JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — A white gunman fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store Saturday in a predominately Black neighborhood in an attack that the local sheriff called “racially motivated.” The shooter then killed himself. “He hated Black people,” Sheriff T.K. The shooting happened just before 2 p.m. at a Dollar General near Edward Waters University, a small historically Black university. The father found writings and the family notified 911, but the shooting had already started, Sheriff Waters said. Edward Waters University students were being kept in their dorms, the school said in a statement.

Authorities believe the shooter acted alone, and that before the shooting he had authored “several manifestos” for media, his parents and law enforcement detailing his hatred for Black people. A white man armed with a high-powered rifle and a handgun killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, before shooting himself, in what local law enforcement described as a racially motivated crime. “This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated Black people,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. The suspect, whom Waters described as a white male wearing a tactical vest, was not identified. Waters described his weapons as a Glock and an “AR-15 style” rifle, with swastikas on it, referring to a lightweight semi-automatic long gun often used in mass shootings.

Federation charges ‘lies’ over Women’s World Cup incident as football boss Luis Rubiales refuses to step down in sexism scandal. BY SARAH WHEATONThe uproar over a post-victory embrace is escalating, with Spain’s football federation threatening to take legal action over star player Jenni Hermoso’s latest statements over the incident. Luis Rubiales, president of the Spanish football federation, is defying calls to resign over accusations that his celebratory kiss with Hermoso, a member of Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s team, happened without her consent. The fresh round of claims and counterclaims appears to be about Hermoso’s physical handling of Rubiales, distinct from the kiss. The RFEF statement highlights the second part of her claim, and includes a series of photos that the federation says show Hermoso lifting Rubiales off the ground.

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Jonathan Fonati Koffa has expressed sincere sympathy to the families and friends of the three members of the Girls for Weah Auxiliary Group, who lost their lives last week at the Kakata-Gbarnga Highway en route to participate in political activities of the Congress of Democratic Change (CDC). In his Face Book page, the Deputy Speaker who is also Representative of Grand Kru County District #2 craved for the Almighty to grant the families and friends of the deceased girls’ strength, and further prayed for speedy recovery of the survivors currently at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Monrovia. The Office of the Deputy Speaker also extends condolences to the CDC for the tragic loss of our partisans as we all keep solace in the Lord. Visited 13 times, 13 visit(s) today

Social business also empowers people to generate knowledge/acquire skill and use it to improve their quality of life. Governments will soon realize that the most suitable strategy to use, to empower those who are potentially weak in the social structure is “Social business”. Social business, as defined by Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Professor Mohammed Yunus (2010), is a business created and designed to address a social problem, a non loss, Non-dividend Company,i.e. The table below describes Charitable, NGOs and Social businesses:Having established the different terminologies, we deep dive into the leadership policies of the past Liberian presidents in relation to the social business ideology identified. A CLOSER LOOK AT TOLBERT’S POLICIES AND THEIR SIMILARITY TO YUNUS ‘ SOCIAL BUSINESS From Mat-to-MattressThis policy increased the standard of living for all Liberian.

Liberia’s President George Manneh Weah has lauded the African Development Bank for its “significant” support in fostering growth and development in the West African country. Ambassador King relayed the message to Mr. Rufus N. Darkortey, the Bank’s Executive Director representing The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Sudan, during a working visit to the Bank’s Abidjan headquarters. ED Darkortey thanked Ambassador King for her long service to the Bank as a former employee. Ambassador King was accompanied by the consular at the Liberian Embassy in Abidjan, Philip Scolo. Source: African Development BankVisited 10 times, 10 visit(s) today

VOA News|Russia said Tuesday its air defenses shot down Ukrainian drones over the Moscow region and the Bryansk area along the border between the two countries. The Russian Defense Ministry said the attack in the Moscow area involved two drones and that there was no reported damage. The Russian Defense Ministry said two Ukrainian drones brought down by jamming systems over Bryansk crashed without causing any casualties. Russia also said Sukhoi jets destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance boat operating in the area of Russian gas production facilities in the Black Sea. A defense ministry statement did not give further details on the incident, including where exactly it took place.

“Liberia too has set an example for other countries especially in Africa with its strong democratic traditions," Amb. “India and Liberia also share strong democratic credentials and a tradition of free and fair elections,” the Ambassador said. Rice is India’s main export to Liberia and let me clarify that there is no ban on the export of parboiled rice from India to Liberia, which is the variety of rice imported by Liberia. “We have provided numerous fully-paid scholarships to Liberian students, teachers, and Government officials including from the Armed Forces of Liberia,” Yadav noted. “India and Liberia not only share decades-old very warm and cordial relations but many other aspects too,” Yadav noted.

