Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot nine times by a gunman posing as a police officer who authorities say went on ...

Ghana’s president has launched a special task force to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation. John Mahama inaugurated the GOLDBOD Task ...

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