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The Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden Show
The New York Times - 1 May 2021 20:33
Two plain-spoken guys get together down in Plains.
Manchin says he won't support a D.C. statehood bill.
The New York Times - 1 May 2021 02:24
Senator Joe Manchin III, Democrat of West Virginia, told local news reporters that he believed making Washington, D.C., a state would require a constitutional amendment.
Original Observer photography
The Guardian - 1 May 2021 12:00
The royal funeral, Little Simz, and the paper's End Femicide campaign - the best photography commissioned by the Observer in April 2021
India's leader could have prevented his country's devastating Covid-19 crisis, critics say. He didn't
CNN - 1 May 2021 04:22
On April 17, ahead of a state election, a maskless Prime Minister Narendra Modi boasted to a sea of cheering supporters: "I've never ever seen such huge crowds at a rally."
At least 45 killed after stampede at religious gathering in Israel; several Americans among the dead
USA Today - 1 May 2021 03:55
Efforts were still underway Friday to identify victims after a deadly stampede at a religious celebration in northern Israel killed 45 people.
North Carolina governor grants pardon to man who spent 22 years in prison for killings he didn't commit
CNN - 1 May 2021 03:46
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday pardoned a man who was wrongly convicted of second-degree murder and first-degree arson in 1995, a news release from the governor's office said.
New climate czar John Kerry sold off energy holdings to avoid conflict of interest
ABC News - 1 May 2021 02:45
John Kerry previously had investments in energy-related companies that may end up being regulated by his policies as the new U.S. climate envoy, disclosure reports show.
Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed by Fort Hood soldier before murder, Army says
New York Post - 1 May 2021 05:04
US Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén was sexually harassed by another soldier at Fort Hood — but not the one who killed her last year, military officials said in a report released Friday. The Army announced that it had taken ...
Hospital fire in India kills more than a dozen COVID-19 patients
New York Post - 1 May 2021 04:53
At least 18 COVID-19 patients were killed in India when a hospital fire broke out Saturday, amid a devastating second wave of infections ravaging the country. Dozens of other patients at the Welfare Hospital in Bharuch w...
1 officer killed, 1 hurt by suspect in stolen car chase in Arizona
New York Post - 1 May 2021 05:45
A felon in a stolen car struck and killed one police officer and critically injured another during a wild chase that temporarily shut down a municipal airport in one Phoenix suburb before ending at a car dealership in an...
US-China doomsday threat ramped up by hi-tech advances, says Kissinger
The Guardian - 1 May 2021 04:55
Former US secretary of state says strained relationship is world's 'biggest problem', as he warns of Beijing's economic and military might Former US diplomat Henry Kissinger has said that US-China tensions threaten to en...
Afghanistan: At least 21 killed in blast as US prepares to withdraw troops
The Guardian - 1 May 2021 03:50
Scores also injured in the blast in southern city of Pul-e-Alam the day before Pentagon begins to pull out its remaining forces At least 21 people have been killed and nearly 100 wounded after a car bomb exploded in an A...
Pandemic Inspector General Warns of Oversight Breakdown
The New York Times - 1 May 2021 06:12
An internal dispute at the Treasury Department shows the challenge of tracking trillions of dollars of economic relief money.
Colorado cops who roughed up elderly dementia patient resign
New York Post - 1 May 2021 04:04
Three Colorado cops involved in the brutal arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia — and later seen laughing and joking about the incident — have resigned, police said Friday. Loveland Officers Austin Hopp and Da...
Eli Broad, Who Helped Reshape Los Angeles, Dies at 87
The New York Times - 1 May 2021 02:44
The businessman, who made a fortune in home-building and insurance, spent lavishly to try to make the city a cultural capital.
Biden Pentagon cancels construction of border wall using military funds
New York Post - 1 May 2021 02:17
Despite the widening southern migrant crisis, the Department of Defense announced Friday it is canceling further construction of the border wall that uses military funding, with billions of dollars being sent back to the...
Michigan State football cuts ties with recruit accused of extorting girl
New York Post - 1 May 2021 02:17
Michigan State football has cut ties with a recruit accused of trying to extort an underage girl who refused his advances, school officials said in a statement on Friday. The team said it had informed 18-year-old cornerb...
Texas holds special election to replace Rep. Wright, who died of COVID
New York Post - 1 May 2021 15:55
Saturday's special election in Texas' 6th Congressional District is a bipartisan, 23-candidate scrum -- with the shadow of President Trump looming.
Warrant for Giuliani's phones, computers seeks communications with over a dozen people
New York Post - 1 May 2021 06:09
U.S. investigators are seeking to review Rudy Giuliani's phones and computers for communications with more than a dozen people. Including a Ukraine prosecutor.
T.S.A. Extends Mask Mandate for Travel Into September
The New York Times - 1 May 2021 04:00
The mandate was set to expire on May 11.
Venezuela Government Releases U.S. Oil Executives to House Arrest
Wall Street Journal - 1 May 2021 03:34
The employees of Houston-based Citgo were sentenced to lengthy prison terms in November.