why the company is taking the intern to court. then how a team from a bay area school advanced in its conference tournament without ever taking the floor. next. [music] on. [music] it is inevitable. c
ghana is one of the leading importers of used clothing in africa. research has found. garments, nonprofit workers there receive weekly, about 40% are in such bad shape they go straight into the trash. now, some locals say the resulting environmental crisis is inspiring designers there to create new upcycled masterpieces. >> this fabric is too heavy. you can't even use it as a cover. [music] bedsheets or something. so instead of allowing it to choke our gutters and also landing in our...
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the feds spent $20 million on drag shows in ecuador, 80,000 in ghana asking taxi drivers of climate changet harder for them to drive. and half a million was spent so far she could create transgender monkeys. but it is not just waste. there is 3 million federal employees and a lot of them don't even do much more than collect the paycheck. most government workers in d.c. are still working from home. covid has been over for three years. but worst of all, half a trillion dollars a year stolen by fraudsters. we lose $500 billion of your money to fraud each year. we are getting ripped off like a walgreens in san francisco and no one cares. we are not even locking up our toothpaste. trump is about to put armed security guards in the aisles and, -- catch the shoplifters. but democrats don't like that. they want the fraud pork and work from home. >> elon musk is going to fail miserably at the homework assignment donald trump has given him. >> at spacex they have blown up a lot of rockets to get to where they are. i'm not so sure you can blow up things in the federal government quite as easily. >> i
the feds spent $20 million on drag shows in ecuador, 80,000 in ghana asking taxi drivers of climate changet harder for them to drive. and half a million was spent so far she could create transgender monkeys. but it is not just waste. there is 3 million federal employees and a lot of them don't even do much more than collect the paycheck. most government workers in d.c. are still working from home. covid has been over for three years. but worst of all, half a trillion dollars a year stolen by...
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the son of immigrants from ghana, eric was a top salesman, delivering luxury cars and the fantasies that come with them at this jaguar dealership in bethesda, maryland. he was focused and motivated to be the best. and he turned out to be our number one salesperson. josh mankiewicz: this was the guy who could sell ice in alaska. - right. - oh yeah. right. i tell him that, eric, you could sell anything. josh mankiewicz: eric's older sisters, suzy and cynthia, spotted his drive and business savvy at an early age. suzy somuah: and he started a lawn cutting business in our neighborhood. the neighborhood kids, they were actually working for him. and he would pay them i think what, $2, to cut the grass. a born capitalist. suzy somuah: yeah. i mean he'll tell me, suzy, i'm going to be really rich one day. you know, he wanted to go all the way to the top. josh mankiewicz: from the day he was born, eric was a charmer. and his sisters and big brother michael always adored him. michael somuah: and he was just a wonderful, wonderful joy to our family and to my sisters and i. cynthia somuah: eric was
the son of immigrants from ghana, eric was a top salesman, delivering luxury cars and the fantasies that come with them at this jaguar dealership in bethesda, maryland. he was focused and motivated to be the best. and he turned out to be our number one salesperson. josh mankiewicz: this was the guy who could sell ice in alaska. - right. - oh yeah. right. i tell him that, eric, you could sell anything. josh mankiewicz: eric's older sisters, suzy and cynthia, spotted his drive and business savvy...
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i am shocked how they have the information within the entire gc telling 2 killers in new york the ghanaden and kill her. have a message for president trump now because he said he wants to negotiate with the regime. this is the regime. assassinating and killing is in the dna of the islamic republic. i left my beloved homeland iran. i came to america to practice my first amendment. to practice my freedom of speech. and i didn't even kill. i just celebrated the killing of this terrorist by president trump. that's all. i echoed the voice of the people of iran saying no to islamic republic. whatever i do it seems heard csi michael popek very bad and that's why they want me dead. but i don't want to die. i want to fight against tyranny. fight against his regime and be alive to see the end of this regime. i don't deserve to be followed by killers, 3 attempts on my life. i'm only 45 kilos. i'm not carrying any weapons. biden administration advised me to go under witness protection. it means i have to get disappeared. i don't want to get disappeared. i don't want to be silent. i want to fight ag
i am shocked how they have the information within the entire gc telling 2 killers in new york the ghanaden and kill her. have a message for president trump now because he said he wants to negotiate with the regime. this is the regime. assassinating and killing is in the dna of the islamic republic. i left my beloved homeland iran. i came to america to practice my first amendment. to practice my freedom of speech. and i didn't even kill. i just celebrated the killing of this terrorist by...
