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Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libya dictator Muammar Gaddafi, released from prison
The Guardian - 6 Sep 2021 02:13
The 48-year-old, who has been in jail in Tripoli since 2014, left the country immediately for Turkey Authorities in Libya have released Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who was ousted and killed ...
Italian Police Are Looking for a Winning Lottery Ticket After It Got Snatched
Time - 6 Sep 2021 03:16
The $580,000 ticket was allegedly snatched by a tobacco store owner when a customer tried to cash it in
Ex-Marine accused of killing four people, including infant, in random rampage
New York Post - 6 Sep 2021 02:52
The killing spree in Lakeland, Fla. came to an end when 33-year-old suspect Bryan Riley surrendered after being struck once during a shootout with deputies, WLTX reported.
Taliban Claim Control Over Panjshir Valley, but Resistance Vows to Fight On
The New York Times - 6 Sep 2021 13:42
Militants posted images apparently taken in Bazarak, the capital of Panjshir Province in Afghanistan, where opposition forces have fought against their rule.
As Afghan Refugee Crisis Unfolds, Koreans Recall 'Miracle' Evacuation
The New York Times - 6 Sep 2021 04:27
The U.S. military evacuated 91,000 people out of a North Korean port in 1950. By some estimates, it was the single largest wartime refugee evacuation in American history until Afghanistan.
'Ground-breaking' New Zealand artist Billy Apple dies aged 85
The Guardian - 6 Sep 2021 03:55
Country's 'foremost conceptual artist' exhibited alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein in pop art's heyday Pioneering New Zealand artist Billy Apple has died overnight, aged 85. The irreverent Auckland-raised artist...
The Taliban Are Preventing Planes of Evacuees From Leaving Kabul But It's Not Clear Why
Time - 6 Sep 2021 03:27
Pressure is ramping up on the United States to help those left behind to flee
Search continues for 2 New Jersey college students feared swept into a storm drain by Ida's rains
NY Daily News - 6 Sep 2021 03:09
Rescue workers were still searching Sunday for two missing friends whose car was swept away in Ida's floodwaters in New Jersey.
More than 230 journals warn 1.5°C of global warming could be 'catastrophic' for health
CNN - 6 Sep 2021 02:10
Human health is already being harmed by the climate crisis, and the impacts could become catastrophic and irreversible unless governments do much more to address global warming, the editors of more than 230 medical journ...
Action on Climate Change Is Urged by Medical Journals in Unprecedented Plea
Wall Street Journal - 6 Sep 2021 02:00
Rising temperatures threaten "catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse," according to editors of 220 medical, nursing and public-health journals.
How the Texas Anti-Abortion Movement Helped Enact a Near-Complete Ban
The New York Times - 6 Sep 2021 00:42
Texans are almost evenly divided on abortion, but a combination of Republican control, conservative judicial appointments and cultural shifts helped the state's anti-abortion movement find success.
Who opposes Boris Johnson's social care funding plans?
The Guardian - 6 Sep 2021 14:44
Potential rises in taxes or national insurance have sparked a significant backlash, including among Tory MPs A significant rebellion is building up against plans to fund social care changes that are expected to be announ...
'An enormous cultural moment': readers respond to Abba's return
The Guardian - 6 Sep 2021 14:35
Our readers share their reactions to the return of the pop legends after four decades Related: Abba singles race to top of streaming charts in comeback triumph
See what life under Taliban rule looks like outside of Kabul
CNN - 6 Sep 2021 14:09
A lot has changed since the Taliban were last in charge, like cell phones and social media. But much has not, especially Afghanistan's enduring problem: poverty. The week after Kabul fell a local journalist took a road t...
Fragments of medieval Merlin manuscript found in Bristol library reveal 'chaster' story
The Guardian - 6 Sep 2021 13:58
Parchment fragments discovered in bindings of much later volumes reveal 'subtle but significant' variations on Arthurian legend Fragments of a medieval manuscript telling the story of Merlin, which were discovered two ye...
Lawmakers vow action after Ida floods Gulf Coast, Northeast
ABC News - 6 Sep 2021 13:31
Lawmakers say the floods show the need to upgrade aging U.S. infrastructure.
4 people, including 2 children, found shot dead inside burning Houston home
New York Post - 6 Sep 2021 05:06
Two children and two adults were found shot dead inside a burning home in Houston on Sunday morning, a report said.
The UAE Plans to Loosen Stringent Residency Rules as Part of a Stimulus Plan
Time - 6 Sep 2021 03:58
Thani al-Zeyoudi, the minister of state for foreign trade, said the UAE wanted to "rebuild" the residency system
Taiwan scrambles jets against renewed Chinese military activity
CNN - 6 Sep 2021 03:37
Taiwan's air force scrambled on Sunday against renewed Chinese military activity, with its Defense Ministry reporting that 19 aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers had flown into Taiwan's air defense identification ...
Attorney shot in the head 3 months after his wife and son were killed
CNN - 6 Sep 2021 03:13
A prominent South Carolina attorney says he was shot Saturday, according to law enforcement, about three months after he discovered the bodies of his wife and son shot dead outside the family's home, deepening the myster...
Taliban shoot, kill pregnant police officer in front of her family: report
New York Post - 6 Sep 2021 03:01
The woman, identified as Banu Negar by local media outlets, was killed in front of family members outside of her family home in the city of Firozkah.
Florida shooting: ex-US marine suspected of killing four, including a baby
The Guardian - 6 Sep 2021 02:59
Police allege Bryan Riley, 33, was dressed in body armour during a shooting rampage in Lakeland before surrendering A former US marine has shot and killed four people in Florida, including a woman and her three-month-old...