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Iron Dome at work: Dramatic photo shows Israel's defense against Hamas rockets
New York Post - 14 May 2021 23:19
The missile defense system was developed with US financial and technical support.
Florida man wrestles alligator to save his dog from certain death
NY Daily News - 14 May 2021 03:58
It is not a gator-eat-dog world.
Matt Gaetz associate expected to plead guilty in federal case
New York Post - 14 May 2021 04:30
Joel Greenberg is scheduled for a hearing in federal court next Monday and all indications point to him entering into a guilty plea. He is accused of sex trafficking a child, among other crimes.
Woman hoarding gas flees police, catches on fire after crash
New York Post - 14 May 2021 05:09
A South Carolina woman who was hoarding gasoline tried to flee police in a stolen car and crashed into a fiery wreck.
Israel Ground Forces Shell Gaza as Fighting Intensifies
The New York Times - 14 May 2021 03:56
The surge in fighting left Israel in an unprecedented position -- fighting Palestinian militants on its southern flank as it sought to head off its worst civil unrest in decades.
Judge sides with 2 cops fired over Parkland school shooting, says they should get jobs back
NY Daily News - 14 May 2021 03:08
Brian Miller and Josh Stambaugh were both reinstated last year, but the decisions were appealed to a local judge.
Cat jumps from fifth floor of burning building, bounces and strolls away
CNN - 14 May 2021 14:57
A Chicago cat used up at least one of its nine lives on Thursday when it leaped from the fifth story of a burning building, bounced off the ground and casually walked away.
C.D.C.'s New Mask Guidelines: Here's What to Know
The New York Times - 14 May 2021 02:00
The C.D.C. now says it is safe for fully vaccinated people to take their masks off in most indoor settings. States, cities and businesses were sorting through what to do with the guidance.
At least 8 states lift mask mandates; teachers unions call for reopening all schools this fall: Latest COVID-19 updates
USA Today - 14 May 2021 13:44
Coronavirus cases in the US are at their lowest rate since September and deaths are at their lowest point since April 2020. The latest COVID news.
Horse Racing's Integrity Faces Another Test
The New York Times - 14 May 2021 13:18
Ahead of the Preakness, with horse racing's best-known trainer mired in controversy, it seems the sport's credibility is going down to the wire.
University of South Carolina President Resigns After Speech Blunders
The New York Times - 14 May 2021 05:05
Robert Caslen, a retired Army lieutenant general, was accused of failing to credit a lengthy passage in a commencement speech he delivered.
Woman says $26M California lottery ticket destroyed in wash
ABC News - 14 May 2021 04:59
The winner of a $26 million California Lottery prize may have literally washed the chance of a fortune down the drain
9 people injured in Providence drive-by shootout, police say
NY Daily News - 14 May 2021 04:33The conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region explained
CNN - 14 May 2021 04:19
CNN's Zain Asher explains the history behind the conflict in Ethiopia's war-torn northern Tigray region.
Maldives was a Bollywood bolthole during India's second wave. Now wealthy Indians are shut out
CNN - 14 May 2021 04:18
Maldives has banned tourists from South Asia, cutting off an escape route for wealthy Indians fleeing their own country's Covid-19 crisis.
Robert Durst's lawyers say he has bladder cancer and ask to postpone trial indefinitely
CNN - 14 May 2021 04:16
Robert Durst, the subject of the HBO crime documentary "The Jinx," has bladder cancer that is not being treated, Durst's attorneys told CNN Thursday.
Romney blasts DHS head over 'extremely damning' border crisis response
New York Post - 14 May 2021 03:17
The Utah senator pushed back against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the surge in migrants at the southern border, calling for an answer to the situation.
Philadelphia Health Chief Resigns Over Cremation of Remains From MOVE Bombing
The New York Times - 14 May 2021 03:02
The revelation that unidentified remains from at least one of the victims of a 1985 police bombing had been discarded without regard to the family's wishes touched off fresh waves of pain and anger.
More than 40% of U.S. adults can't name an Asian-American
NY Daily News - 14 May 2021 02:44
Results varied little among Black, white and Latino American respondents
Delta will require new employees get COVID vaccine, CEO says
New York Post - 14 May 2021 02:43
Delta will require that all new employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the airline's CEO said in an interview aired Thursday.
In testimony over deadly LaSalle outbreak, top Pritzker health officials say state VA misled them about COVID-19 protocols
Chicago Tribune - 14 May 2021 02:35
Top health officials in the Pritzker administration tell a House hearing that the state VA misled them about COVID-19 protocols at veterans homes.
Lottery winner throws $26M ticket in the laundry: report
New York Post - 14 May 2021 02:32
A California woman accidentally destroyed her winning lottery ticket by washing it with her laundry and now may miss out on $26 million.