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The truth about steering gigantic ships
CNN - 28 Mar 2021 09:19
• Efforts to dislodge stranded ship in Suez Canal intensify • Suez traffic jam could seriously hit your wallet • Watch effort to release stricken ship
OKC man tries to rob weed store, mistakenly slams car into next-door business: cops
NY Daily News - 28 Mar 2021 03:36
Call it blunt force.
NJ pol ponders fatherhood and racism after son is taunted as 'Chinese boy'
New York Post - 28 Mar 2021 07:23
A New Jersey congressman tweeted poignantly about racism and fatherhood Saturday after his 5-year-old son was called a "Chinese boy" by an older child. Rep. Andy Kim, a Korean American, tweeted about his son’s experien...
Graphic video shows moment of deadly Uber Eats carjacking by teen girls
New York Post - 28 Mar 2021 05:27
As an Uber Eats driver lay dying on a Washington, DC, sidewalk, the two teen girls who allegedly stun-gunned and carjacked him easily climbed from the wreck — and even tried to run away, graphic new video shows. The vi...
Multiple people injured, 1 killed in stabbing rampage at Canadian library
New York Post - 28 Mar 2021 04:54
One person was killed and multiple people hurt after a suspect went on a stabbing rampage at a Canadian library. A suspect is now in custody in connection with the lone wolf Saturday afternoon attack in North Vancouver, ...
Trump says he will probably visit the southern border in coming weeks
New York Post - 28 Mar 2021 04:25
Former President Trump sat down with Judge Jeanine Pirro for an exclusive interview that will air on Fox News' “Justice with Judge Jeanine” Saturday at 9 p.m. “A lot of people want me to” visit the border, Trump ...
COVID-19 rages in Brazil, with young victims bearing the brunt
New York Post - 28 Mar 2021 03:52
As the rest of the world begins to emerge from the pandemic, Brazil is being ravaged by COVID-19 -- with a more contagious variant spreading and deaths surging, particularly among younger people. The South American natio...
40 million vaccine doses thus fare unused; 35% of American adults have had a shot: live COVID-19 updates
USA Today - 28 Mar 2021 15:45
40 million vaccine doses delivered to state health agencies and private pharmacies have thus far gone unused or just been wasted.
Indonesia Church Rocked by Explosion on Palm Sunday
The New York Times - 28 Mar 2021 06:24
A priest described the blast in the city of Makassar as a suicide bombing. The mayor said no churchgoers were killed.
New York to legalize recreational marijuana; vote expected within days
USA Today - 28 Mar 2021 06:02
Top New York lawmakers announced a deal Saturday to legalize marijuana, clearing the way for a vote in the coming days.
Thieves use stolen truck in latest "smash-and-grab" robbery in Chicago
CBSNews - 28 Mar 2021 05:11
Chicago police are on the hunt for suspects after a wave of "smash-and-grab" robberies captured on video. Michelle Miller reports.
Oklahoma City prisoner killed after taking guard hostage, police say
NY Daily News - 28 Mar 2021 04:41
Neither the hostage nor the hostage taker's names have been released.
Insurgents Seize Mozambique Town, Killing Several People; Fate of Hundreds Unknown
The New York Times - 28 Mar 2021 03:41
The attack by hundreds of militants trapped nearly 200 people, including foreign workers, in a hotel in Palma, Mozambique, site of a major gas project.
Oklahoma inmate holds corrections officer hostage in shocking video
New York Post - 28 Mar 2021 15:17
Shocking videos show an Oklahoma corrections officer forced to crawl on his knees after being taken hostage by an inmate — one who was then shot and killed when he held something to the warden’s neck, officials said....
Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 14 wounded
Fox News - 28 Mar 2021 13:27
President Joko Widodo condemned Sunday's attack and said it has nothing to do with any religion.
Pope visits Turkey, urges solidarity against Islamic terror
CBSNews - 28 Mar 2021 05:48
He is only the fourth pope to ever visit the country, which is overwhelmingly Muslim. His trip was designed to strengthen ties with the Muslim world, while condemning the Islamic militant violence. Allen Pizzey reports.
Egypt court drops charges against former president Mubarak
CBSNews - 28 Mar 2021 05:44
A court in Egypt dismissed criminal charges against former president Hosni Mubarak. He was accused of presiding over the murder of more than 900 people protesting his government in 2011. Alex Ortiz reports from Cairo.
CBS Weekend News, March 27, 2021
CBSNews - 28 Mar 2021 05:13
Coronavirus infections rising nationwide as states face pressure to reopen; Little progress made in freeing massive ship stuck in Suez Canal
No quit for the 'Queen of Carbon'
CBSNews - 28 Mar 2021 04:53
MIT professor Mildred Dresselhaus was among the 18 Americans honored by President Obama with the Medal of Freedom this week. The 84-year-old goes to work every single day of the week and is showing no signs of stopping. ...
MoneyWatch: 25M expected to shop on Thanksgiving; Blackberry luring iPhone users
CBSNews - 28 Mar 2021 04:19
The National Retail Federation expects 25 million people to shop online or in stores on Thanksgiving. Also, Blackberry says it will buy a user's iPhone from as much as $550, provided that user trades it in for Blackberry...
Book Review: Memoirs of a Russianist, Volumes I and II, by Gilbert Doctorow
OpEdNews - 28 Mar 2021 03:45
Russia analyst Gilbert Doctorow has written a 2-volume memoir that takes the reader on a journey through his years as a Russia specialist. Starting with college and graduate work in Russian history at two Ivy League univ...
What led to the grand jury decision not to indict Darren WIlson?
CBSNews - 28 Mar 2021 02:59
Gloria Browne Marshall, professor at John Jay College, discusses the numerous factors - from the evidence presented to the makeup of the jury - that led to the grand jury's decision not to indict police officer Darren Wi...