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Japan to Start Releasing Radioactive Water From Fukushima in 2 Years
The New York Times - 13 Apr 2021 03:20
The government says the plan is the best way to dispose of water used to prevent the ruined nuclear plant's damaged reactor cores from melting.
Protesters and cops clash in Minnesota after Daunte Wright killing
New York Post - 13 Apr 2021 04:40
Tensions ran high Monday night as hundreds of people gathered outside the Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police precinct — flouting a 7 p.m. curfew to protest the cop-killing of Daunte Wright. Officers aim less than lethal...
FBI's NY office boss James Hendricks accused of sexually harassing eight women
New York Post - 13 Apr 2021 15:46
An FBI field office director in upstate New York sexually harassed eight female subordinates and asked one to have sex with him in a conference room, according to a report. James Hendricks, who led the FBI's field office...
Police respond to barricade situation in residential Morton Grove neighborhood
Chicago Tribune - 13 Apr 2021 03:47
A residential neighborhood in Morton Grove is under a heavy police presence as officers from across northern Cook County responded to a report of a person barricaded in a house Monday evening.
'Another horrific act of gun violence': 1 student dead, officer injured in high school shooting in Knoxville, Tennessee
USA Today - 13 Apr 2021 03:22
Police officers were responding to reports of a possible armed man when a confrontation occurred at Austin-East Magnet High School, authorities said.
While Not Common, Police Officers Have Mistaken Pistols for Tasers, Sometimes with Deadly Outcomes
The New York Times - 13 Apr 2021 02:47
One of the most famous cases happened in 2009 in Oakland, Calif., where a transit officer shot and killed Oscar Grant III.
NAACP calls to end qualified immunity in Virginia after police officer pepper-sprayed Black and Latino Army officer
USA Today - 13 Apr 2021 02:1912-year-old boy killed in accident at Canadian ski resort
NY Daily News - 13 Apr 2021 01:55
A 12-year-old boy was killed in an accident at a ski resort in British Columbia, officials said.
NYC mayoral candidate Eric Adams to get coveted endorsement from Uniformed Fire Officers Association
NY Daily News - 13 Apr 2021 15:4711-month-girl shot dead in car in Syracuse
New York Post - 13 Apr 2021 15:46
An 11-month-girl was killed and two other young girls were injured in a drive-by shooting in upstate New York, police said. Dior Harris was just weeks away from her first birthday when she was shot multiple times shortly...
Stone Mountain Park denies permit for Confederate event
ABC News - 13 Apr 2021 15:37
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association has denied a gathering permit from the Sons of Confederate Veterans, who were looking to host their annual Confederate Memorial Day service at Stone Mountain Park outside Atlanta
42 migrants dead after boat from Yemen capsizes off Djibouti coast
CNN - 13 Apr 2021 15:10
At least 42 migrants have died after a boat they were travelling in from Yemen capsized off the coast of Djibouti, East Africa, during the early hours of Monday morning, the United Nations' International Office for Migra...
13 investigations, no court-martials: Here's how the US Navy and Marine Corps quietly discharged white supremacists
USA Today - 13 Apr 2021 15:09
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have quietly kicked out white supremacists, offering them administrative discharges that leave no public record.
US to Increase Military Presence in Germany
The New York Times - 13 Apr 2021 14:19
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, on a visit to Germany, announced an addition of 500 personnel to strengthen deterrence and defenses in Europe.
CDC and FDA recommend US pause use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns
CNN - 13 Apr 2021 13:39
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine over six reported US cases of a "rar...
Police: Student shot and killed after opening fire on officers at Knoxville high school
The Week - 13 Apr 2021 04:49
A student in a bathroom at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, opened fire on officers Monday afternoon when police responded to a report of a possible shooter on campus, authorities said. Tennessee B...
Smartmatic says disinformation on Fox News about the election was 'no accident.'
The New York Times - 13 Apr 2021 04:29
The company was responding to a motion filed by Fox that argued that mentions of Smartmatic were part of its reporting on a newsworthy event.
President Joe Biden to nominate Christine Wormuth as first woman secretary of the Army
USA Today - 13 Apr 2021 04:24
President Joe Biden announced he will nominate Christine Wormuth as the first woman to be secretary of the Army.
Virginia Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Windsor Police Department
The New York Times - 13 Apr 2021 04:12
Mark Herring, the attorney general, requested records going back as far as a decade after two officers were involved in a traffic stop during which a Black U.S. Army lieutenant was pepper-sprayed.
Movie theater chain in Los Angeles, forced to close by the pandemic, will not reopen.
The New York Times - 13 Apr 2021 04:12
The company owned 16 theaters and more than 300 screens.
Nikki Haley says she'll support and not challenge Trump if he runs in 2024
CNN - 13 Apr 2021 04:07
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on Monday said she would back her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump, if he decides to run for the Republican Party's presidential nomination again in 2024 and not mount a bid ag...
Republicans Ridiculed For Gifting Trump 'Made Up' Tiny Bowl Award
The Huffington Post - 13 Apr 2021 04:01
Florida Sen. Rick Scott awarded Trump the inaugural "Champion for Freedom" award at his Mar-a-Lago resort over the weekend.