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Labour may tax wealth more heavily to fund social care, says Starmer
The Guardian - 9 Sep 2021 20:48
Party under pressure to set out alternative after condemning PM's plan to increase NI contributions Labour is considering taxing wealth more heavily to raise funds in order to tackle the social care crisis, Keir Starmer ...
National Television Awards 2021: Ant and Dec 'overwhelmed' by 20th win
BBC - 9 Sep 2021 23:54
The duo have won the TV presenting prize at the National Television Awards every year since 2001.
Afghan journalists severely beaten by Taliban for covering women's protest
New York Post - 9 Sep 2021 15:42
Photographer Nematullah Naqdi and reporter Taqi Daryabi revealed their horror injuries, including severe welts and bruising to their backs and legs, on Thursday.
White House Forces Out Trump Appointees From Boards of Military Academies
The New York Times - 9 Sep 2021 03:59
The Biden administration was seeking to ensure that board members were "qualified to serve" and aligned with the president's values, said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary.
LAPD has carte blanche to collect social media data from anyone its cops interview: report
NY Daily News - 9 Sep 2021 03:09
The Los Angeles Police Department has raised the hackles of legal justice groups for apparently instructing officers to collect social media data and account information from any civilian they've stopped, even if the per...
The new 99%: These are the people who are getting serious cases of COVID-19
New York Post - 9 Sep 2021 02:38
While COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the US, the 99 percent majority of deaths and hospitalizations from the virus are coming from the unvaccinated.
Murdaugh family murders, scandals to get docuseries treatment at HBO Max
NY Daily News - 9 Sep 2021 15:09
The South Carolina family that has seen its legacy devolve into murders and scandal will be the feature of a new HBO Max docuseries.
Al-Qaida's road to 9/11 - and why it was never finally defeated
The Guardian - 9 Sep 2021 04:00
Few terrorist organisations survive for more than a few years. Al-Qaida was different. Jason Burke, who has spent much of his career reporting on the group, and former member Aimen Dean reflect on how it was able to carr...
Olaf Scholz Is Running as the Next Angela Merkel, and It Seems to Be Working
The New York Times - 9 Sep 2021 11:37
Mr. Scholz, a Social Democrat who is modeling himself as the candidate of continuity, has a fair shot at being Germany's next chancellor.
Rhino escapes enclosure at Nebraska zoo, leading to evacuation
NY Daily News - 9 Sep 2021 15:17
The 13-year-old rhino weighs 5,000 pounds.
UK negligent in failure to stop customs fraud, says senior EU lawyer
The Guardian - 9 Sep 2021 14:40
Non-binding opinion says UK allowed criminal gangs to flood Europe with cheap Chinese-made clothes A senior EU lawyer has concluded that the British government was negligent in its failure to tackle customs fraud that al...
VIDEO: More than 150 shots fired in killing of 3-year-old boy in Charlotte (WARNING: GRAPHIC)
NY Daily News - 9 Sep 2021 04:54
Police released the video in hopes of identifying the people who killed Asiah Fiqueroia.
Woman hiking in San Francisco Bay Area dies after tripping and falling over 50-foot cliff, officials said
NY Daily News - 9 Sep 2021 04:10
A woman who was hiking on a popular trail near San Francisco Bay died on Sunday after authorities said she tripped and fell to her death 50-feet below a cliff.
Family IDs 6-year-old girl killed on Colorado thrill ride
New York Post - 9 Sep 2021 03:44
The 6-year-old girl who fell 110 feet to her death while riding a Colorado amusement attraction ride was identified by her family on Wednesday.
FBI releases new footage of Capitol Hill pipe-bomb suspect
New York Post - 9 Sep 2021 02:51
The FBI released footage of the would-be pipe bomber sitting on a bench outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, DC the night before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Police Planning To Reinstall Capitol Fencing Ahead Of Far-Right Rally
The Huffington Post - 9 Sep 2021 02:32
Extremist groups are expected to attend the Sept. 18 rally designed to demand "justice" for the hundreds charged in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection.
World's biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland
The Guardian - 9 Sep 2021 02:24
Operators say the Orca plant can suck 4,000 tonnes of CO2 out of the air every year and inject it deep into the ground to be mineralised The world's largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn i...
Trump decries removal of Robert E. Lee statue: 'Our culture is being destroyed'
New York Post - 9 Sep 2021 02:02
Former President Donald Trump ripped removal of a massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, warning that "our culture is being destroyed and our history and heritage, both good and bad...
QAnon dad who allegedly killed his 2 kids with a spearfishing gun over 'serpent DNA' indicted on first-degree murder counts
NY Daily News - 9 Sep 2021 01:59
The QAnon-spewing California dad accused of killing his two young children with a spearfishing gun in Mexico because he thought they had "serpent DNA" has been indicted, federal officials said Wednesday.
Florida judge keeps school mask mandates in place while Gov. DeSantis appeals
New York Post - 9 Sep 2021 01:35
A Florida judge said that state officials cannot enforce Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' ban on school mask mandates while the administration appeals the jurist's earlier decision in the matter.
California Aims to Ban Recycling Symbols on Things That Aren't Recyclable
The New York Times - 9 Sep 2021 15:58
The well-known three-arrows symbol doesn't necessarily mean that a product is actually recyclable. A new bill would limit the products allowed to feature the mark.
Smoke alarms triggered at International Space Station
NY Daily News - 9 Sep 2021 15:54
A dark smoke and the smell of burning plastic wafted through the Russian segment of the International Space Station, setting off an alarm early Thursday morning.