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Nearly a Week Without Power, New Orleans Is Facing a 'Race With the Clock'
The New York Times - 5 Sep 2021 00:26
Forecasters are warning of dangerously high temperatures this weekend as 70 percent of the city remains without power after Hurricane Ida.
Guinea capital Conakry rocked by reports of coup attempt
BBC - 5 Sep 2021 16:16
An unverified video shows the president detained, while some say an attempted coup was thwarted.
China's Industrial Planning Evolves, Stirring U.S. Concerns
Wall Street Journal - 5 Sep 2021 16:00
A recalibration in China's economic policies has recently set off alarms in Washington about Beijing's goals and tactics--not least because China is catching up in many cases by adopting past U.S. approaches.
Mississippi hunters get the big prize in a 787-pound alligator
NY Daily News - 5 Sep 2021 04:22
In Mississippi, it's alligator season and this time of year typically brings an air of excitement to the area. Powell and his friends were among those who wanted to enjoy the season and they did when they landed a nearly...
Saudi forces intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired from Yemen
The Guardian - 5 Sep 2021 04:07
The attack comes days after a drone strike on an airport in Saudi Arabia's south left eight people wounded Saudi Arabia has intercepted three ballistic missiles fired from neighbouring Yemen targeting the oil-rich Easter...
$26B settlement of opioid lawsuits to move ahead, companies say
NY Daily News - 5 Sep 2021 03:46George Floyd protester who fired at Minneapolis cops acquitted
New York Post - 5 Sep 2021 02:17
A man charged with attempted murder after firing on Minneapolis cops during a George Floyd protest in May 2020 has been acquitted of all counts.
Moment boy cuts ribbon too soon at opening ceremony in Turkey
BBC - 5 Sep 2021 13:22
Turkey's president joked with the boy when he noticed he had jumped the gun at an opening ceremony.
Shorta review - a racist cop's redemption
The Guardian - 5 Sep 2021 12:30
Police brutality triggers unrest on a Danish housing estate in this visually striking but misconceived morality tale In the aftermath of an inflammatory incident of police brutality, level-headed Danish cop Jens (Simon S...
Boy, 13, shot in head in South Chicago, police say
Chicago Tribune - 5 Sep 2021 04:20
A 13-year-old boy is in serious condition after he was shot in the head in the South Chicago neighborhood Saturday evening, according to Chicago police.
New Zealand reports 20 new Covid cases as spread of Delta slows
The Guardian - 5 Sep 2021 04:19
The country has now recorded 801 infections in the outbreak, with one death and 38 people in hospital New Zealand has reported 20 new cases of coronavirus in the community, bringing the total number in the outbreak of th...
30 percent of species on nature org's 'Red List' at risk of extinction
New York Post - 5 Sep 2021 03:51
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature updated its "Red List of Species" and found nearly 30 percent species reviewed are at risk of extinction.
Every grave in the Church of England's 19,000 graveyards is being digitally mapped
Sky News - 5 Sep 2021 03:10
A project is under way to tackle the Herculean task of digitally mapping every grave in the Church of England's 19,000 graveyards.
New Zealand stabbings: officials tried for years to deport terrorist prior to Auckland attack, Jacinda Ardern says
The Guardian - 5 Sep 2021 02:38
Jacinda Ardern says 'every legal avenue' was used to detain Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen until his refugee status was resolved New Zealand had tried for years to deport the terrorist who stabbed shoppers in an Aucklan...
Mary Trump Rips 'Fascist' Uncle, Assumes He Doesn't Even Know What That Means
The Huffington Post - 5 Sep 2021 02:32
The former president is the "least intellectually curious person I've ever met," says Donald Trump's niece in scathing new attack.
As China woos the Taliban, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear for their lives
CNN - 5 Sep 2021 02:15
Tuhan's family crossed the border from China's western Xinjiang region to Afghanistan 45 years ago to escape persecution.
Texas abortion ban backlash is distraction from other issues: Cassidy
ABC News - 5 Sep 2021 15:50
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., appeared on ABC's "This Week" Sunday.
As Donald Trump makes noise about 2024, Melania Trump tries to stay out of the public eye
CNN - 5 Sep 2021 15:45
As Donald Trump publicly mulls his political future, playing a game of "will he-won't he" in a potential bid for the White House in 2024, all the while flexing influence in primaries for next year's midterms, there is on...
Battle for Afghan holdout province intensifies as Taliban advance
CNN - 5 Sep 2021 15:26
Heavy fighting was reported Sunday in parts of northern Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, where rebel fighters from the National Resistance Front (NRF) have been battling a Taliban offensive.
Islamic State Kills at Least 12 Police in Iraq Amid Resurgence Fears
Wall Street Journal - 5 Sep 2021 15:25
Islamic State attacks in Kirkuk province are commonplace but this was the largest and bloodiest so far this year. The area's governor called for an emergency meeting of Iraq's national security council to improve and coo...
Men are marched out of prison camps. Then corpses float down the river
CNN - 5 Sep 2021 15:20
The ghostly outlines of limbs emerge through the mist along the Setit River in eastern Sudan. As the river's path narrows, the drifting bodies become wedged on the silty clay bank and their forms appear more clearly; men...
England v India: Haseeb Hameed & Rory Burns hold firm to set up intriguing final day
BBC - 5 Sep 2021 21:19
Watch highlights as openers Haseeb Hameed and Rory Burns give England hope after India looked to have batted them out of contention on the penultimate day of the fourth Test.