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Man who invited hundreds to funeral of wife killed in El Paso Walmart shooting dies 2 years later
NY Daily News - 16 Aug 2021 01:44
Antonio Basco, who invited the world at large to his wife's funeral after she was gunned down at the Walmart in El Paso in 2019, has died nearly two years to the day after Margie Kay Reckard, one of the 23 fatalities of ...
Death toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to more than 1,200 people
CNN - 16 Aug 2021 04:07
• Fred regains tropical storm status en route to Florida as Haiti braces for Grace
Texas Supreme Court blocks school mask mandates, San Antonio and Dallas vow to uphold rule anyway
NY Daily News - 16 Aug 2021 14:58
The Texas Supreme Court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott late Sunday, blocking the mask mandates recently instituted in the San Antonio and Dallas school districts. The schools, however, promised to fight on.
'The Walking Dead' Premiere: Negan Really Stepped in It This Time
The Wrap - 16 Aug 2021 02:23
(This article contains spoilers for the Season 11 premiere of “The Walking Dead,” which you can watch now on AMC+. The episode will air on cable on Aug. 22) We knew coming into the final season of “The Walking Dead...
3 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Texas sports bar
New York Post - 16 Aug 2021 01:54
Three people were fatally shot and two others critically wounded when an argument at a sports bar in San Antonio, Texas erupted into gunfire Sunday.
'It's a Catastrophe.' Iranians Turn to Black Market for Vaccines as COVID-19 Deaths Hit New Highs
Time - 16 Aug 2021 13:52
"This crisis is a direct result of the regime's failure"
A Storm Soaks Austin and the Texas Corridors of Power
The New York Times - 16 Aug 2021 04:51
Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday declared an "all hands on deck" response to the flooding inside the State Capitol.
Tokyo Was the First COVID-19 Olympics. It Won't Be the Last
Time - 16 Aug 2021 03:40
The next Olympics starts in just six months in Beijing--and even more rigorous anti-virus measures are being discussed
Eighth grade student in Mississippi dies of COVID-19
New York Post - 16 Aug 2021 03:12
Aneighth grade student in Mississippi succumbed to COVID-19 just hours after receiving a positive test result, according to reports.
'Trust God to be our healer:' As COVID-19 vaccine mandates grow, so are requests for religious exemptions
USA Today - 16 Aug 2021 13:42
Experts worry religious exemptions could undercut COVID-19 mandates, even though most major religions don't object to vaccines.
A Fight to Expose the Hidden Human Costs of Incarceration
The New Yorker - 16 Aug 2021 12:00
The law professor Andrea Armstrong is documenting the loss of life inside jails and prisons in Louisiana, the state with the highest in-custody mortality rate.
'Were all of our sacrifices wasted?' War veterans react to stunning Afghanistan collapse
USA Today - 16 Aug 2021 04:32
The U.S. pullout from Afghanistan and its rapid collapse of the Taliban has led to a reckoning among war veterans. Here are some of their reactions.
Girl, 7, killed in Chicago weekend of gun violence
CNN - 16 Aug 2021 03:57
An unknown suspect shot two young girls, killing one and leaving the other "fighting for her life," as they sat in a parked vehicle on a Chicago street Sunday, according to police.
Shooting outside San Antonio sports bar kills 3, wounds 2
ABC News - 16 Aug 2021 13:47
Police say a man fatally shot three people and wounded two others outside of a San Antonio sports bar following an argument
Airline fears: Kabul airport closes to commercial flights
CNN - 16 Aug 2021 13:43
Major international airlines are scrambling to reroute flights away from Afghan airspace as the country falls to the Taliban, disrupting passenger services to India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.
Zambia's Opposition Wins Surprise Landslide as Defaulting Economy Reels
Wall Street Journal - 16 Aug 2021 13:41
Hakainde Hichilema was elected president of Africa's second-largest copper producer, defeating incumbent Edgar Lungu, a close Beijing ally, and marking the first election loss for a sitting African president for two year...
Malaysia's Prime Minister Steps Down Amid Covid-19 Criticism
Wall Street Journal - 16 Aug 2021 13:37
Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said his last-ditch effort to shore up political support so he could see Malaysia through a recovery from the pandemic had failed. The country's king will decide who will be the next leade...
Next Avenue: Why won't anyone hire this 60-year-old?
Market Watch - 16 Aug 2021 10:59
Has the system of employment search and response has become intrinsically biased toward younger people?
Chinese and Russian militaries link up, but both sides have differing objectives
CNN - 16 Aug 2021 06:48
Jets screamed across the sky and cannons boomed in China's northwestern on Friday, as 10,000 People's Liberation Army and Russian troops gave a live-fire finale to a week of military exercises touted by both countries as...
GOP pols slam Biden for 'hiding' at Camp David while Afghanistan falls
New York Post - 16 Aug 2021 04:26
President Biden was ripped Sunday for taking a break at Camp David while Afghanistan was overrun by the Taliban -- after he withdrew US troops stationed in the country.
Taliban frees thousands of prisoners from former US base: report
Fox News - 16 Aug 2021 04:00
Taliban forces freed thousands of terrorist prisoners at Bagram Air Base, which the U.S. handed over to Afghanistan forces in July
Supermassive black hole 'burps' reveal how big the cosmic monsters grow - CNET
CNET - 16 Aug 2021 02:06
Black hole feeding patterns may tell us more than how hungry they are.