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Desmond Daniel Amofah
(1990?2019), known as Etika, was an American
YouTuber
and
live streamer
, known online for his enthusiastic
reactions
to
Super Smash Bros.
character trailers and
Nintendo Direct
presentations. The son of Ghanaian politician
Owuraku Amofah
, he resided in
Brooklyn
. Starting his online career in 2007, Amofah created his main
YouTube
channel, EWNetwork (Etika World Network), in 2012. He garnered popularity following the release of
Super Smash Bros. 4
, primarily stemming from his reaction videos of news surrounding the game. Beginning in October 2018, Amofah showed signs of
mental distress
, and was reported missing on June 20, 2019. Officials confirmed his death on June 25, finding it to be a suicide by drowning. His death was met with shock and grief by fans and fellow YouTubers, with many commenting that Amofah's mental deterioration had been dismissed or ignored. Numerous commemorations were held to honor Amofah, including fan-made memorials and murals. (
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Detroit Sign
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Styria
in 1945?
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East Wake Academy
opened, its two main school buildings were located four miles (6 km) apart in separate towns?
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John White
shot himself after it was discovered that he had plagiarized a speech by
Aaron Burr
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The
sedge warbler
(
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
) is a passerine bird in the
Acrocephalidae
family, the reed warblers. It is a medium-sized warbler with a brown, streaked back and wings and a distinct pale
supercilium
. Sedge warblers are
migratory
, crossing the
Sahara
to get from their European and Asian breeding grounds to spend winter in Africa. The male's song is composed of chattering phrases and can include mimicry of other species. The species is mostly
insectivorous
. This sedge warbler was photographed in
Otmoor RSPB reserve
in
Oxfordshire
, England.
Photograph credit:
Charles J. Sharp
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