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Prince Andrew Seeks to Block Epstein Accuser's Lawsuit
The New York Times - 14 Sep 2021 02:31
In the first hearing in the closely watched case, lawyers for the Duke of York argued that the lawsuit was baseless and legally dubious.
A nine-year-old girl was raped and murdered in India. Her death is part of a bigger problem facing Dalit women
CNN - 14 Sep 2021 04:56
CNN spoke to several activists from Dalit Women Fight (DWF), which campaigns for the rights of women from their community. While Riya Singh and Mohini Bala are public about their work, the names of the other activists ha...
Life rings installed at pier where 19-year-old drowned
Chicago Tribune - 14 Sep 2021 01:42
Miguel Cisneros Diaz, 19, drowned in Lake Michigan near Tobey Prinz Beach Park on Aug. 22, 2021, after jumping off the pier before lifeguards were on duty. There was no life ring on the pier. After Diaz' death, Rogers Pa...
White House livestream cuts Biden mid-sentence as he goes off script
New York Post - 14 Sep 2021 02:17
An official White House livestream of President Joe Biden's remarks was abruptly cut off mid-sentence on Monday.
Bitcoin Cosplay Is Getting Real
The New York Times - 14 Sep 2021 11:00
The biggest worry about Bitcoin is that politicians will start taking it seriously.
U.N. accuses Taliban of breaking promises regarding treatment of women
NY Daily News - 14 Sep 2021 04:44
The United Nations is calling out the newly installed Taliban government of Afghanistan, saying that the group broke its promise to world leaders that they would treat women equally and allow them to continue living thei...
Prince Andrew wants to remarry Fergie: report
New York Post - 14 Sep 2021 03:18
Prince Andrew reportedly wants to say "I do again" and remarry ex-wife Sarah Ferguson - but first he'll have to survive a royal sex-abuse scandal. Divorcees Andrew and Ferguson apparently rekindled their old love during ...
Pentagon defends drone strike in Kabul that reportedly killed civilians
New York Post - 14 Sep 2021 03:08
The Pentagon defended a deadly August drone strike in Kabul on Monday - despite a report that the attack actually killed an innocent man and his family. The second of a pair of drone airstrikes in the waning days of the ...
South Korea: LGBT Students Face Bullying, Discrimination
Human Rights Watch - 14 Sep 2021 16:01
(Seoul) - Young lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in South Korea experience isolation and mistreatment in schools, Human Rights Watch and the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at ...
Former Minneapolis officers accused of violating George Floyd's rights to be arraigned
NY Daily News - 14 Sep 2021 15:35
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer behind bars for the death of George Floyd, and the three ex-officers involved in the violent Memorial Day confrontation last year are scheduled to be arraigned in fede...
Nicholas slams Texas coast, could bring 'life-threatening flash floods across the Deep South'
USA Today - 14 Sep 2021 14:49
Hundreds of thousands are without power in Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Nicholas made landfall early Tuesday.
German police probe balloon that caused mass blackout
ABC News - 14 Sep 2021 14:38
German police are investigating the source of a balloon that caused a massive blackout in and around the eastern city of Dresden
Dad defends mom charged with killing their 12-year-old son: 'Mental illness is real'
USA Today - 14 Sep 2021 14:36
"He was the joy of my life," heartbroken father Lavell Ingram of Chicago said of his 12-year-old son's death. The boy's mom is charged with murder.
Former Obama, Bush officials launch organization to help Americans assist Afghan refugees
USA Today - 14 Sep 2021 14:32
Although the United States is out of Afghanistan, officials are still working to evacuate American citizens who were left behind.
MEPs condemn failure to respect rights of same-sex partners in EU
The Guardian - 14 Sep 2021 14:27
European parliament resolution criticises bloc's patchwork policy, as some countries ignore recent rulings The continued failure of EU governments to respect the residency and benefits rights of same-sex partners as they...
Vladimir Putin in self-isolation after members of inner circle get COVID-19
New York Post - 14 Sep 2021 14:18
The 68-year-old, who received the second jab of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in April, decided to self-isolate in consultation with doctors.
Norway's left-leaning parties begin talks to form a government
The Guardian - 14 Sep 2021 14:17
Labour leader Jonas Gahr Støre hopes to create coalition including Centre party and Socialist Left Norway's left-leaning opposition parties have begun talks to form a new coalition government after winning a landslide v...
Southern France lashed by heavy rain, thunder and flooding
Sky News - 14 Sep 2021 14:12
Southern France has again been hit with heavy rain, thunderstorms and flooding after a similar deluge just days ago.
Face masks, vaccine passports, and 'last resort' lockdowns in COVID 'plan B' for winter
Sky News - 14 Sep 2021 14:07
Lockdowns, mandatory face masks, vaccine certificates, and work from home orders could return this winter as part of a "plan B" to deal with the pandemic, the health secretary has announced.
Massachusetts National Guard to help school districts impacted by bus driver shortage
ABC News - 14 Sep 2021 04:52
The Massachusetts National Guard is going to help school districts impacted by the bus driver shortage.
Surveillance footage allegedly shows FedEx driver stealing woman's kitten
NY Daily News - 14 Sep 2021 04:46
A woman who lives near Covington, Indiana is demanding answers from FedEx after surveillance footage from her home shows a delivery driver grabbing her daughter's kitten and driving off with the pet inside the truck.
Biden comes to California to help Newsom fight off recall
ABC News - 14 Sep 2021 04:43
President Joe Biden is providing last-minute help to California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recall election that could remove the first-term Democratic governor from office