Source: Africanews.com|Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has published his first recruitment video for the Wagner Group since organizing a short-lived mutiny against defense officials in Russia, according to Russian social media channels. In the video, the 62-year-old mercenary leader says the Wagner Group is conducting reconnaissance and search activities, and “making Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even more free.”“We are recruiting real strongmen and continuing to implement assigned tasks which we promised to deliver,” Prigozhin says, toting an assault rifle and wearing military fatigues. The Associated Press is unable to independently verify the video which appears to show Prigozhin standing against a grey and brown backdrop with pick up trucks and people wearing military fatigues in the background. Russian social media channels linked to the mercenary leader said Prigozhin was recruiting for mercenaries in Africa and also inviting investors from Russia to invest in the Central African Republic through Russian House, a group which social media channels said Prigozhin controls. The Wagner Group has, since 2014, been a ruthless force-for-hire across Africa and has been used by the Kremlin as a tool to expand Russia’s presence in the Middle East and Africa.

The Peace Corps Liberia PCL has assigned twelve new volunteers to Liberian government high schools and health facilities to rebuild the educational and health sectors. When the civil war began, the Peace Corps was forced to suspend operations and evacuate all volunteers from Liberia. When the war ended, the Peace Corps returned to Liberia with a team of 12 Peace Corps Response Volunteers in October 2008 to restart the health and education programs. Despite these challenges, the government and the people of Liberia have consistently embraced Peace Corps Volunteers and welcomed them back home. Vernice Guthrie, Country Director, Peace Corps Liberia, said few Peace Corps posts have the level of support and recognition that they enjoy here in Liberia.

(UPI) — Two U.S. military service members were taken into federal custody over the weekend after a 28-year-old man was stabbed to death during a fight between at least four people at a carnival in western Germany, officials said. The deadly confrontation occurred Saturday night after an argument escalated to violence at the Säubrenner fair in Wittlich, the U.S. European Command confirmed. Four people, including two men and two women, were seen running from the fairgrounds after the fight, police said. U.S. authorities plan to oversee the investigation “in accordance with the NATO troop statute,” German police said. The crime stunned the small town of Wittlich, where the fair has become a favorite pastime for the city’s low-key residents.

Kuukpen stressed the importance of using their business ideas to change the negative narratives around businesses in Liberia and the world at large. He further challenged entrepreneurs to leverage the opportunities provided by Growth Accelerator Liberia programme to change their situation and make themselves self-sufficient, and creating job opportunities among others. Wilfred N. Bangura II, Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI), expressed excitement over the level of passion exhibited by beneficiaries of the Growth Accelerator Liberia programme. The beneficiaries are undergoing intensive Agriculture and Business Development Trainings aimed at preparing them to increase their productivity and income. The workshops covered business development services designed to strengthen their marketing and business management capacity.

CHERNIHIV, Aug 20 — Seven people including a 6-year-old girl were killed, 144 wounded, and 41 were in hospital after a Russian missile struck a central square in the historic northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said. “A notable response.”He said that of the 144 people injured, 15 were children, and named the girl killed as Sofia. Debris was scattered across a square in front of the damaged theatre and surrounding buildings, where parked vehicles were heavily damaged. Both sides have widely used drones on the battlefield. The streets were stained with blood trails and strewn with scraps from first-aid supplies that had been used to treat the wounded.

An ECOWAS delegation in Niger for talks with the officers who seized power also met with ousted President Mohamed Bazoum Saturday, a source close to the West African bloc told AFP. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed to activate a “standby force” as a last resort to restore democracy in Niger after generals toppled and detained Bazoum on July 26. A previous ECOWAS delegation led by Abubakar earlier this month tried and failed to meet Bazoum and the coup leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani. A source close to the latest delegation said it would send “a message of firmness” to the army officers and meet Bazoum. “The D-Day is also decided.”ECOWAS leaders say they have to act after Niger became the fourth West African nation since 2020 to suffer a coup, following Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso.

The Tappita Magisterial Court sentenced 10 people to one year each on charges of ‘use of unlicensed substances’. One of the convicts, Cecelia Paye, was sentenced to three months for illegal possession of narcotic drugs (marijuana), while Mohammed Sheriff was also sentenced to two years in Saclepea. The LDEA praised the lower courts for speedily handling the drug cases and coming down with verdicts, where the perpetrators were prosecuted. These developments in Nimba could come as a boost for the fight against illegal substances in the country. These convictions are happening just a few weeks after the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of 2023, commonly called the Drug Law, was signed into law by President George Weah.