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you've got guys from ghana -- with guys from russia, -- with guys from afghanistan, all of them offendingeach other, and but also working together. and that's what i saw. i saw, you know, some older guys giving each other -- in front of city hall and i joined them and i kept coming back. and i mean, winning their trust, i guess. i don't know, just listen to people. and then also i, i started drawing pictures of the guys and, you know, a lot of people in this world, no one ever draws their picture. no one ever looks at them like that. no one ever like really sees them. and so when i drew pictures of these guys, it was something special. and i started giving them prints, which they would put on the windows of their taxes they would use as protest signs. and that's how i came into the story, just by hanging out with the guys, listening to them joke and drawing their picture. yeah, that's very cool. and molly done a lot of projects for us, actually. she's about the renters revolt. that was the cover of the nation. and so one of the things about this book and in general is we always try to fin
you've got guys from ghana -- with guys from russia, -- with guys from afghanistan, all of them offendingeach other, and but also working together. and that's what i saw. i saw, you know, some older guys giving each other -- in front of city hall and i joined them and i kept coming back. and i mean, winning their trust, i guess. i don't know, just listen to people. and then also i, i started drawing pictures of the guys and, you know, a lot of people in this world, no one ever draws their...
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. >> we also have our coconut directly from ghana also delicious.n household eats mexican once we create all kinds of diverse food your timing is perfect. congratulations. i'm really proud of you, keep pushing. i'm also proud of my next colleague liz claman. liz: thank you so much. we love our entrepreneurs. >> we do. liz: small and the big o
. >> we also have our coconut directly from ghana also delicious.n household eats mexican once we create all kinds of diverse food your timing is perfect. congratulations. i'm really proud of you, keep pushing. i'm also proud of my next colleague liz claman. liz: thank you so much. we love our entrepreneurs. >> we do. liz: small and the big o
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officials said that they found 90 of them inside the suitcase of a passenger arriving from ghana.let ants in case you didn't know, because i didn't look it up and just pray you are not stung by them. >> i have seen the result of bullet and you have. i have seen the result. it is terrifying just, you know, as a mom, i know you tell your kids, you know. don't touch that. i do, adults need to be told. just leave it alone. >> i mean, we know what he was doing, but my thing is, like just thank god they stopped me before he got on a plane. can you imagine the person sitting next to him and, like, i don't know, just one tarantula or 300 of them? just centipedes get loose. oh my god can you imagine the centipede, the centipedes, the creepy crawl up your neck like it makes me want to run away and start screaming. >> but i won't because i'm here with you, kate. lots of things. all right. okay. i need you to listen to this next story. you know why i always listen to your reporting? if you are one of. kate, this is for you of the millions of americans flying this holiday season, you might wan
officials said that they found 90 of them inside the suitcase of a passenger arriving from ghana.let ants in case you didn't know, because i didn't look it up and just pray you are not stung by them. >> i have seen the result of bullet and you have. i have seen the result. it is terrifying just, you know, as a mom, i know you tell your kids, you know. don't touch that. i do, adults need to be told. just leave it alone. >> i mean, we know what he was doing, but my thing is, like just...
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as the film goes on, you know, the images become more and more real and you see those pictures in ghana which are, you know, completely undoctored images of what's happened to this beach. and it's really about the amount of stuff and obviously individually we buy stuff we, you know we we need things. but when you times that by everyone in the world and you look at the way that shops are kind of pushing all this stuff, this conveyor belt of stuff when you think of it in those terms, hopefully i think it changes stuff for people and it feels different. >> and when you say stuff, it's it's not just clothes. you know, the stuff that we wear but it's other. there are other things that are, um unmendable things, as you put it in your documentary. i mean, which is essentially a lot of trash that we're buying might be a great deal but then it's not built to last. so then it just either fills up a landfill or again ends up at the bottom of the ocean or on a shore yeah, exactly and we and as when we were making the film, this was something that we kind of saw everywhere is it's not just you know,
as the film goes on, you know, the images become more and more real and you see those pictures in ghana which are, you know, completely undoctored images of what's happened to this beach. and it's really about the amount of stuff and obviously individually we buy stuff we, you know we we need things. but when you times that by everyone in the world and you look at the way that shops are kind of pushing all this stuff, this conveyor belt of stuff when you think of it in those terms, hopefully i...
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and our delegation and everywhere we went -- i don't care where, we've been to sudan, chad, nigeria, ghana, ethiopia, we were with president obama. everywhere in africa we went, sheila knew the issues, knew the leadership, she knew exactly what was taking place and what we needed to talk about and what we needed to commit to and deliver on. of course, and i shared this on the floor, i consider myself sheila's personal photographer. [laughter] everywhere we went, you got to get this picture and i would say yes ma'am. i have more pictures of sheila jackson lee than anybody here. [laughter] anybody. but i'm really proud i'm in a few myself. she was quite a woman on so many fronts. in africa, we went to the coast many times and she was revered. but she was humble and reverent in sacred places. she knew the history and she could educate other members of the delegation about the middle passage. -- i couldn't get my schedule straight so i could travel with her but we landed at andrews air force base and she went to the national airport and caught the plane to houston and the next morning she was
and our delegation and everywhere we went -- i don't care where, we've been to sudan, chad, nigeria, ghana, ethiopia, we were with president obama. everywhere in africa we went, sheila knew the issues, knew the leadership, she knew exactly what was taking place and what we needed to talk about and what we needed to commit to and deliver on. of course, and i shared this on the floor, i consider myself sheila's personal photographer. [laughter] everywhere we went, you got to get this picture and...
