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9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed back in court, hits speed bump at Guantanamo
ABC News - 8 Sep 2021 02:57
The judge dismissed the court several hours ahead of schedule to allow both sides to regroup and strategize.
Critical race theory bans are adding more anxiety to stressed teachers: 'It's like walking a tightrope'
USA Today - 8 Sep 2021 14:25
As Republicans push bills limiting the discussion of race in classrooms, many teachers say the discord is having a chilling effect on history lessons.
'Vaxenfreude' and the shame around unvaccinated COVID-19 victims
The Week - 8 Sep 2021 06:39
'Vaxenfreude' and the shame around unvaccinated COVID-19 victims
Fire at prison in Indonesia kills at least 40 people
The Guardian - 8 Sep 2021 04:34
Kompas TV showed footage of firefighters trying to put out huge flames from the top of a building in Banten province in western Java A fire at a jail in Indonesia has killed 40 people, authorities have said. The fire in ...
Hong Kong: police arrest leader of democracy group that organised Tiananmen vigils
The Guardian - 8 Sep 2021 04:11
Chow Hang-tung, a barrister and organiser of the Hong Kong Alliance, wrote on Twitter 'Any farewell words for me?' as police rang her doorbell Hong Kong police have arrested senior members of the group that organised the...
Hong Kong Police Arrest Organizers of Tiananmen Square Vigil
The New York Times - 8 Sep 2021 03:48
The group, which holds annual events to remember those killed during the 1989 crackdown, had refused to hand over funding details.
Minnesota GOP donor allegedly offered hush money to underage girl he trafficked, lawsuit claims
NY Daily News - 8 Sep 2021 03:22
A Minnesota GOP donor known for making many large donations who is already facing multiple sex trafficking charges is now being sued by an underage girl who alleges that he used her for sex acts and then attempted to kee...
Vietnam sentences man to 5 years in jail for spreading COVID
New York Post - 8 Sep 2021 03:18
A Vietnamese man was sentenced to five years in prison for breaking COVID-19 restrictions and infecting eight people with the coronavirus - including one person who died. A court in Vietnam’s province of Ca Mau convict...
Seventeen patients die after hospital in Mexico floods amid torrential rain
The Guardian - 8 Sep 2021 02:50
The victims, mostly suffering from Covid, died when the flood knocked out electricty to the hospital in Hidalgo state See all our coronavirus coverage Seventeen patients, most of them suffering from Covid-19, have died a...
At least 1 dead after magnitude 7 earthquake rocks Mexico near Acapulco resort city
USA Today - 8 Sep 2021 15:51
A powerful earthquake centered near the Mexican resort city of Acapulco killed at least one person and damaged buildings.
Prince Andrew has avoided NY sex accuser's attempts to serve him legal papers
New York Post - 8 Sep 2021 15:50
"He knows he is far safer up at Balmoral on the Queen's estate," a source said, noting Andrew has long been thought to be "the Queen's favorite son."
13 Miami-Dade schools workers have died in 3 weeks; Idaho allows hospitals to ration care: COVID-19 updates
USA Today - 8 Sep 2021 15:50
Thirteen school staffers in Florida's Miami-Dade County have died in the last three weeks. Latest COVID-19 updates.
'Where do you even start?' Hurricane Ida decimates fishing industry in bayou communities
USA Today - 8 Sep 2021 15:50
Just 26 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, seafood is a major market and has been for generations of families, who now face an uncertain future.
Virginia takes down Robert E Lee statue from state capital Richmond
The Guardian - 8 Sep 2021 15:33
Bronze monument stood in former Confederate capital Crowds chanted for justice as workers removed statue A towering bronze depiction of General Robert E Lee - one of the largest Confederate statues in the US - has been r...
Immigrant Sept. 11 cleanup crews seek residency as a reward
ABC News - 8 Sep 2021 15:26
Immigrant workers who helped clean up buildings in lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 attacks have long asked for years to obtain legal status as a way to compensate for the work and subsequent health problems they suffe...
Missouri teacher resigns after school district tells him to remove pride flag, not discuss sexuality
USA Today - 8 Sep 2021 15:26
John. M. Wallis, a teacher at Neosho Junior High School in Missouri, was instructed to take down an LGBTQ+ pride flag after parents complained.
2015 Paris attacks: security high as 20 suspects go on trial
The Guardian - 8 Sep 2021 14:59
Salah Abdeslam one of the suspects accused of attacks at Stade de France and Bataclan concert hall The trial of 20 men accused of involvement in the 2015 wave of terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 130 and left hundre...
Amnesty: Syria refugees suffered abuse, torture upon return
ABC News - 8 Sep 2021 14:55
Amnesty International says Syrian security forces have subjected Syrians who return home to detention, disappearance and torture
New York investigators identify two more 9/11 victims, 20 years on
The Guardian - 8 Sep 2021 14:48
DNA analysis used to identify Dorothy Morgan and man whose name is being withheld, as 1,106 of 2,753 victims still unidentified New York City investigators have identified two more people killed at the World Trade Center...
Alana McLaughlin's journey from US special forces to trans MMA fighter | Loretta Hunt
The Guardian - 8 Sep 2021 11:00
The South Carolina native says she has spent her whole life physically resisting violence. So mixed martial arts holds few fears as she prepares for her debut A mother's love should be unconditional. Alana McLaughlin lea...
The Simple Perfection of Fried Eggs and White Rice
The New York Times - 8 Sep 2021 11:00
The great thing about egg rice is that it's hardly cooking. If you can fry an egg, then you can make egg rice.
Denver to close park plagued with crime, drug use and feces
New York Post - 8 Sep 2021 07:14
Civic Center Park and the adjacent areas will close beginning "until further notice" as the city cleans up and restores the green space.