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Firefighter who pulled daughter, 7, from Surfside rubble files wrongful death suit
New York Post - 7 Aug 2021 04:16
Enrique Arango filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court that claims officials knew about the Surfside condo's "deplorable conditions" but did nothing about it.
Trump-appointed lawyer's false election claims included Chinese thermometer conspiracy
CNN - 7 Aug 2021 01:25
Jeffrey Clark, a Donald Trump-appointed environment law chief at the Justice Department at the center of the former President's efforts to overturn the election, received a high-level intelligence briefing around New Yea...
Police investigating pair of fatal shootings, stabbing Friday that left 3 dead; 4-year-old injured in separate shooting
Chicago Tribune - 7 Aug 2021 04:04
Police are investigating a pair of fatal shootings on the Dan Ryan Expressway and in the Park Manor neighborhood that left two men dead Friday as well as the fatal stabbing of a man in the West Garfield Park neighborhood...
The horse breed that won the Revolutionary war almost disappeared. Here's how it's making a comeback
USA Today - 7 Aug 2021 14:00
The story of the Marsh Tacky is the story of South Carolina, this country and the New World. Now, residents fight to ensure this horse has a future.
Half of US population is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, CDC says
New York Post - 7 Aug 2021 03:42
In a grand milestone, half of all Americans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.
Germany's modern pentathlon coach disqualified from Olympics for hitting horse
CNN - 7 Aug 2021 14:50
Germany's modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner has been disqualified from Tokyo 2020 for hitting a horse, the Modern Pentathlon Federation (UIPM) said in a statement on Saturday.
Florida sets new record with over 134,500 COVID-19 cases reported this week
New York Post - 7 Aug 2021 05:45
Florida has experienced 134,506 new COVID-19 cases in the state, recording its highest infection rate since March 2020.
Jan. 6 select committee hires former GOP representative as adviser
ABC News - 7 Aug 2021 03:41
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack will hire former Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., as an adviser to the panel.
Two Capitol rioters admit to attacking officers in plea deals
New York Post - 7 Aug 2021 03:17
A New Jersey gym owner and a man from Washington state on Friday became the first defendants to plead guilty to assaulting officers during the Jan. 6 riot at the US Capitol.
Doctor nearly killed girlfriend in drug-fueled 'exorcisms': reports
New York Post - 7 Aug 2021 07:44
Doctor Hossam Metwally will face jail time after he performed 250 bizarre "exorcisms" on his live-in girlfriend, pumping her full of a menu of dangerous drugs that nearly killed her.
California sheriff's deputy overdoses, nearly dies after exposure to fentanyl during arrest
USA Today - 7 Aug 2021 05:18
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department warned of the drug in a public safety video released this week that showed bodycam footage of the incident.
Homeland Security warns of potential conspiracy theory-fueled violence in August
CNN - 7 Aug 2021 04:53
The Department of Homeland Security warned state and local authorities Friday about an increase in calls for violence online tied to election-related conspiracy theories, according to a law enforcement source.
A red sky and a road on fire: How this man 'barely survived' California's Dixie Fire
USA Today - 7 Aug 2021 03:23SF sheriff's deputies threaten to quit over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
New York Post - 7 Aug 2021 09:15
The San Francisco sheriff's union threatened to quit, or retire, if they are forced to take COVID-19 vaccinations under the city's recent policy wanting at least 35,000 of the city's employees to vaccinate.
A red sky and a road on fire: Man fleeing California wildfire saw no escape and prepared to die
USA Today - 7 Aug 2021 02:17Megan Rapinoe on Trump criticism: 'It's a real sad dig into an old bag'
NY Daily News - 7 Aug 2021 01:53
'You're rooting for people to do bad?' Rapinoe asked the former president
City officials move to fire Chicago police officer in fatal 2018 shooting of 24-year-old Maurice Granton
Chicago Tribune - 7 Aug 2021 22:00
A Chicago police officer now faces firing for an on-duty fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man three years ago in the South Side's Bronzeville neighborhood.
B-52s lead new US airpower onslaught to stop Taliban advances in Afghanistan
New York Post - 7 Aug 2021 21:42
The United States was sending B-52 bombers, AC-130 gunships and fighter jets into Afghanistan Saturday to turn back dramatic recent advances by the Taliban.
The First Guilty Pleas Come Down in January 6 Insurrection Cases
Mother Jones - 7 Aug 2021 19:22
The first of more than 100 people charged with assaulting a police officer during the January 6 insurrection have plead guilty. Scott Fairlamb and Devlyn Thompson are now facing three to five years in prison for their pa...
Marjorie Taylor Greene congratulates crowd for low vaccination rate
CNN - 7 Aug 2021 16:21
During an event in Alabama, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) suggested the crowd greet government volunteers promoting Covid-19 vaccines with guns if they knock on their doors.
This new Netflix series may pop up in your queue this weekend, and it's certainly binge-able
CNN - 7 Aug 2021 16:10
It's the end of another week, end of another Olympics and the end of my hopes of becoming the next "Jeopardy" host (Although, I never had any chance because I'm a woman and a person of color. Bazinga.)
Human remains found in car submerged in river for decades
Boston - 7 Aug 2021 16:01
Investigators said the license plate matched one registered to Alberta Leeman, 63, of Gorham, New Hampshire, who disappeared in 1978. The post Human remains found in car submerged in river for decades appeared first on B...