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un kofi annan's africa progress panel for 12 years with president obasanjo of nigeria kaberuka of ghana economist, tidjane tian of cote d'ivoire, bob rubin and bill clinton's treasury secretary michel camdessus, president of the imf, and peter eigen, who's the founder and chair of transparency international. kofi and i and the others traveled throughout the continent and throughout europe, lobbying for exactly what fuze is saying i want 100% go along with that and then subsequently, in the middle of the crash in 2008, because africa was not getting any investment, i raised an investment fund of $200 million, not much. i wanted 800 million, but because of the crash couldn't get any more. but with all foot and african investment partners and managers, we set up in eight countries. we employed at our height 11,000 workers, which in turn gave benefit to 140 000 dependents and others and proved the point that what's that? you know, people are the same everywhere you inject the oil of cash into an economy and people fly. we brought in workers rights, trade unions rights. we structured and for
un kofi annan's africa progress panel for 12 years with president obasanjo of nigeria kaberuka of ghana economist, tidjane tian of cote d'ivoire, bob rubin and bill clinton's treasury secretary michel camdessus, president of the imf, and peter eigen, who's the founder and chair of transparency international. kofi and i and the others traveled throughout the continent and throughout europe, lobbying for exactly what fuze is saying i want 100% go along with that and then subsequently, in the...
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is a dedicated teacher and really shared her expertise and passion for education with students in ghana, fostering cross-cultural understanding and enriching the lives of countless students. the fullbright program is a beacon of international exchange and cooperation and ms. shadwell's selection reflects her dedication and commitment to education. her work represents the excellence of missouri's educators and the importance of building bridges between our communities and the entire world. we're proud of ms. shadwell's achievements and her role as ambassador of knowledge. her efforts will inspire students both in missouri and abroad. so, mr. speaker, please join me in congratulating erica shadwell on this remarkable achievement and wishing her the very best in this exciting and impactful endeavor. mr. speaker, i rise today to honor and remember corporal gerald "jerry" newton wilson. a true american hero. from missouri whose remains after more than seven decades have finally returned home. corporal wilson was born on december 18, 1930, and enlisted in the army in 1948, serving bravely in
is a dedicated teacher and really shared her expertise and passion for education with students in ghana, fostering cross-cultural understanding and enriching the lives of countless students. the fullbright program is a beacon of international exchange and cooperation and ms. shadwell's selection reflects her dedication and commitment to education. her work represents the excellence of missouri's educators and the importance of building bridges between our communities and the entire world. we're...
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you should be farming in your area and they've made that kind of available to over 46,000 farmers in ghana to take advantage of regenerative farming techniques. good way toss interno evaluate and use data and u.s. ai to give information to sustain the land. the second example is health care, we've got many examples of ai for health care and targeted information. there's a start up we work with in africa, ai what they have a been doing is taking data that's specific to subsaharan africa and making is this your that we're doing targeted kind of cancer treatment analysis and this again is making sure we don't just have generic global data, but trained on local data sets to be relevance and then the last example i'll give on health care, i recent visited a start-up company in korea that does work to enhance medical mri images, so, it's what's interesting there, a lot of facility around the world have older mri technology and they're not as crisp and clear images and it's expensive to upgrade to the latest and greatest equipment and yet, you can use generative ai to enhance imagery, it becomes
you should be farming in your area and they've made that kind of available to over 46,000 farmers in ghana to take advantage of regenerative farming techniques. good way toss interno evaluate and use data and u.s. ai to give information to sustain the land. the second example is health care, we've got many examples of ai for health care and targeted information. there's a start up we work with in africa, ai what they have a been doing is taking data that's specific to subsaharan africa and...
