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Former Jets player Phillip Adams kills 5, including 2 kids, then himself in South Carolina mass shooting
NY Daily News - 8 Apr 2021 15:38
Former Jets cornerback Phillip Adams reportedly killed a doctor, his wife and their two young grandchildren, then himself Wednesday evening in South Carolina.
Four Ways of Looking at the Radicalism of Joe Biden
The New York Times - 8 Apr 2021 11:00
It's unexpected, but it's not inexplicable.
Schools should be fully in-person by September, CDC director says
New York Post - 8 Apr 2021 04:29
All of the nation’s school kids should be back in classrooms by the fall, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. “We should anticipate, come September 2021, that schools should be ...
COVID vaccination site closes early after adverse reactions to Johnson & Johnson shot
New York Post - 8 Apr 2021 05:33
Thirteen people at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Colorado had adverse reactions to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday — shutting down operations for the day, a report said. Officials did not disclose the types...
Judge dismisses Katie Hill lawsuit against Daily Mail over nude photos
New York Post - 8 Apr 2021 02:59
Nude images of Katie Hill were in the “public interest” when they were published by The Daily Mail — a Los Angeles judge ruled on Wednesday, in dismissing the ex-congresswoman’s lawsuit against the media outlet. ...
Manchin Says He Will Never Back Weakening Filibuster
The New York Times - 8 Apr 2021 04:02
"We will not solve our nation's problems in one Congress if we seek only partisan solutions," Mr. Manchin wrote in an op-ed in The Washington Post.
Buddhist monk rescued from flooded cave after being trapped for days
CNN - 8 Apr 2021 04:32
Thai rescue workers said on Wednesday they had freed a Buddhist monk trapped inside a flooded cave in Thailand's Phitsanulok province, after he went inside days ago to meditate.
Parents of 445 Children Separated By Trump Still Not Found, Filing Says
The New York Times - 8 Apr 2021 04:27
Advocates and Biden administration officials say finding their families is difficult with each passing day.
Sen. Joe Manchin pledges support for the filibuster in new op-ed
New York Post - 8 Apr 2021 04:00
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has pledged that under "no circumstance" will he vote to eliminate the filibuster amid a push by his other members of his party to reform the rule. "I have said it before and wil...
How an Obscure Fertilizer Deal Enriched a Mexican Billionaire
Wall Street Journal - 8 Apr 2021 17:12
After tycoon Ricardo Salinas Pliego used shell companies to gain control of a struggling firm called Fertinal from a government agency at a discount, his bank loaded it with high-interest debt and Mexican state oil giant...
Philippines man dies after being forced to do 300 squats for breaking Covid-19 curfew
CNN - 8 Apr 2021 05:49
A man in the Philippines has died after being forced to do 300 squats for breaching Covid curfews, making him the latest victim of the country's often brutal approach to enforcing restrictions.
Incident report details Tiger Woods' injuries after crash
New York Post - 8 Apr 2021 04:51
Tiger Woods was more seriously injured in his February car crash than initial reports indicated, including being “knocked unconscious” and suffering an “open fracture,” it was revealed Wednesday. The golf legend�...
English councils handing huge extra care bills to disabled and mentally ill adults
The Guardian - 8 Apr 2021 14:52
Charities draw up list of charges they describe as 'care tax' resulting from national underfunding Adults with a disability or mental illness are receiving extra care bills running into thousands of pounds which they say...
Top Official Warned That Covid Vaccine Plant Had to Be 'Monitored Closely'
The New York Times - 8 Apr 2021 04:09
An Operation Warp Speed report last June flagged staffing and quality control concerns at Emergent BioSolutions' factory in Baltimore. The troubled plant recently had to throw out up to 15 million doses.
The death of George Floyd and the case against Derek Chauvin - podcast
The Guardian - 8 Apr 2021 04:00
The death of George Floyd after being restrained by Minneapolis police last year sparked a wave of outrage that swept across the US and then the world. Now the police officer who knelt on Floyd's neck for more than nine ...
Biden to unveil 6 executive actions to curb gun violence, nominate a permanent ATF director
USA Today - 8 Apr 2021 03:28
President Joe Biden is set to unveil six executive actions aimed at curbing gun violence on Thursday, and will nominate David Chipman as ATF director.
G.O.P. Group Warns Donors Not to Opt Out of Monthly Donations
The New York Times - 8 Apr 2021 02:24
The National Republican Congressional Committee says to donors who opt out of recurring monthly donations: "We will have to tell Trump you're a DEFECTOR."
South Carolina shooting leaves five dead, including prominent local doctor and two children
USA Today - 8 Apr 2021 14:54
Five people are dead and one is injured after what police have called a "case of a mass shooting" Wednesday evening in York County, South Carolina.
Bus torched in more Northern Ireland violence as British and Irish leaders call for calm
CNN - 8 Apr 2021 05:20
Parts of Northern Ireland saw their sixth consecutive night of violence Wednesday as unionists and nationalists clashed with police and each other.
UK in desperate need of a China strategy
CNN - 8 Apr 2021 05:08
Like many of its global counterparts, the United Kingdom is in desperate need of a China strategy.
Japan 'considering vaccinating Tokyo Olympic athletes before rest of population'
The Guardian - 8 Apr 2021 03:27
Government originally planned to prioritise medical workers, the elderly and those with chronic conditions See all our coronavirus coverage The Japanese government is considering prioritising Covid-19 vaccines for athlet...
Trump Organization hires criminal defense lawyer for Manhattan DA probe
NY Daily News - 8 Apr 2021 02:35
Ronald Fischetti, who's long practiced criminal law in New York City, was hired by the company earlier this week, said Alan Futerfas, another attorney for the Trump Organization.