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ghana is one of the leading importers of used clothing in africa.esearchers found that of the 50 million garments, nonprofit workers receive weekly, about 40% are in such bad shape they go straight into the trash. now, some locals say the resulting environmental crisis is inspiring designers there to create new upcycled masterpieces. >> this fabric is too heavy. you can't even use it as a cover up. bed sheets or something. so instead of allowing it to choke our gutters and also landing in our beaches and our landfills, i try to reuse it to create something like a pant, a jacket, or something to repurpose it for us to use. if you try designers designers say they hope their creations will inspire people around the world to hold on to their clothes for longer. >> hundreds of thousands of people braved a steady rain and cold temperatures to watch the biggest thanksgiving parade of all. [music] the crowd filled the streets of new york city yesterday for the 98th annual macy's thanksgiving day parade, with all the usual sights. spider-man marching bands,
ghana is one of the leading importers of used clothing in africa.esearchers found that of the 50 million garments, nonprofit workers receive weekly, about 40% are in such bad shape they go straight into the trash. now, some locals say the resulting environmental crisis is inspiring designers there to create new upcycled masterpieces. >> this fabric is too heavy. you can't even use it as a cover up. bed sheets or something. so instead of allowing it to choke our gutters and also landing in...
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and so for me it was kind of how i grew up and also being from ghana and being of to and wanting a representhat identity that just felt a natural to me when i was younger. as i got older, it became very that okay, the stem kids are over here, the art kids are over there and you need to choose. and by the way, you're an athlete and that's kind of messing up this thing. what's with the pole vaulting the basketball? so all this to say, i was always in that case, right? like, you don't look like, you should be in any of these classes. you look more like an athlete. i've been hearing that all my life that i never look like the thing i'm supposed be. and so after a while, you just kind of have to be who you want to be. and so in the book, talk about being at the lab and the company of supply coming out, and it was supposed to be space space fabrics, right? for everyday use and. they only came in men's sizes, right? even though that time about women were about 3% of the media. and so there are just these constant reminders that you were not the norm, just like the white mask. you are not the norm.
and so for me it was kind of how i grew up and also being from ghana and being of to and wanting a representhat identity that just felt a natural to me when i was younger. as i got older, it became very that okay, the stem kids are over here, the art kids are over there and you need to choose. and by the way, you're an athlete and that's kind of messing up this thing. what's with the pole vaulting the basketball? so all this to say, i was always in that case, right? like, you don't look like,...
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manchester united de ghana 2—0 en su primer triunfo de europa league. rompen una racha.l argentino mcallister haciendo de las suyas. feliz ahÍ francescoli en la casa por la roma. aquÍ estÁ que queda fuera de la convocatoria de francia. esto estÁ increÍble. es la figura principal de la selecciÓn. decidieron no incluir al delantero de real madrid en los partidos contra israel e italia, aunque no estÁ lesionado. raÚl: dice que esa ausencia es puntual y sin motivos extradeportivos. aunque hay especulaciones por una investigaciÓn judicial en suecia. chef: uno no se entera de nada. quÉ barbaridad. [risas] ya nos vamos a enterar de lo que pasa ahÍ. la liga se guarda muchas cosas. hay que investigar bien quÉ pasÓ con mbappÉ. raÚl: no quiere dar detalle. andrÉs guardado anuncia su retiro del fÚtbol al final del apertura 2024 luego de 19 aÑos de carrera y cinco mundiales. el jugador mexicano se va a despedir en noviembre. chef: si leÓn no llega a la liguilla el domingo serÁ su Último partido. raÚl: inter miami recibe a atlanta este sÁbado 9 de noviembre en un duelo decisivo de los
manchester united de ghana 2—0 en su primer triunfo de europa league. rompen una racha.l argentino mcallister haciendo de las suyas. feliz ahÍ francescoli en la casa por la roma. aquÍ estÁ que queda fuera de la convocatoria de francia. esto estÁ increÍble. es la figura principal de la selecciÓn. decidieron no incluir al delantero de real madrid en los partidos contra israel e italia, aunque no estÁ lesionado. raÚl: dice que esa ausencia es puntual y sin motivos extradeportivos. aunque...
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. >> i've already gotten a text from ghana, in south africa. >> i've gotten from people in western europee of a friend of a friend says maps being redrawn in western europe if donald trump is president. we think about the implications of all of this in domestic politics but the world is at a hinge point. this is very much an election about the global world order. we shouldn't think about as we go can to bed, and try to grapple with this, there's another side of the world waking up to this thinking about what this may mean, not just for america, but for them. >> there are two of the seven swing states that have been called, which is north carolina and georgia. none of the other five have been called. the battleground states. pennsylvania, michigan, and wisconsin. the so-called blue wall. known of those states called by nbc news. what has been called is senate control. and of course, we can read the campaigns in terms of what they are saying without saying anything yet. >> and it's 8:25 a.m. ho in kyiv, where people are -- they wake up earlier than that. and they upare very worried as they
. >> i've already gotten a text from ghana, in south africa. >> i've gotten from people in western europee of a friend of a friend says maps being redrawn in western europe if donald trump is president. we think about the implications of all of this in domestic politics but the world is at a hinge point. this is very much an election about the global world order. we shouldn't think about as we go can to bed, and try to grapple with this, there's another side of the world waking up...